Family & Relationships

Have you received a life-altering diagnosis for your child which has left you feeling devastated, confused, and fearful for your future?

More than three decades ago, author and mother Janet Kelly navigated those emotions when her second daughter was diagnosed with profound brain damage. Now, in The Unplanned Journey, she extends her hand to you, sharing the trials and triumphs of parenting a child with special needs.

This isn’t just a book; it’s a lifeline!

Within these pages, discover not just practical tips and guidance but a source of unwavering support. Kelly’s words resonate like those of a compassionate friend, a mentor who understands the “unplanned journey” you have embarked upon.

The practical tips and guidance shared in this book, along with the author's words of comfort and hope, make this a must read for all parents of children with special needs.

Theo Krause gains speed as he drops into a ravine on a remote Colorado mountain biking trail. Rounding a bend, his bike hits an awkward bump, hidden by the shadows, that catapults him head first into an aspen tree, splintering his neck. Staring at the sky, paralyzed, he thinks, “This is where I will die.”

A mountain rescue team races in while a helicopter crew positions for a dangerous airlift. Hours later and five hundred miles away, Theo’s mother takes a phone call. The news is devastating. Her son will never walk again.

Finding Theo is a father’s raw account of his son’s courageous battle for life. It is also a deeper story of discovery about the people whose lives became interwoven with Theo’s: the son of an Iranian immigrant who found him beside the trail, medical professionals—one, the sister of a Columbine High School massacre victim—and the cast of friends who guarded his soul.

Long after the last page turns, Finding Theo provokes questions about the meaning of “miracle” and the way the world was made to work.

Joshua W. White is a combat veteran who served during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. His story of what it’s like growing up in a fly-over state, riddled with poverty and drugs, and how the Marine Corps calling changed his life forever is one that everyone needs to hear.

Among the Greatest is a real life testimonial from the front lines of a major US conflict, and the struggle to readjust back into society as a young man.

For any person who is suffering with PTSD, or who lives with daily adversity, this is testament to weathering the toughest storms and putting yourself back to work. The hardest thing anyone could ever do is admit their mistakes, accept something is wrong, or recognize they NEED help. It’s important to share that even during the toughest of days, there are lessons to be learned within the chaos. It's those lessons that often lead to some of the greatest outcomes in life. As long as you are breathing, you are still in the fight, and you can make a difference. Joshua is a mentor that encourages readers to put a stake in the ground and make the decision to never give up!

Drawing from their extensive world-wide research into what makes a successful marriage, Drs. David and Vera Mace introduce the Primary Coping System, three timeless strengths which can simultaneously bulletproof and invigorate today’s marriages. Launched against the backdrop of a world-wide economic depression and the devastations of World War II, the Primary Coping System was designed to build strengths in families through improving the relational health of the married couple. These effective strengths transcend time and their relevance is presented in interview form by Drs. Britton and Bobbye Wood. Their mentors, the Maces, founded the global organization, originally called The Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment and now named simply Better Marriages. Derived from candid and insightful interviews with the world-famous Maces, this can be the go-to book for couples who, like these marriage pioneers, are “strongly autonomous and have the courage and resolution to go after what they want.”

Today’s women are asking, where have all the “good men” gone? And it is no wonder. Over the last decade, with female empowerment they got a fairer shot at equality, but have they really gotten what they wished for when you throw in the family responsibilities, dual jobs, and the rise of the single mom? Have all these gains made women happier or more fulfilled while men’s primary role in society reduced to become “female compliant”? The author has also observed that as men and women age they also differ in the way they approach life. Women tend to want more and men tend to want less. Is this difference in mindset compatible? Regg dives into equal rights, sexism and living in this new age of male decline and female assertion.

Nancy Stevens captures attention as she leads you through an unimaginable divorce story of deception and cruelty. Offering insights and practical take-aways, she gives hope to readers experiencing their own journey.

As a contented Army wife, married for forty-six years to a career Army officer, Nancy is faced with a cheating husband who, after conducting a clandestine affair, suddenly decides to divorce her. In thirty-one heart-breaking chapters, Nancy relates the twists and turns dealing with a pathologically lying husband, a scheming mistress who becomes the second wife, a military bureaucracy that protects its own, the traumas of legal issues and bankruptcy manipulation, ugly depositions and traumatic court appearances.

With creativity, wit and humor Nancy’s account reveals both struggle and hope. Helpful strategies and cogent advice are included at the end of each chapter plus words of encouragement throughout to help other women experiencing or contemplating divorce. These resources will help readers searching for answers on how to prepare, protect themselves and take the next steps.

Are you letting your past rob you of your future?

Vulnerability, insecurity, anger, resentment and depression led Mistie into the arms of cocaine. Held hostage by addiction for ten years, she fell from becoming a surgeon in medical school to sporting black eyes, committing crimes and facing forty years in prison for taking someone’s life.

Left BROKEN, DEPRESSED and LOST, she found strength to PULL HERSELF UP by sharing the RAW TRUTH about addiction, domestic abuse, and shame to IMPACT others. In prison, she WROTE herself into a four step healing process strategically titled C.O.P.E. = HOPE, which triggers emotional release of pain, guilt, FORGIVENESS and depression.

Mistie stresses “Don’t wait, LOVE yourself TODAY! RETRAIN your brain to see SILVER LININGS instead of dwelling on negativity. Find your GREATNESS buried inside behind the shame, guilt, embarrassment, denial and arrogance and use it to PULL YOURSELF UP.” She urges you to ask “who am I here to serve?” Shift your focus to helping someone else and you will discover your anger, resentment and self-doubt will fade away.

Stop looking into the rearview mirror and LET GO of your haunting past so you can BE PRESENT and show up in your FUTURE.

PULL YOURSELF UP!