Have you ever shied away from doing hospitality because you thought: ‘What will we talk about? Or you wonder, “What if no one talks – it will be so awkward?!” Then this is what you’ve been waiting for: Say Something Special: 202 Conversation Starters – The Ultimate Guide to Stimulating Table Talk – It provides 202 prompts to get the conversation flowing and the friendships growing. Each of the fifteen categories will inspire you to do hospitality with joy, purpose, and ease. When you know your guests are going to have fun and make friends, you...
Posted by Sue Donaldson on 02/27/2020
ASPERITYWhen troubles come from every direction, pushing souls to their breaking point. Being perfect is impossible, a truth that nurse and avid runner, Linda Bonin learns the hard way. When another failure to appease her abusive husband prompts a threatening phone call, she flees. But, Linda discovers she can’t outrun the ever-advancing evil that stalks her. Taunting, accusing – pushing her to her breaking point. To survive, will Linda risk her soul to confront her accuser? A gripping nail-biter, Running from Asperity is an emotionally compelling story of searching for truth...
Posted by Melissa Kirk on 02/18/2020
Rhonda Noordyk, CFEI | The Women’s Financial Wellness Center|8/3/2018 Going through divorce is a very powerful experience that shapes our characters. It is a time when we are tested to the core, challenged, and prepared for something greater. But divorce does not define us. Divorce is an event that we go through in life. Today’s guest is Dori Pulse, the founder of Girl for God Ministries and author of Everything Changed When I Said 'I Do'. She has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Theology, is a part of a step family for almost 20 years, facilitates divorce care...
Posted by Dori Pulse on 02/13/2020
-How can I experience true joy in the midst of my loss or trial? -Will I ever get out of the pit and experience sustaining peace that the Bible talks about? -How do I start dancing with God again? Maybe you have asked these or similar questions at one time or another. The truth is we have all experienced loss, pain or fracture in some relationship at some point in our life. How we move forward with God in our journey can make all the difference. Because of a personal loss in Lisa's life, she learned to cry out to God in ways that brought her closer to God and there was strength in the sorrow...
Posted by Lisa Spivey on 10/19/2019
Deb Copeland's book chronicles the life of a woman down on her luck at a young age who makes a fateful decision to turn her life around. Broken family, dying mother, drug addiction, broken marriage, and personal health problems are just a few of her hurdles. In spite of this all, she manages to turn her life around, build a successful business, a successful family, and a successful life. Ms. Copeland not only talks the talk, but walks the walk. She is an impressive motivational speaker and readers are fortunate that she has reduced her thoughts and strategies on self motivation to the pages...
Posted by Deb Copeland on 08/20/2019
1. There Will Come A Day 2. Lean On You 3. Absolutely Good 4. Oh, What A Reason 5. You Steal My Heart Away ( with Madelenn Tabor) 6. Totally Lost 7. Can't Stop Talking 8. Face To Face 9. Past Your Past 10. Oh, What A Timne 11. That's How Much 12. You Raise Me Up ...
A delightfully visual exploration of basic prayers for the young and young at heart. "Jesus, Let's Talk" helps children, early readers, and people with developmental differences enjoy the sweet basics of conversation with Jesus. There are many ways to worship and this natural approach to prayer inspires both the young and young at heart. Colorful photographs of children and young people celebrate that the fingerprints of God are on all people, all around the world. The book also highlights key prayer words using American Sign Language. Young ones who are not...
Posted by Lisa Jamieson on 01/31/2019
C ry, Laugh, Cook! -New Book- How often do we talk about our lives growing up? Do we think about how our relationships with our siblings have changed over the years? Do we recognize the humor all around us? What lessons have we learned, what traits do we embrace, and what foods take us back home? This is the fabric of our lives—our history. Re- cording the experiences and ideals that carry us through life is one of the greatest gifts we can give to our family. This book is an example of one way to share the gift of who we are. The book will not be read just once. The threads...
Posted by Yvonne Conte on 12/17/2018
A collection of stories from thirty women speakers that range from overcoming adversity to graceful aging. My chapter is based on my own story of overcoming lives challenges to glorify God. My chapter found on page thirty-three is entitled Relentless and is a brief snapshot of my story and my talk by the same title. Be relentless! Never give up! No matter what hardships you may face, dig deep within yourself and find the strength and courage to continue. Often relentlessness can be thought of as a negative; however, I think of relentlessness as a positive. It’s the quality of being tenacious,...
Posted by Elizabeth Clamon on 10/19/2018
Emotions saturate Scripture. God is an emotional God—not in the same way we talk about an emotional woman or emotional person. But God is certainly aware of the runaway emotions we’re referring to when we put a negative spin on emotions. We can’t escape God’s presence. That means he sees and hears alongside us, including our (often messy) emotions. If we let him, God will replace those untruthful messages we’ve learned about emotions along the journey of life with the truthful messages reflecting his character, will, and commands. God didn’t mess up his design...
Posted by Susan Lawrence on 09/24/2018
WATCH These FREE videos are an ADDED BONUS to Rhonda Stoppe's newest book: #RealLifeRomance is a compilation of Real Life Stories of ORDINARY PEOPLE who found EXTRAORDINARY LOVE. Watch some of the couples share their sweet stories here... #HarvestHousePublishers ...
Posted by Rhonda Stoppe on 09/04/2018
"> In this short interview, Shana talks about her message 'The Power of Providence' and the beauty of God's plan in our lives. God is creating a masterpiece out of our lives and someday every twists, turn and detour will make sense. ...
Posted by Shana Strange on 08/24/2018
