Women Win the Vote! 19 for the 19th Amendment
A bold new collection showcasing the trailblazing individuals who fought for women’s suffrage, honoring the Nineteenth Amendment’s centennial anniversary.
Women Win the Vote! maps the road to the Nineteenth Amendment through compact, readable biographies of nineteen women who helped pave the way. From early feminist activist Lucretia Mott to radical twentieth century suffragist Alice Paul, this vibrant collection profiles both iconic figures like Sojourner Truth and those who may be less well-known, like Mary Ann Shadd Cary.
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Miracles & Moments of Grace: Inspiring Stories from Military Chaplains
This collection of 50 first-person stories draws inspiring messages from the day-to-day lives of our nation’s soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. Military chaplains are eyewitnesses to amazing displays of human compassion and divine intervention. From the simple joy of a Christmas card that improbably makes its way to Korea, to the terror of facing down a homicidal soldier, this book makes it clear: military chaplains are tough, they share the burden with those who are facing the darkest moments of the human experience, and they bring the light of faith with them. This book will introduce you to chaplains who have put their lives on the line to minister to those serving in our armed services around the world.
Praise for Miracles & Moments of Grace: Inspiring Stories from Military Chaplains
Tapping into a treasury of anecdotes from battlefield and crisis pastors through the ages, the author uses her journalism background to collect stories. From Iqbal, a boy who lived through the southeast Asian tsunami aboard a Navy hospital ship, to the barracks in Lebanon where 241 Marines were killed in a 1983 suicide bombing to the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, Kennedy relates 50 stories, recounted with humor and tenderness. —Publishers Weekly
These candid accounts of remarkable luck and bloody catastrophe from dozens of noncombatant military men and women are moving and painful to read. Their stories have the brevity and terse eloquence of real and lived experience. —Library Journal
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Miracles & Moments of Grace: Inspiring Stories from Doctors
This collection of 50 first-person stories comes from physicians in all branches of medicine—family doctors, neurosurgeons, military doctors, ob/gyns, emergency room doctors, dentists and missionary doctors. These doctors’ experiences speak of everything from the rescue of victims in the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the heart-stopping birth of a baby boy with no blood; from a delicate procedure performed in a dark Haitian pavilion to a terrible secret that tortures a man in his final days. Triumphant or tragic, these poignant accounts are infused with tenderness, wonder, and at times, even humor.
Praise for Miracles & Moments of Grace: Inspiring Stories from Doctors
These stories of doctors’ tender encounters with anxious and fearful patients shed light on the immense privilege of the doctor-patient relationship. After sharing in the experiences of these inspiring and faith-filled physicians, your doctor’s exam room will never seem a cold place again. —Walt Larimore, MD, medical director for Mission Medical Clinic and best-selling author of Bryson City Tales and Hazel Creek
I believe that every doctor has at least one gripping story to tell. In this book, Nancy Kennedy chronicles dozens of these stories. Get ready to smile, to weep, and to praise God. —Robert Orr, MD, CM, senior fellow with The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity and author of Medical Ethics and the Faith Factor
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Miracles & Moments of Grace: Inspiring Stories of Survival
In this collection of 50 first-person stories, you’ll meet ordinary people who have triumphed over extraordinary circumstances. Caught in Hurricane Katrina, attacked by a lion, facing a gunman, trapped in a violent marriage, losing the self to Alzheimer’s—in the midst of their trials, these brave people have discovered the grace to persevere in the face of life’s greatest challenges. The stories they tell make the heart race, yet they also reveal the sustaining power of deep courage and true faith.
Praise for Miracles & Moments of Grace: Inspiring Stories of Survival
Miracles & Moments of Grace offers encouragement for our hearts and strength for our struggles. Written with clarity and with heart, these uplifting stories of overcoming and enduring provide a glimpse of God’s bigger picture, spurring us on to move forward in confident faith. —Leslie Haskin, 9/11 survivor and author of Between Heaven and Ground Zero
Hope resonates through every story in this book. In the most dire situations, people have experienced miraculous survival, deepened faith and a heightened sense of gratitude. Having almost touched the hand of God myself, I appreciate life in all its fullness. We are all here for a reason. —Tina Zahn, author of Why I Jumped
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Miracles & Moments of Grace: Inspiring Stories from Moms
In these 50 first-person stories, mothers share their most memorable moments. From new moms to seasoned moms and from the hilarious to the heartbreaking, these stories reveal the depth of a mother’s love and her delight at wearing the title of ”Mom.” One mother tells a lyrical bedtime tale of her daughter’s adoption, while another shares how she took in a runaway Amish boy. The mother of an autistic boy tells of three magical days with him, and yet another takes a startling phone call from her adult son, who has made a heart-stopping decision. “God believes in mothers,” one woman says in relating the harrowing birth of her child. These mothers all have one thing in common—they adore their children, they are in awe of them at times, and they wouldn’t trade a single moment of their lives.
Praise for Miracles & Moments of Grace: Inspiring Stories from Mom
Miracles & Moments of Grace is an absolute treasure of wisdom. The beautiful voices that speak from the pages of this book remind us that there is meaning, purpose and joy in motherhood. This is a lovely book I would recommend to new moms, seasoned moms, moms-to-be, or anyone who wants to feel the majesty and grace of family life. —April Perry, co-founder of The Power of Moms website, and co-author of Deliberate Motherhood
This book is filled with women who are heroes in the lives of others. Mothers experience undeniable miracles that bring them to the pinnacle of hope and happiness. Even in the struggles of motherhood, our lives are touched by miracles and grace. —Colleen Swindoll-Thompson, author and director of special needs ministries for Insight for Living
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