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We all want to be loved, to be included, and to be safe. Often, life puts us in positions of deep pain, betrayal, and open vulnerability directly at the mercy of the cold, stiff, and unrelenting people with power. It is in these times that we have a choice—to lean into God or to grasp for worldly coping mechanisms to help us get through. Raped but Not Forgotten shows us how God meets us in the secret places and ministers to us in our deep need. Through the eloquent exploration of her own personal story and the biblical stories of sexual abuse, Jessie calls us to a closer trusting in God.

Boredom, drudgery, with an occasional excitement brought about by food shortages or blackouts; the illnesses of a dying society devoid of imagination, inventiveness, even competence. At the apex of its soulless construct sit the powerful, cunningly wrestling for position, seeking control over a people who no longer care who controls their lives. And there is no Atlantis, waiting in the wings to provide guidance for those who have been slowly robbed of their will to create, to invent, to prove their competence. The soul of the individual has been lost to the tyranny of the group.

Life doesn't always work out the way we planned. Things happen that we have no control over, and circumstances seem overwhelming. I never thought I'd marry an abusive man - a man whose mental demons turned him into two different people. I never imagined being a widow at the age of 38. I never dreamed that one decision could so profoundly change my life and my viewpoint of mental illness. I didn't know how much I still had to learn about myself.

Valle Egypt is a case study that affords listeners the opportunity to better understand the serious consequences of financial elder abuse while providing an increased awareness of how to mitigate this escalating problem. Using a personal family story as a vehicle, the author presents a preparatory tool kit, which includes components such as fiduciary duty, mental capacity, legal trusts, and estate planning. The story presents a legal case, calling attention to the mental capacity of an aged parent, undue influence by children, and breach of fiduciary duty by the trustees.

Thirteen-year-old Grace Thibodaux knew that she was a lucky girl, probably the luckiest girl ever. Both of her parents, Joe-Joe and Em, loved her so much. Grace loved them too. Their home was filled with music and laughter. Every day they taught Grace something new. Having Down syndrome, some things came easy to Grace; others were more difficult for her to learn.

Twelve Urns and a Dozen Roses is a romantic mystery. However, it is much more than this. There is a powerful and timeless love at the heart of the story. There is love between a father and daughter, though long separated and tested to its core. But there is an overarching central mystery woven throughout the story about why the father, Bill Burkhead, disappeared when his cherished daughter, Adelaide, was only seventeen.

Athena's Legacy is a compelling story about the struggles of a Principal at a small private school in New Jersey. Within the first year of becoming Principal, Athena observes what she perceives as gaps in the educational curriculum. As a result, she embarks on an ambitious plan to add three new courses to the curriculum. The courses are deemed unconventional, even radical, and the novel details her efforts to implement these new courses and embed them in the standard curriculum.

In Courageous Compassion with Care, a gripping tale of redemption and familial bonds, former lawyer turned FBI agent Cassidy Malone finds himself caught between duty and devotion as he returns to his hometown. As Cassidy reconnects with his family, long-lost friends, and old acquaintances, they eagerly question his motives for being back in their lives.

The northeastern section of the United States, specifically Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont, offers us some of the richest history in our nation. There is a plethora of well-known geographical areas and individuals that and who have been a significant influence on our country's great history. In addition, there are many not-so-well-known geographical areas and individuals that and who have also made such remarkable contributions.

Ever felt lost with no direction in sight? Did you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders? Did you sometimes feel you were going forward, but the answer was not there, and going backward, you could not perceive help anywhere? Have you felt your complaints were bitter and your strokes were heavier than your groaning?

The fire gained momentum as howling winds and sheets of red-hot embers barreled up the vertical canyon. Noah's heart thumped wildly. His mind raced as he scanned for any open space to deploy his fire shelter. Finding a slight depression on the forest floor, he yanked his shelter out of the pack and wrestled inside...waiting.

The proposal: discover why leading lady Alice Voss has gone cold on costar Elliot Demick, and in return, enjoy a night of passion with starlet Cora Gordon....

Grandma was born in 1885. Louise's life includes her and her sister, Lillie, working their way west as Harvey House girls. Louise was a maid for 60 years, working from 10 years old until she retired at 70 years old in 1955. Louise was the sole support of her family, which included raising two children and taking care of a sick and unemployed husband. She came through World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II and never lost her faith. Louise's and Lillie's story is a biography with a religious theme. It also includes historical facts, human relationships, and romance.

This book will appeal to every member of the family. It's based on a girl and a horse that was love at first sight. It talks about her parents, friends, uncle, and memories of Grandpa. The girl receives a very special present from her parents on Christmas day. A very special friendship is formed between a horse and a girl. It also speaks of Uncle Mal's horse farm, which inspired this book.

A mixed interpretation of Tarot, blending the old with the modern day. It is a concise tool to equip you as you journey through life, knowing yourself better and understanding everyone in your life by knowing their character make up, helping assist in forming great alliances with the people you need for your goals in life to help you attain them, and avoiding those who do not. Arm yourself and future generations for this ongoing spiritual battle.

Being a teenager is tough. Having to live in a world as a 17-year-old girl is even harder. Beth Davis and Marjorie Williams were best friends who began high school as teenagers, but only one would survive to be a woman. Beth was a Christian; Marjorie was not. When Beth succumbed to spinal meningitis, leaving behind a full and promising life, Marjorie began to learn that being popular and physically beautiful were all illusions that pass in time and end in death. As the spider devours the butterfly, so does spinal meningitis leave a fallen little girl. Marjorie learned she needed Jesus.

Set in Pittsburgh in the 1980s, Christina's Gift begins with the death of Christina Martin Andrews, a minister serving an established congregation in the city. As her friends and family try to make sense of how her life ended, they realize that her friendship was an invitation to become friends with Jesus and, in doing so, to discover their true selves, their true purpose.

Nisey often wondered why she had to endure years of physical and mental abuse while being just a little girl who needed to be cared for by her mama. She had to take care of her little brother and sister while her mama worked her many factory jobs. Her mama seemed lost and didn’t know how to take care of her kids. When her mama died on May 23, 2019, she realized that 50 years of her life were entangled in her mama’s life of mental illness. It was at that moment that she realized that this book was about her mama, who was like a caterpillar that evolved into this beautiful butterfly.

Some believe that spirits still wander between the headstones, lamenting about the life and secrets they left behind. Others believe the spirits can’t rest until injustices are righted. Whatever you believe, this book might make you second guess yourself. Are cemeteries truly haunted? What lurks among the graves of those who’ve passed on? These tales of haunted cemeteries of all ages and origins and from around the world will leave you shaking and wondering if you should chase answers…or stay far away.

The purpose of this book is to show how to use biblical truths to uncover the true cause of a curse and spiritual bondage in our own lives and the lives of others to help them find emotional healing and spiritual freedom. Thus, the book explains the causes of a curse and spiritual bondage and offers biblical solutions to how to break them.