Adolescence & Past Abuse

Reflections Of A Quiet Storm
Patricia A. Bridewell

As CEO and owner of a new nursing registry, Pauline Bridges is striving to reach the height of success, and then unexpectedly tragedy strikes. After a near fatal automobile accident, she climbs from the wreckage unscathed. Shortly thereafter, God begins to reveal her past. Chronicled in a series of stories, her life unfolds through a long journey; a pathway that unveils many secrets that not even her children had been told. Memories, dreams and flashbacks of her mother's abuse at the hands of her stepfather, a rape during adolescence, her brother's stormy lifestyle, and the agony of a marriage that was destroyed by her ex-husband, Naman's infidelity and substance abuse, all return to torment her. Read more about Reflections of a Quiet Storm, by Author Patricia Bridewell at her site

Five Core Spiritual Nutrients For The Christian Heart

A Must Read For Every Christian!

SPIRITUAL NUTRITION, by Author Christine Prescott

Spiritual Nutrition: Healthy Eating for the Christian Heart focuses on the development of healthy spiritual habits by identifying five core spiritual nutrients and comparing them to their physical counterparts:

•Prayer is like water-vital for life and essential for survival.
•Bible study is like protein necessary for growth.
•Christian fellowship is like carbohydrates-gives us energy.
•Worship is like healthy fats-helps keep our hearts healthy.
•Thinking on good things is like vitamins-necessary for helping the other nutrients work effectively.

The Power Of Faith & Forgiveness

The Book & The Story Flaherty's Crossing

From Pacific Northwest's award-winning author Kaylin McFarren comes a powerful novel about love, loss, and the power of forgiveness...

Successful yet emotionally stifled artist Kate Flaherty stands at the deathbed of her estranged father, conflicted by his morphine-induced confession exposing his part in her mother's death. While racing home, Kate's car mishap leads her to a soul-searching discussion with a lone diner employee, prompting Kate to confront the true reasons her marriage hangs in the balance. When her night takes an unexpected turn, however, she flees for her life, a life desperate for faith that can only be found through her ability to forgive.

KAYLIN'S CAUSE

Kaylin is proud to announce that 100% of her proceeds from the sale of FLAHERTY'S CROSSING will be designated to cancer research and you can make a difference!

War, Peace, Tolerance & Our Soldiers

Carolyn Howard-Johnson's grandson served two tours in Iraq. Her husband is a retired Army officer who served in the 1960s Berlin call up. She writes poetry, fiction and essays that explore the subjects of war, peace and tolerance. She sees a relationship between the three. This is where she gets to nag and rag about making things better in the US and beyond by the simple means of fostering more acceptance in our hearts for our neighbors -- locally as well as globally.

War, Peace, Tolerance & Our Soldiers is a unique blog filled with some great writings and information.

Words That Have Meanings

Night has become painful for me. It brings to light the regrets of the day. Grey Livingston

Since the coming of air pollution and city lights, the stars have become much more shy than they used to be. Pepper Giardino

A dream which is not interpreted is like a letter which is not read. The Talmud

Language Quotes

The English language is nobody's special property. It is the property of the imagination: it is the property of the language itself. Derek Walcott

Language is the dress of thought. Samuel Johnson

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. George Orwell