My Books
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My latest book
Growing Older Gracefully
Growing Older Gracefully is a month’s worth of short chapters on how we can successfully navigate the senior years. Stories and illustrations bring to life each chapter’s focus. Insightful quotes give clarity to each subject. Scripture references anchor the topics covered with God’s truth found in His Word. Growing Older Gracefully gives the reader hope that this stage of life can be a fulfilling journey.
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Racing the Storm
The registered letter would forever change life in Shady Acres Trailer Park. The twelve residents have three months to vacate with their homes, trailers too old to be accepted into other parks. What will they do? RACING THE STORM invites the reader to come alongside the residents searching for a way to prevent the demise of their park. Always vigilant of threats from hurricanes and tornadoes, the residents of Shady Acres now face a storm of a different kind which threatens life as they know it.
Kathryn's Fountain
A miraculous experience at a garden fountain takes the elderly Kathryn on an adventure beyond her wildest dreams. Love and sacrifice take on new meaning as she involves a social worker and a police detective in carrying out what she believes to be her calling - to rescue a street child named Jasmine. Kathryn's Fountain celebrates the gifts that the generations can bring to each other. The conclusion is a resounding affirmation that it's never too late to make a difference.
Moon's Mercy
Possessing thought processors that are a hybrid of state-of-the-art processing chips and brains harvested from critically injured dolphins, the Dolphdroids possess a level of artificial intelligence never before achieved. Self-aware and self-determining, the Dolphdroids have been assigned to live and work as a colony on the moon. Their mission: to export helium-3 and solar-produced energy to Earth. Now, in the year 2075, things have gone terribly wrong. The lunar colony of Dolphdroids is no longer fulfilling the “Contract of Life” and the order has been given for the termination of the colony. Joshua Christopher, the Dolphdroids' creator, now faces the challenge of a lifetime. He devises a plan, code-named Moon's Mercy, to save the Dolphdroids from annihilation. Joshua and the prototype Dolphdroid, Adam, must combine forces in a way that has never been attempted to save the Dolphdroids. Journeying to the lunar colony, Adam finds himself a threat to many of the Dolphdroids. Tension mounts as the termination time approaches. Will Adam's plan work? Moon's Mercy is an epic effort of a creator attempting to rescue his creation.
Journey to the Emperor's Throne
A boy named Himm and his two friends, Shimdee and Tisch, leave their village of Ispour for the journey of a lifetime. A new king of Caysadon is to be chosen and he must be a twelve year old boy from Ispour. The test of the Circle of Pillars is just the beginning of an adventure that will take the three friends on a race against others on the Trail of Tears to be the first to reach the emperor’s throne where the winner is to be crowned king. There is danger all the way, but the three have the help of a wise old man named Mingisbar and a mysterious companion who came to be known as Shadowfriend. Journey to the Emperor’s Throne is in the tradition of C. S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. In this amazing adventure Himm, Shimdee, and Tisch find faith, friendship, and a destiny they could never have imagined.
The Christmas Barn -- a short story
A short story (9000 words) about a Christmas Eve blizzard that makes the road impassable for several travelers. Taking refuge in a nearby barn, the small group, strangers to each other, spend the night together. The Christmas Barn is the story of what becomes a unique and memorable Christmas for each of them.
The Christmas Ladder -- a short story
A short story (3,300 words) that will delight readers with a sense of hope and joy. Discover the meaning of Christmas through the experience of twin brother and sister Alex and Amber. You’ll never look at a ladder the same way again! A children's story, but also one adults will enjoy. Snuggle up with a child and read the story out loud.
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This easy-to-use tool for Sunday school teachers and pastors offers a year's worth of attention-grabbing object lessons. Guaranteed to spice up any story time or lesson.
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity in Christ
You're being invited to take the journey of a lifetime! In fact, it's intended to be a journey that will occupy the rest of your lifetime. The invitation comes from the One who made you. It's the journey of becoming all you were meant to be!
The Comparison Game
The Comparison Game (How to Disqualify Yourself from Playing), honestly addresses my own struggle with an unhealthy comparison of myself to others and the unreasonable expectations I sometimes place upon myself. The book invites the reader on a personal journey of self-discovery that can result in overcoming the addictive attitudes, thoughts, and actions that keep us playing the comparison game.
Silent Words Loudly Spoken --Church Sign Sayings
Like a miniature billboard, the church sign offers an unparalleled opportunity to promote God's kingdom beyond the walls of the congregation. Thousands of cars pass each day with potential readers of its content, so the church sign has the potential to be a powerful pulpit from which silent words are loudly spoken, communicating brief but significant messages of God's love to a spiritually thirsty world.
Exploring the Christian Faith
An exploration of the basic beliefs of the Christian faith in an easy-to-understand format.
Reasons Enough for Belief
Reasons Enough for Belief explores the key questions about faith, God, and Jesus. The chapters are arranged in a logical sequence, moving from the question of the origin of the universe and concluding with why we can believe in the uniqueness of Jesus Christ. The brief volume intends to show that the Christian faith is believable and that it's possible to embrace both intellectual integrity and a commitment to faith in God through Jesus Christ.
