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The true story of a miraculous encounter between a teenaged girl and a baby whale off the coast of California

It was the dark of early morning; seventeen-year-old Lynne Cox was swimming her last half mile back to the pier after a long workout when she became aware that something was swimming with her. The ocean was charged with energy as if a squall was moving in; whatever it was felt large enough to be a white shark coursing beneath her body. In fact, it was a baby gray whale. Lynne quickly realized that if she swam back to the pier, the young calf would follow her to...

Tae weaves the true meaning of kindness into her daily routine and outlines how a small, simple act can make a big impact in a person's life.

When you practice kindness daily, your heart will open widely, you will be flooded with joy, you will make others feel seen, and you will make the world a better, more compassionate place for all.

Color the World with Kindness includes daily acts of kindness and reflection questions with journaling space to carry forth your own kindness plan. There are inspirational quotes interspersed between the pages to uplift and inspire you to...

Lynne Cox started swimming almost as soon as she could walk. By age sixteen, she had broken all records for swimming the English Channel. Her daring eventually led her to the Bering Strait, where she swam five miles in thirty-eight-degree water in just a swimsuit, cap, and goggles. In between those accomplishments, she became the first to swim the Strait of Magellan, narrowly escaped a shark attack off the...

Fawn Ailish Flynn, in hiding, is listening to her parents argue. Her father saying, -'That's' not mine.- Fawn's brother, Greer Jr., was yelling at their momma, -If 'that' had never been born, my daddy would have never left. It's all her fault.- Then Momma married Frank, a violent, abusive man. Just because he thought Fawn was staring at him, he slapped her to the floor, yelling, -Get 'that' out of my sight.- Fawn went to bed, praying that God would take her, praying she wouldn't wake up.

Follow Fawn's journey from her small hometown in North Alabama, to the West Coast, where Frank...

A celebrated athlete who set swimming records around the world, Lynne Cox achieved astonishing feats of strength and endurance. She was the first to swim the frigid waters of the Bering Strait, the Strait of Magellan, and the coast of Antarctica, and she was the fastest to swim the English Channel. But it is a different kind of struggle that pushes her to the brink. In a short...

Behind the Mask is a true story of sin and redemption, of faith and forgiveness. With courage and candor, author Amy Lynne shares her inspirational story. At age eighteen she chose to have an abortion. This decision caused her to withdraw from family and friends and led her to believe she was incapable of being loved, that no one could ever love someone who had killed her own child.

Years passed, but Amy was unable to openly share her past with others. She had subconsciously donned a mask to hide behind. She felt as though the mask hid her shame, guilt, bitterness, anger and fear, but...