Machines beeping, the blur of medical staff running, a crash cart whizzing into an ICU room, was there any hope? A young woman lay, packed in ice, as doctors attempted to somehow stop the swelling in her brain that threatened to take her life... and her family waited. Six days turned into eight weeks. She awoke to discover that she was not the same. She saw two of everything, couldn't feel half of her face, couldn't hear from one ear, and could not speak. She couldn't even tell anyone that she felt hopeless...or could she? Halo Found Hope is the story of a beautiful, busy wife, and mother of three whose life changes instantly with the diagnosis of a rare brain tumor. An exceptional ENT, a brilliant neurosurgeon and a dedicated medical team tackle the tumor, setting off a series of unbelievable miracles. Helo's story is not one of survival, or of salvaging a life through a broken body. It is not about endurance through pain, but victory because of it. While the family heard her silence, God heard her prayer. Helo's story is simply this: Wherever you are and whatever you are going through, God is right there. He doesn't need to be recognized by you, to be there for you. He can replace fear with courage and discouragement with determination, if you let Him. Helo did, and that is how she found hope. www.HaloFoundHope.com "Christian readers will find in these pages a powerful testament to the power of faith in dark times, and even agnostics will be uplifted by the joie de vivre of this remarkable woman." Kirkus Reviews

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Paperback: 228 pages
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing, LLC (October 10, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 145753133X
ISBN-13: 978-1457531330
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Do you ever suspect that everyone else has life figured out and you don’t have a clue? If so, Rachel Hollis has something to tell you: that’s a lie.

As the founder of the lifestyle website TheChicSite.com and CEO of her own media company, Rachel Hollis developed an immense online community by sharing tips for better living while fearlessly revealing the messiness of her own life. Now, in this challenging and inspiring new book, Rachel exposes the twenty lies and misconceptions that too often hold us back from living joyfully and productively, lies we’ve told ourselves so often we don’t even hear them anymore.

With painful honesty and fearless humor, Rachel unpacks and examines the falsehoods that once left her feeling overwhelmed and unworthy, and reveals the specific practical strategies that helped her move past them. In the process, she encourages, entertains, and even kicks a little butt, all to convince you to do whatever it takes to get real and become the joyous, confident woman you were meant to be.

With unflinching faith and rock-hard tenacity, Girl, Wash Your Face shows you how to live with passion and hustle--and how to give yourself grace without giving up.

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About the Author

Lifestyle expert Rachel Hollis is the founder of the popular website TheChicSite.com and is the CEO of Chic Media. She is a regular contributor for HuffPost and PopSugar, and she has appeared on Today, Rachael, The Talk, Extra, and many other programs. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and four children.

Finding What You Need In a World Telling you What you Want

Stories of self-sabotage, imperfection, and perfect, amazing grace.

These stories pack a punch!

 In her collection of personal, stand-alone essays, you will not only be entertained by her colloquial, quirky style, but surprised by the truths revealed. Putting her “quirk to work,” she blends humor and depth. This easy, transparent read will appeal to anyone looking for a little downtime. You will end up not only with that, but so much more.

Key themes are seizing the day, humanity, grace, faith and messages from a higher power. Some of the true-life stories are downright hilarious, and a few are piercingly poignant, revealing old truths with fresh insight. Mostly they are about receiving understanding in the nonsense, epiphanies in unexpected places, redemption in everyday life. She shows that revelation from above can come many ways—a gardener’s humble truck, an overlapper on a plane, a subway musician, a little boy who needs his button buttoned, a self-inflicted black eye. The more you believe it’s possible, the more it is.

If you dig a little in an average day, you too can find the golden nugget—and don’t we all need that?

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Paperback: 210 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (December 13, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1519102100
ISBN-13: 978-1519102102
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces 

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An unforgettable True Story by former skeptic, Carol Warden, who receives a sign from God that will boggle your mind; she shares her personal experience of a series of unique miracles that take place in her life during a family crisis and a divine supernatural encounter from Heaven unlike anything you've ever heard of, experienced or seen in your lifetime that changed her destiny, including never-before-seen photographs that evoke power and make you emotional and also prophecy personal to the author. An extraordinary life-changing story that will empower and encourage you to get your hopes up and believe God for BIG things.

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An unforgettable True Story by former skeptic, Carol Warden, who receives a sign from God that will boggle your mind; she shares her personal experience of a series of unique miracles that take place in her life during a family crisis and a divine supernatural encounter from Heaven unlike anything you've ever heard of, experienced or seen in your lifetime that changed her destiny, including never-before-seen photographs that evoke power and make you emotional and also prophecy personal to the author. An extraordinary life-changing story that will empower and encourage you to get your hopes up and believe God for BIG things.

About The Author 

Carol Warden, is known as a true southern belle who grew up in both the Nashville, Tennessee area and Southern California as a young girl until her early twenties, when she ventured out into the world in search of a career; she has an accomplished background in Property Management and as Sales Director in Custom Home Real Estate Sales altogether for three decades and currently resides in a small community in the suburbs surrounding the Nashville area.

She shares an unforgettable True Story as a former skeptic, who receives a sign from God that will boggle your mind; a personal experience of a series of unique miracles that take place in her life during a family crisis and a divine supernatural encounter from Heaven, unlike anything you've ever heard of, experienced or seen in your lifetime that changed her destiny, including never-before-seen photographs that evoke power and make you emotional and also prophecy personal to the author. An extraordinary life-changing story that will empower and encourage you to get your hopes up to believe God for BIG things.

As Founder of "HOPE FOR THE WORLD" all royalties from her book will go towards helping to fund Outreach around the globe; and it is the author's hope to make a positive impact in the lives of others and she wants to bring you along on this amazing journey.

The Heart of A Caregiver

A story of a senior pastor stricken with cancer and the turmoil that followed. His wife details her journey as his caregiver over the past nine years. She shares some of the things that have been helpful for her and how her faith in God has sustained her. Her husband shares from the patient perspective what the patient needs from the caregiver which in some cases is different from what the caregiver is providing. This is a story of sickness, despair, and hopelessness. But in the midst of it all God is faithful to keep that which has been committed to Him. The caregiver is often over looked in the pursuit of caring. The author challenges the reader to get to know the caregiver, not just the duties they perform but the heart with which they carry out their daily task. The love of a caregiver goes beyond what the eyes see. This book will encourage and inspire caregivers.

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Activating Women for Global Impact 

Visiting India years ago, Dr. Sharon Predovich noticed that national ministers addressed her as Mom. This also proved true in Africa and Asia, and happened so often that it caught her attention. The term Mom sounded so personal and endearing when bestowed on a mere visitor to their nations. Searching the Scriptures, Dr. Sharon noticed the phrase father of nations and wondered if mother of nations was also mentioned. She found her answer in Genesis 17:16 when the Lord said to Abraham concerning Sarah, his wife, I will bless her and also give you a son by her ... and she shall be a mother of nations. Through the Word, the Holy Spirit started to speak to Dr. Sharon about the spiritual need of the nations, Sarah s call, and the importance of spiritual mothers and fathers working together to produce leaders in God s kingdom and effect global impact. The conclusions of this Spirit-led journey make up the contents of this book. May you be blessed by this revelation, but more importantly, may you be spiritually awakened and activated to walk in this pivotal role yourself!

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Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Deeper Revelation Books (May 23, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0942507967
ISBN-13: 978-0942507966
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces

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Seventeen-year-old Sadie Robertson—star of A&E’s Duck Dynasty and daughter of Willie and Korie Robertson—shares her outlook on life as she opens up about herself and the values that make her family what it is.

Sadie Robertson represents everything that a well-adjusted teenager should be, even while growing up in the spotlight on Duck Dynasty. She exhibits poise, respect for her family and friends, and a faith that influences her choices. Everyone wants to know how a family as eclectic as the Robertsons are raising such confident, fun, family-loving kids. With this book, Sadie sheds light on the values instilled by her family that make her the person she is.

Sadie lives by a simple list of principles that lead her to personal and spiritual growth and allow the relationships she has with her friends and family to flourish. These values include think happy, be happy; dream big; shake the hate; do something; and many more.

Living as a culturally relevant teen who loves God and her family, Sadie has become a role model for other teens and for parents who are eager to instill the same characteristics in their children.

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Howard Books; Reprint edition (July 28, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1476777810
ISBN-13: 978-1476777818
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces

About The Author

Sadie Robertson catapulted into stardom as a young teenager, starring in the hit reality series A&E’s Duck Dynasty, as well as landing first runner up on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars Season 19 at just 17 years of age. The now 20-year-old has expanded her platform as a motivational speaker and advocate for her generation. On a mission to empower her peers in the name of positivity, self-confidence, and a call to “live original,” Sadie designed and launched a 16-city motivational tour called the Live Original Tour in 2016. She recently announced her plans for Live Original Tour 2017 set for this fall. Sadie has also ventured into acting, appearing in God’s Not Dead 2, the 2016 film about Columbine shooting victim Rachel Joy Scott I’m Not Ashamed, as well as taking on a starring role in the Hallmark movie, Sun, Sand, & Romance.

Sadie embodies the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of the Robertson family and has carried her philosophy into multiple business ventures including her own phone app, SADIE, a prom dress line with Sherri Hill, school supplies for DaySpring, jewelry and home goods with Glory Haus, and a fashion line with Wild Blue Denim. She has also partnered with Roma Boots and worked alongside them in their mission to “give poverty the boot” and spends time every year traveling the world serving those in need with One Squad, a group of young people that Sadie created with Help One Now, that seeks to engage her generation in social justice by caring for children and orphans around the world.

A bestselling author, Sadie is currently working on the follow up to her New York Times bestselling book, Live Original: How the Duck Commander Teen Keeps It Real and Stays True to Her Values, which, along with her newest books, Life Just Got Real and Live Original Devotional are available at retailers nationwide. For more information, please visit LiveOriginal.com.

Beth Clark is a writer and publishing consultant and runs a business called Thinkspot Communications in Franklin, Tennessee.

One of the most awkward things about growing up is learning to communicate with the opposite sex. What is she thinking? Why did he do that? Teen guys and girls know they often don’t understand the opposite sex or know how to talk to one another.

Communication is a key tool in life. We interact with words, gestures, and movements. The devotions in Girl Talk Guy Talk give insights that focus on different aspects of teen life to help both guys and girls better understand and communicate with the opposite sex. Various styles of devotions, including stories, checklists, quizzes, fact-based news, text messages, and skill-building tips will encourage and equip young girls and guys to understand how the opposite sex is wired and how to best relate with them.

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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (August 1, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1496417860
ISBN-13: 978-1496417862
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces

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About Jesse Florea

A Daily Devotional

Nourishments is a daily devotional book intended to be used year round combining scripture and a short devotional to help inspire and encourage the reader into a deeper understanding of God's Word. There are 260 devotionals designed to be read Monday through Friday, leaving Saturday and Sunday to dig deeper and encouraging the reader to interact with their church community. In the front of this devotional, the author has provided a reference guide to the Names of God and the meanings; the nature and character of our God are revealed so clearly by the names He has given Himself in Scripture. Nourishments also provides a glossary to help you grasp any unfamiliar words or concepts.There is an audio companion to this book and additional free downloadable resources from the author's website.

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Deborah is a Bible study teacher who seeks to help nourish hungry souls with the Truth and Love found only in the Word of God. For more than twenty-five years she has taught women's Bible studies, ranging from small groups, large classes and now collectively thousands of women.  Deborah has also taught at women's retreats, including an international gathering in Europe.  In recent years she was invited to teach pastors and Christian leaders in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).

No matter the venue, Deborah as an enthusiastic student of God's Word, is always eager to learn and share delicious nuggets found in His amazing and timeless world of truth, grace and love.

Why You Are the Perfect Mom for Your Kids

Do you feel like you’re the only mom who serves store-bought birthday treats, dreads school plays, and misses the days of going to the bathroom by herself?

unNatural Mom gives you permission to say that mothering doesn’t always come naturally to you. Parenting expert and self-proclaimed unnatural mom Hettie Brittz helps you…

• Recognize how unrealistic our culture’s standards of mothering are
• Move beyond the myths of “supermom”
• Complete the Parenting Style Assessment to determine your own parenting style
• Understand and forgive the mothers who hurt you
• Embrace your capabilities as well as your challenges

Come find new hope in discovering that every mother has unique gifts. In Christ, the “unnatural” mom becomes the supernatural mom who is just right for her family!

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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: David C. Cook (August 1, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781434710284
ISBN-13: 978-1434710284
ASIN: 1434710289
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces 

About the Author

Hettie Brittz is an author, international speaker, and one of South Africa’s foremost voices on parenting advice. She is the developer of the Evergreen Parenting Course and Tall Trees Profiles. Hettie and her husband, Gospel singer Louis Brittz, live in South Africa with their three children.

From Hettie:

I was born and raised in South Africa, and married the man I fell in love with at first sight. He sang his way into my heart. It's been 25 years. We have three delightful kids (I have very subjective confirmation of this). We homeschool them and absolutely LOVE the adventure. 

A few random facts about me:
- I am not a "land animal" - I enjoy long distance swimming more than running around the block - but I fell in love with hiking in 2011 when I joined 47 equally crazy ladies of the Freedom Climb (now called the Freedom Challenge) to climb Kilimanjaro to raise funds for initiatives against human trafficking. 
- Maybe all women are complicated, but I may be particularly complex, unless it is normal to derive equal thrill from big game hunting and scrapbooking. I listen to country, 80's rock, CCM and ancient movie soundtracks. I am a coffee snob but all food tastes great to me. It could have something to do with being a terrible cook. 
- My favorite author is Frederick Buechner
- I was a speech, language and hearing therapist many years ago and loved working with special needs kids, voice patients and adults with brain injury.
- Hot air balloons speak to me (long story!) 

My writing and speaking have a central theme - HOPE. I have never met a person or seen a relationship I don't have hope for. I don't believe in broken. And I have proof. Our family survived an armed robbery in our home in 2010, and I learned first-hand that He who is in us truly is greater than death threats, kidnapping, rape, and any other attempt to devastate those who are in Christ. It's one thing to know the Bible verses, but to experience God's redemption in our darkest night gave me a fierce love for Jesus. Fierce, because I feel I need to fight for others to know this, to know Him, to know truths that set free - forever and completely.

My core calling still is family and parenting (the theme of most of my books), leadership, education and womanhood. I don't see this calling as five separate things at all. Whole and hopeful parents and educators raise whole and hopeful kids who lead the world. See? One thing!

Tall Trees Profiles is a company that grew out of my original ministry - Evergreen Parenting - and extends parenting principles and knowledge of temperament into the corporate sphere. My team and I have trained more than 200 coaches to take these principles, workshops, leadership profiles and courses to families, churches, schools and companies internationally. Seeing others carry my dream for whole relationships beyond my own circle of influence is one of the greatest joys of my life! Their giftedness and passion have added great significance to what would have been insignificant if it was just me doing my own thing. The Body is a beautiful, powerful force! Join us if you are all about relationships!

I guess besides "God has hope for you" my main motto would be "Know your design; live your purpose!"

Recognizing True Beauty and Worth

Imagine being ridiculed or marginalized because of something outside of your control. Also imagine growing up with a very beautiful, popular sibling whom everyone just adored. For most of her life Leah endured such circumstances. She is described as tender-eyed while her younger sister, Rachel, is described as beautiful and highly favored. If you can imagine these things, then you can understand what life must have been like for Leah. What Leah did not imagine was what God had in store for her! You will rejoice with Leah, as well as be encouraged, when you discover how God deals with her situation.

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Paperback: 134 pages
Publisher: WestBowPress (October 14, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1512711233
ISBN-13: 978-1512711233
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.3 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces 

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Cynthia M. Henry is a long-time Bible student and Sunday school teacher. In her spare time she enjoys writing. She has written numerous plays and short stories. She is a graduate of The University of Michigan-Dearborn and Wayne State University. Ms. Henry resides in Detroit, Michigan with her husband and family. This is her first book.

Discovering the Spiritual Graces of Later Life

I haven’t finished with my life, and neither has God.

As we see fewer years ahead than behind, it can be easy to question our value or what we have left to contribute to our communities. How can we continue to give back and live with purpose in our later years? Barbara Lee is living this reality every day, and in this book she describes the intersection of aging with the timelessness of Ignatian spirituality.

God Isn’t Finished with Me Yet shows readers how God meets us with unexpected grace. In five succinct chapters, Lee shows how Ignatian prayer and discernment offer those in later life a path to discovering previously unknown vocations and new ways of living and being of service.

You’re still living your life, and God is still revealing His grace.

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Paperback: 136 pages
Publisher: Loyola Press (March 1, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780829446616
ISBN-13: 978-0829446616
ASIN: 0829446613
Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 0.4 x 6.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 5 ounces 

About the Author

Barbara Lee is a spiritual director and a retired lawyer. While serving as a member of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps, an organization of retired people who do volunteer service among the poor in the context of Ignatian spirituality, she felt called to share her experience as a “contemplative in action.” In her mid-70s, she enrolled in the Creighton University Graduate School of Theology to qualify as a spiritual director—and was proud of being the oldest student in the program. God Isn’t Finished With Me Yet: A Guide to Discovering the Spiritual Graces of Later Life, her first book, explores Ignatian spirituality for the aging—with no age limit, since we are all aging from the day we’re born.
Barbara does one-on-one spiritual direction and retreats. She lives in New York City in an apartment full of books and enjoys opera, baseball, cats, and all things Italian—not necessarily in that order. She dislikes television, brussels sprouts, and stand-up cocktail parties. She firmly believes that age is a number, not an identifier.

Discovering God's beautiful design in the laughter, tears, and struggles of life

A candid look at a colorful life and an uncommon faith

The Christian life isn’t always easy. As anyone who has had to walk through some dimly lit valleys can testify, life can be stressful, painful, and sometimes simply can’t be explained. Joni Parsley is familiar with this difficult path, and in Tapestry of Faith she tells about her journey with refreshing candor, humor, and God-given wisdom.
 
Writing about and through life’s challenges, Joni weaves an emotional tapestry layered with laughter, tears, questions, insights, struggles, and victories. With a conversational style full of engaging stories and enlightening metaphors, she demonstrates how you can live a life of joy and faith as you:
 

• Successfully navigate change
• Experience peace when things get rough
• Trust God’s path through all of life’s seasons
• Eliminate negativity that drowns out the voice of God
• Deepen and repair your relationships
• Find the humor in everyday life
• Discover all that God has given you, and more!

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Charisma House (March 4, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1621365166
ISBN-13: 978-1621365167
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.6 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces

About the Author

https://www.joniparsley.com/