For someone who has gotten a doctor's report that they may not have long to live or a friend, relative that is dying.

This book is a compilation of personal journals (conversations with God) that have been documented on the computer. The responses from God to the authors are often quite insightful and amazing. The subjects covered are wide-ranging. Also in this book, is the complete outline of the class “How to Hear God’s Voice,” which the authors have taught in the prisons.

Step into the smoky billiard halls and shadowy backrooms of the southern United States in the 1970s and 80s, where the stakes are high, and the rules are unwritten. In this gripping debut novel, meet Darrell, a sharp-witted teenager navigating life in a family steeped in hustling, gambling, and crime near Chattanooga, Tennessee. By day, he's just another high school kid. By night, he's neck-deep in pool tables, shady deals, and the quiet, unspoken codes of survival passed down through gene...

“IMAGINE you were sleeping wearily on your bed, your mind gazing shrilly on a dream you once had years ago while growing up as a child – the dream of becoming a media guru, a top show TV presenter in one of the popular media outfits.But as it is now, maybe after twenty years or so . . . that dream now seems to be a mirage of a lonely desert, totally unreachable, far-fetched and out of sight!So in grinding defeat you buried your face in your hands like a wre...

Come on an adventure with Deacon, Chloe, Rufus, and their friends as they learn how to trust and rely on each other through everything. The whole gang learns that real strength comes from God when you trust in Him and do the right thing. Enjoy reading about Deacon and his friends, and make sure you look for their next adventure coming out soon!

This Seminar Study was the first book to trace the British womens suffrage campaign from its origins in the 1860s through to the achievement of equal suffrage in 1928. In this second edition, Smith provides new evidence drawn from the authors research on how the main post-1918 womens organisation (the NUSEC) worked with Conservative Party women to persuade the Conservative Party to endorse equal franchise rights.Smith focuses on the actions of reformers and their opponents, with du...

A mother's death can make a shambles of schedules, priorities, agendas, commitments, and, sometimes, even our most important relationships. A mother's last breath inevitably changes us. Drawing on his own experience of loss, as well as those of others, Harold Ivan Smith guides listeners through their grief, from the process of dying through the acts of remembering and honoring a mother after her death.

For more than twenty-five years, ABCs of Healthy Grieving by best-selling author, counselor, and grief educator Harold Ivan Smith has been a trusted companion for tens of thousands of people searching for light in the darkness of loss.This simple and comforting guide offers short, easy-to-read reflections—each just one or two pages long—filled with real-life stories, thoughtful quotes, and practical wisdom on living with grief. Every reflection ends with an encouraging “I ...

Written by a grief counselor and educator, this book is for those who have loved and lost their mother.Losing a mother is a difficult transition in life. No matter the status of the relationship, grieving the loss is a process--one that sometimes begins before the physical loss has occurred. Drawing on his own experience of loss, as well as on the experiences of others, Harold Ivan Smith guides readers through their grief, from the process of dying through the acts...

Losing a father can be a complex and confusing transition.Whether a father was beloved or feared, the loss and grief is a process--one that sometimes begins before the physical loss has occurred. Drawing on his own experience of losing a father, as well as on the experiences of others, grief counselor and educator Harold Ivan Smith compassionately guides readers through their grief, from the process of dying through the acts of remembering and honoring a father aft...

This work includes a foreword by John D Morgan, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Coordinator for Kings College Center for Education about Death and Bereavement, Ontario, Canada. This practical resource guides the reader though all aspects of the grieving process and offers thought-provoking and inspirational advice on support. With exercises, tips, and contacts for further assistance, "Finding a Sacred Oasis in Grief" provides a comprehensive understanding of this potentially difficult an...

Winner, Liz Carpenter Award For Research in the History of Women, Texas State Historical Association, 2010Texas women broke barriers throughout the twentieth century, winning the right to vote, expanding their access to higher education, entering new professions, participating fully in civic and political life, and planning their families. Yet these major achievements have hardly been recognized in histories of twentieth-century Texas. By contrast, Texas Throug...