Mom, God's Got This: Jamie's Story

Mom, God's Got This: Jamie's Story
Author: Karen Norton
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 586
Release: 2017-06-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1640281444

My thirteen-year-old daughter walked into the living room and sat down beside me on the sofa. She was crying. "Momma, I think God has called me to preach. I had a dream and I saw a sea of people with black hair. There were so many people crowded together, and they don't know who Jesus is." I invite you to step into the very private heart of a mother and her daughter. This is Jamie's story - a story of courage and obedience, faith and doubt, heartbreak and disappointment, inner struggles and victories. A young East Texas girl who followed God's call to the other side of the world, Jamie loved the lost and those who have never heard the good news of Jesus Christ. Then why did she have to die? Through it all I have learned His grace is always sufficient and He is faithful to His Word. While in our home the last ten weeks of her life, we walked with her through that valley of the shadow of death. It was the most difficult and, at the same time, the most blessed time, for we saw God transition her from this life into everlasting life with Him. What a precious hope we have in Jesus! Not only that; the Lord has also walked with me through this grief journey, transforming my sorrow into joy.

God Made You to Be You

God Made You to Be You
Author: Jamie Ivey
Publisher: B&H Kids
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781087734668

In this delightful rhyming board book, Sammi the saguaro cactus doesn't like being "sticky stuck," that is, until he learns that God made him that way for a reason!

Follies of God

Follies of God
Author: James Grissom
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2016-08-09
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1101972777

This remarkably illuminating portrait of Tennessee Williams lifts the veil on the heart and soul of his artistic inspiration: the unspoken collaboration between playwright and actor. At a low moment in Williams’s life, he summoned to New Orleans a young twenty-year-old writer, James Grissom, who had written him a letter asking for advice. After a long, intense conversation, Williams sent Grissom on a journey on his behalf to find out if he or his work had mattered to those who had so deeply mattered to him. Among the more than seventy women and men with whom Grissom talked were giants of American theater and film: Lillian Gish, (“the escort who brought me to Blanche”), Jessica Tandy (the original Blanche DuBois on Broadway), Eva Le Gallienne (“She was a stone against which I could rub my talent and feel that it became sharper”), Maureen Stapleton, Julie Harris, Bette Davis, Katherine Hepburn, Elia Kazan, Marlon Brando, John Gielgud, and many more. Follies of God provides dazzling insight into how Williams conjured the dramatic characters and plays that so transformed American theater.

Marginalysis

Marginalysis
Author: Karen Norton
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2019-02-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1644580195

Christian Author and Speaker, Karen Norton, has written Marginalysis "" Building Margin into our Busy Lives, as a window into her own practice of establishing healthy boundaries. She defines this creative term by saying, Marginalysis is all about self-care and how to build and maintain healthy God-honoring margin in your life. In fourteen short but power-packed chapters, Karen illustrates how to integrate this principle into key areas impacting the development of body, soul, and spirit so that stress is reduced and the pressure of life's demands do not prevent the blessings of deepening our relationship with God. For those who are struggling with finding consistent devotional time and managing the chaos of life, Karen's book will be a guide and inspiration to establishing margins that result in renewal and refreshing. Marginalysis is God's Word activated in every area of our life and ministry. I highly recommend it as a timely encouragement in stressful times. Dr. Gaylan D. Claunch Superintendent North Texas District Assemblies of God Karen F. Norton is passionate about helping people strengthen their walk with the Lord by knowing, loving, and living out God's Word in everyday life. An ordained minister, she served on a church staff for thirty years. www.karennorton.com

Caleb's Kite

Caleb's Kite
Author: Karen Norton
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2020-03-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1098012410

Caleb's Kite is the light-hearted story of a little boy whose Mommy lives in heaven. Oh, that grown-ups could view loss through a child's eyes! (Matthew 18:3).

Foster the Family

Foster the Family
Author: Jamie C. Finn
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2022-02-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 149343442X

There are great rewards that come along with being a foster parent, yet there are also great challenges that can leave you feeling depleted, alone, and discouraged. The many burdens of a foster parent's day--hurting children, struggling biological parents, and a broken system--are only compounded by the many burdens of a foster parent's heart--confusion, anxiety, heartache, anger, and fear. With the compassion and insight of a fellow foster parent, Jamie C. Finn helps you see your struggles through the lens of the gospel, bringing biblical truths to bear on your unique everyday realities. In these short, easy-to-read chapters, you'll find honest, personal stories and practical lessons that provide encouragement and direction from God's Word as you walk the journey of foster parenting.

Illustrated God Stories

Illustrated God Stories
Author: Carol Soul
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2024-10-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Christians believe a relationship with the living God is accessible through prayer. As a Christian grows in their faith, their prayer life expands. When we pray, we enter into an attitude of humility. In a visual presentation of twenty-first century Christian culture, Carol Soul presents this humility in her original paintings of people praying as well as in accompanying testimonies. Through the paintings and testimonies, others will learn how each subject’s prayers and spiritual journey have been positively impacted by their relationship with God. After an unthinkable loss, young Debbie shuns bad choices and accepts Jesus as her Savior. When Pierre meets an angel, he tries harder to live for the Lord. Kathy and Manuel must trust in God’s guidance to help them find a new home. Illustrated God Stories is a collection of paintings of people praying and inspiring testimonies that beautifully demonstrate the power of God to change lives for the better.

Kayla's Story

Kayla's Story
Author: Annette Watson
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2013-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1449792278

GOING HOME EARLY Annette Watson grew up in Caney, Oklahoma and married Ronnie Watson in 1983. They made a wonderful life for themselves in the country, in southeast Oklahoma, where they raised four beautiful children, two by birth, Kayla and Matt (25) and two by adoption, James (22) and Charisma (9). Annette also has a wonderful stepdaughter, Kary Watson Johnson of Dallas, TX. Annette spent fifteen years working as social worker for the Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services (DHS) in the Child Protection Division and is currently employed as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Life was wonderful until tragedy struck, when a car accident instantly took the life of her beloved daughter, Kayla, in 2004. Kayla was 21 at the time, and on her way back to college at SWOSU in Weatherford, OK, where she played basketball. Through Annette's heartfelt words, you will experience Kayla's life and legacy of faith as well as learning how God's grace helped their family survive the unimaginable pain of having a child "Go Home Early." Kayla and Matt (25) and two by adoption, James (22) and Charisma (9). Annette also has a wonderful stepdaughter, Kary Watson Johnson of Dallas, TX. Annette spent fifteen years working as social worker for the Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services (DHS) in the Child Protection Division and is currently employed as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Life was wonderful until tragedy struck, when a car accident instantly took the life of her beloved daughter, Kayla, in 2004. Kayla was 21 at the time, and on her way back to college at SWOSU in Weatherford, OK, where she played basketball. Through Annette's heartfelt words, you will experience Kayla's life and legacy of faith as well as learning how God's grace helped their family survive the unimaginable pain of having a child "Go Home Early."

The Big Picture Interactive 52-Week Bible Story Devotional

The Big Picture Interactive 52-Week Bible Story Devotional
Author: B&H Editorial Staff
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2016-02-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1433686449

Interactive devotional for children to read and access Bible story videos by scanning the QR code. Also includes access to a free app for additional content.

Mom’S New Testament Bible Stories

Mom’S New Testament Bible Stories
Author: Shirley Fillmore Ness
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2013-01-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1481708155

In the Old Testament, we read how God made the heavens and the earth, the galaxies, animals and mankind. We see how man decided that he wanted to be his own God. Instead of obeying the creator God, he chose to disobey God and sold himself to sin, bringing sin into the world. How God promised that He would send a savior to buy people back from sin. The entire Old Testament is showing us the great lengths that God went to, to find the right time and the right people to be parents to his Son,whom He was sending into the world to be our Savior. The New Testament is Gods answer to our sin problem. God sent Jesus to become a man so we could see the face of God. Jesus shows us how much God loves us, enough to take our sins on himself and die in our place so we can be forgiven. Jesus wants us to learn to follow Him back to God, His Father. This book has stories from the New Testament about heroes and a few scoundrels to avoid. It repeats in places like the Gospels do, each seeing the same thing from a little differnt angle. My kids loved these stories. I think that your kids will love them too, Just tell, or read them these stories. Bible Heroes who stood up for God are the best heroes a child can have. Hearing about people who stood up for God even when things were hard, gives a child courage to stand up for what is right in his world today. Kids need heroes.