A Joy I D Never Known

Author : Jan Dravecky,Connie Neal
Publisher : RosettaBooks
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781625391742

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A Joy I'd Never Known by Jan Dravecky,Connie Neal Pdf

One woman’s story of a secret struggle with depression and anxiety—and how she found her way from fear to faith. Jan Dravecky’s husband, Dave, found God through a difficult struggle with cancer and the loss of a Major League pitching career. Jan faced great adversity in finding her own Christian faith as well—but hers is a more intimate story. In this book, she tells that story for the first time, chronicling her own painful struggle with depression, anxiety, and loss, and the journey that took her from these dark places to the light of God’s love. A Joy I’d Never Known is sure to be an inspiration to anyone struggling through a difficult period and looking for a return to joy.

Author : Lex Launius
Publisher : Wildly Rooted Ministry
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Breathe, Broken Soul by Lex Launius Pdf

From the time she was a young child, Alex believed she didn’t fit in and was unworthy of love. As a teen, full of self-hatred, she began doing whatever she could to escape reality and who she was. For close to a decade, her life spiraled into a walking nightmare, laced with many painful experiences like depression, drug addiction, abortion, and abuse at the hands of many. While serving a three-year prison sentence, her story began to change drastically, and because of hope, life would never be the same again.

Author : Eddie Izzard
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781405922005

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Believe Me by Eddie Izzard Pdf

As heard on BBC Radio Four - Book of the Week . . . A memoir of love, death and jazz chickens, Eddie Izzard's fabulous Believe Me is his ONE AND ONLY AUTOBIOGRAPHY . . . ----------------------------- 'I know why I'm doing all this,' I said. 'Everything I do in life is trying to get her back. I think if I do enough things . . . that maybe she'll come back.' When Eddie Izzard was six, he and his brother Mark lost their mother. That day, he lost his childhood too. Despite or perhaps because of this, he has always felt he needed to take on things that some people would consider impossible. In Believe Me, Eddie takes us on a journey which begins in Yemen (before the revolution), then takes us to Northern Ireland (before The Troubles), England and Wales, then across the seas to Europe and America. In a story jam-packed with incident he tells of teddy bear shows on boarding school beds, renouncing accountancy for swordfighting on the streets of London and making those first tentative steps towards becoming an Action Transvestite, touring France in French and playing the Hollywood Bowl. Above all, this is a tale about someone who has always done everything his own way (which often didn't work at first) and, sometimes almost by accident but always with grit and determination, achieving what he set out to do. Brimming with the surreal humour and disarming candor of his shows (with occasional digressions), Believe Me tells the story of a little boy who lost his mother yet who has risen to become a star of comedy and drama, a leading advocate of total clothing rights, a British European and extreme runner of marathons, who bestrides the world stage as a world stage bestrider. 'King of the Universe . . . Comic genius . . . Entertainment incarnate' Telegraph

Author : Ruth Ella Moragas
Publisher : Ruth Ella Moragas
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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One Flew Over The Rainbow by Ruth Ella Moragas Pdf

One Flew Over The Rainbow by Ruth Ella Morargas will take you from Ruth’s troubled yet beautiful childhood, where her vibrant and joyful personality started to fracture; through her teen years of embracing who she was, despite panic and meltdowns. Into early adulthood where her personality was almost entirely robbed, and mental illness took the forefront. And then culminating in her recent transformation - as the wonder and healing of knowing Jesus and getting creative, helped bring her into recovery. Ruth is now healthy, happy and dreaming again! She has successfully regained who she was always meant to be – and so can you! This book will give you valuable insight and tools for your own recovery (or if you are a carer or professional). Ruth Ella Moragas founded and co-directed mental health organisation Happy Heads UK for 5 years, where people were empowered to look at their gifts, strengths and skills, rather than diagnoses and stigmas. Ruth herself loves to write, paint, dance and sing. Creativity has been one of the most effective outlets in her own recovery from mental health problems. Using all of this valuable experience (and through divine inspiration from the Holy Spirit) Ruth has developed her own, unique recovery tool – The Balance Ball. This is explained thoroughly towards the end of the book, including a full Balance Ball Booklet to help you on your own journey into wellness. Ruth has humbly decided to give this book away for free, because she would love it to help as many people as possible. But if you have read it and would like to donate some money to charities of Ruth's choosing (predominantly Mind, Croydon), please feel free to do so here: www.gofundme.com/one-flew-rainbow If you have read the book and enjoyed it, please feel free to leave a positive review here: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=q9NVEAAAQBAJ&sitesec=reviews

Author : Maggie Dallen
Publisher : Maggie Dallen
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-31
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Geeks Gone Wild Series by Maggie Dallen Pdf

Enjoy three full-length YA romantic comedies filled with first loves, swoony kisses, and forbidden crushes... Follow best friends Margo, Suzie, and Matt as they inadvertently start a war within their school. It's the cool kids versus the geeks once the hashtag #GeeksGoneWild starts trending. Along the way they discover that not every friend can be trusted and not all enemies are as bad as they seem. But most of all, they find that love can come along when you least expect it.

Author : Carol Kent
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310330981

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Between a Rock and a Grace Place by Carol Kent Pdf

From bestselling author Carol Kent comes a riveting journey of facing the impassible obstacles of life and discovering the last thing ever expected---the sweet spot of grace.

Author : Karyn Gall Hippen
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Abused women
ISBN : 9781607997825

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Make Me New by Karyn Gall Hippen Pdf

In Karyn Gall Hippen's thirty-nine years, she has become a survivor, a person who has withstood the continual storm life throws her way, a person who has found God's love and mercy in the midst of ultimate tragedy. This is her story. When Karyn made the decision to forego a future similar to that of her parents and siblings, she had no idea how rough the waters would be. Incidents of sexual abuse from her adolescent years haunted her, warping her view of her self-worth, resulting in a string of bad relationships based on one fact-the man claimed to love her. After suffering an abusive engagement, a miscarriage, and losing a best friend to a navy transfer, Karyn believed she'd found hope for a good life with a man who seemed the opposite of her first fianceacute;. But soon after marriage she found her new life came with more difficulties than she was prepared to handle. A beautifully written, heart-wrenching, at times shocking memoir, Make Me New is a tale of survival you won't soon forget.

Author : Cookie Johnson,Denene Millner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501125157

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Believing in Magic by Cookie Johnson,Denene Millner Pdf

"In her ... memoir, Cookie Johnson, wife of NBA icon Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, speaks for the first time about how her husband's 1991 HIV diagnosis sent her life and marriage into a frightening new direction"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Maggie Dallen
Publisher : Maggie Dallen
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Love at First Fight by Maggie Dallen Pdf

Band Geek vs Quarterback... One humiliating photo, a stupid prank, and a hashtag that goes viral. That's how my senior year goes from predictable to absurd in a heartbeat. This year is supposed to be easy. I've finally scored first chair in band, my college applications are done, and all my friends and I have to do is survive one more year of high school before our real lives can begin. Instead, I find myself in trouble with the principal, humiliated in front of the entire school, and fighting with my neighbor—AKA star quarterback, Prince Charming, and nicest guy on the planet. And that's just on the first day back at school. Trust me, it only gets worse from there. As #GeeksGoneWild trends on social media, my friends and I are the targets of an online witch hunt. But they've picked on the wrong people and retaliation is severe. As the tension escalates, it soon becomes clear that someone needs to step up and put an end to this nonsense. If that means playing nice with the quarterback, I guess that's what I have to do. Now if someone could please tell my heart that this new friendship is just for show. And the kisses...oh, the kisses. Someone please remind me that they don't mean a thing. Keyword: YA Books, YA, Young Adult, Young Adult Books, Teen Books for Girls, Firs in Series, Standalone, High School Romance, Teen, Girls, Coming of Age, Books, Teen Books, YA Books, YA Book

Author : Judith Keim
Publisher : Wild Quail Publishing
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780998195056

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Hartwell Women Series by Judith Keim Pdf

Marissa Cole discovers a family she never knew she had and befriends her cousins Allison and Samantha Hartwell. With scenes stretching from Upstate New York to the coast of Maine to Boston’s gritty neighborhoods and California’s wine country in The Talking Tree, Sweet Talk, Straight Talk and Baby Talk, these three, strong women encounter and overcome challenges and find love and fulfillment along the way. The books have received critical acclaim for their sensitive treatment of the issues each woman faces and how she resolves her problems to create a better world for her family.

Author : Alexia Purdy
Publisher : Lyrical Lit. Publishing
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A Dark Faerie Tale Series Omnibus Edition (Books 7 & 8) by Alexia Purdy Pdf

This boxed set contains books 7 & 8 of A Dark Faerie Tale Series. In the heart of Faerie lies corruption, mystery, and untapped magic. Legends of Fire (Book 7) When the Raven Faery Queen’s brother is cursed and in danger of losing his wings and mind, she calls in specialized mercenaries for the Seelie Faery Court—Benton and Rylan (AKA Soap). They immediately discover this might not be a cut and dry mission. Benton is reminded of a promise he vowed to keep and uncovers an important tie to his family’s past. But the secrets go beyond his family and lead to the real reason Elementals, like Benton, are being hunted and are almost extinct. Soap also discovers a link to his past that threatens his magic and reveals deadly truths about the Land of Faerie and the two divided courts. Guardians of Fire (Book 8) When the magic of Faerie fractures, the land demands the ultimate price. Hearts will shatter and alliances will be crushed, but one power might just save them all. Follow your favorite Dark Faerie Tale characters once more in another world shattering adventure for the all-consuming quest for power and magic.

Author : Stacy L. Menafee
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781450031851

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WORDS OF EXPRESSION by Stacy L. Menafee Pdf

Words Of Expression is a refreshing collection of poetry designed to share CHRIST with the nonbeliever and encourage the believer to remain steadfast and abide in CHRIST. “Do you ever feel like giving up; You’re tired, and you just need a word of encouragement?” “Are you searching for peace, for joy, for love that you can’t seem to find?” Well this book is for you. Let me introduce you to The One who holds the answers to all of life’s dilemmas.

Author : Jan Dravecky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Christian biography
ISBN : OCLC:849920638

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A Joy I'd Never Known by Jan Dravecky Pdf

Author : John Watterson
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-23
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781685622268

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Poems on Eternity, the Endless Universe, and Me by John Watterson Pdf

Watterson’s musings press the limits of expression. Planck’s ultimately small 10-35 meters expands to the Sufi mystic’s Nothingness. Feelings expand from Issa’s compassion for the fleas on his deathbed to a glimpse of God’s anguish at [having to permit] the Holocaust, the price of Israel. In one vignette, Watterson pictures the cosmos, endless universes, as dust particles at 30,000 feet disappear in the troposphere. What is the effect? The effect, he says, is something like finding a long-lost reference. Or of having stumbled on the right person just now to tell about a rare instance of moral bravery in his youth. The effect might be that just now innumerable originals of Beethoven are dipping their quills in ink and starting the seventh symphony. One need only imagine and listen.

Author : Dave Dravecky,Jan Dravecky,Steve Halliday
Publisher : Zondervan Publishing Company
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0310216648

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Portraits in Courage by Dave Dravecky,Jan Dravecky,Steve Halliday Pdf

Through their ministry, Dave and Jan Dravecky have met many courageous individuals who have exhibited Great faith in their own tough times. PORTRAITS IN COURAGE recounts intensely personal stories of everyday heroes who have made a lasting impression and inspired the Draveckys in their own walk with Christ.