In 2008, when Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, the element of ethnic bias, which had been lying beneath the social surface, suddenly reared its head. A shock was felt throughout the bigoted European American landscape that signaled a dramatic change in the social structure of America. An African American had been elected president of the United States! Since the founding fathers set the system of white supremacy and black inferiority in motion, the notion of an African American becoming president was the last expectation of those who felt a sense of loss from the event. Progress in becoming first-class citizens for African Americans has been like riding a handcranked elevator that stopped on each floor of a thirteen-story building. The primary stumbling block confronting African Americans has been called racism or the system of white supremacy and black inferiority. The one lesson America needs to learn is, racism cannot be defeated. This book examines the history of the system from the founding fathers to the twenty-first century with emphasis on how and why the system will disappear.
Follow Bradley on a magical adventure. When he leaves his backyard armed only with a slingshot. After trying to shoot a unfortunate bird. He spies a squirrel that takes him on a wild chase through the woods. The squirrel dashes into a hole at the bottom of a tree. Crawling to look in the hole, Bradley is pulled into a magical world. A place where animals come alive, fireflies dance, filled with laughter and fun. And yet, Bradley finds sadness with a feeling of helplessness as he races through the caverns and tunnels with one goal in mind, “To get Home.” Join Bradley through a maze of passages with a host of heartwarming friends. In an adventure of the “Magical Tree.”
This book is based on a true story. It happen as it was written with only a few small twist and turns. My youngest daughter is the reason this story has come to life. We plan to write some more parts to this story to be coming soon.
A Call to Repentance & Restoration is a personal prayer guide designed to be used in private, small or large group settings by individuals, churches and organizations who desire to draw closer to the Lord in response to His call to repentance and restoration. Within this personal prayer guide are prayers of praise, thanksgiving, and confession for both the new follower and the seasoned disciple of Jesus, offering specific steps to take in responding to this call.
My Woman’s Place Is in the Kitchen is a book that challenges your eyes to not only look at what they see but also see what they’re looking at. This book will take you to a cross and show you every road; it will fill that void in your relationship with things of substance. For most women, tall, dark and handsome is fine if you’re just looking, but if you want to see, strong, thick minus the lie is the vision this book empowers. After reading this book prayerfully, you’ll understand the enormous differences between a marriage and a partnership, is he cheating on you or cheating for you.
An authentic account of combat with an airborne company in the waterlogged rice paddies and demanding jungles of South Vietnam. Share the experiences of fighting men under punishing conditions, extreme temperatures and intense monsoon rains as they search for the enemy in the rugged mountains and teeming lowlands. Relive all the terror, humor, and sadness of one man’s tour of duty with real life action in spectacular stunning detail.
Tomar El Oro, the stakes winning three-year-old American Quarter Horse stallion favored to win the race, unexpectedly lost miserably. Having overheard a conversation that suggested bribery, Kelsey Kelley wondered if her best friend’s father, Eustacio Rios, was bribed to lose.
While Kelsey searched for clues, her father, who had deserted his family, arrived wanting to make amends, much to Kelsey’s disgust. Kelsey learned to accept both disappointment and success as she was caught by the intrigue and personal danger, while dealing Pete Kelley’s sudden new involvement in her life.
“Inside, I was terrified the bogey-man was coming to get me. ‘Mama help me…. I screamed’. Mama closed the door and walked away. Grandma said to me, ‘Tonya you have no use to a man in life, you can’t make a baby, what man is going to marry you, you are trash. How you are finish you may as well do what your Mama tells you to do’. My brothers and sister showed me no love. I was alone among them.”
Many years ago, as I was describing the latest saga in my bizarre life to a dear friend, she suggested I write a book about my life. Eventually, over a period of several years, I started writing down these short stories and finally put them together into a book. It was then that I realized that many of my life experiences had a profound impact on who I was and how I thought. I started out as a quiet, shy person who was unsure of herself and her abilities. Even though I had grown up a” ending church every Sunday, trying to follow the teachings of the Bible, I knew something was missing in my life. Eventually I married a United Methodist minister and we raised two children together. The challenges we faced during our years in the ministry allowed me to grow in strength and confidence. I was continually learning new life lessons as God put me in positions where I could be of help while caring for the needs and problems of others. As God led me to take on leadership roles, I found I could depend on His guidance and continual support. I was energized as He guided me to use my creative and artistic talents. Then one day the doctor told me I had a tumor and needed major surgery, all at the same time my husband was being put on trial by the church for behavior unbecoming of a minister. When you are down and out is when you find out about your faith and God’s power to turn things around. Never before had I envisioned the challenges I was yet to face. I knew that God was not finished with me and that I had much more to accomplish. Praise God!
With humble crayon drawings and the innocence of children’s curiosity, “¡Mamá, cuéntame como viniste!” tells the life transforming saga of the immigrant mother going through the unthinkable to bring to her children possibility and safety. Although this book was born in the work with Latino American mothers, its loving and powerful message gives voice to the immigrant mothers of our global community. This book is profound and it is transforming for children and adults as it allows in a gentle and sensitive way to talk about both the hope and the massive losses inherent to the journey of all of us, immigrants.
