Walking with Henry

Walking with Henry
Author: Rachel Anne Ridge
Publisher: NavPress
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2019-03-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1496429826

“Readers will be clamoring for more.” Publishers Weekly on Flash Just when you think it’s the end of your story . . . grace shows up. Sometimes it arrives as a moment of joy in the middle of despair. Sometimes you find it next to a trusted friend along an old, well-trodden path. And sometimes, grace has fuzzy ears, a bristled mane, and hope for a new start. Join Rachel Anne Ridge, author of the beloved memoir Flash, in a journey back to the pasture. As she adopts a second rescue donkey as a little brother for Flash—a miniature named Henry—she finds that walking with donkeys has surprising lessons to teach us about prayer, renewing our faith, and connecting to God in fresh ways. Readers all over the world fell in love with Flash and with Rachel’s thoughtful, funny, and poignant stories about what life with a donkey can teach you. Now, meet Henry and join him on a walk that could change everything about how you hope, trust, and move forward from past regrets.

Lead the Way

Lead the Way
Author: Elaine Elkins
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 767
Release: 2018-02-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1973616297

Judging by the popularity of do-it-yourself and self-help materials on the market today, society seems to be on an endless quest for purpose and satisfaction. Wanting to be the best versions of ourselves is a noble yet time- and resource- consuming pursuit. People have often said, “If only I had an owner’s manual for life . . .” We do: The Holy Bible. But who has the time to weed through that sizable book for the answers to life’s questions? Lead the Way: Following the Words and Examples of Jesus in Leading the Charge Toward Positive Cultural Change hopes to simplify the process for you. A 366-day study devotional and discipleship tool, LTW focuses on the teachings of Jesus to help the modern-day Christian navigate the myriad choice-points we all face daily. Each day, LTW hones in on a particular character trait, attitude, or expected response Jesus is highlighting in the day’s red-lettered text or larger passage. With that in mind, LTW then provides historical, political, cultural, and religious information pertaining to the day’s scripture: the setting, the audience, the response. From there, the reader is offered current-day examples and illustrations of how Jesus’ words and teachings apply to us today. The final two sections of each day’s study are where the rubber meets the road, so to speak. This is where learning moves from the head to the heart, and then from the heart to the hands and feet. Stepping In offers suggestions for further reflection through thought-provoking questions, prayer prompts, or scriptures to meditate on. Stepping Out provides ideas for how to put faith into tangible action. As followers of Jesus, we are commanded to take to heart the message of our Savior’s teachings and continue the movement he gave his life to promote. Lead the way that others may follow!

Sanctuary

Sanctuary
Author: Patrick Barrett
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2022-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1496445007

"For decades, his family rescued lost and forgotten donkeys in the Irish countryside. He had no idea that one day, the donkeys would rescue him. Patrick Barrett grew up on the back of a donkey. In the small village of Liscarroll, he befriended the abandoned and abused donkeys his family cared for in their animal sanctuary. He became a true donkey whisperer -- communicating with them in ways they could understand and teaching himself how to speak in their distinctive calls. But Patrick's life took an unexpected turn. He shipped out with the Irish Army and encountered unimaginable wartime horrors in Lebanon and Kosovo. In the aftermath, he returned home a broken man, sinking into the depths of PTSD and addictions. He believed nothing could save him -- but he hadn't counted on God or the donkeys. Sanctuary is the remarkable true story of how faith turned one lost man's life around with the help of the rescue animals who love him"--Back cover.

The Return

The Return
Author: Victor Ammann
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2010-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1616631589

Forty-seven-year-old Dyrus is content with his life. He's a royal wise man to Artabanus II, king of Persia. He has a beautiful wife and three spirited sons. If it weren't for the vivid dreams and the strange news coming from Israel, things would be perfect. Unable to shake the feeling that the phenomenon in Israel involves the young child he encountered on his last visit, Dyrus beseeches the king for permission to return to Israel under the accompaniment of his youngest son, Cyrus. Believing the news of the healer to be a matter of national security, the king agrees and sends Dyrus's oldest friend, Captain Kenner, along too. What began as a young shepherd boy's astronomical adventure in A Shepherd Boy and the Bethlehem Star is now continued in The Return as a wise man's search for the answer to the questions in his spirit. Everyone knows the crucifixion story, but how was Christ's message spread throughout the world so quickly? Who was the special baby Dyrus encountered on his first trip to Israel? Who is this healer Dyrus continues to hear about? Could the healer and the baby be one in the same? Author Victor Ammann brings a new twist to provide an answer to these questions in The Return.

Pollyanne

Pollyanne
Author: Sarah Oliver
Publisher: Sphere
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2012-11-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1405511575

John McLaren has dedicated his life to rescuing mistreated donkeys. When he finds Pollyanne at a livestock auction - unloved and horribly frail - he knows immediately that if he doesn't take her home to the sanctuary he has made his life's work, she stands little chance of surviving. John soon discovers that despite her terrible start in life, Pollyanne has the X factor: she is destined for more than the local nativity play. The bright lights of the West End beckon and before long, Pollyanne is appearing onstage with opera's biggest stars. She may have hit the animal A-list, but Pollyanne's no diva. When the curtain comes down, there's nowhere she'd rather be than at home with John and her four-legged friends. Sarah Oliver's Pollyanne is a heart-warming true story of unconditional love - and a Little Donkey with star quality.

My Uncle's Donkey

My Uncle's Donkey
Author: Tohby Riddle
Publisher: Picture Puffin
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2012
Genre: Donkeys
ISBN: 9780143505112

My uncle's donkey is allowed in the house! And in the house, the donkey gets up to . . . 'This is definitely the kind of book you could read to your little ones, time and time again, without getting bored rigid.' The Age 'Reading this book comes with a warning; It will most likely engender a Christmas request from the reader for their very own dancing, juggling, flower-eating donkey.' Magpies magazine

Leading Ways

Leading Ways
Author: H. S. Lim
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2012-11-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1466930810

We do not live to work. We work to live. We ought not to spend so much time working that we have no time left to live. No one while drawing his last breath ever wishes to complete an uncompleted project. We need to work effectively and generate abundant yield so we can live a fulfilling life! In Leading Ways, author HS Lim explains his vision of the three leading ways to work effectively. He has integrated them into an easy-to-remember acronym: Evolving Yield and Effectiveness, or EYE©. The three leading ways to create EYE© are: ? Leading Self; ? Leading Others; and ? Leading Change. When we meet all of these challenges well, we can experience self-mastery, team mastery, and organisational mastery in our daily work. The author also shares seven insights on each of these topics designed to help us succeed at work while savouring the fragrance of life. Leading Ways uses the author?s real-life experiences to illustrate the essence of the insights he shares for balancing work and life. In today?s challenging workplace, it is essential to insure that we have time enough to work and to enjoy our lives.

The Only Way Home

The Only Way Home
Author: Liz Byron
Publisher: Woodslane Press
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2020-02-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1925868362

On a warm day in May 2004, Liz Byron set off from Cooktown with her two companions, donkeys Grace and Charley, on a self-imposed challenge to walk 2500 kilometres of the Bicentennial National Trail over 9 months. This epic journey was a rite of passage to mark leaving 40 years of marriage and embarking on life as a single woman at the age of 61. She foresaw that self-reliance, physical stamina and route-finding would be challenges, but couldn’t have known how the outback environment in Queensland was to test her to the limit. Years of drought had left much of her route a dusty wasteland, without food or water for her animals. Years of suffering from childhood abuse and a family tragedy had left her unwilling to ask for help. Walking became a meditation, an exercise in being in the moment even when that moment was 43 degrees or she hadn’t eaten for 7 hours. In her moving memoir, Liz reveals how she healed herself step-by-step on the way to her new home in northern NSW - by learning to trust her intuition, the wisdom of her animals and the kindness of strangers.

Running with Sherman

Running with Sherman
Author: Christopher McDougall
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2020-07-28
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0525433252

From the bestselling author of Born to Run, a heartwarming story about training a rescue donkey to run one of the most challenging races in America, and, in the process, discovering the life-changing power of the human-animal connection. "A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor." —John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog When Christopher McDougall decided to adopt a donkey in dire straits, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. But with the help of his neighbors, Chris came up with a crazy idea. Burro racing, a unique type of competition in which humans and donkeys run side by side over mountains and through streams, would be exactly the challenge Sherman and Chris needed. In the course of Sherman’s training, Chris would enlist Amish running clubs, high-spirited goats, the service animal community, and two Sarah Palin–loving long-distance female truckers. Sherman’s heartwarming story of overcoming all odds to run one of the most unbelievable races in America shows the healing power of movement and the strength of the human-animal connection. Look for Christopher McDougall's new book, Born to Run 2, coming in December!