This story is about the journey of faith that my husband and I encountered after he was injured in an accident that left him paralyzed from the chin down and completely ventilator dependent. He survived when it was against the odds. We spent the next five years sharing our story at churches of every denomination along with other venues. Included are the miracles and stories we witnessed on our journey. My prayer in sharing this story is that it serves two purposes. One, that it helps others who are traveling the tough road of paralysis and two, that it would strengthen the faith of anyone who takes the time to read it. I see God in everything that happens in my life and I know he has a plan for every wrinkle and smile that I find in each day. I pray others find that through our story. Cindy Gittemeier Blackmore resides in Cairo, MO in the home where she raised three children with her husband, Darwin. She and Darwin had been married 24 years when he was injured in a bicycle accident. Together they gave many witnesses to proclaim their faith in God and to show others how God provided for them. Cindy continues to be active in her community. She is an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan and hangs out at home with her dog, Buck (named after St. Louis Cardinal Hall of Fame announcer Jack Buck). Her many interests include volunteering for her church, photography, fishing, working with teens, reading, antique hunting and golfing.

A civilian-soldier during WW II who found herself on that stony uphill path where the Women's Army Corps was the unwitting avant-garde for women's liberation.

I never wanted to fall in love until I met her. And now? I’m the man who is going to save her from her past. But the sparks between us aren’t enough. She’s lived far too much life for that. I’m not giving up until I figure out where her pain comes from and how to heal it. Life’s never than easy though. The minute I start to crack the code and move in to help her heal, my past shows up. And a choice must be made. One that threatens to destroy what we’ve started. I’m a good man. I’ll always sacrifice for others. Even if that means that I’m nothing but a memory.

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Imagine waking up in a hospital with no recollection of your past, only to discover that your life is shrouded in mystery. This is the reality for Sami Benton, a young woman who emerges from a three-month coma following a car accident. With no memories to guide her, Sami must rely on the information provided by her cousin Becky and her husband Harry, who reveal that Sami’s parents have passed away and that she now lives with them and their two children in Bristol. Determined to move forward, Sami begins to rebuild her life, finding employment at a local pub and starting a relationship with Nate, a charming police officer. However, one fateful night, a flash of memory from the accident sparks a suspicion that it may not have been an accident at all. Driven by a burning desire to uncover the truth, Sami embarks on a thrilling investigation into her past, despite the forces that seem intent on keeping her memories buried. As she delves deeper, she unravels a tangled web of lies, secrets, and betrayal that will leave readers breathless.

Isis Blake hasn’t fallen in love in three years, forty-three weeks, and two days. Or so she thinks. The boy she maybe-sort-of-definitely loved and sort-of-maybe-definitely hated has dropped off the face of the planet in the face of tragedy, leaving a Jack Hunter–shaped hole. Determined to be happy, Isis fills it in with lies and puts on a brave smile for her new life at Ohio State University. But the smile lasts only until he shows up. The menace from her past—her darkest secret, Nameless—is attending OSU right alongside her. And he’s whispering that he has something Isis wants—something she needs to see to move forward. To move on. Isis has always been able to pretend everything is okay. But not anymore. Isis Blake might be good at putting herself back together. But Jack Hunter is better. The Lovely Vicious series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Love Me Never Book #2 Forget Me Always Book #3 Remember Me Forever

A good life is when you smile often, dream big, laugh a lot, and realize how blessed you are for what you have.If you are an introvert or someone who experiences bouts of depression, do you want to laugh more and be more engaging with people in your life? If so, then this book is for you. I hope some of these stories, poems, and facts about overcoming deep challenges may encourage you too.Ralph Waldo Emerson says, "The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."I have researched the Bible and other sources on laughter. In this book, I share personal stories that will have you seeking more avenues on how to laugh yourself out of times that are most difficult. Even with depression or anxiety, you can make changes that create a positive spin in your life.Laughter is necessary to our well-being and to our aliveness. Some people think it is a waste of time. They say it's something to indulge in only sporadically. I say: laughter every day keeps the doctor away. If you are not well, laughter helps us to get better; if we are well, it helps us to stay well. Choosing to laugh gives us power to affect how we feel.

Drawing on clues from Aristotle, Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Jacobson, Condillac, and Diderot, Appelbaum investigates the vocalized, acoustical aspect of audible expression. He analyzes the tendency to equate voice with speaking, and speaking with writing, the result being that vocalizing is equivalent to thinking aloud. Appelbaum affirms the body's role in vocalizing expression by proposing a new and radical interpretation of the truth of voice: that it is true if it provides a disclosure of our human contradictions. Sound, or the acoustical properties of a person's voice, is able to bring about the revolutionary new set of conditions which reveal the truth of one's condition. The author provides a unique account of the subjugation of voice by thought, indicating means for reversing the authority of the sound and for freeing up the voice. He concludes with the argument that poetic voice reconciles the search for semantic meaning with the raw, acoustical effect that the free voice causes.

He wakes up in a hospital unaware of how he got there or who he is. Memories tease him-haunting images that seem to come from someone else's life. But the biggest mystery of all is the woman who stuns him with news that's like a punch to his heart. The injured ex-Marine seems a world away from the seductive bad boy who left Marley Pierce pregnant at eighteen. In his place is a sensitive, caring stranger. But the small-town landscaper knows better than to trust Beau Buchanan again. Until Marley discovers his secret. Is it too late to turn the mistakes of the past into a second chance? Or is this a time for miracles?