Traffic Lights likens a man’s life journey to a drive on the road in a motorized vehicle through clearances, cautions and curtailments drawn from the Bible, by referring to them as green, yellow and red lights. The book has many interesting couplets and other multiple liners that describe varied situations in life and our responses to those. Many of these verses are probing and penetrative, and expose our attitudes and delineate the outcomes. In the author’s eyes, the touch-stone for all of these is the Bible. He has quoted book, chapter and verse in support. Link words are placed to facilitate word search for several of these verses. Seek honey - Stir bees Let not my good intentions, Become points of bad contentions. (Ps 120:7 NIV) I am a man of peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

With a commitment that God would be first in our marriage, we followed that principle through the adversities and illnesses of our life journey, as we “rose above” the trials. This book is a collection of true stories of our life of trusting God through those times with His comforting Grace. In turn we learned about Compassion, a quality missing in today’s world. This prepared us to be compassionate to others in their times of need and taught us how to comfort them in God’s ways. Be prepared to read and be motivated, no matter what comes your way. An easy to read and must read book, written as a labor of love, filled with many words from the Holy Bible.

This memoir highlights a compelling story of tragedy and triumph during the Jim Crow and separate but equal era in the Deep South. The book traces the evolution of Joseph Pierce Braud, from his humble birthplace in A-Bend in Ascension Parish to his graduation from Howard University Medical School in 1958 and thereafter. Braud overcame the death of his father and helped support the family by scrapping rice and potatoes and shining shoes on Carrollton Street in New Orleans. During the 1930s and 1940s, his family received only $18 per month for seven siblings. Before earning his medical degree from Howard University Medical School in 1958, Braud helped his siblings obtain a college education. Subsequently, he opened his medical practice in New Orleans and held a staff position at Flint-Goodridge Hospital of Dillard University. From Brookstown with its 300 residents, Dr. Braud paved the way for six members of his Braud Family Group to become Medical Doctors, including (14) BS degrees, (4) Masters Degrees, (1) Juris Doctorate, (1) Doctor of Philosophy, and (1) nurse. Find out how Braud beat the odds to earn his education and pave the way for other Blacks to enter the medical field.

For over twenty years, George W. Jones (1888-1952) was the beloved Episcopal priest at Epiphany Mission in Sherwood, Tennessee. Beginning in 1932, Father Jones published "The Booklet", a quarterly report of the Mission activities. It was here that he would write about daily life in this small remote area of the Cumberland Mountains, the hardships of living through the Great Depression and World War II, and also include his inspirational and spiritual writings. Through his poems, stories, and letters he offered words of encouragement and inspiration. "Life's Journey" is a collection of essays and poems by George W. Jones that appeared in issues of "The Booklet". Also included is an essay on George W. Jones by Editor Dan Hardison and photographs that appeared in issues of the "The Booklet."

This is the story of a young girl growing up in rural Sweden with dreams of the Promised Land, America. May-Britt grew up on a farm in the most primitive part of Smaland, Sweden. As she shares her memories we learn what life was like on the farm that was located so deep in the forest it was called, The end of the world. Growing up, I never dreamed I would one day be living in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, she says laughing. But dream she did, and those dreams took her on a long journey filled with laughter and joy, hardship and sorrow, adventure and excitement. This is the story of a young girl who refused to give up on her dreams despite the many obstacles rising up in her path. It is a story of determination and hard work, of love and laughter, and of God's grace and provision.

The bell has been rang; this is a wake up call to take action to change direction from the negative to positive. The ball is totally in your court, take advantage of the opportunities based on the identification of the defaults to change your thought process. Time and time again we learn of true accounts of rags to riches incidents of real people who took control of their lives Once you identify the defaults, determination is the process by which your goal will be achieved. Cultivate aspirations in your conscious mind as to where you are and desire to be, the sky is the limit. The train of life is moving right along one day at a time, make hay while the sun is shining, and seek shelter when it is raining. Carefully pursue the path of life utilizing the limited allotment of time to the ultimate destination. Have a wonderful life and enjoy its pleasures.

Present-day life is full of fear, anxiety, disappointment, frustration and insecurity. Unending competition, from kindergarten to retirement, from the workplace to the bedroom, is killing. Today, man is under constant pressure to achieve and to acquire. W