Forged in the Mountains: A Family's ResilienceBy Wilma Gibson Goins Smith"Faith, family, and love are the only riches worth having."In the rugged coal-mining country of Appalachia, Wilma Gibson Goins Smith grew up as the youngest of ten children. Life was defined by hard work and hand-me-downs, but within their small mountain home, the Gibson family possessed a wealth that money couldn't buy.In this moving memoir, W...

Surviving the Sin is a memoir of vivid memories, lessons of resilience, and a revelatory experience of life's ups and downs. A story of a broken family fearlessly embracing life and eventually finding their way toward betterment. The book is a glimpse into the life of poor Southern culture-but with a happy ending. Permeated with a powerful love of those closest to the heart, the memoir is a reminder about what really matters in life.

Discover timeless strategies to forge genuine connections in the modern digital landscape. 'Navigating Love in the Digital Age' offers invaluable insights, practical tips, and relatable stories that guide you toward lasting and meaningful relationships. Whether you're seeking romance, friendship, or companionship, this book is your essential guide to mastering the art of connection in today's fast-paced world."

Multi-millionaire businessman Norvel Hayes explains three ways to be a success and which one is the best way! If you don't desire to be successful, then don t read this book. Norvel tells of two direct encounters with Jesus and how He changed him from a miserable and empty success to one filled with peace and a desire to serve. Find out what real success is and how you can obtain it too!

In The Christmas Letters, three generations of women reveal their stories of love and marriage in the letters they write to family and friends during the holidays. It's a down-home Christmas story about tradition, family, and the shared experiences of women.Here, in a letter of her own, Lee Smith explains how she was inspired to write this celebrated epistolary novel:Dear Friends,Like me, you probably get Christmas letters every year. I read every word and ...

"When two fighters of equal ability and speed are matched . . . there is a greater advantage to the one who knows how to break the rhythm."-Bruce LeeRhythm is a blessing. By rhythm we dance, sing, clap, walk and breathe.Beyond the blessing is the Giver of Rhythm, who sometimes calls us past the patterns and habits we have established for ourselves into new understanding, new risk, new faith, hope and love.In those moments we have to decide where to place our trust: in God or in our preciou...

Have you ever wanted to thank someone for a gift or a kind act but didn't know what to say or how to say it? Easy Eloquence can help. This collction of notes provides readers with the right words to help express their feelings. Complete with over 75 samples, this book makes it easy to write everything from thank you notes to sympathy cards.

How can you explain God’s unconditional love to a child? Young readers will learn and appreciate the many ways God shows His love to them in this addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. Children will discover that God loves them because he made them, not because they’re successful.***The Berenstain Bears: God Loves You!—***part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights™ series of books—is perfect for:

Tina wanted to be with Michael as he was the star of the basketball team, but that was not always possible. So Michael came up with a solution, but would it work?Their relationship was growing too, and it became harder and harder to control the urges that teenagers so often have.

A grandmother records some details of her late husband's life for the benefit of his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

The story of one family’s journey north during the Great Migration starts with a little girl in South Carolina who finds a rope under a tree one summer. She has no idea the rope will become part of her family’s history. But for three generations, that rope is passed down, used for everything from jump rope games to tying suitcases onto a car for the big move north to New York City, and even for a family reunion where that first little girl is now a grandmother.Newbery Honor–winning...

The picture book inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film The Green BookRuth was so excited to take a trip in her family's new car! In the early 1950s, few African Americans could afford to buy cars, so this would be an adventure. But she soon found out that Black travelers weren't treated very well in some towns. Many hotels and gas stations refused service to Black people. Daddy was upset about something called Jim Crow laws . . .Finally, a ...