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In The Termites Effects, Emmanuela Emmanuel unveils 25 practical and empowering principles that expose how small, unnoticed habits can make-or break-your personal and professional life. With piercing clarity, she reveals how the smallest habits, unnoticed decisions, and repeated patterns shape the foundation of your life and career. Inspired by a real-life encounter with termites, this book is awake-up call to rebuild, refocus, and rise with purpose.

Rebecca Elder's Heartbeats is a heartfelt, emotionally immersive debut that skillfully blends contemporary romance with profound themes of grief, fate, and healing. This story delivers both romantic chemistry and emotional catharsis, leaving a lasting impression long after the finale. At 27, Emmy is a freelance photographer in Chicago, a hopeless romantic at heart—yet haunted by the grief of losing her father as a teenager. No matter how much she longs for the kind of love her parents once shared, she can’t shake the feeling that she doesn’t deserve it.

Dealing with schizophrenia is so tough and life-altering. I know the struggle for myself. I know that there can be a lot of ups and downs. At least that's my hardship. If you are schizophrenic, this book is specifically for you. Schizophrenic to Schizophrenic is a book that is written from myself, a person living with schizophrenia, written to you, another person living with schizophrenia. I wrote this for you. My heart goes out to you. I know this life is not easy, but I have a reason for joy, hope, and peace in my life now. I just want to share my story with you.

I penned this book to captivate and enthrall listeners. My small-town girl journey, shaped by a childhood of free play and independence, was anything but ordinary. As you journey with me through my memories, you will undoubtedly recognize a piece of yourself in my words. Be prepared for shocking revelations, as everything in this book is unquestionably the unvarnished truth--as I see it.

I have always believed in God and the miracles that He performs daily. I just never thought I would be the recipient of one of those miracles! I like to classify these miracles as two separate entities: “Divine healing,” after something is already there and then suddenly disappears, and “Divine intervention,” something is found when looking for something else and is fixed, therefore saving a life—the latter being my case. I feel like God saved me for a reason, and that reason is to bring others closer, or “back” to Him, hence the reason I felt led to write this book.

Are those questions you've frequently wanted to ask someone who lived a life outside the norm? This book certainly focuses on answering those questions about a person living far outside of her comfort zone. Experience her often hilarious adventures as she embarks on a life of faith.

As Christians, God has placed within each of us unique gifts, divine seeds of purpose waiting to bloom. For a long time, my gifts lay dormant. It wasn't until I began to awaken spiritually and deepen my relationship with God that I started to understand who I truly was. By eliminating distractions, stepping away from unproductive busyness, and embracing intentional self-reflection, I discovered that my purpose had been there all along waiting in the stillness of God's presence.

You know how the best cooks add their own personal flair to their favorite recipes? If you can be in charge of your own meals, why couldn't you be in charge of your own mind? After a decade of treating clients in her private practice, Licensed Professional CounselorShannon Thornton developed a recipe for mental wellness that has provided healing and sustenance to anyone seeking to make their bodies a more positive space for their mind.

Taylor Byrd, Bree Scott, and Josie Herrera, best friends, are ending their senior year high school basketball season at Millguard High with hopes of qualifying for a place in the state championship game. The girls are part of military families living near a United States military base. They have been playing basketball at a local recreation center since elementary school. It is only natural that they end up on a high school girls' basketball team together. They are all talented, but Taylor stands out partially because of her six-foot height, which she gets from her father, Col. Willis Byrd.

"The Dirt Road" by Janete Teixeira-Parente tells the inspiring life story of a woman who grew up in poverty in South Brazil. At the age of fourteen, she left her rural home to support her family financially. Despite being one of eleven siblings, she was the only one to pursue a college education. The book delves into her deep love for her family, especially her flawed yet beloved alcoholic father, who taught her important lessons about faith, work, morals, and education.

Marriages are ending in divorce in large numbers. Even marriages in the body of Christ are suffering. What can save our marriages? Awareness. Awareness that your marriage is a spiritual connection, with a spiritual purpose and a plan, that must be lived out in the natural. Because it is spiritual, some of your greatest warfare surrounds it. Our daily trials and difficulties that create arguments and conflicts are spiritual attacks. Learn to recognize the real enemy and the reason why your marriage is targeted. Your spouse is not your enemy. But your marriage is an important ministry on earth.

Prince Emerald has always had to keep his rebellious and headstrong cousin, Princess Ruby, out of trouble. Now out on their own, Emerald will find that the two evil sisters, Sparkles and Glitter, are working with strong evil forces and have other plans for the young Jewels, especially for the headstrong Princess Ruby.

At age 19, Faye married Doug, her high school sweetheart. Knowing each other since age four, both shared the same values and pursued similar goals. With persistence and faith, they remained focused on their common aspirations undeterred by setbacks. Faye has uniquely interwoven historical milestones to construct the timeline of her story.

The image of heartbreak and describing the devastating emotional pain of a broken relationship transcends culture and is expressed in the same way in almost every language. You will experience the true meaning of the strength of a mother.

A heartfelt emotional rollercoaster you won't be able to put down. From childhood experiences being the middle daughter of an exotic dancer to Milton Hershey School in my formative years and experiencing an entire new way of life. From there to the military, where I deployed with the Tenth Mountain Division, there is an array of detailed imagery that describe the heart-wrenching emotions of war, rape, abuse, delusions, the backstabbing from a "family friend", and the loss of a child to the foster care system, as well as a new addition we were not expecting.

I'm writing this book to encourage people and hear different testimonies on how God brought them out or how big of a blessing it is to put God first and trust him. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony: I've been through a lot of things, but God brought me through every storm, trial, test, and tribulation. My mother said that I was gifted as a little girl, and now that I'm older, I see the gifts God has given me. I hear from God, and he gives me what to say to his people; by me being obedient to his word, things come to pass.

Have you ever felt like you are the only one going through something? You are alone, hurting, and the harder you try, the bigger the circumstances get? Me too! I have walked many unwise decisions or circumstances not in my control, but I am here to tell you that there is a God that never leaves or forsakes us. My hope is that you will find solace in the outcome of how God’s healing hand took my broken vessel and molded me into his vessel, and that you, too, will know he is with you.

What is a godly way of life? A godly way of life is living our lives in "the way" Jesus lived his life, the "godly way," according to his teachings. A godly way of life is the way we conduct ourselves in our every thought, action, and reaction in our everyday lives to let the rest of the world see our Creator through us by doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.

I feel everyone has a story to tell and we all wear masks to cover who we really are. We want others to think our lives are perfect, but that is not always the case. Our masks hide the pain and suffering each of us may have endured at some point in our lives. It is with this book that I am lowering my mask to reveal to you who I truly am.

Stories of Life is a warm, expressive, heartfelt account of some of the major spiritual truths learned by the author over time, spanning some seventy years. There is humor, drama, tragedy, and encouragement to be enjoyed as the author explains the situations that occurred to bring about her spiritual learning and growth. She reveals the struggles and events of a difficult childhood and young adult life, as well as the resulting success that came after commitment to following God's chosen path for her life.