What do you do when you discover that your entire adult life has been a lie? What do you do when you realize everything you believed in and trusted in was nothing but an illusion painted with deceit and framed in your own stupidity? At fifty-two, the only fact that she is certain of is that her life is just about over. Standing, looking at herself in the mirror, the ravages of time and The Truth have turned her into a bitter, lonely, hateful, spiteful old woman. The peaceful, proper, well-behaved existence that has defined her entire life has gotten her absolutely nothing except an ocean of...
What do you do when you discover that your entire adult life has been a lie? What do you do when you realize everything you believed in and trusted in...
It should have been the worse day of her life. Nothing could be worse than being a bride abandoned on her wedding day, right? Wrong. Try factoring in an unplanned pregnancy that shatters what is left of Karly Martin's dreams to be a missionary. But Karly is a survivor, stronger and braver than she ever thought possible. Giving up her son for adoption and accepting a teaching position at a Navajo mission school gives her the chance to build on the dreams she thought she had to abandon. Slowly, she begins to heal. Earl Nezbegay sees to all of his responsibilities: caring for his quadriplegic...
It should have been the worse day of her life. Nothing could be worse than being a bride abandoned on her wedding day, right? Wrong. Try factoring in ...
She is Elle Graves. She is 14. She is a captive. She is alone. She is frightened. She is no better than a slave. But she is not a red savage. Her story is wrapped within the historical facts of the Cherokee Nation in the early 19th century at a time when they were at their best and ultimately driven to their worst. Elle experiences the worst of hatred and the best of love as she travels down her life path and strives to reconcile the two worlds that she knows; her white one that she can never escape and the red one that she has chosen to embrace. Elle discovers that family has nothing to do...
She is Elle Graves. She is 14. She is a captive. She is alone. She is frightened. She is no better than a slave. But she is not a red savage. Her stor...
Her name is Bear. She is happy here in the Indian village she has chosen to call home even though to look at her you would see that she has white skin. At 15, she is the mate of Bright Feather and the people of The Maple Forest are her family. All she loves and holds dear are in this special garden walled around. This is the story of a captive white girl named Elle Graves who transforms into a powerful Indian woman, wife, and mother. The book encompasses a period in the 19th century during which the Cherokee achieved great success. However, dark struggles are looming, threatening all the...
Her name is Bear. She is happy here in the Indian village she has chosen to call home even though to look at her you would see that she has white skin...
She is Bear, the mate of Bright Feather. She has matured from a frightened, captive, white girl to a wife, mother, and perhaps most importantly, Powerful Indian Woman. She is eighteen years old. Wrapped within the historical facts of the Cherokee Nation during the early 19th century, we watch The Nation struggle inside and outside its borders. During this period, Andrew Jackson becomes president and under this presidency we see their forced migration to land west of the Mississippi and the tragic Trail of Tears in 1839. We see deprivation and deception, broken promises and sorrow. But we also...
She is Bear, the mate of Bright Feather. She has matured from a frightened, captive, white girl to a wife, mother, and perhaps most importantly, Power...
Fact: Every relationship in your life past, present, and future is directly related to the state of your heart. Let's take some time to examine the state of your heart: do a little thoughtful introspection, examine the quality of your heart, realign your priorities, begin to fix what's broken, strengthen what's weak, find what's lost and make God smile a bit. Let me introduce you to: Eve and The Only Guy On The Planet - A Heart of Perfection. Sarah and The Guy She Was With For One Hundred Years - A Heart Of Patience. Leah and Her Sister's Husband - A Heart Of Self Confidence. Tamar and The...
Fact: Every relationship in your life past, present, and future is directly related to the state of your heart. Let's take some time to examine the st...
Joining The Club was her mother Elaine's story ... Embracing The Truth is Olivia's. Here I am in psychologist Aileen Burkart's office. It's my very first visit to this therapist. I've dragged myself here out of desperation and as a last resort. Aileen reminds me a little of Jabba The Hutt sitting in her big throne-like chair as she oozes power and superiority. I feel like Princess Leia must have felt in the wire mesh bikini with the slave collar chained around her neck. Yes, I'm here of my own volition, but only just. Kind of as if you feel yourself sliding off a cliff, and in desperation and...
Joining The Club was her mother Elaine's story ... Embracing The Truth is Olivia's. Here I am in psychologist Aileen Burkart's office. It's my very fi...
