Story of a young music prodigy with the gift of clairvoyance; his younger sister, doting mother, and abusive, alcoholic father. Pat Estelle lives in Southern California.

What happens when two gay brothers become friends and then one of them disappears? This question and its answer are threads that run throughout the story of Darren and Brandon Taylor, a story about competition and reconciliation, guilt and redemption, spiritual loss and gain. Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, Darren and Brandon are the oldest of five sons of an Assembly of God minister. Five years older than Brandon, Darren is the rebel of the brothers, and throughout their lives they compete with each other on various levels. Brandon is the model preacher´s kid until he goes away to college. There Brandon does everything Darren did at fifteen and then some. Before the school year is over, Brandon is arrested at a gay bar for a false I.D., and his parents discover he is gay. Brandon moves home. Meanwhile Darren has married a church woman and set out on his goal of becoming wealthy through real estate. His marriage is short and unhappy, and not long after its breakup, Darren himself starts having sex with other men. Despite a six-year relationship with a male lover, Darren hides his sexual orientation. After going away to graduate school in New Mexico in the early 1970s, Brandon moves back to California, lives briefly with Darren and his lover, teaches at local colleges, and works on his painting and drawing, continuing his longstanding pattern of heavy drinking. When Darren´s relationship ends, he moves in with Brandon for eleven months. Then Darren buys yet another house, lives in it alone, and soon disappears. Darren´s disappearance stuns the family, especially since it apparently results from foul play. When Darren´s stripped car is discovered, the evidence of foul play is inescapable. Brandon does what he can to find Darren, including posting fliers at bars Darren frequented, among them the Hollywood leather bars, and placing an article in a gay magazine. Brandon decides he must tell the police Darren was gay, but instead of helping the investigation as Brandon had hoped, the police become even more indifferent. The elder Taylors find out about Darren too, and they tell Brandon a local TV station backed off from covering Darren´s disappearance after it discovered Darren was gay. Bitter, angry, and grief-stricken, Brandon tries to cope through his art and his drinking. Although he meets Cary, his first lover in five years, Brandon´s drinking gets worse. Eventually, he stops drinking, breaks up with Cary, and begins a new life.

Volume 2 of 2-volume set. This stimulating narrative traces Bach's life; discusses contemporary artistic and philosophical movements; assesses the work of his predecessors Schutz, Scheidt, Buxtehude, etc., analyzes Bach's own work; and passes on brilliant recommendations for performance — tempo, phrasing, accentuation, dynamics, etc. Translated by Ernest Newman.

A death bed promise to her father and a job loss force Robin Anderson to move back to her hometown to live with her estranged mother, Betty. Ten years ago, Robins husband, Jeff and her mother refused to support Robins decision not to her abort her unborn daughter who had Down syndrome. They abandoned her. With emotional support from others and a strong Christian faith, she lived a contented life as a single mom until faced with the inability to support her child. Now her faith will be tested again. Old wounds will be reopened. Still grieving, Betty finds it hard to accept her granddaughter, which makes life unbearable for Robin. A tragic accident forces Betty to examine her hardened heart and lost faith. Will secrets revealed open her heart? Chris is the pastor of a struggling Presbyterian church. Recent job losses in the community have impacted morale, and his congregation has lost hope until a new family moves to town. One special little girls faith and unconditional love will warm the hearts of all she touches. Her special gift can only be part of a heavenly plan. Christmas miracles abound, and the community will never be the same.

D. J. O'Connor had spent most of his adult life trying to find two Union Army officers that his family had assigned to have been from the ranks of the heavenly host because of help that they had provided to members of the family during the Civil War. Both men had done God's work on earth to benefit not only his family but the whole idea of the greater good. Following a clue, DJ went to a home in Biscay, Colorado, where he was welcomed by the family of not only Second Lieutenant Devon W. Labatte, the man he had been told he would find there but the late Major Dr. Earl Townsend, the other officer he had been looking for. The family invited DJ to sit with them to watch over Devon while he slept because they knew that his time was near. As he was seeing the man that he had so much appreciation, DJ's curiosity was racing. Surveying the room, DJ saw the evidence of a life well spent with tokens of travel and remembrances of special people and events. One special event was remembered in a very large painting with both men's families along with three other families, and on a small table near the bed was the photograph that the painter had used as a guide. DJ asked about the painting and how all the people in it had become intertwined into one family. For the rest of the day, DJ listened intensely to the story of how these two men who had been raised in different parts of the country and with very different financial backgrounds had overcome many obstacles, lived through the war, become friends, fought inner demons, and raised their families together, all the time treating everyone with respect and giving assistance to others as second nature.

Within A Mirroring Discovery with Angel Visitation, we can gain insight into all our ever-present questions. Uncover the somewhat hidden clues to our life mission. Recognize what level of growth we are maintaining and the areas of further assistance offered by The Angels of The Light. Take our emotional pulse. See what is pulling our carriage. Realize our intricately designed itinerary and become aware of how we have applied it to our life. This book is filled with descriptive heavenly insight and detailed explanation to empower each of us on our personal earthly journey.

My story is fictional, based on a true experience. At the scene of an auto accident that destroyed my car and left me injured, the first person who appeared was a woman unknown to me. She leaned into my car, called my name saying, You will be all right; God is protecting you. She was on her way to a ladies prayer group where she would request prayer. She continued to give words of comfort. I could not turn my head to look at her face, but I could see her from the corner of my eye. I did not recognize her voice. I felt truly impressed that she had come to me as a personal angel messenger to bring words of comfort from God the Father. I felt absolute peace as I sat confined in the front seat of my car, unable to move; that Gods protection was covering me. Throughout the duration of my immobility, being unable to walk for about four months, it became my obsessed determination to find the woman; to express my appreciation for bringing the words of comfort to me that day, and for her prayers and those of her prayer group. I am in search of this angel. I maintain the hope of her someday reading this book and know that I am searching for her.

N, n, n, no you must have the wrong guardian. Im still only 16! Laura Guard is a typical teenager. She has a brilliant boyfriend and loves her life. She is also an angel. When one day she is assigned the duty of going down to earth to complete twelve-tasks for the benefit of humanity, her life is thrown into turmoil. At first reluctant, Laura slowly learns the beauty of helping others while discovering her love for the unpredictableness of the human race.

The hit television show Touched By An Angel offers more than entertainment -- it also offers encouragement. Each week Monica, Tess, and Andrew meet people who, like most of us, hunger for purpose, strength, and inspiration. Now the show's warmth and wisdom are available in this treasury of stories, In the Words of Angels. Each thought-provoking, life-affirming story in this volume is based directly on an episode of the show, many of which were written by acclaimed Executive Producer Martha Williamson. Tackling the most difficult topics of our times, the stories are alternately heartbreaking and heartwarming. Like the beloved television show, In the Words of Angels proves the power of words can change lives forever.

All lives have the opportunity to go in all different directions, depending on the choices we make. For Cassandra, this becomes too true as she asks questions she thought she’d never even have to consider. For instance, have you ever wondered what life would be like after your sibling is kidnapped? How much could your life change by choosing one romantic relationship over another? What if you woke up in a completely different world ... and wait, was that a unicorn? Cassandra doesn’t know where she is, but she knows she is in a very strange place. In Carousel Worlds, experience love and tragedy while surrounded by amusing animals and the imagined sound of classical piano. Let your imagination escape in this unfamiliar new world.