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In Be Brave in the Scared, Catholic writer Mary Lenaburg shares how the overwhelming demands of caring for her severely disabled daughter ultimately taught her - and can teach you - that trusting in God and accepting his will can lead to profound joy, no matter what challenges you face. Be Brave in the Scared is an uplifting account of human frailty (and stubbornness) surrendered to faith.

Debbie Spencer is a lot like most 12 year olds. She loves her friends, loves to laugh, and she’s not afraid to pray. Debbie is an average seventh grader...except she lives at an orphanage...even though she’s not an orphan. Convinced her family is damaged beyond repair, Debbie longs for a new one. And she’s going to find one. When a fire breaks out at Our Lady of the Angels parochial school in Chicago on December 1, 1958, almost 100 children die tragically.

Informational comedy. Every week, Mary and Hanna share tidbits of info and stories you never knew you needed or wanted to know. From the unusual to the bizarre, join us for informal chats and lots of laughter. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mary-e-swarts/support

In recent years, stories of religious universities and institutions grappling with their slave-owning past have made headlines in the news. People find it shocking that the Church itself could have been involved in such a sordid business. This timely book, the result of many years of research, is a study of the origins of this problem.

King Solclair requests that his sister mediate peace with a past ally in hopes of regaining their allegiance. However, a simple peace conference quickly turns complicated as hidden agendas bring secret missions that test group trust and strain relationships. Join in the journey through harsh new worlds and political territory that will test the strength, wisdom, and faith of the White Knight and all those around her.

Sadly Mary E. Bakewell only ever wrote one book: True Fairy Stories, which was published in 1902. However, she lived a very inspirational life, most of it in the frontier west during the 1920s. The little town she lived in was poverty stricken, and Mary did her best to bring relief, solidarity, and a little pleasure to the people of the community, and each year held a Christmas party for all the children. This book has long been out of print.

Mary Carlson didn't plan to become a veterinarian, but her husband's work inspired her to leave teaching, become a vet herself, and open a feline-exclusive clinic. Along the way, there were grueling years of vet school, a shattered hip, an enduring love, illness, and death - and the rediscovery that life, especially one filled with delightful animals, is worth living.

Sama is intent on claiming October for his own, and he has all of eternity to plot her abduction. When Danny goes off the rails, Team Terraway has their hands full trying to fend off a psychosis that’s set in deep. When an attack on the council sets everyone spinning, October learns she must draw clear lines to show Captain Finn where her loyalties lie. Duty can only be expected to drive a person so far, but love is what motivates October to run away from her Reapers. She won’t hesitate to lay down her life if there’s a chance it might save them.

Lias Zukunft könnte so einfach sein. Rafe wünscht sich nichts mehr, als sie zur Königin an seiner Seite zu machen. Doch Lia spürt, dass andere Aufgaben auf sie warten. Sie muss ihrem Heimatland zu Hilfe eilen. Für Morrighan würde sie notfalls auch in die Schlacht ziehen. Während sie Rafe schweren Herzens zurücklässt und einer ungewissen Zukunft entgegenreitet, quälen sie viele Fragen. Kann sie es schaffen, den drei Königreichen Morrighan, Venda und Dalbreck endlich Frieden zu bringen?

As unexpected strangers enter their lives, children in hiding quickly find themselves swept up in a whirlwind of increasing trouble. With the help of new companions and allies, the children discover their origins, strengthen bonds of fellowship, and journey to a faraway galaxy to find purpose and a home. Upon arrival, however, a galactic war that will determine the fate of their lives awaits them.

This is the complete collection of the Molly Luco series. Molly Luco's life isn't what she had hoped for. Taking care of her abusive brother is just one of the many things threatening to hold her back. When a man from her past comes back into her world, Molly realizes that her carefully constructed mess might quickly become unraveled.

Igor the fox owes everything to Frankie Mouse, the scientist who brought him back from the dead. However, as Frankie begins to resurrect more and more animals, apparently with the intent of creating an army, Igor finds himself increasingly excluded from his master's plans. Desperate to win back Frankie's confidence, Igor starts down a path that reveals secrets terrifying to both the living and the dead.

Lucy Kincaid swore she'd never go back to Undraland, but with her mother's promise of possibly finding Linus buried there, Lucy knows she has no choice. She'll stop at nothing to unearth her brother, even if Jens thinks she's lost her mind.

After Tucker's betrayal, Lucy finds herself underground, imprisoned by the surviving Sirens. She clings to Jamie in her mind as she endures mental and physical torture when they try to break her spirit, and her laplanding bond to Jamie.

With Linus by her side, what could go wrong? Struggling to keep up with the Merry Band of Thieves is hard enough without factoring in all the different ways things could go wrong when Lucy attempts to unearth her long-lost brother. Lucy Kincaid is about to find out how low Undraland can drag her down as she tries to break the laplanding bond with Jamie.

Lucy Kincaid expected to be able to keep her secret to herself, but when it's found out she has Siren blood from Pesta, the group turns on her. Jens disappears, Foss turns cold, and Britta leaves the group. When a darkness starts to grow in Jamie, Lucy suspects foul play. Her favorite prince uses his direct link to Lucy to torture her from the inside out. When Tucker makes an attempt on her life, Lucy must decide if her Merry Band of Thieves is worth saving.

With the joy of leaving Undraland behind, the anticipation of returning back to the Other Side, where Lucy is most familiar, has everyone in high spirits. Soon she realizes that there will be no white picket fence, no home, and no life until the final portal to the Land of Be is destroyed. Pesta uses every tool at her disposal to claw at Lucy, stopping at nothing to take down the one girl who's managed to escape her clutches time and time again.

With her guardian gnome MIA, Lucy has to learn to work with the one person who hates her most, leading her to make dark decisions she never would have considered. Foss takes Lucy through the dangerous parts of his land as they fight with and for each other. The angry Fossegrim sacrifices much, hoping the woman he despises will somehow prove herself worthy of fighting by his side.

Lucy and her merry band of thieves are certain that if they can survive the farlig fisk, nothing is too great to tear them apart. They never counted on their ship landing in Bedra, a land filled with women who use lavender powder to suck the wills from the strongest of men. Jens faces his greatest test as he tries to make it out of Bedra unscathed by the manipulative Mares. Tensions run high as laplanding takes Lucy and Jamie to a whole new level of angst that they must work through together.

A gripping collection of Victorian supernatural stories from the greatest ghost story writers of the age. 'Room Number Ten' by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor, 'Kerfol' by Edith Wharton, 'A Child of the Rain' by Elia W. Peattie, 'The Cold Embrace' by Mary E. Braddon, 'The Mummy of Thompson-Pratt' by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne, 'When I Was Dead' by Vincent O'Sullivan, 'The Everlasting Club' by Arthur Gray, 'The Story of the Spaniards' by E & H Heron, 'The Staircase' by Hugh Walpole....