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Dealing with narcissism is a painful and lonely thing to endure. Most people are aware of narcissism as experienced in romantic relationships, where either party exhibits narcissistic traits of having low empathy, exaggerated sense of entitlement, or has an inability to admit making mistakes. The instinct may be to leave that romantic partner because no one deserves to be in a relationship that lacks mutual love and respect. It's difficult navigating that type of narcissism, but what if the narcissist in your life happens to be your mother. What then?

This is an inspiring, true story of how one woman overcame emotional and psychological damage from childhood abuse, trauma, and a sexual partner's betrayal. Melissa Roberts and John Sternfels's study on childhood abuse and its lifelong effects is a beacon of hope for those seeking to overcome trauma and to live a life with affirmation and purpose. In today's world of "safe places" and mandated reporting, social workers, teachers, and others can report stories of child abuse protections being weaponized, misused, or misapplied.

Every day offers new opportunities to slow down and take notice of the world around you. We invite you to embrace the moment and practice the art of mindfulness in this brief mindfulness experience. Breathe, relax, and enjoy.

We serve a God who takes our brokenness and redeems and restores us if we allow Him. Healing through our past scars is vitally important to our health spiritually and physically. To be able to understand where these hurts are rooted is essential for our freedom.

Jerusha’s father dotes on her and calls her royalty, a lioness who will one day dance before his King. Jerusha adores her father, but she cannot tell him her darkest secret. Instead of dancing like other Jewish girls, Jerusha sits alone, plagued by guilt for a crime she did not commit. Who will believe her story against the word of the most respected religious leader in Jerusalem?

Join us as we recount our very real journey of discovering God's immeasurable love and goodness through harrowing medical and emotional ups and downs, painful twists and turns, and God's breakthrough miracle in our lives.

When a powerful earthquake strikes the borderlands of Southern California, it changes the shape of mountains and the lives of thousands. It is a harrowing reminder of the powerful forces that lurk under the peaceful facade of San Diego County. The fates of six people from different walks of life and both sides of the border wall become intertwined by this natural and political disaster. Most had dreams for a future they may not live to see. As they struggle to survive the day and the damage, each confronts an issue from their past and reexamines the trajectory of their own journey.

In the days of yore, legends and heroes were born and magic thrived. Fairies and nymphs intermingled with human lives. At the Great Gathering in the epicenter of the vast dense forest, the fairy council and Elders meet. There they meet to plot and plan and manipulate the destinies of kings and royalty. They judge their sins and decide their fates. The young hunter Alexander, strides through the forest, stirring the mists as he strolls. A hooded sorceress, Hannah, slinks through the forest and enters a dark cave to visit her sister, Katarina, chained to the cave's slimy walls.

Sophie Bradley has a lot to contend with in her senior year of high school. She has to play catch-up with her school credits. Her crush of seven years is no longer interested--she botched that one up nicely. And her biggest problem of all? The Darkness isn't finished with her. Three years ago, Sophie had a mental breakdown and shut herself off from the rest of the world. While her friends were living the typical teenage experience, Sophie was navigating the ruinous world of depression and anxiety. Now she's back at school, ready to experience everything senior year has to offer.

Perversion of Love aims to explore the reasons why we as Christians may struggle to love ourselves and others through the lens of what Dr. Gary Chapman defined, and what has been accepted by popular culture, as the five love languages. Christians have been given a Great Commission which is to spread the Gospel and make disciples. The method by which we fulfill this commission is the greatest commandments-to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves.

Stories of a Volunteeraholic is written from the stories and experiences of one person's volunteer journey over forty years, but none of the projects, programs, or events were done single-handedly. Our country has the opportunity coming out of the pandemic to pivot and embrace working together in new ways and in better ways--if the everyday person chooses to engage in the small ways to prepare for the big ways.

I'm a rebel with a cause, and my calling is to take you on the journey of a lifetime. I hereby and forever claim my crown as REBEL QUEEN OF REINVENTION, and I wear my hard-earned crown with pride! Realignment and reinvention on repeat are a way of life for me and are my keys to living a rebellious, Why-Centered lifestyle of authenticity.

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.

With a carefree childhood, Maggie's adolescent to teenage years would have but one flaw: her mother. Her remedy to this problem would be found in one perfect man that she met her first year away at college. However, her "home remedy," coupled with her lack of understanding about her mother and her "perfect man," would lead her through the worst life she could have ever imagined for herself and her children.

It wasn't until I had enough of the life I was living and wanted to take my own life that I cried out to God. The Lord reached out his hand in the pit of my despair and lifted me up. I have been walking with him since that day. I fell in love with Jesus because he loved me first, He says we were worth dying for. He did not allow the devil to take me out before I knew what true love is. I went from hopeless to putting my hope in Jesus. Who am I now? I am loved. I am chosen. I am redeemed. I am free!

When an abandoned newborn was left at the emergency dispatch center, dispatcher Versie Gail falls in love with the baby girl. It doesn't take long for the adoption to go through. However, a serious medical condition threatens the baby's life, and five years later, the only mother Emily has ever known is murdered. Who will care for Emily, and without being able to speak, can she lead them to her mother's killer? Or will he find Emily first?

In this first combined "In His Grace" two book series, "There's Purpose in the Journey and the Destination," the exciting story is retold with the exact phrasing as half of the original five-book series. You get to listen to the entire story in two books, the second one being "Tenacity, I Will Survive," instead of five.

Zara Banks struggled for years to find her purpose in life. After asking and seeking God to give her direction on how to overcome the tragedies and challenges she faced, Zara began to truly surrender everything to the King of kings. Forgiving those who had abused her, asking forgiveness, and repenting from her own sins, Zara began to realize what freedom really felt like. For a long time, Zara questioned why God would allow so much to happen to her, not fully understanding there is a real enemy who comes to kill, steal, and destroy.

This is a journey taking you into a young woman’s unbelievable reality while trapped in a world that could have physically, emotionally and spiritually destroyed her-- a world from which only a few successfully escape and even fewer recover. You will get insight into her childhood, teenage, college and young adult years. Her dad shares his pain and purpose as their relationship and their destinies unfold. Where or to whom do you run to when you realize you have made a terrifying, possibly deadly mistake or you are suddenly overwhelmed by an unbelievably horrendous storm?

Our hearts are fragile. Breakups are too common. Healing is painful. Is there anyone we can trust with the keys to our hearts? Inspired by personal experience and as a way to process her own breakups, Melody shares her own story of love and loss through a mixture of creative writing that details the depth of emotions surrounding heartbreak, personal narratives of her life, and practical ways to recover and heal from breakups.