The narrative revolves around an old man's experience after falling down a hill, leading him to a moment of pure bliss that he wishes could last forever. As he navigates this transformative experience, readers are invited to engage with the story and ponder how he might resolve his predicament. The tale beautifully captures themes of fleeting happiness and the desire to hold onto perfect moments in life.
Barbara Johnson's lighthearted devotional will increase your faith and joy. Included are cartoons from Closer to Home's John McPherson.
The latest in the 'Bella After Dark' series of erotic titles, 'The Perfect Valentine' follows the successful formula of 'Back To Basics' and 'Call Of The Dark'.
For parents who have been knocked to the floor by bad news and plastered to the ceiling by unwelcome surprises ... here's a book to prop you up, scrape you down and (believe it or not) help you laugh again. Bad news is bad enough. But bad news about your children carries a triple whammy of pain, worry, and "where did we go wrong!" An accident, an illness, an unwholesome lifestyle, a devastating decision - the truth about these awful events can turn your life upside down, isolate you from family and friends, drain you of hope and overpower you with stress
When porn star Amber Rose is found dead from an apparent overdose, the routine case turns increasingly ugly as insurance investigator ColleenFitzgerald delves deeply into the seamy netherworld of the sex industry.In the heat of the investigation, Colleen's discovery of a dark secret in her lover Gillian's past seriously strains their relationship. And darkly handsome attorney Jenna Bolden is more than happy to ease the strain...
Barbara will teach you how to release that bubble of joy within you--to claim God's promise to "fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy."
The best of the best―stories, one-liners, and jokes from some of today’s funniest Christian speakers and best-selling writers This new book, like its best-selling predecessors, is packed with the kind of smiles and smirks, chuckles and giggles that thousands of readers have come to love and expect. It includes some of the funniest stories from today’s Christian writers like Barbara Johnson, John Ortberg, Mark Buchanan, Patsy Clairmont, Becky Freeman, Chonda Pierce, and more. Whether the topic is kids, marriage, pets, church, parenting, aging, or life’s most embarrassing moments, the writers will help you keep life in perspective by revealing their own foibles, follies, and failings. Realizing that laughter and faith can go hand in hand, they offer real-life anecdotes that will keep your world in balance even―and especially―when life gets tough.
When a former pro-bodybuilder is found dead in her beachside gym, novice investigator Colleen has to try and keep her mind on the job and her hands off a gorgeous aerobics instructor. But is she overlooking a motive for murder?
Amalia lost her long-time lover in a car wreck, and was badly injured herself. Between the insurance settlement and cash from the sale of their home, she finds herself comfortably wealthy and in need of a change of scenery. Amalia decides to move to Hawaii. While in the Aloha state, Amalia meets Paige. Paige is a lover of many women who is also a student looking for a place to earn her PhD and get away from her suffocating family. After meeting the enigmatic Amalia, she decides Hawaii is definitely the place to continue her education. Coming from two vastly different places in their lives, these two women find strength in each other and begin to believe in love again.
The story revolves around Barbara Abbott, who faces a harrowing choice at eighteen when her father, a struggling sharecropper, threatens her life if she pursues her education instead of working on the family farm. Set against the backdrop of a challenging rural life, the narrative explores themes of familial obligation, the struggle for personal freedom, and the impact of economic hardship on relationships and aspirations.
Devotions That Celebrate God's Gift of Grace
Women of Faith points you to the bedrock of grace. Grace describes things beyond your ability to earn or attain, gifts you can only gratefully receive from a God who lavishes them on you freely. With the same wit and insight that have characterized their previous devotionals such as Joy Breaks and Overjoyed! Patsy Clairmont, Barbara Johnson, Marilyn Meberg, Luci Swindoll, Sheila Walsh, and Thelma Wells shine a spotlight for you on grace. Grace that cleanses your sin. Grace that guides your life. Grace that weathers life's fiercest storms and stamps every cloud with the rainbow of God's promise. Grace to grieve and laugh, give and gain, love and live. Extravagant Grace. Here is a devotional filled with laughter as a rich as the insights are deep. Extravagant Grace celebrates God's liberating power at work in your circumstances, your relationships, your inner being, your marriage, your vocations, in all the things that matter most to you . . . and even in things that seem to be of little consequence. Extravagant Grace will encourage you to look for grace in all of life's seasons, come rains or shine -- and to give it away as freely and joyously as you receive it.
Voices From the Forest City
Nestled amidst the lush forests of London, Ontario, and its surrounding communities, a vibrant tapestry of voices emerges from the trees. Out of the Woods brings together an extraordinary collection of stories and poems.
Als Heinrich Breling (1849-1914) sich 1907 endgültig mit seiner Familie in Fischerhude, dem Ort seiner Kindheit, niederließ, lag bereits ein bewegtes Leben hinter ihm. Nach dem Kunststudium in Hannover und der Teilnahme am Deutsch-Französischen Krieg 1870/71 wurde er Maler am Hof des bayerischen Königs Ludwig II. und Professor an der Münchner Kunstakademie. Später machte er sich als Historienmaler großformatiger Schlachtengemälde einen Namen. 0Dabei blieb er stets ein Suchender, der immer wieder neue künstlerische Wege beschritt und seine sechs Töchter ebenfalls darin bestärkte, ihre eigenen Wege zu gehen höchst ungewöhnlich in einer Zeit, in der die wenigsten Frauen ein selbstbestimmtes Leben führen durften.0Vor dem Hintergrund historischer Umwälzungen seiner Zeit entwirft Barbara D. Johnson auf Basis bisher unveröffentlichter Aufzeichnungen ein profund recherchiertes und lebendiges Porträt ihres Urgroßvaters und seiner Familie.0Mit zahlreichen Fotos und Dokumenten aus dem Familienarchiv
ISBN: 3-7751-3953-2 € 12,95 [D]/€ 13,31 [A]/sfr 21,90 Lieferbar: Juli 2003 Lachfalten gratis! In ihrer locker-lässigen Art nimmt Barbara Johnson ihre Leserinnen mit hinein in die humorvollen Begebenheiten eines Lebens zwischen Kindererziehung und Altenpflege. Egal wie schwer und herausfordernd die Situationen auch sind, Barbara Johnson gewinnt ihnen komische Seiten ab. Ein erfrischendes Buch, dass Mut macht, sich wieder neu den Herausforderungen des Lebens zu stellen und dabei den Sinn für Humor nicht zu verlieren. Die Autorin Barbara Johnson ist in den USA eine bekannte Rednerin und Humoristin. Sie ist Gründerin der Organisation „Spatula“, die Eltern helfen möchte, deren Kinder sich in der homosexuelllen Szene befinden.
Barbara Johnson setzt in ihrem Leben und ihren Aufgaben auf die heilende Kraft einer positiven Ausstrahlung. Und sie zielt direkt auf die verwandelnde Kraft eines Lächelns, eines Kicherns oder eines herzhaften Lachens. Denn trotz eines Missgeschicks zu lachen, ist ein wunderbares Mittel, Stress zu bewältigen, mit Leid fertig zu werden und Hoffnung zu behalten. Diese sprühend-witzigen Geschichten mit einem Schuss hart erkämpfter Lebensweisheit ermutigen, das Leben positiv zu sehen und zu bewältigen.
