Sarah Smith an only child to Lynn and Malcolm Smith, lived in upstate New York was a very reserve girl in high school, very smart but always missed understood because of her shyness, until one day a guy by the name of Jason Alexander dared himself to approach her, and to his surprised, she liked him just as much as he liked her. They spent a lot of time together and had planned to marry when they graduate out of school, until one day Jason told her of his news of joining the military, and that he would marry her after boot camp, after a few year his letters to her stopped, Sarah was heartbroken but vowed to never fall in love like that again, she did not want the hurt the pain, she did not want to suffer anymore, so she felt it was time to move on which is what she did. Sarah moved to LA and landed a very good job. Sarah never in her wildest thought that she would meet the man of her dreams. She had prayed and pleaded to god to send her someone she could love and guess what, he sent her John Bass. One morning she was leaving her apartment for work and then she turned around and there he was just standing there, she fell in love at first sight, it was as if god heard her plea for love that night. She thought she never love again until she met John Bass, he blew her mind, he made her forget the hurt the pain of her childhood sweetheart of Jason Alexander, she thought to herself, what a find figure of man he was and that she wanted not needed to meet him but it was not time, she was almost late of work. John too was staring at her, he could not take his eyes off to her, for you see, he too prayed to find that special someone, and now his prayers was answered, he fell in love with her the moment he saw her. And so, the love affair goes on, there are twist and turns in this plea for love story, John finally re-units with his father, read on.

Using the Biblical story of Naomi, Dr. Larry Crabb shows you how to look through life's tragedies to see the lavish blessings God has for you in Shattered Dreams. “Shattered dreams,” writes Dr. Larry Crabb, “are never random. They are always a piece in a larger puzzle, a chapter in a larger story. The Holy Spirit uses the pain of shattered dreams to help us discover our desire for God, to help us begin dreaming the highest dream.” To help you understand this neglected truth in the deepest and most helpful way, author and counselor Larry Crabb has written a wise, hopeful, honest, and realistic examination of life’s difficulties and tragedies. He wraps these insights around the bold story of Naomi in the Bible’s book of Ruth. As Crabb retells and illuminates this sometimes disturbing and often profoundly touching story, we are shown how God stripped Naomi of happiness in order to prepare her for joy. And we gain an unforgettable picture of how God uses shattered dreams to release better dreams and a more fulfilling life for those He loves. Shattered dreams have the power to change our lives for good. Join Larry Crabb on a life-changing adventure to encounter God in the midst of life’s most difficult times, and learn to live beyond your Shattered Dreams.

Irene Spencer did as she felt God commanded in marrying her brother-in-law Verlan LeBaron, becoming his second wife. When the government raided the fundamentalist, polygamous Mormon village of Short Creek, Arizona, Irene and her family fled to Verlan's brothers' Mexican ranch. They lived in squalor and desolate conditions in the Mexican desert with Verlan's six brothers, one sister, and numerous wives and children. Readers will be appalled and astonished, but most amazingly, greatly inspired. Irene's dramatic story reveals how far religion can be stretched and abused and how one woman and her children found their way out, into truth and redemption.

A husband and son abandoned to forge a path alone. A young woman who sacrificed her dreams. How will the God of grace and hope help them find their way? At nineteen years old, Old Order Amish Jolene Keim was on the brink of happily-ever-after when everything changed, stealing the future she expected and burdening her with an unbearable decision. For the next ten years, Jolene throws herself into family life—and then she meets Andy Fisher. The horse trainer and father to a sweet nine year-old challenges her and holds up a mirror to issues Jolene has been unwilling to face. Andy is cautious about his deepening friendship with Jolene, but he believes she knows the truth about him – that he is a grass widower. As a man whose wife has abandoned him six years past, he is unable to divorce or remarry according to the Amish ways. Andy has wrestled with God concerning his reality, and he had found peace with the solitary future facing him…until he met Jolene. As Andy and Jolene find themselves confronted by difficult choices, will they trust in God's guidance—or will the allure of their deepening friendship only lead to further temptation?

Broken Wings and Shattered Dreams is a collection of poems inspired to provide those who live in glass houses a glimpse of the real world that surrounds them. The collection includes pieces of history, moments with God and the Devil, bouts of depression and other emotional tragedies and triumphs, along with love, hate and life’s challenging obstacles from different walks of life. The poems were inspired by actual events in various locations throughout the streets of America. From inspiration to dark sadness in the realms of reality, Broken Wings and Shattered Dreams shares pain and passion from the heart and soul. An excellent read for the poetry lover in all of us.