Family and Relationships

The state of society and cultural pressure on the family suggest dads have not been equipped to step up as the fathers the next generation needs. How much instruction and guidance have you received for your role as a father? In Seasons of Fathering – A handbook for life, you will receive instruction on the PASS the BATON strategy for dads along with practical guidance and specific encouragement for the Teacher, Coach and Counselor seasons of fathering. A father’s journey is analogous to the 4 X 400 relay race – When a dad runs the relay of life well, he stays between the lines, places the baton firmly in the hand of the next generation and lets go. It is beautiful to watch. When a dad does not commit to run well, the clank of batons reverberate across society. This book is an encouragement to pass the baton well through the seasons of fathering and a charge to become the dad you are called to be, the dad the next generation needs to see.

A heartwarming story of family and love in historical America. Through love for each other and love for others, the Mattley family grows to include four young orphans and a lonely Indian chief.

Dr. Natika M. McPherson is the wife of Gregory, owner and operator of the Mobile Mac Shop. She is also a licensed professional counselor who has been serving couples and marriages for over 10 years. Listening to her heart and learning from her education and experiences over the years, has allowed Dr. McPherson to rekindle her own struggling ability to ‘Know Marriage’. In addition, she has been able to encourage others to live in the freedom of operating in the marriage they believe in without feeling guilty, controlled or ashamed. It is Dr. McPherson’s desire to see marriages successful and long lasting just as the vows say. This book will help you walk through the simplicity of finding the real you and accepting your real spouse while learning how to take two whole people and intertwine them as one! We can only be responsible for what we know, so let’s Get To Know Marriage!

Men, and husbands in particular, are under attack today. We are portrayed on television and in advertisements as being like children; focused on our own toys and uninterested and uninvolved in what is happening with our families. We need our wife’s help with any household job. It is perfectly ok to make jokes about us on social media.

This is not the kind of man that God calls us to be in scripture. We are called to lead, but to lead in a different way. We are called to servant leadership and to look to Jesus himself as a model of how to be that servant leader.

40 Days for Husbands takes incidents from Jesus’ life and verses about him and presents them in a workbook format to help men make very specific changes in their lives in order to be the men God called them to be. This book is designed to be a practical tool for making men better husbands by loving like Jesus loved.

Losing a child is the most devastating thing that can ever happen to anyone. Learning to live with that loss is equally devastating. Outlined in this book is the true story of one man’s loss in the hope that it provides comfort and understanding to you. This journey outlines the psychology behind the way you feel day in and day out, and displays a first-hand understanding to why things are happening the way they are.

The book is intended for men suffering from the loss of their child in any number of situations. Yet, if you are a loved one trying to understand what is happening to the man in your life, it can provide guidance as well. Through the detailed explanations, we hope that those who want to understand the way a man truly feels with such a great loss will understand just how incredibly painful it can be.

Out of the Darkness, is the story of a student, Susan Longhorn and a bully, Jane Tyler. Susan comes to a new school. It is not long before she is being bullied by Jane Tyler, in particular and two of her friends. The bullying is relentless and continues for months. Eventually Jane does an unthinkable act against Susan that cannot be ignored. God enters the lives of Jane, her parents, Jane’s friends, and He convinces all that major decisions have to be made to change the lives of all concerned. The principal of the school doesn’t want to see Jane have a criminal record so he asks her to do something that has never been considered by him before. She reluctantly does what the principal asks and her life is changed in miraculous ways.

Wilderness Passion is the story of a man that went through a horrible experience in war. He was so emotionally devastated that when he returned home he was unable to return to civilian life. He decided to walk deep into the wilderness of Minnesota, built a cabin on a lake, and had no contact with the outside world for years. Finally after years he meets two men that change his life forever. Because of the two men he eventually meets a woman from the city that he falls madly in love with. Johnny and Pamela are torn between love and their lifestyles. Johnny was a wilderness man who loved nature and Pamela was a city woman. Neither could imagine living where the other did. Could they reach a compromise because of their love for each other or were they doomed for failure?

Big Mama thought she had her hands full when she was raising her own wild and crazy children; but after suffering a second stroke, she realized her own children couldn’t hold a candle to her great grandchildren!

Kito, Armonni, Christopher, Michael, Braylon, Kei’Zjon, Dai’Zjon, and Tristen are adorable, daring and precocious! ...and Na’Lah? Well, she’s just Big Mama’s hope that the world will keep revolving.

Her great grandkids’ filters are off and their antics have begun! One thing for sure though, Big Mama loves to laugh, and boy do they make her laugh!!!!

The story begins in a world without television, internet, iPads, or supermarkets; where blackberries were only fruit and children had time for play. This is a story many immigrants could tell. They survived with the same resources: hard work, determination, a community of family and faith in God.

In PART ONE read to discover the similarities and differences in the wilderness times your ancestors and mine overcame to find the American dream.

In PART TWO read about struggles and hardships in the twenty first century. People have “wilderness times” in their lives today. Current survival stories can provide hope and strength for those of us in the twenty first century.

In PART THREE, the reader will discover the many ways in which people of Italian descent made a positive difference on society. Although several people are named, it is only a sample of Italians who made a positive impact on our world.

Everyone has a story. After seeing stories shared here, hopefully readers will be encouraged to share their stories with others.

Dialogue of a Foster/Adopted Child is a handbook for foster and adoptive parents to help them understand the trauma that the children may have experienced and how the trauma may affect the child’s development and behavior. The book basically speaks from the perspective of the foster or adopted child to the foster or adoptive parent and professionals who care for them.