Read an exclusive excerpt from Bringing Up Mother by Beverley Johnson

 A memoir of faith in a young child. Read an exclusive excerpt from Bringing Up Mother by Beverley Johnson. Follow the tour for even more. Share your thoughts in the comments section.  

The Prelude of Divine Wisdom in the Art of Aphorism (An Illustrated Color Text) by Zura Shiolashvili

 

''This book is truly a treasure-trove of wisdom to uplift the soul, bringing greater meaning to our lives...May this book be a great blessing for many. " Dr. David. C. Ford, The Spectator, 23 May 2020.

What does Christianity tell us about Nietzsche's aphorisms? Can philosophical anthropology throw light on Christian belief? With a chain of its metaphorical expressions, aphorisms, and psychological arguments, Zura Shiolashvili's The Prelude of Divine Wisdom in the Art of Aphorism sets out a fascinating picture of the science of the soul on this point, in contrast to Nietzsche's merely corporeal wisdom, which Shiolashvili denounces as clever idiocy.

This book plumbs the immeasurable depth of the spiritual aesthetics of the Christian religion, and impels readers to meditate upon the eternal nature of thought as a phenomenology of spiritual beauty. Shiolashvili has authored a brilliant masterpiece on spiritual aesthetics which has few rivals, if indeed any, within the worlds of theology or philosophy.

Author, Zura Shiolashvili a Georgian Philosopher. The entirety of his life has been devoted to researching the Christian idea of nature. His writing has been featured in The Philosopher, one of the world's oldest and most respected philosophy journals. (The Journal of the Philosophical Society of England) where he had been Aesthetics Editor (2006-2011).

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'Aphorisms can be seen as an art: making the best connection between existing knowledge so as to reveal some truth through the shortest expression. Very few philosophers have tried to use this approach in their philosophy, although it was certainly there in the Ancient tradition of the Chinese sages, as well as in the writings of Parmenides and other Ancients. More recently, Nietzsche and Wittgenstein seemed to write almost in aphorisms. Here Zura Shiolashvili sets out to prove the case.'

The Philosopher, Volume LXXXIX No. 2 Autumn 2001

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Review of Good News! God Made Me by Glenys Nellist

Who made my fingers wiggle so? Who gave me ten cute toes?
Who gave me eyes to peek at you? Who made my button nose?

Explore the creativity and wonder of our Creator with your children through this introduction to God as our Maker. Whimsically diverse illustrations pair with skillful rhyme to answer a child’s questions of who made them and why. From wiggly fingers to ten cute toes and everything in between, the story shows a child that God made each part of us because of His great love for us. Whether you buy this for your family or gift it to another growing family, it is sure to delight all the little ones in your life.

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**My thoughts**

This book is perfect for any church nursery or Sunday School program. The rhyming narrative is about the young girl talking about all of her wonderful features that God made for her, all leading up to a paraphrasing of Psalm 139:14. It's a lovely message for young children being brought up in the Christian faith.

My favorite part of this book is the adorable illustrations. It is of a supremely happy multiracial family that you can tell absolutely adores each other and just has a lot of fun in their lives. You cannot help but feel happy when looking at their pictures, which just really complements this book.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my review copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The Fear of the Lord: Finding Peace and a Pathway to Heaven by Obeying God by Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana

The Fear of the Lord: Finding Peace and a Pathway to Heaven by Obeying God

“She explains God, not as a concept, but as the ‘Eternal Being’ we can safely relate with and love.” – Apostle John-Paul Okwok, President of City of Life Ministries

In The Fear of the Lord, author Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana draws on 14 years of Christian faith-based experience working with children, teenagers and adults and personal devotion to God’s word to offer Christians inspirational guidance, so that anyone can find peace by fearing God and living through Jesus. Perhaps most valuable to Christians who yearn to walk God’s path, the author offers valuable Bible interpretation and uses popular Holy Bible events to help illustrate how Christian youths and adults can overcome temptations in potential pitfalls in today’s world.
In this book, you will learn how fearing God and living according to God’s example can help teens and adults deal with even the most difficult of life’s problems:

• Understanding God and following Jesus – powerful tips for hearing God
• The importance of obeying God and being a God-fearing Christian
• How to overcome fear and live your life to the fullest
• Proven parenting skills reinforced by Scripture and living in God’s image
• The strength provided by Christian prayer and fasting
• Is the Bible true? Understanding common misinterpretations of the Bible and having confidence in the truth of Scripture, almost 2,000 years after the first Bible was written
• Defining sin and identifying evil – how to avoid them
• How to avoid the temptations of adultery and seduction – the pleasures of sin are fleeting, and God is all-knowing

The Fear of the Lord is a manual for victorious Christian living in today’s world written by an author with a heart for the young. Youths and adults as well, will find particularly helpful tips here not only because the writer draws illustrations from their world, but more so because a saved child or youth is worth more for God’s Kingdom. If you are keen on being a true Christian, or on living the life of Christ, and you want to find heaven as your final resting place, then this inspirational Christian book is a highly recommended read.

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About Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana

Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana is a loving wife, mother of teens, teacher, lecturer and #1 amazon best-selling author. She attended the University of Lagos and attained her first degree in Estate Management, following this with a master’s degree in Management and Education from the University of Greenwich UK, simply for the sheer passion and love she has for children.

As well as her skills in teaching and lecturing for many years now, Bukky has a passion for positive parenting and family values and has been involved in coaching, mentoring, tutoring and leadership training for young people for much of that time.

She is co-founder of https://www.thechildrenseducationcentre.co.uk/ - TCEC (6-16), a professional tutoring centre which forms part of The TCEC Group that focuses on helping children between the ages of 6 and 16 to Catch Up and Get Ahead. This helps children with their academic learning needs, including Maths, English, Spelling, Writing, Reading, SATS, 11 Plus and GCSE's. A leading learning centre in the heart of London, United Kingdom, it helps all children between Key stages 1,2,3 & 4 create a great and secure future. For more information kindly visit the link above.

Now, using the skills she has developed over the years of helping parents and children at work and in the home, Bukky is an author, with a growing range of titles and a rapidly expanding army of readers and she is hoping that her dream to help even more people will be possible by reaching out to a much wider audience with her books. Some of her titles, available on Amazon are:

The Fear of the Lord: How God's Honour Guarantees Your Peace; a book in the Christian vein examining how we can live our lives as true Christians, 101 Tips For Helping Your Child's Learning and 101 Tips For Developing Your Children are both in the education field and have both previously provided Bukky with Amazon Best Sellers.

Other books in her portfolio deal with coping strategies for teenagers, development of teens and young adults, financial tips for kids and healthy habits they can adopt.

In her spare time, Bukky devotes much of it to her loving family and people. She lives in Essex with her husband and their 3 lovely children and enjoys reading and swimming when she gets time away from her first passion of serving children and their parents. She hopes to continue to be able to help many more others through her work and books for a long time to come.

You can contact Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana at:

Facebook - https://facebook.com/sisbukky

Twitter - https://twitter.com/sisbukky

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bukky-ekine-ogunlana-ab149a74/

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Amber Lea Starfire, author of Accidental Jesus Freak - A Snapshot of Who I Am Today - with Giveaway

Welcome to the Name Before the Masses tour for Accidental Jesus Freak by Amber Lea Starfire. This is a powerful memoir about her journey entering into a new religion and trying to get back to her authentic self. Today she's giving us a sort of update as to how she is doing now, in addition to letting us get to know her book. Please take the time to read her words and then let her know your thoughts and any other questions. You can also enjoy an excerpt. Follow the tour for even more insights into Amber and her book, plus more chances to enter the giveaway.

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A Snapshot of Who I Am Today

By Amber Lea Starfire


Memoirs are about the past — stories of challenges and triumphs, family secrets, decisions made, and lives changed. Accidental Jesus Freak is about my journey into, and out of, a fundamentalist evangelical sect. It depicts what it’s like to live within and emerge from a dualistic and patriarchal mindset, where there is only right or wrong, good or evil, salvation or damnation. Where there is little understanding of and even less compassion for the simple condition of being human, particularly if you are female.

It is also a love story. Of a young woman who falls so far under the spell of a charismatic man, she is willing to follow him anywhere. But one day she wakes up from that spell. She looks around, sees that she has given up her freedom and even her sense of self, and realizes that it’s time to find her power and take it back.

You might wonder: What became of that woman after she made that choice and after her epilogue? What was her journey back to self like, and who is she today? These are the questions I attempt to answer in this article.

When I woke up from that deceptive, religious spell, I began exploring what life had to offer. Over time, I created a professional career, investigated other spiritual paths, expressed myself through photography and art and dance, and began writing again. I felt a great sense of urgency. I felt as though I had lost more than a decade of my life. And yet, my experience has given me a greater understand of and compassion for others who have locked themselves into rigid belief systems, who are ruled by fear, and who have subjugated themselves to those beliefs — and the “gurus” they have given themselves over to.

Today, I have a rich and fulfilling life. I am at peace with myself and do not feel the need to “believe” in anything in particular. I have a professional career (my day job) in a creative field for which I write curriculum, create videos, educational materials, and online e-learning modules. Outside my day job, I write, edit, and teach writing. It gives me a great sense of satisfaction to encourage and help others who also want to write their stories. I’m learning how to play the piano. I walk outdoors every day. My children are grown, I have six wonderful grandchildren (though I don’t get to see them very often), and I have a life partner who treats me as his equal and supports me in my creative endeavors.

And I write.

Writing, in all its forms (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and essay) allows me to express myself and explore life and what it means to be human in all its strangeness and wonder and complexity.

Who are you today? Do you write or express yourself creatively through some type of artistic work? Tell me about yourself in the comments below.

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Accidental Jesus Freak

In 1973, Linda was a flute player and music major at a California community college, until she met and fell madly in love with a charismatic piano player, plunging into his world of music-making and drug-fueled parties. When, just three weeks after their wedding, he reveals that he's been "born again," Linda makes the spontaneous decision to follow him into his new religion and, unwittingly, into a life of communal living, male domination, and magical thinking.

With unflinching candor, Amber Starfire chronicles her journey as Linda Carr into the evangelical church culture, where she gives up everything for her husband and their music ministry. But in the process, she loses her most valuable assets: her identity and sense of self-worth. It is only when Linda returns to live with her birth family and faces her complicated relationship with her mother that she finds new purpose and the courage to begin to extricating herself from the limiting beliefs of her past.

Accidental Jesus Freak is the story of one woman, one marriage, and one kind of fundamentalism, but it is also the story of the healing that is possible when we are true to ourselves. Both a cautionary tale and celebration of personal empowerment, Accidental Jesus Freak is a powerful reminder for anyone who seeks to live a life authentic to who they truly are.

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By spring we were behind on rent and utility payments and were running out of food. Paul was deep into one of his depressions, so the Beulah Band wasn’t practicing or performing. Without the focus provided by our music and without Paul’s guidance, the commune began to erode at the edges, crumbling into the sea of reality. One by one, people drifted away, most moving back to Portland to take up residence with family or friends. Soon there was just a core of us left: three families, including Paul and Barney’s, two married couples without children, and a few young bachelors.

I remember quite distinctly the day we gave up. The group had exactly $20 remaining in our coffers—not enough to pay any of our bills. Not even enough to buy food for dinner. So, in typical throw-it-to-the-wind fashion, we traipsed up the street to the local Dairy Queen and bought $20 worth of banana splits to share. It felt reckless and fitting to celebrate the demise of our grand communal experiment in this fashion.

I have a polaroid taken that day outside the Dairy Queen. Fourteen adults and five children smile and squint into the sun like one big happy family. Eric and I stand at the back of the group, round-faced in our youth, his hand placed protectively on my arm. I remember feeling both relieved and sad. I was tired of the strain of trying to keep food on the table, tired of the squabbling, the lack of privacy, and feeling shut out by the men. I was ready to live like a normal married couple, just Eric and me on our own. Yet there was a bitter-sweetness to those banana splits.

About Amber Lea Starfire

Amber Lea Starfire MA, MFA, is an author, editor, and creative writing coach whose passion is helping others tell their stories. She has published two memoirs: Accidental Jesus Freak: One Woman’s Journey from Fundamentalism to Freedom (2017) and Not the Mother I Remember: A Memoir — finalist for both the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and the 2013-2014 Sarton Women’s Literary Awards. She has also published several books of non-fiction, including Journaling the Chakras: Eight Weeks to Self-Discovery, and Week by Week: A Year’s Worth of Journaling Prompts & Meditations. Amber is co-editor of the award-winning anthology, Times They Were A-Changing: Women Remember the '60s & '70s. Her creative nonfiction and poetry have appeared in numerous anthologies and literary journals.

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http://www.writingthroughlife.com

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Doctor Dude presents What Is God? An Introductory Guide for Young Free-Thinkers by Bryce Dodson

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What Is God?

Abigail is a curious young lady who attends church for the first time. She has lots of questions, but her mom doesn't know how to respond. Luckily, Doctor Dude and his sidekick dog Dawnie come to the rescue!

"Doctor Dude" was written as a tool for parents raising their children as secular in a religious world. The book acquaints the budding reader with the roots of the deity from the Old Testament. In addition, Doctor Dude introduces the fundamental scientific theories, such as the Big Bang and Evolution, in simple to understand language for the young skeptic in your family. The brilliant illustrations will captivate readers of all ages.

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About Bryce Dodson

Bryce Dodson is a first-time author, transitioning from a 9-to-5 job in the tech sector to penning children's books. He was inspired to write "What is God?" from his own experience with religion and the growing demographic of the "Nones."

Bryce has a BS in Biology and an MA in Education, and wants to share his love of the sciences to the up-and-coming generation of skeptics. He lives in the small California town of Mammoth Lakes.

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$25 Target Gift Card Giveaway from Author Heather Rae Hutzel Ends 2/24

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Welcome to this great giveaway event! We are happy to have partnered up with a lot of great bloggers, to bring you another great prize, and to celebrate the release of the book, "Escape." 

 

Lil’ Blog and Your Strong Tower are very excited to bring you this giveaway from Best Selling Christian author, Heather Rae Hutzel. There will be two prizes up for grabs!

The grand prize is a $25 Target gift card plus signed copies of both of Heather’s books, ESCAPE: Break Free from Mediocre Christianity and Embrace the Radical, Set-Apart Life You were Made for and The Book of Life: The Greatest Story Ever Told. Second prize is a signed copy of ESCAPE. 

If you are resolving to go deeper in your walk with God this year, reading ESCAPE will help you do just that. To read a detailed review on the book, click here. 

And a big thank you to the helping co-hosts, as well: Forever Dreamin', Cha Ching Queen, Michigan Saving and More, and Live Learning, & Baking with Valerie.

The Giveaway

Heather Hutzel  had graciously agreed to giveaway 2 prizes, to 2 lucky winners! The contest runs from February 9, 2017 through February 24, 2017.  Open to US residents age 18 and up. Winners will be contacted via email and will have 48 to respond and claim their prize.

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 Disclosure: The bloggers involved in this giveaway were not compensated, and are not responsible for prize fulfillment.  This event is sponsored by Heather Hutzel.  Must be 18 years of age or older to enter this giveaway. This giveaway starts February 9, 2017, and will end on February 24, 2017 at 11:59 pm. The winners will be emailed, and have 48 hours to respond, or a new winner will be chosen. Once a winner is drawn and confirmed, the name will be announced on the GiveawayTools form.

OMG It's True! by Amos Allinger

OMG It's True!

This unique and gripping TRUE story will show you how to find God inside your heart AND interact with Him personally there! If you've prayed to the sky hoping to hear something back, this story is for you! When you pray inwardly, and no matter where you go, you'll discover how to feel and KNOW that God hears you because He will reveal Himself to you inside your heart! Get ready to read one of the craziest but most impactful testimonies you may have ever read!

FREE on Amazon

Invest 2 hours on this 10-week and running #1 Amazon bestseller that is one of the wildest true stories and life changing teachings you'll likely ever encounter! Also available on Audible for purchase.

About Amos Allinger

Amos Allinger is a husband, proud father of ten children, grandfather of one, graduate of the University of Michigan-Flint School of Management, published author, screenplay writer, and current owner of a multi-million dollar manufactured housing community.

Seeds of Destiny: A Faith Filled Journey to Fulfilling Your Dreams by Cary Palmon FREE 8/11-8/12

Seeds of Destiny

With her new book, Cary Palmon inspires you and awakens your destiny in God. Learn how God meets the brokenhearted in the midst of their sorrows, restores lives, and ignites passion!

If you have become weary, disillusioned or discouraged, this book
will help you unlock the secrets to fulfilling God's will for you.
You will be captivated by stories of faith and revelation, which will
empower you to be who you were created to be. This amazing story will challenge you to pursue God’s plan for your life.

Cary Palmon is the host of “Minuto Final”, an evangelistic television show that is broadcast over all Latin America and the USA, reaching millions of Hispanic viewers daily. She travels nationally and internationally speaking at conferences and churches.

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ABOUT CARY PALMON

Cary Palmon was born in Havana, Cuba. As a teenager, she witnessed the dramatic changes that took place in her country. Her father was tragically murdered at the age of 37. Emotionally scarred and grief-stricken, Cary and her remaining family left Cuba and settled in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she met Jesus Christ in a supernatural encounter.

She was called into the ministry in 1982. Her work has now expanded to television and radio reaching millions of Hispanic and Arabic people daily with the Gospel. Cary Palmon is an international recognized speaker, best seller author and producer/host of television and radio programs. Her passion is seeing people saved, healed and delivered.

Thoughts: Meditations for Your Spiritual Walk by Brandon Champney

Thoughts: Meditations for Your Spiritual Walk

Join me on a spiritual journey as I share tidbits of thought on topics such as Faith, Hope, Love, Vision, Trust, Success, Spirit, Possibility in Thoughts, Meditations for Your Daily Spiritual Walk. We can all use insight and depth of understanding to feed our soul and spirit, helping us on whatever path to enlightenment we find ourselves. In a world which tries to deplete, on a daily basis, our spiritual reserves, it is good to fill oneself up. However, one can.

Each topic filled with helpful and encouraging insight lifts up and inspires, rejuvenating one's inner being with a fresh outlook on life. What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? What price can we put on the needs we have as spiritual beings to transcend the seen to realms in which we soar on wings like eagles and plant our feet firmly on mountain tops.

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The change will come when your vision overshadows the force which keeps you from moving forward and changing. When the vision for your life is greater than your momentary desires, you will change. You have spent your life acting on your desires, make your vision, your desire, and you will act on it. The thing is to allow that vision to grow, to plant it within and water it. A vision for a better life, to see things new, to cast off the things which entangle.

The goal is to come to believe so firmly in the vision. Don't get down on yourself. Don't focus on the moment whether you happen to think you are doing well or not doing so good, set it aside. Keep building the vision within you and you will naturally and comfortably make the small changes which bring about significant changes. If you create the view for yourself, your actions will follow. You will increasingly not want to do things which jeopardize your vision. It is all a matter of time, it is inevitable, your desire will burn inside you. Fuel the flame and you will achieve what you believe. Don't look at where you are at the moment it doesn't matter, look rather to where you are going.

Nurture within you the best vision for your life; your mind can imagine. Imagine how it will feel to be on this journey. Make it increasingly clear within your mind's eye. Imagine how it will be to love and to be loved; to have joy and peace and real lasting happiness. To have self-control and determination, to not judge yourself or others, to have a real purpose and meaning in your life. To feel confident and truly believe in the things you hold dearest to your heart. To extinguish all the flaming darts life throws at you. To have a growing faith which shines. Dream; the universe is open to you.

Remember when you were a child, and you couldn't wait for the next day. When you woke, you jumped out of bed and ran to do the thing you wanted to do. Wouldn't it be great even to have a portion of it back into your life, where you look forward to where your life is going? Life can beat you down to the point you feel stuck. Where you feel nothing will ever change. Envision a new life, one in which the possibilities are endless, and you have it within you to grab hold of it and make it yours. Open your eyes wide, take a deep breath, watch the sunrise on a new day, smile, you will renew your strength. You will mount up with wings like eagles. You will run and not get tired; you will walk and not grow weary. Isaiah 40:31

About Brandon Champney

What excites me is the availability of a lifelong abundance of learning. Not only of things which interest me but also of seeing life, mine and the world around me, in the light of ever increasing possibilities.

I write in the hopes of saying something small that in some way will be helpful to others.

Draw Closer to God and Walk in Victory: A 52-Week Devotional by Dr. Arcolia Beverly

Draw Closer to God and Walk in Victory

This book is a collection of scriptures that have provided encourage-ment and strength to me throughout the years. This 52-week devotional was written to encourage readers to spend time mediating and praying over scripture to strengthen their faith. I found that I needed to focus on one scripture each week in order to deepen my understanding of the word of God. Through these scriptures, I have found answers and peace in the midst of challenging situations. Each devotional has a scripture reading assignment as well as a prayer to focus on for the week and apply it to your life. I pray that this devotional will help you grow and experience victory in all areas of your life.

Available on Amazon

About Dr. Arcolia Beverly

Having earned her doctorate at Capella University, Dr. Arcolia Beverly is a professor of information technology, author, and Christian who holds Jesus Christ at the center of her life. At an early age, she expressed an interest in reading and creative writing, and as she pursued a degree in higher education, she remained determined to write in order to draw people to Christ and positively influence society. When not writing, she enjoys reading and studying God’s word, as well as shopping. Her passions include writing, teaching, and training for the glory of God.

Pre-Order The Leadership Miracle by Peter M. Deeley, Jr.

From The Leadership Miracle:

If you want to lead, quell the tempest inside. People look to the North Star – not the wind – for guidance. Power lay in the still, small, calm and clear voice of God within you. Quietly, you will find your voice. 

It will be big enough. Loud, clanging gongs are for entertainment. Deep and quiet waters wash away the anxiety of the timid and scared. 

Be those waters. 

We need you. 

I pray that I am your John the Baptist.

Truth emerges. It always has and always will. Tempests and bluster have their day, but the grave silences them all. 

Stand for something that will endure past the frenetic moment. Music is not noise. A fortunate composition of notes, colors, or words lasts well past the artist. 

All our time is limited. 

Take the gift of this fleeting life and build something that will echo past your short life. The pain and suffering of those who came before may in fact live in your DNA. But the joy and love of your life can live in the DNA of those yet to come. 

Lead us all into the light. 

We need your voice. 

The time of fruitless anger must pass. 

The time of new mysteries and surprising love is coming. 

Is there is no one left to lead us? 

It must be you.

Pre-order your copy today!

http://www.theleadershipmiracle.com/

About Peter M. Deeley

Peter M. Deeley believes it is time for The Leadership Miracle. He feels the public discourse needs to change. He believes the violence in the world is escalating to terrifying levels. This book to written to the Leaders we need now.

Father of 5. Fiance to the world's most beautiful woman. Bee Keeper chicken farmer. Writer and chess player.

My Intimacy With God: Companion's Journey by Phil Mitchell

My Intimacy With God: Companion's Journey

A journey of faith, this book is an essential companion for the spiritual journey. Phil Mitchell is a Christian, author, and musician. This book introduces the reader to some new music, interesting quotes, and true life stories.

Available on Amazon

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For Every Breakdown, There's a Breakthrough, a poem by Tony Haynes from Divorced & Scared No More! by Tasher

Divorced & Scared No More! Emotional Support for the Newly Divorced

Have you experienced Divorce? Are you questioning what your future will be after your vows of "I do" turn into "I do not" along with the loss of all the dreams that never will be fulfilled? Divorced and Scared No More: Emotional Support for the Newly Divorced is the first installment of the three-part trilogy written to assist readers in post-divorce related matters while providing you the motivation you need to move on.

Author Tasher speaks from personal experience; having gone through the many stages of relationships. This includes denial of a failed marriage, expressiveness needed to gain healing and how to remain emotionally grounded. You'll find ways to embrace your new found freedom and turn the lemons life threw at you into a Zesty Lemon Sorbet!

Therapist and clinical author Justin Nutt, LSCSW, LAC consulted as a technical advisor for the series. Insuring everything presented be accurate and quality material while still being a comforting, easy-to-read guide to surviving divorce.

Co-Author Tony Haynes is a practitioner of Acrostic Poetry -poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. At the end of each chapter, you can look forward to reading a clever poem from words found within the word DIVORCE. These are poetic thoughts that ask "How did I get here?" This rite of passage has everything to do with life and our stories affects each other because we are all connected. Now it's time to peek inside and see how, where & why our lives intersect.

There are so many insightful topics in the book, which will help you feel inspired to look inward and become aware of your needs to help you live again. There is still life after emotional death ... Isn't it time for you to be happily divorced and Divorced and Scared NO More?

Read the excerpt:

For Every Breakdown, There’s A Breakthrough

For every breakdown there’s a breakthrough

Over to the sunny side.

Life will take you down, but

Love will take you

On to pastures green and wide.

With every breakdown, there’s a breakthrough God provides.

Growth lays its stake down and remakes you

On the milk and honey side;

Does its shakedown, won’t forsake you

So growth is never satisfied.

For every breakdown, there’s a breakthrough

On the “tears-get-runny-side.”

Oh, what aches now?

This may hurt you.

Still once the saddest tear has dried

The happy ones you haven’t cried

Evoke the joys personified,

Proving the ride is worth the price when you “make do.”

So for every breakdown, there’s a break through.

—Tony Haynes

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About Tasher 

Tasher was divorced on her 26th wedding anniversary, and she embarked on a new life. Her marriage was broken all to pieces, she was not going to let the divorce break her. Tasher quickly discovered that single life was very different from all those years ago. Like many, she initially was scared. Yet she was determined to become Divorce and Scared NO More!

Despite her dyslexia, she decided to share with others things she learned while rebuilding her life. The launch of DASNM.com quickly received a worldwide following. The logo was inspired by a set of broken pilot wings. No two people will have identical situations, hopefully the DASNM series will assist others with the least amount of trepidation, during this difficult transition.

Tasher is not a professional therapist, rather she is sharing because she has "been there and done that" understanding how it FEELS. Therapist and clinical author Justin Nutt LSCSW, LAC consults as her technical advisor. Insuring everything presented be accurate and quality material while still being a comforting, easy-to-read guide to surviving divorce.

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Divorced & Scared No More! Emotional Support for the Newly Divorced

Have you experienced Divorce? Are you questioning what your future will be after your vows of "I do" turn into "I do not" along with the loss of all the dreams that never will be fulfilled? Divorced and Scared No More: Emotional Support for the Newly Divorced is the first installment of the three-part trilogy written to assist readers in post-divorce related matters while providing you the motivation you need to move on.

Author Tasher speaks from personal experience; having gone through the many stages of relationships. This includes denial of a failed marriage, expressiveness needed to gain healing and how to remain emotionally grounded. You'll find ways to embrace your new found freedom and turn the lemons life threw at you into a Zesty Lemon Sorbet!

Therapist and clinical author Justin Nutt, LSCSW, LAC consulted as a technical advisor for the series. Insuring everything presented be accurate and quality material while still being a comforting, easy-to-read guide to surviving divorce.

Co-Author Tony Haynes is a practitioner of Acrostic Poetry -poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. At the end of each chapter, you can look forward to reading a clever poem from words found within the word DIVORCE. These are poetic thoughts that ask "How did I get here?" This rite of passage has everything to do with life and our stories affects each other because we are all connected. Now it's time to peek inside and see how, where & why our lives intersect.

There are so many insightful topics in the book, which will help you feel inspired to look inward and become aware of your needs to help you live again. There is still life after emotional death ... Isn't it time for you to be happily divorced and Divorced and Scared NO More?

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About Tasher 

Tasher was divorced on her 26th wedding anniversary, and she embarked on a new life. Her marriage was broken all to pieces, she was not going to let the divorce break her. Tasher quickly discovered that single life was very different from all those years ago. Like many, she initially was scared. Yet she was determined to become Divorce and Scared NO More!

Despite her dyslexia, she decided to share with others things she learned while rebuilding her life. The launch of DASNM.com quickly received a worldwide following. The logo was inspired by a set of broken pilot wings. No two people will have identical situations, hopefully the DASNM series will assist others with the least amount of trepidation, during this difficult transition.

Tasher is not a professional therapist, rather she is sharing because she has "been there and done that" understanding how it FEELS. Therapist and clinical author Justin Nutt LSCSW, LAC consults as her technical advisor. Insuring everything presented be accurate and quality material while still being a comforting, easy-to-read guide to surviving divorce.