Here I am with my one year old daughter standing on the street in a foreign country not sure what to do or where to go. I can’t speak the language so I can’t commutate with the people here. This is the beginning of a whole new life for me. _____________________________ I am a Grandmother and just recently became a Great- Grandmother to an adorable little boy. My life has been good despite the ups and downs. This is what God had planned for me and my kids and it’s been a good life.

I grew up in Pensacolatruly a beach girl, spending many days at Pensacola beach with family. As a little girl, I always wished for more and dreamed big. I refer to it as riding the waves of life. I believe in myself, Im my own biggest fan and have no intention of ever giving up on my vision. I share the benefit of my personal development and gained wisdom, even during my darkest days. Standing in the light now is a blessing and a gift from God. I embrace this higher power every day. No one knows where their journey ultimately ends but I do know it begins with us. I have four sisters but I am one of two daughters born to Creola and Wiley Hickenbotham. Even though my mother became a single parent, after the separation, we grew up in a spiritual home. When my mother was well she took great care of each one of us. I can remember how close we were while living in Pensacola Village, low income housing, and in my eyes, this was the best place to live where I had great friends. In spite of my early beginnings, I learned that you make the best with what you have been given in life. I have opened up to the world and want you to know that you are not alone. Whatever you are going through in life I believe you will come out on top. May God bless you, Martha E. H. Franklin (Hickenbotham)

Author Sara Horn always admired the Proverbs 31 wife, but when she became a busy writer and mother, she deemed this model to be dated and impossible. Or is it? Join Sara as she heads into a one-year domestic experiment and offers full access to see if this biblical model can be embraced by a modern woman—even one who can’t sew. With humility and humor, Sara sets out to pursue the Proverbs 31 characteristics through immersing herself in all things domestic, but when her family's situation changes and she must return to a full-time job, she's forced to look at the Proverbs 31 woman with a whole new viewpoint. Through it all, she and readers discover: what it means to be a godly woman and a wife how investing in family and faith refines priorities as a spouse and a parent how mistakes are opportunities for growth This thought-provoking, surprising, and entertaining personal account will inspire women to try their own experiments in living out God’s purpose for their lives.

For better, for worse, for Uncle Sam . . . Today’s military has changed dramatically—and spouses need to be prepared. Approximately half of our 1.4 million fighting men and women are married. And for a military spouse, information and support are not easy to find. Included here is: • How to enroll in the Child Development Homes program • What to do before a permanent change of station (PCS) • How to prepare for the deployment—and the return—of a spouse • Easy ways to calculate benefits, allowances, and special pays

This book was written with military families in mind. This is a story of how one military spouse use God's Word as a tool to make it through life situations. It will inspire and encourage all who read it. Do you need help adjusting to the military lifestyle? This is the book for you.

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This book is about a two-parent home with wonderful family, great family trips, family holidays, and family vacations-a family full of love and support. But the reality is just because the grass looks green doesn't mean it's always green. The reality is that this book shows the struggles that you face in a two-parent home which is equal to the struggles in a single-parent home. It's about understanding that your love doesn't always have to come from your mother. It's about how a father stepped in and became a supporting role that a mother should have played. It is how a father can become a girl's best friend and how a mother can become a girl's worst enemy. This book is about double standards. It's about giving and giving and never receiving. It's about looking to receive unconditional love and never receiving it. It's about doing all you can, and at the end of the day, it's still not enough.

This book is a collection of poems about some of the major events that have happened in my life. These events have shaped me into the person I am today; both troubled and strong. I want this book to be a beacon of hope for others who are struggling with mental illness from traumatic events in their lives. My hope is that by seeing that they are not alone and that their feelings are real and valid that it will make them stronger and also to see their value in this world.