Keep Calm and Trust God

In Keep Calm and Trust God things such as anxiety, worry, fear, stress, setbacks, and failures was discussed. Prayers, short narratives, scripture, poems, and encouraging short stories go along with each topic to keep you cool and trust God. 

Wallace and Gromit: Feng Shaun

This was a fun book about Shaun the Sheep. It provided encouraging words of wisdom on how to unwind and take your mind off the stresses and strains of modern living in Feng Shui. It was very cute.

Everyday Wisdom For Success

This was a book that had tips on how to have success. From personal, professional, and spiritual in your everyday life. 

Indian Trail Trees

This was a book that talked about Indian Trail Trees. Indian Trail trees are going extinct because of deforestation and also the land is changing. Trial trees were trees that Indians used to mark trails to find water and other things. They did this by tying down young saplings with rope pointing in the direction of the way they wanted to go. They were permanently growing like that and when they were old enough they would cut the strings off. This book talked about the history of these trees and pictures of them and where they were found. I liked this book showing the history of an almost lost art in the world that is disappearing fast. 

 

Shadow Mirror

This is the second book to the Walk Series. Once again Miranda and her friends must solve the mystery at the Belvedere, the plantation estate, that the town is fixing up to turn into a bed and breakfast. Excellent!!! I really enjoyed this book. It also had an Alice and Wonderland feel to it. 

Walk of the Spirits

This was the first book in the Walk Series. Miranda Barnes moves to St. Yvette, Louisiana because of a hurricane that wiped out her other house Her mom has family there. She meets her grandfather who tells her she has the ability to help spirits/ghosts move on to the afterlife. She starts a group project for her history class. Her friends that she makes help her solve the mystery of the spirit that is haunting the movie theater in the town. Excellent!!! I really enjoyed this book. 

Demonic Foes: My Twenty-Five Years as a Psychiatrist Investigating Possessions, Diabolic Attacks, and the Paranormal

This book was written by the world’s leading psychiatrist on demonic possession. This book covers the hidden world of exorcisms and the transformation of this author from cynic to the believer. A priest asked him to examine a woman who was possessed by a demon. This led him on a 25-year career seeking out demons. Gallagher has spent a quarter-century studying demonic activity and exorcisms throughout history and has witnessed more cases than any other psychiatrist in the world today. It was excellent and I really enjoyed it. 

Vlad the Impaler: The Real Count Dracula

This was an engaging biography of one of the most notorious serial killers of all time. This was written for middle schoolers but I really enjoyed it. It went through his whole life with pictures and good descriptions. I have read other books on Vlad before but this book gave the most information in a short amount of time. It was gruesome but not graphic so this book is not for the faint of heart. 

The Screwtape Letters

This book was very good. It made me think a lot which I enjoy very much. The story was about a demon who was trying to convince another demon to make sure that he tried to get a human to go to Hell with him. I enjoyed the dynamics of the narrative and how it intertwined with how the devil tries to hook you with his lies. Highly recommend it to anyone. 

The Natural Superiority of the Left-Hander

This book was very good. It talked about the history of left-handedness and famous people who were left-handed as well. It also had facts about the differences between left-handers and right-handers. Since I am left-handed I found it comical and interesting. 

The New Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories

This was the sequel to the Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories. The stories are drawn from the early twentieth-century ghost stories and more contemporary stories. This book was a cute easy read. I really enjoyed it.

A Sudden Glory: God's Lavish Response to Your Ache for Something More

Do you long for something more in your relationship with God? God doesn't want you to get your spiritual life “right.” He wants to be with you right where you are. Sharon Jaynes understands what it’s like to have a glory ache. Which is a longing to experience God’s presence on a daily basis.  In this book, she uses Scripture and story to help you erase the line between your spiritual life and your daily life as you enter the sanctuary of God’s presence. In the middle of our busy, messy day. This book will help you find the moments of sudden glory in which the Creator assures you of His love. This book was great!!! I personally met the author as well. 

Wobbly Man

 This is a poetry book. It is good. I met the author personally. 

The Art of War

Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this book of military strategy based on Chinese warfare and military thought. Since that time, all levels of military have used the teaching on Sun Tzu to warfare and civilization have adapted these teachings for use in politics, business, and everyday life. I found this book to be very informative. A lot of it applies to war but I found a war of the mind and the war of working with other people can be applied with these principles as well. 

Working Successfully with Screwed-Up People

 This book was very good. It talked about different things in the workplace and how to deal with them to be more successful.