Stay Awhile

Stay Awhile
Author: Kara Eidson
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2023-09-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1646983556

Experience Advent anew through the lens of hospitality this holiday season! While the world tries to rush us into Christmas, decorating the day after Halloween and packing it all up once the gifts are opened on December 25, Advent is a season of preparation that—like our holiday gatherings themselves—takes time and care. Think of the anticipation that comes with hosting loved ones for Christmas dinner: We begin by extending an invitation. We make plans, and as the event draws closer, we begin our preparations. Ultimately, we open the door and welcome our guests, and that is when, finally, we celebrate. Advent should feel the same way, a time to make ready for the long-awaited event of Christ’s birth. In Stay Awhile, pastor Kara Eidson presents a banquet table of inspiration for Advent, including weekly reflections for personal and small group use, brief daily devotions, and ideas to involve the whole congregation. Congregational resources include liturgies, sermon starters, children’s moments, and even a no-rehearsals-needed Christmas pageant. You can also use video introductions for each session from the author to inspire your individual or group study.

Stay Awhile

Stay Awhile
Author: Jack Cassidy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1987
Genre: Readers
ISBN: 9780022560508

Stay Awhile

Stay Awhile
Author: Stacey Wilk
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2022-09-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1509242015

Tara Haden is fleeing from her abusive ex-husband. As Ryker Ranch's new massage therapist, she hopes to blend in and build a better life, but her plans go off course when she meets Kace Ryker. He awakens desires that dare her to step out of the shadows, desires better abandoned. Kace was born to race cars, but a crash has left him injured and grounded from racing. Tara and her massages give him hope for another lap around the track, but she has the power to distract him from the thing he wants most. When two people run from the truth, they just might pass by the one thing they never expected to find—love.

Stay Awhile

Stay Awhile
Author: Gia Riley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2017-02-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781542895293

Life can change in the blink of an eye.And every choice can unravel more of the truth.One split second decision after a lifetime of lies has created a world so confusing, happily ever after isn't guaranteed. Not even when the stars align and the pieces fit perfectly into the puzzle. This time, she'll have to fight for love with a vice clamping her heart and a gaping hole swallowing her soul-absence won't make the heart grow fonder.Lies and deceit.Broken promises and disappointment.Megan Campbell knows them all too well. So far, the pain has won. But the pain doesn't have to be permanent.

Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay

Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay
Author: Mira Kirshenbaum
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 305
Release: 1997-07-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1101128364

There are many books that promise to help you fix a bad relationship. This groundbreaking bestseller is the first one to help you choose whether you should even try—or if you need to go. Psychotherapist Mira Kirshenbaum draws on years of research and her work with real-life couples to help you make the right decision. She shows you how to diagnose your unique situation with self-analysis and questions like these, which get to the very heart of your problems: • What sins are forgivable and which ones are unpardonable? • Is your partner questioning your opinions to the point where you doubt yourself? • What is your sex life really like, and how important is it? • Is there real love left between you, and how does it stack up against all that you find unlovable? Mira Kirshenbaum provides expert guidelines that are the key to making all your choices, concrete steps that you can implement right now, and the ultimate way to determine your personal bottom line—what you need to be happy. This remarkably insightful and probing guide offers advice that lets you see the truth about your relationship—and with wisdom and compassion, it helps you act with the confidence of knowing that whether you decide to go or stay, you are doing the very best thing.

Come Stay Awhile

Come Stay Awhile
Author: Mureena Hebert
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2020-03-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1098005384

Throughout life, we all strive to make right choices. The testing of our choices comes in the form of the consequences down the road. In this story we meet Margaret, an elderly widow; Gage, an ex-policeman; Charlie, a homeless man; and a young pastor. All face an uncertain future as a consequence of choices they have made. Can the faith of one bring opportunity for new life and a new direction for them all? The answer can only be revealed if you Come Stay Awhile.

Paris for Two

Paris for Two
Author: Phoebe Stone
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545634083

Anywhere but Paris... The best cure for a terrible crush on someone like Windel Watson is a trip across the ocean. That's what twelve-year-old Petunia Beanly thinks, until she hears where her family is moving. Not Paris. Not France. Anywhere would be better. Because that's where Windel will be, too.When the Beanly family gets to Paris, Pet's older sister seems right at home. Ava swans around looking beautiful, and making Pet feel even smaller and more awkward. It feels like Paris has a place for everyone except Pet. All she wants to do is hide in a dark room with the pillows over her head.But it turns out Paris has plans for Petunia Beanly. There are three bouquets awaiting her. If Pet can only find her courage, each bouquet will open a door and bring with it a sparkle that will change everything. And the person behind it? That will be Paris's biggest surprise of all.

The Leave-Takers

The Leave-Takers
Author: Steven Wingate
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2021-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1496225023

The Leave-Takers is a twenty-first-century American love story and a tale of internal migration to the Great Plains.

In This Life

In This Life
Author: Christine Brae
Publisher:
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2016-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781944109387

Secrets ruin lives, and lies protect those secrets... Wanting to escape her life in New York City before starting medical school in the fall, Anna Dillon convinces her best friend Dante to travel with her to Thailand on a medical mission. While volunteering in a coastal village recently ravaged by a tsunami, Anna meets Jude Grayson. They share an instant attraction that leads to a brief, passionate affair. When she has to rush home for a family emergency, he promises to stay in touch. But Jude never calls, and Anna tries desperately to forget him. Five years pass, and Anna finally moves on with Dante after giving up hope that Jude will ever return--until they come face to face again in a chance encounter. Reeling, Anna discovers the life-altering secret of why Jude never contacted her--and why they can't be together. But the passion that ignited between them on an exotic beach years ago never died, making it impossible to stay away from each other. And Dante? Anna discovers that the friend she grew to love--and trust--has a secret of his own.