Created by actress and comedian Kim Coles, who shares her own personal hardships and survivals, this anthology will support you in regaining your spiritual resiliency to design a life of passion. Centered on the core themes of gratitude, intention, forgiveness, triumph, and self-love, each chapter reveals the necessary elements of purposeful living and how to acquire them. The intimate expressions herein will help you liberate your inner child, collect all the life lessons you've obtained so far, and welcome them into the abundance of your future. Enlightening, accessible, and rooted in real people's experiences, Open Your G.I.F.T.S. is a required reading for women seeking satisfaction and fulfillment in their lives. Unearth your authentic positioning and discover what your empowering destiny in this world really is. Learn more at www.KimColes.tv

Gifts in Open Hands contains a wealth of multicultural liturgies, prayers, affirmations, blessings, and poetry by people from the global community. These beautifully written pieces can be used in worship and celebration of sacraments, sacred seasons, and all other occasions in the life of the church.

Do you know God has given you the Greatest Gift ever given? Have you opened His Gift? If not, why not? Maybe you think you’ll always have tomorrow to open it. But what if you don’t. Your life could end without warning. Or maybe you’re just content with life and think you have everything you’ll ever need. Or maybe, you’ve never heard about this gift from God and don’t know that it even exists. Which case are you? Let’s open this gift from God together. Let’s go verse by verse from the Bible about the death, burial, resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, and witnessed accounts of Him being alive again. And then how to receive His Gift. If at the end of this book you decide you don’t want this gift, it’s ok. It’s your choice. But what if this gift changes your life forever? Don’t wait. Tomorrow may not come. Open this gift from God today.

We are all born with special gifts and talents. We all have something unique to offer humanity. We were created to discover and share our gifts and talents with others. Unfortunately, fear, doubt, and the many trials and tribulations of life, have deterred us from discovering the special seeds God placed in our spirits at birth. Take a walk with Patricia M. Goins as she takes you on a personal journey, and guides you toward opening your own special gifts from God.

Beloved author-illustrator Patricia Polacco’s holiday story is a wonderful ode to the magic of family, Christmas, and giving the right kind of gifts—gifts filled with love. Richie and Trisha want to buy Christmas gifts for their family, but they don't have enough money. Enter Kay Lamity, a new housekeeper . . . but is that all she is? She comes into their lives like a whirlwind, brimming with positive energy and a can-do attitude. Kay not only straightens them out when it comes to whether or not Santa Claus is real, she teaches them something about gifts: the just-good-enough kind that come from the pocketbook and the unforgettable kind that come from the heart. Because of Kay, Trisha and Richie—and the family—have a Christmas morning they will never forget. Celebrating the joy of homemade gifts, Patricia Polacco introduces readers to a new character who is truly a force of nature in this story reminiscent of Christmas Tapestry and An Orange for Frankie. This is a magical Christmas story the author swears is true, right down to the sleigh tracks on the farmhouse roof!

Unwrapping God's gifts - wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discernment of Spirits, tongues and interpretation of tongues. Concentrating on the nine gifts that the apostle Paul listed together in 1 Corinthians 12, Dr. Sam Storms gives readers a biblical introduction to the spiritual gifts that God bestows on every generation of believers. He combines a solid biblical foundation and practical advice with first-hand illustrations of these gifts in action. Spiritual gifts are nothing less than God himself in us, energizing our souls, imparting revelation to our minds infusing power in our wills, and working his sovereign and gracious purposes through us.

A story of celebration with the characters of Hazel Village.

The Gifts from Losing You is a poignant chronicle that shares a family's experience of their first year grieving the sudden loss of their only son and brother, aged 19. Written by his mother, it is a story of personal tragedy, immeasurable love, heartbreak, and sadness, coupled with gratitude, courage, and perseverance. Her reflections explore the themes of loss, shock, pain, acceptance, and eternal love. She focuses on how her family found a way to weave their grief into the fabric of their lives while opening their hearts and minds to the gifts bestow on them. She discovers that deep despair and blessing can co-exist simultaneously in grief. This unique perspective has guided them in their healing, enabling them to live alongside their heartache. From her experience as a health coach, she shares the self-care practices that enabled her to cope with her devastating reality. For anyone suffering the loss of a child or a loved one, this part memoir, part self-help book provides hope and inspiration, with insights to help you navigate your path out of the dark, toward the light.

Join Laurel S. Sewell as she explores how we can meet the needs of others -hunger, thirst, shelter, clothing, comfort, companionship - through several powerful "gifts of hospitality."

The concept is the share, by telling a story, lessons learned from a man who - forever in pursuit of the brass ring - almost loses everything he has. Kyle, focused on wealth and his elite bike building company, pursues external measures of success and it's never enough to satisfy him. It is unique in that we see the impact of his choices that he is yet to see, and helps us understand the power of our own interpretations and communication. The story allows us to take the time to look inside ourselves, face our fears, and see how simple adjustments can enhance and/or clarify what is most important to each of us.