Author: Sheila Joy
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438970781
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Up until her 40's, Sheila's life was like that of any other suburban wife and mother. Married for twenty years to the same man, she found great success balancing a career in advertising with raising two beautiful children. She also lived up to her own very high standards as a quintessential homemaker, gourmet cook, world traveler, public speaker, cyclist, marathoner, and a trainer for other athletes. Those around Sheila were amazed by her ability to juggle her seemingly perfect life. In this book, Ms. Joy candidly reveals that behind her mask of perfection was a life filled with turbulence and pain. Always working hard to cover up her insecurities and feelings of not being good enough, she never allowed herself to get close to anyone. As the adult child of an alcoholic, Sheila openly and honestly reveals her need to control the people and situations around her. It took a painful divorce, a disastrous second marriage, the threat of bankruptcy and the most tragic experience of all - her teenage son's horrific motorcycle accident and traumatic brain injury - to finally make Sheila realize that the only person she could change was herself. At last, Sheila has removed her mask. This book will motivate you with her strength, honesty, and integrity. By openly sharing her own experiences, Sheila proves that it is never too late to change. Most importantly, however, her words reveal the key to finding true and lasting joy.
My Name Is Joy
Author: Sheila Joy
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438970781
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Up until her 40's, Sheila's life was like that of any other suburban wife and mother. Married for twenty years to the same man, she found great success balancing a career in advertising with raising two beautiful children. She also lived up to her own very high standards as a quintessential homemaker, gourmet cook, world traveler, public speaker, cyclist, marathoner, and a trainer for other athletes. Those around Sheila were amazed by her ability to juggle her seemingly perfect life. In this book, Ms. Joy candidly reveals that behind her mask of perfection was a life filled with turbulence and pain. Always working hard to cover up her insecurities and feelings of not being good enough, she never allowed herself to get close to anyone. As the adult child of an alcoholic, Sheila openly and honestly reveals her need to control the people and situations around her. It took a painful divorce, a disastrous second marriage, the threat of bankruptcy and the most tragic experience of all - her teenage son's horrific motorcycle accident and traumatic brain injury - to finally make Sheila realize that the only person she could change was herself. At last, Sheila has removed her mask. This book will motivate you with her strength, honesty, and integrity. By openly sharing her own experiences, Sheila proves that it is never too late to change. Most importantly, however, her words reveal the key to finding true and lasting joy.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438970781
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Up until her 40's, Sheila's life was like that of any other suburban wife and mother. Married for twenty years to the same man, she found great success balancing a career in advertising with raising two beautiful children. She also lived up to her own very high standards as a quintessential homemaker, gourmet cook, world traveler, public speaker, cyclist, marathoner, and a trainer for other athletes. Those around Sheila were amazed by her ability to juggle her seemingly perfect life. In this book, Ms. Joy candidly reveals that behind her mask of perfection was a life filled with turbulence and pain. Always working hard to cover up her insecurities and feelings of not being good enough, she never allowed herself to get close to anyone. As the adult child of an alcoholic, Sheila openly and honestly reveals her need to control the people and situations around her. It took a painful divorce, a disastrous second marriage, the threat of bankruptcy and the most tragic experience of all - her teenage son's horrific motorcycle accident and traumatic brain injury - to finally make Sheila realize that the only person she could change was herself. At last, Sheila has removed her mask. This book will motivate you with her strength, honesty, and integrity. By openly sharing her own experiences, Sheila proves that it is never too late to change. Most importantly, however, her words reveal the key to finding true and lasting joy.
My Name Is Joy
Author: Sam Red
Publisher: New Generation Publishing
ISBN: 1909593419
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
From a young age, Joy's life is punctuated by the waves of a deep, existential crisis, which spurs her onto the path of self-discovery. She comes to realise that relationships, which she deems to be the meaning of her life, imply more than intimate relations with men. Joy seeks to find inner meaning from all outer events; to live life using the spiritual insights she discovers about the human mind, emotions and the One Life that animates all forms. She experiments with what she believes is the human potential for creative manifestation, visioning a place called The Haven - an eco-home, where social and educational projects are underway. Despite her spiritual knowledge, Joy finds herself struggling with the vicissitudes of life, including unemployment and the death of loves ones. She finds her soul mate in Gino, who helps her to address the crises she faces without pulling her back under the veil of mind-made illusions. In time, The Haven becomes a reality - exactly as she had imagined it. Joy, however, has developed expanded mental and spiritual capacities. In the twilight, one evening, without hesitation, she transits consciously out of her physical life into the unseen world.
Publisher: New Generation Publishing
ISBN: 1909593419
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
From a young age, Joy's life is punctuated by the waves of a deep, existential crisis, which spurs her onto the path of self-discovery. She comes to realise that relationships, which she deems to be the meaning of her life, imply more than intimate relations with men. Joy seeks to find inner meaning from all outer events; to live life using the spiritual insights she discovers about the human mind, emotions and the One Life that animates all forms. She experiments with what she believes is the human potential for creative manifestation, visioning a place called The Haven - an eco-home, where social and educational projects are underway. Despite her spiritual knowledge, Joy finds herself struggling with the vicissitudes of life, including unemployment and the death of loves ones. She finds her soul mate in Gino, who helps her to address the crises she faces without pulling her back under the veil of mind-made illusions. In time, The Haven becomes a reality - exactly as she had imagined it. Joy, however, has developed expanded mental and spiritual capacities. In the twilight, one evening, without hesitation, she transits consciously out of her physical life into the unseen world.
Joy
Author: Vanessa Gracia Cruz
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973662868
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
The Word of God reveals a simple truth that the enemy would never want us to know, and that truth is that God, the creator of joy, did not place joy out of our reach or make its presence in our lives dependent on our circumstances; instead, he benevolently created the nature of joy to be a product of our relationship with him. That is why you can see people living the most amazing seasons of their lives and still lack joy, while others experience the driest, most painful circumstances and somehow remain joyful. The latter have learned how to grow the fruit of joy in their lives through the help of the Holy Spirit. They don’t wait for their circumstances to change, and they don’t tell themselves they will be happier when they get what they are waiting for or that joy is unobtainable. They have learned to cultivate joy and, therefore, enjoy its sweetness during every season of their lives. This book focuses on truths from the Word of God that will teach you how to produce joy, regardless of your present circumstance.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973662868
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
The Word of God reveals a simple truth that the enemy would never want us to know, and that truth is that God, the creator of joy, did not place joy out of our reach or make its presence in our lives dependent on our circumstances; instead, he benevolently created the nature of joy to be a product of our relationship with him. That is why you can see people living the most amazing seasons of their lives and still lack joy, while others experience the driest, most painful circumstances and somehow remain joyful. The latter have learned how to grow the fruit of joy in their lives through the help of the Holy Spirit. They don’t wait for their circumstances to change, and they don’t tell themselves they will be happier when they get what they are waiting for or that joy is unobtainable. They have learned to cultivate joy and, therefore, enjoy its sweetness during every season of their lives. This book focuses on truths from the Word of God that will teach you how to produce joy, regardless of your present circumstance.
Where's the Joy?
Author: Danny Williamson
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
ISBN: 164279211X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Where’s the Joy brings awareness and attention to the design, promise, strength, and wonder of true joy. Joy—everyone wants some. It’s the thing that is missing, that people are insatiably hunting for and don’t even realize it. It’s not about just being joyful when things are working in your favor. It’s about radical and immovable joy, which doesn’t fade when life hits the fan. However, joy remains a bit of an untouchable mystery. Where’s the Joy features dynamic and compelling real-life stories that provide the keys to unlocking radical and immovable joy. Danny Williamson helps readers discover the abundant source of joy and reveals how to find joy in the details—even during life’s darkest storms. If you’ve ever wondered Where’s the Joy, it’s time to uncover what Jesus meant when he said, "I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!” John 15:11. Take a journey to discover this mysterious thing and exchange the lie of thinking joy is for everyone else for the truth of supernatural joy.
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
ISBN: 164279211X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Where’s the Joy brings awareness and attention to the design, promise, strength, and wonder of true joy. Joy—everyone wants some. It’s the thing that is missing, that people are insatiably hunting for and don’t even realize it. It’s not about just being joyful when things are working in your favor. It’s about radical and immovable joy, which doesn’t fade when life hits the fan. However, joy remains a bit of an untouchable mystery. Where’s the Joy features dynamic and compelling real-life stories that provide the keys to unlocking radical and immovable joy. Danny Williamson helps readers discover the abundant source of joy and reveals how to find joy in the details—even during life’s darkest storms. If you’ve ever wondered Where’s the Joy, it’s time to uncover what Jesus meant when he said, "I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!” John 15:11. Take a journey to discover this mysterious thing and exchange the lie of thinking joy is for everyone else for the truth of supernatural joy.
Joy's Return: Book 4 in Unconventional Series
Author: Verna Clay
Publisher: M.O.I. Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Order of books in the Unconventional Series: Abby: Mail Order Bride; Broken Angel; Ryder's Salvation; Joy's Return Joy Abigail Ryder has a dream to travel and paint the West, just as her father Jake Ryder did when he was her age. Being the year 1920, societal restrictions are not as cumbersome as they once were a decade or two earlier, but still, is she ready to travel as an unchaperoned female westward for an extended period of time. Her sweet grandmother Abby is the one who finally convinces her to follow her heart. Dr. Walker Flemming's wife died in a horse accident a year ago and his daughter hasn't spoken a word since. When he meets a young woman in the general store who says that his five year old talked to her...he is stunned! However, his aunt, having previously encountered the woman on a train, denigrates her character. Walker doesn't know whom to believe. Should he take a chance and ask the young lady to give his daughter art lessons, hoping his baby will speak again? That is, if she even did so in the first place.
Publisher: M.O.I. Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Order of books in the Unconventional Series: Abby: Mail Order Bride; Broken Angel; Ryder's Salvation; Joy's Return Joy Abigail Ryder has a dream to travel and paint the West, just as her father Jake Ryder did when he was her age. Being the year 1920, societal restrictions are not as cumbersome as they once were a decade or two earlier, but still, is she ready to travel as an unchaperoned female westward for an extended period of time. Her sweet grandmother Abby is the one who finally convinces her to follow her heart. Dr. Walker Flemming's wife died in a horse accident a year ago and his daughter hasn't spoken a word since. When he meets a young woman in the general store who says that his five year old talked to her...he is stunned! However, his aunt, having previously encountered the woman on a train, denigrates her character. Walker doesn't know whom to believe. Should he take a chance and ask the young lady to give his daughter art lessons, hoping his baby will speak again? That is, if she even did so in the first place.
Joy of the Lord Is My Strength
Author: R.J. John
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1493134248
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
''For anyone who thinks of giving up,this book will inspire you to have courage to face any circumstances- -Pastor Joseph Ejemba Senior Pastor,Christ Embassy Malaysia. This book is an experience of R.J.JOHNS journey of faith,love and hope.I strongly believe your life will be inspired and transformed! -Dr Angeline Yap,Medical Doctor,Sabah Malaysia
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1493134248
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
''For anyone who thinks of giving up,this book will inspire you to have courage to face any circumstances- -Pastor Joseph Ejemba Senior Pastor,Christ Embassy Malaysia. This book is an experience of R.J.JOHNS journey of faith,love and hope.I strongly believe your life will be inspired and transformed! -Dr Angeline Yap,Medical Doctor,Sabah Malaysia
The Book of Joy
Author: Monique Jesiolowski
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
ISBN: 1489725431
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Have you ever had God grab you by the ankles, pick you up, and shake all the change out of your pockets? Joy did. A young, Christian woman headed towards the life she always dreamed of, when everything goes topsy-turvy, Joy finds herself wondering why God would allow her dreams to be ruined. From this place of imbalance, Joy starts a job as an advocate for survivors in a new town filled with odd, inspired people. She is confronted with topics like relationships, work, sex, death, and more in an authentic, surprising spiritual journey for Christian and Non-Christian alike. Her path crosses with the disenfranchised, faithful, crazy, hurting, and God Himself in a way that is funny, sad, stimulating, eye-opening, and thought-provoking. With innovative inclusion of music and lyrics bringing this strange book to life, it engages new and veteran Christians, as well as, for those interested in the Christian faith.This book may be the one thing that God wants to use to shake you up.
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
ISBN: 1489725431
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Have you ever had God grab you by the ankles, pick you up, and shake all the change out of your pockets? Joy did. A young, Christian woman headed towards the life she always dreamed of, when everything goes topsy-turvy, Joy finds herself wondering why God would allow her dreams to be ruined. From this place of imbalance, Joy starts a job as an advocate for survivors in a new town filled with odd, inspired people. She is confronted with topics like relationships, work, sex, death, and more in an authentic, surprising spiritual journey for Christian and Non-Christian alike. Her path crosses with the disenfranchised, faithful, crazy, hurting, and God Himself in a way that is funny, sad, stimulating, eye-opening, and thought-provoking. With innovative inclusion of music and lyrics bringing this strange book to life, it engages new and veteran Christians, as well as, for those interested in the Christian faith.This book may be the one thing that God wants to use to shake you up.
Joy in the Midst of Pain
Author: Diane Czekala
Publisher: Charisma Media
ISBN: 1629984612
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
When Diane Czekala's daughter April died in 2011, she was just twenty-three and had her whole life ahead of her. Uniquely, she knew she was going to die and told her mother about it three months before it happened. Diane wanted to hear nothing about it, but then told her, " 'IF' you do die, find a way to let me know you are okay". After her death, Diane and her husband, Michael, feared for April's salvation. But Joy in the Midst of Pain recounts dramatic instances of dreams, visions, and prophetic inspirations that came from people across the country who knew April. Each clearly confirmed to the couple their daughter was with Jesus, there is life after death, and it is wonderful . As a minister of healing, Diane also explains different types of grieving, understanding the grieving process, and hindrances to healing, as she shares her story. If you wonder about life after death, are sorrowing the loss of a loved one, or know someone who is, Joy in the Midst of Pain will offer hope in Jesus and inspire you to draw near to God. As Diane's story emphatically demonstrates, "He will get you through."
Publisher: Charisma Media
ISBN: 1629984612
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
When Diane Czekala's daughter April died in 2011, she was just twenty-three and had her whole life ahead of her. Uniquely, she knew she was going to die and told her mother about it three months before it happened. Diane wanted to hear nothing about it, but then told her, " 'IF' you do die, find a way to let me know you are okay". After her death, Diane and her husband, Michael, feared for April's salvation. But Joy in the Midst of Pain recounts dramatic instances of dreams, visions, and prophetic inspirations that came from people across the country who knew April. Each clearly confirmed to the couple their daughter was with Jesus, there is life after death, and it is wonderful . As a minister of healing, Diane also explains different types of grieving, understanding the grieving process, and hindrances to healing, as she shares her story. If you wonder about life after death, are sorrowing the loss of a loved one, or know someone who is, Joy in the Midst of Pain will offer hope in Jesus and inspire you to draw near to God. As Diane's story emphatically demonstrates, "He will get you through."
A Long Journey to Joy
Author: Yonah Klem
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595631401
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
As a victim of childhood sexual abuse, Yonah Klem mistakenly believed that her version of reality was the Ultimate reality. After decades of therapy and study of Jewish mysticism, she finally cast off the heavy cloak of shameful misconceptions, and relaxed into ordinary life. A Long Journey to Joy provides a unique perspective on how to find joy despite a harrowing beginning. It is a must read for everyone in recovery and for the psychotherapists who guide them. In this rich, amazing memoir, Klem shares her struggles to become whole with a graceful narrative agility that inspires us into hope for our own lives. Youll enjoy and learn from it. --Carolyn Conger, Ph. D, nationally known spiritual teacher
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595631401
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
As a victim of childhood sexual abuse, Yonah Klem mistakenly believed that her version of reality was the Ultimate reality. After decades of therapy and study of Jewish mysticism, she finally cast off the heavy cloak of shameful misconceptions, and relaxed into ordinary life. A Long Journey to Joy provides a unique perspective on how to find joy despite a harrowing beginning. It is a must read for everyone in recovery and for the psychotherapists who guide them. In this rich, amazing memoir, Klem shares her struggles to become whole with a graceful narrative agility that inspires us into hope for our own lives. Youll enjoy and learn from it. --Carolyn Conger, Ph. D, nationally known spiritual teacher
Joy Through the Night
Author: Aida Besancon Spencer
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1556355025
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Joy Through the Night uniquely combines personal experience and scholarship in order that readers may face the most difficult questions Christians can ask: If God is good and all-powerful, how can the world be so shot through with evil? What about the pain of so many children and other innocent people? And why is God letting me hurt so much, so long? A'da and William Spencer draw on the suffering they have faced--including chronic disease and the untimely death of a sibling--to ask these questions on a practical, down-to-earth level. But they also draw on their extensive theological training and ministry experience to present biblical resources for dealing with suffering. In the end, this is a book both realistic and hopeful, offering reassurance that even in the midst of pain we can know joy as we learn to rely on God and the communal care of the church. It will prove a valuable aid to those who minister to them.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1556355025
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Joy Through the Night uniquely combines personal experience and scholarship in order that readers may face the most difficult questions Christians can ask: If God is good and all-powerful, how can the world be so shot through with evil? What about the pain of so many children and other innocent people? And why is God letting me hurt so much, so long? A'da and William Spencer draw on the suffering they have faced--including chronic disease and the untimely death of a sibling--to ask these questions on a practical, down-to-earth level. But they also draw on their extensive theological training and ministry experience to present biblical resources for dealing with suffering. In the end, this is a book both realistic and hopeful, offering reassurance that even in the midst of pain we can know joy as we learn to rely on God and the communal care of the church. It will prove a valuable aid to those who minister to them.