Graduation is a high moment in everyone's life. It's a time to enjoy one's accomplishments and to anticipate what lies ahead. Knowing this, the best commencement speakers fill their speeches with advice and encouragement regarding the future, while sharing keys essential to living life well and finishing strong. Graduate Moments is a powerful collection of statements from well-known speakers who share the inspirations and wisdom graduates need to launch out to fulfill the next stage of their lives.

A collection of three novels by Ronald Bagliere, now available in one volume! A Second Chance To Get It Right: After a 60-year-old architect wakes up next to his college girlfriend 30 years in the past, he realizes hasn't aged a day. With a new life, career, family, and skills, he must navigate the challenges of living two distinct lives while trying to uncover the secrets of his past self. Will he use this second chance to redeem himself or fall back into old habits? The clock is ticking as he races to discover the truth before it's too late. Loving Neil: Freelance photographer Janet Montgomery attends her brother's wedding, hoping to win her father's love but ends up meeting architect Neil Porter. Despite the 23-year age difference, they are drawn together, causing Janet to question if she can avoid repeating her parents' mistakes. Starting Over: Janet Porter's peaceful life is turned upside down when her son Nate returns from Iraq with serious emotional wounds. As they struggle to help Nate, they turn to Andy McNamara, a veteran who volunteers at the local V.A. clinic. As a tornado touches down in the valley, they find themselves in a world of new beginnings, where healing and hope are possible.

The heart wrenching tale of one girl who is determined to save her deceased grandmothers old car. During the longest night of her life she remembers how special her grandmother and the car really are. But will she convince her parents?

The short stories vary in size from one page to thirty pages as the reader is taken on rides of the author's imagination. Brought back to face reality through the Author's Notes, and quotes from the Bible, Savage's goal is to force the reader to desire to learn the truth as taught in the Bible as opposed to the many untruths taught in a world of unbelievers where Christians are viewed as weirdos.

Many of today's growing churches are turning to drama to convey the biblical message. These visual portrayals are used for sermon emphasis, general interest, and greater membership participation -- with exciting results. Add life to your congregation with over twenty concise, powerful, and life-changing sketches. Needing only simple staging and props, these sometimes humorous skits depict both modern-day and ancient Bible personalities. Several dramas appropriate for youth are included. Karren Boehr is a member of an active drama team that produces from one to three dramas monthly for Sunday morning worship, many of which she has written. Her church (with a membership of over 1,000) actively uses music and drama to enhance the message of the day and encourage more participation in worship. Boehr is a registered nurse who currently serves as the public relations coordinator of Henderson Health Care Services in Nebraska. She writes a weekly column for four area newspapers, has authored the pre-teen book Ants In The Sugar Bowl, and teaches creative writing and short story and play development with the Nebraska Artists-in-Residence program.

101 THINGS YOU SHOULD DO BEFORE YOU GRADUATE encourages students who are getting out of high school or college to do more than just fi nish up papers and school projects. Part of getting an education is learning to live life to the fullest. Readers will be reminded that life will change dramatically once they're out of school, so the time to pursue adventure is right now. The book is chock-full of fun, practical, and spiritual suggestions to help readers seize the moment every day, including: - Laugh a lot - Eat ice cream for breakfast - Write a mission statement for your life - Become the answer to someone's prayer-- and ninety-seven more! Students can live life richly, experiencing the excitement God has planned for them moment by moment.

Our lives are full of defining moments, but do we recognize them? We often fail to appreciate the significance of these moments. At work the pressure can be relentless and we can fail to enjoy these moments. The author shows how to recognize and appreciate these moments, which in turn helps us to better cope during more difficult times.

Have you ever set goals and had a plan of action on how you were going to reach those goals? Do you have big dreams that you have envisioned since childhood? We all have certain things in life that we long for. Ordinarily, one should plan and prepare for the future that he or she desires. However, life doesn't always go as planned. Sometimes our dreams are either shattered or put on hold. We may have to face the unexpected or things that are far beyond our control. In this book, When Life Doesn't Go as Planned, you will learn some important truths about the plans and purposes God has for your life. You will learn such key points as: - where your life begins - setting goals and making plans - how God interrupts your plans - developing character through the school of life - the meaning of true success - discovering a life redefined and fulfilled Ozell Adkins writes like a life coach and teaches like a Bible professor. His book serves as a guide that will teach you how to deal with life's disappointments from a biblical point of view. When you have finished reading When Life Doesn't Go as Planned, you may well discover your true destiny and purpose for being on Earth.