A Glorious Life

A Glorious Life
Author: Val Melvin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2021-06-09
Genre:
ISBN:

This story of inspiration and determination is based on life of Val Melvin. The story includes his birth, his operations, places he had lived, and his education at the Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf in Wilson, NC. He was born without ears and without a lower mandible (jaw), and he had a difficulty breathing. His doctors inserted a trach. His parents never gave up and learned how to care for him before taking him home. Val's parents realized that their young son was deaf and had to learn sign language to communicate. When Val was six, he was enrolled at ENCSD. The teachers and staff helped me learn and grow. He has fond memories at ENCSD like his teacher Mary Sue Humphrey forcing him eat pimento cheese sandwiches. He remained in ENCSD until he graduated in 1988. Val had many operations when he was young, and it continued until 2002. He moved to Raleigh to finish college and to graduate from Wake Technical Community College in 1995. He later worked at the Department of Revenue in Raleigh for fourteen years. Val is currently a volunteer at the library of ENCSD where he grew up. He is a Christian and attends the Temple of Pentecost. He loves spending time with his family and friends at ENCSD. He loves swimming and spends summers at White Lake, NC.

Joe Dew a Glorious Life

Joe Dew a Glorious Life
Author: Elaine Briggs
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2018-06-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9781986089401

Joe Dew's inspiring story is one of hard work, adventure, and family. Raised in rural Iowa in the 1920s, the son of a struggling blacksmith during the Great Depression, he learned to survive and thrive. After graduation, he traveled the country, riding the rails and finding work in the wheat fields of the Great Plains, and panning for gold in Idaho. Helping in the war effort from Alaska to the European Theater of WWII, he fought with the 741st Tank battalion. Joe risked his life to break through the Siegfried Line crossing into Germany and earned the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroic effort. During the Battle of the Bulge, he took out five German Panzers and earned the Bronze Star. Joe returned to Iowa to marry, finish college, and join the work force for General Motors in Flint, Michigan. Elaine Briggs brings her father's journey to life and tells his story as only a daughter could.

The Glorious Life of the Oak

The Glorious Life of the Oak
Author: John Lewis-Stempel
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2018-10-18
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 147355862X

AS FEATURED ON 'BBC RADIO 4 'GOOD READS'. Woodlands Awards 2019: Woodland Books of the Year 'The oak is the wooden tie between heaven and earth. It is the lynch pin of the British landscape.' The oak is our most beloved and most common tree. It has roots that stretch back to all the old European cultures but Britain has more ancient oaks than all the other European countries put together. More than half the ancient oaks in the world are in Britain. Many of our ancestors - the Angles, the Saxons, the Norse - came to the British Isles in longships made of oak. For centuries the oak touched every part of a Briton's life - from cradle to coffin It was oak that made the 'wooden walls' of Nelson's navy, and the navy that allowed Britain to rule the world. Even in the digital Apple age, the real oak has resonance - the word speaks of fortitude, antiquity, pastoralism. The Glorious Life of the Oak explores our long relationship with this iconic tree; it considers the life-cycle of the oak, the flora and fauna that depend on the oak, the oak as medicine, food and drink, where Britain's mightiest oaks can be found, and it tells of oak stories from folklore, myth and legend.

You Are Designed for Glorious Living

You Are Designed for Glorious Living
Author: Cathy Duplantis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2022-03-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781634165075

You AreDesigned by God!Do you have a deep desire to live a better life? Do you envision a life that is filled with boundless joy, perfect peace, and loving relationships? Are your thoughts filled with images of a new car, a dream home, or an amazing job that would provide a better life for you and your family? Maybe your idea of a better life is being free from pain, fear, and lack of any kind. It may sound too good to be true, but the life that God has designed for you includes all of that and more.In her book, Cathy Duplantis will challenge you to take away the limitations you've placed on yourself in the past and will encourage your imagination to soar! Get ready to get stirred up about living the glorious life that God has designed uniquely for you. You Are Designed for Glorious Living will help you to understand that long before you took your first breath, God had His eye on you and had designs on you for glorious living. If you've been searching to understand who you are and what you're living for, this book is for you. Learn how to take determined steps today that will propel you into your Glorious future!"It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, He had His eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose He is working out in everything and everyone."Ephesians 1:11-12 - The Message BibleFor more information, please visit www.jdm.org

Future Glory

Future Glory
Author: Ed Hindson
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2021-08-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736983503

Glimpse the Splendor That Awaits You Despite today’s hardships, the Bible promises a glorious new era is rapidly approaching. God’s plan for what’s ahead includes our rapture, our rewards, our participation in Jesus’ triumphal return, and our eternal glory in heaven. As a believer, you can trust that a wonderful future awaits you. In Future Glory, prophecy expert Dr. Ed Hindson helps you explore the Bible’s seven unique promises that outline what’s in store for every Christian. You’ll gain a better understanding of the timeline for the rapture, Christ’s return, the millennium, and the creation of a new heaven and earth the awe-inspiring details of what life will be like in Christ’s kingdom your place in heaven and what it means to live with an eternal perspective Written with attention to biblical details, Christ-minded wisdom, and a gracious compassion for our all-too-human tendency to be absorbed with the here and now, Future Glory will take you on an incredible journey into your prophetic future and the everlasting destiny God has prepared for you.

A Glorious Freedom

A Glorious Freedom
Author: Lisa Congdon
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2017-10-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1452156212

“The remarkable women celebrated in [this] vibrantly illustrated collection . . . offer stirring words of encouragement to any woman, of any age” (Booklist). The glory of growing older is the freedom to be more truly ourselves. With age we gain the confidence to pursue bold new endeavors and worry less about what other people think. In this richly illustrated volume, bestselling author and artist Lisa Congdon explores the power of women over the age of forty who are thriving and living life on their own terms. A Glorious Freedom includes profiles, interviews, and essays from women such as Vera Wang, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Julia Child, Cheryl Strayed, and many others who have found creative fulfillment and accomplished great things in the second half of their lives. Each section is lavishly illustrated and hand-lettered in Congdon's signature style.

Isabella De' Medici

Isabella De' Medici
Author: Caroline Murphy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Isabella de' Medici's affair with her husband's cousin - and her very success as First Lady of Florence - led to her death at the hands of her husband at the age of just thirty-four. She left behind as her legacy a son who became the best of the Orsini Dukes. This title presents her story.