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James Beard is a speaker on topics such as traditional living and natural spirit teachings. His topics address many concerns to do with wellness and balance in life. He is a student of native teachings from Ojibwe Elders, Algonquin language based people, living throughout the Great Lakes Region of the US and Canada. The audiences for his presentations vary from youth to elderly. His work is dedicated to telling anyone who has interest about his native brothers.

At 538 pounds, Rick Salewske lived a small life that consisted of his job, his house, and his car—and he was very close to no longer fitting into his car. His stomach rubbing on the steering wheel had already worn a threadbare line across his pants. Often ridiculed by total strangers, he felt humiliated and very much alone. Rick had been raised in a traditional Catholic family, but his relationship with God was more of a distant, respectful belief than an up-close and personal experience.

Dr. Bob Paeglow grew up in humble circumstances in the West Hill neighborhood of Albany, New York. His world came crashing down when as a young boy, his mother was taken away to the state mental hospital. Struggling with rage and hopelessness, he nearly dropped out of high school. Contemplating suicide, his life was saved by his high school sweetheart, his beloved Leane.

Ron Frazier’s rescue dog, Gracie, changed his life and his spirit. As an adored member of his pack, she taught him valuable life lessons, patience, and how to love unconditionally. But as she neared the end of her earthly life, Ron had no idea of the signals, signs, and spiritual events that were about to take place and the impact they would have on his life from that point forward.

This is a testimonial to the true witness of God's love and forgiveness as you follow Karen's journey. Karen starts her life with innocent dreams that only become shattered when she wanted nothing more than to find the love of her life and God's will. Karen experiences true heartbreak, sadness, and an intense fight for her mental and spiritual survival as she meets and discards the men in her life. The overpowering male relationships make her question herself over and over as she battles herself, God, and if she is "good enough" for His love and forgiveness.

After a series of incredible, extraordinary events that dramatically changes his life, the author is compelled to look at his past, present, and future, with an entirely new light. A journey into the real story of his life that he was so blind to see, all the doors he was afraid to open, and all the questions he was afraid to ask. A story of love and an insurmountable joy of hope.

This book is an event that proves beyond any shadow of a doubt for me that God is indeed alive and well and living within each of us. Every day, we are given a choice, before our feet hit the floor in the morning, to plug into our awareness of God's Spirit and goodness. I think we all have days when we lose sight of that gift of Spirit by the pressing elements that life throws at us. When you enter or are pulled into His realm of love and grace, the impossible happens--unconditional love.

God Set Me Free is a testimonial written by a man that was set free from his mental health psychosis, addiction, and his existence behind bars. This harrowing tale takes you through several years of fear, depression, massive anxiety, auditory, and other hallucinations. God opened him up to his hidden talent as a writer and gave him guidance and courage to develop a series of business books unlike anything else on the market today.

Darryl Jefferson was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome at the age of eight and encountered many hurdles in life due to the condition. Despite this, he persevered through many challenges in school, work, relationships, and the military. In this story, he takes us on a journey through one man's experience of living with autism and its effects on school, work, relationships, friendships, and many other life challenges.

A little girl is kept from the world, and her mother attempts to recreate her life on her daughters. As a child, she experiences some of the worst aspects of parenthood but finds the help she needs because innately she knew life had more to offer.

After the fall of Saigon, Vietnam, in April of 1975, a young, innocent boy faces the unthinkable. Having been separated from his homeland, he left behind all that he knew and loved and escaped years of devastation and war to go on a journey into the unknown. The childhood memories that seemed insignificant years ago suddenly become lifelines that help him push through depression and the difficult, dark days of a refugee camp filled with fear and uncertainties.

In “Carry Your Cross” the author, Robert Lyon, shares his testimony on how his world was shaken and stirred and flipped upside down because of breaking one of God’s commandments, honor your mother and father at the age of 14. Because of the effects from the guilt and shame, Robert’s descent into darkness was initiated, beginning with his alcohol and drug addiction. Without a spiritual life there was no light, no future, no hope. Only to live in darkness. With no ambition or respect for himself, he can only identify himself of what he knows best, and that is his through his pain and suffering.

Flaw Enforcement, my journey from cop to artist. In the spring of 2019, my life was moving along just fine, status quo. My kids were growing, my bills were paid, and my marriage was skipping along. My life and career to this point was filled with ups and downs, comfort and pain, but all very normal, at least to me. One early morning in June changed everything, turning my life upside down and shaking it like a child playing with a snow globe. I began to question my career, my faith, desires, and my views and opinions of the world and its inhabitants.

In this inspiring memoir, Lindsay shares her journey of overcoming a quantity of medical, health, and mental challenges, as well as navigating the complexities of friendship, family, and relationship issues. With raw honesty and vulnerability, Lindsay rations the hardships she has faced and the lessons learned along the way. Through her unique perspective, readers will be inspired to find strength in the face of adversity and embrace the power of resilience. This book is a testament to the human spirit and the ability to overcome even the toughest of obstacles.

Just me because of Him. Running the race for forty-five years and winning! His mercy and grace is sufficient for me. Living my dream as He blessed me in North Carolina. Leaving everything in His hands. Believing by faith, He does provide all. I'm still being sculptured by Him.

Darryl Jefferson grew up with the sole ambition of becoming a US Army soldier. Despite many people advising against it, he ultimately fulfilled his goal and enlisted in the Army while the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were raging. He soon discovered that this experience was much different than he had anticipated, but in the process, he would learn and discover much about himself, the real world, and the human condition. This is his story.

The Jhenna is not a person but a journey. My journey. From giving up on wanting to be alive to being strong enough to share this with you. Jhenna told me to be open and honest," and I was with everyone in the unit, strangers in the stores I frequented, others in waiting rooms at the VA that I never met, and my care providers. The funny thing is, she only meant my care providers. It was six or eight months later that I figured that out. Take the journey from mental health issues to being happy and finding peace. I used to think I was the only one with mental issues.

Wrought by a childhood replete with trying circumstances and telling experiences (conveyed in Frances Smith's earlier book), and in tandem with resultant beliefs and attitudes she held toward herself and the world she was about to enter, the commencement of legal adulthood also removed any buttressing protection minority provided. Too many confused and self-critical assessments would ill-serve this demoiselle. In time, those same assessments would transform into extremely harmful and life-threatening situations.

I grew up on a farm during the Great Depression and WWII. When I was sixteen, I decided that a sharecropper's life would not be my future. I quit school and joined my siblings in California. On my eighteenth birthday, I joined the Navy and served thirty years.

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.