[PDF] A Solace For This Hard Season eBook

Author : Ashleigh Slater
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 15,8 MB
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802496253

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“Little did I know at the time that I’d one day look back and remember it as the beginning of what I call our ‘weeping years.’” — Ashleigh Slater We all have “weeping years,” seasons where the trials seem to come one after another. For Ashleigh and her husband, their weeping years included miscarriage, multiple job losses, feelings of betrayal, panic attacks, anti-depressants, cross-country moves, and even suicidal thoughts. Loss is a constant of life, but the intensity of those years changed Ashleigh, altering how she understood and responded to grief. This book tells her story. Braving Sorrow Together: The Transformative Power of Faith and Community When Life is Hard explores loss and trial in a conversational, storytelling manner. It gently encourages those experiencing grief of any kind to seek comfort in God and in the “me too” of community. Ashleigh gives an honest and vulnerable account of her personal stories of loss, as well as those of her friends, with reflections from literature and Scripture sprinkled throughout. She examines the nature of grief and loss in several universal arenas, such as relationships, health, career, and the home. Anyone who ever struggles (and that’s all of us) will be able to move through trial with more wisdom, releasing anxiety and receiving the help and comfort God so bountifully provides. Readers of Braving Sorrow Together will be encouraged that they are not alone, inspired to reach out to close friends, and reminded that God—the Author of all of our stories— can be trusted through the tears. Includes an appendix with further reflections on leaning into community in difficult seasons.

Author : Jacqueline Paige
Publisher : Jacqueline Paige
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 39,83 MB
Release :
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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After a life of turmoil, she puts her trust in one man. Dedicating his life to the Alliance, helping to rescue those under the control of a crime family that is terrorizing his kind, Jesse is determined to root out the rot in their world and bring home all those taken. Clans are disappearing all over the map and his team is sent to find any remaining. Discovering one who lived through the horrors of her captivity, he’s now got a new mission: protect her from all that could harm her: even herself. After surviving the horrors of her early years, her grandparents keep her hidden. Isolated for years, Leah is unaware of how clan life should be. When the last elder in her clan passes away, she is left on her own in the secluded location, where she must endure the hard living. A strange man comes up the mountain and finds her, she’s terrified he won’t understand that she’s broken inside. He promises her help, but she must find the courage to go with him. She isn’t sure she is strong enough to do what is needed—but what she’s known can’t be all that life has to offer her, can it? ~ In Jacqueline Paige's Animal Senses Series, hearts and tempers collide with wild passions and animal instincts. Animal shifters live among normal humans (one-forms) and have since the dawn of time. They blend in without any cause for notice until a crime organization finds out and starts hunting them to sell off across the globe. The shifter alliance is formed to protect all their kind. Their teams are working endlessly to rescue all of theirs from lives of servitude and shutting down any involvement in the underground organization.

Author : Alice Hoffman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,90 MB
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1476799261

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Marriage of Opposites and The Dovekeepers comes a soul-searching story about a young woman struggling to redefine herself and the power of love, family, and fate. Growing up on Long Island, Shelby Richmond is an ordinary girl until one night an extraordinary tragedy changes her fate. Her best friend’s future is destroyed in an accident, while Shelby walks away with the burden of guilt. What happens when a life is turned inside out? When love is something so distant it may as well be a star in the sky? Faithful is the story of a survivor, filled with emotion—from dark suffering to true happiness—a moving portrait of a young woman finding her way in the modern world. A fan of Chinese food, dogs, bookstores, and men she should stay away from, Shelby has to fight her way back to her own future. In New York City she finds a circle of lost and found souls—including an angel who’s been watching over her ever since that fateful icy night. Here is a character you will fall in love with, so believable and real and endearing, that she captures both the ache of loneliness and the joy of finding yourself at last. For anyone who’s ever been a hurt teenager, for every mother of a daughter who has lost her way, Faithful is a roadmap. Alice Hoffman’s “trademark alchemy” (USA TODAY) and her ability to write about the “delicate balance between the everyday world and the extraordinary” (WBUR) make this an unforgettable story. With beautifully crafted prose, Alice Hoffman spins hope from heartbreak in this profoundly moving novel.

Author : Joy Lenton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 15,2 MB
Release : 2016-03-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781530782963

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'Seeking Solace' speaks soul to soul with the intimate, confessional style of a memoir. Joy Lenton offers us a glimpse into her world with the aching immediacy and transparency of a poet. She shares her painful past and challenging circumstances to reveal how she has learned to seek solace and find peace, and how you can do so too. Her journey leads to discerning and discovering grace in life's hard places. It's a peek behind the scenes look at 'Love, Life, Loss and Faith' which leads to deeper understanding of how interlinked they can be. Here you have an open invitation to step into her shoes, picture yourself within these pages and see how they reveal hope for this life and beyond.

Author : Renee Swope
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 26,31 MB
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310336295

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Pull away from the things that pull you down and find lasting encouragement for today. The women at Proverbs 31 Ministries offer 100 devotions of wit, wisdom, and encouragement for women. For twenty years the P31 team has equipped and encouraged nearly a million women to live in the power of God’s truths that apply to their everyday life. Written by women from every walk of life, you will find inspiration to live authentically and fully grounded in the Word of God. The P31 Team shares from the realities of everyday life including highs and lows, humorous stories and tender moments. You will be drawn toward the truths God offers and enabled to rise above and become all God created you to be.

Author : Albert N. Martin
Publisher :
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 16,55 MB
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781936760268

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Here is a tender blending of memoir and theology, a joining of heart and mind, a sober yet joyful consideration of Scripture in the face of one of life's deepest and most grievous trials. What exactly happens to those who die as Christians? What do they immediately experience? What is their existence like right now? What will happen to them when Christ returns to earth? These questions can be especially acute for grieving loved ones who remain. What comfort and assurance does Scripture offer you? What can you truly know and be confident of? These are the questions and concerns that faced Pastor Albert N. Martin following the death of his wife of nearly 50 years. He knew that, if he were to grieve in a way that glorified God, he needed to know the answers to those questions, as clearly as possible, directly from Scripture. This book is the product of his grief, his tears, his travails, his prayers, and his concentrated study of God's Word. A beloved pastor and widely respected preacher for half a century, Albert Martin handles Scripture with the greatest of skill, care, wisdom, and respect. In this book, you will learn what God tells us with regard to the burning questions that so often accompany the death of a loved one in Christ. There is comfort for the grief. There are answers to the questions. The Bible does offer hope, solace, healing, and confidence. Pastor Albert Martin has been there. Let him share with you the deep comfort, encouragement, and joy that he found, through Scripture, in the midst of his grieving.

Author : July
Publisher : Mybard Inc.
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 50,68 MB
Release : 2024-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 168302088X

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Arthur and Helena, two strangers, met at a fateful moment when each desperately needed comfort. Arthur had left his family to escape his narcissistic parents' emotionally draining environment, while Helena sought refuge from city life and Israel's vengeful parents. She grieved the loss of her billionaire boyfriend, Israel, whom she vowed to love forever. Helena's trust was fragile as she opened up to Arthur and found solace in his comforting arms. She felt herself falling for him until she realized the truth about his identity - a truth that threatened to break her trust in him forever. Now Arthur must prove his pure intentions to Helena to keep her in his life. But can Helena ever trust him again? Does Arthur's love have the power to replace Israel in Helena's heart, or will he lose hope and choose what is safest for himself? This is not your typical Billionaire story – this is a story about battling love and trust amidst chaos and despair. Excerpt: The man lying on the sofa moved his hand, uncovering the blanket which exposed his entire body. Arthur sleeps with the lights open, allowing Helena to gaze at the man's body. From his long and thick curly hair, defined jawline face, 6-pack abs, the bulge in his lower midsection, and his long hairy arms and legs. The man was a sight to behold. It melts Helena's heart seeing Arthur is too big to fit on the sofa. "His neck must hurt the next day," she said with a hint of concern. Helena didn't want to wake the man sleeping soundly, so she closed the door slowly. She lay in her bed, covered herself with the blanket, and curved into a ball. It's her way of warming herself since Israel was gone. It scares Helena how the presence of Arthur brings back the memory of Israel. It's not that she doesn't want to remember her dear Israel, but the memory of him brings pain, which she was trying to avoid all along. Helena falls asleep with Israel and Arthur in her mind. Helena's trust was fragile as she opened up to Arthur and found solace in his comforting arms. She felt herself falling for him until she realized the truth about his identity - a truth that threatened to break her trust in him forever. Now Arthur must prove his pure intentions to Helena to keep her in his life. But can Helena ever trust him again? Does Arthur's love have the power to replace Israel in Helena's heart, or will he lose hope and choose what is safest for himself?