Have you ever felt that you were traveling through life with your dreams broken? You thought your life was well planned. You had grand visions of accomplishing monumental goals. You had so many elaborate dreams. But suddenly, those dreams appear to be broken, never to be achieved. Not only are those dreams shattered, but the wings of hope upon which you were traveling are also broken. What do you do when you find your spirit broken? This book comprises a series of several Bible characters who found themselves facing some of the many life difficulties similar to those that we all at some point and time face. Our challenges may not be the same, but they all have the same effect: they create annoying problems - they create unwanted issues - they create an urgency to seek a way of escape. You may have feelings of irritation, frustration, inferiority, exasperation, aggravation, and pain. Trying to figure out which emotion you most relate to is not as important as the reality of what you are facing in a moment of uncertainty. The unknowns of the outcomes for the mountain you are climbing can be a frightening reality. The purpose of this book is to remind you that the mountain you are facing is not bigger than your God. There is still hope, and you are more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus. God always has a plan for what you are going through. As you read the stories of the various characters in this book, you will see that God mended their "Broken Dreams" and God healed their "Broken Wings." I want to encourage you that just as God healed the "Brokenness" of characters in the Bible, God also desires to heal your "Brokenness." Psalm 147:3 states: "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up all their wounds." Allow the Master to reveal His purpose and plan for your life and find healing in knowing that God loves and cares for you. GOD STILL HAS GREAT PLANS FOR YOUR LIFE!"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord. 'Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a future and a hope.'" Jeremiah 29:11

THE PRINT IN THIS BOOK IS IN BLACK AND WHITE Have you ever felt that you were traveling through life with your broken dreams? You thought your life was well planned. You had grand visions of accomplishing monumental goals. You had so many beautiful dreams. But now, all of those dreams appear to be broken, never to be achieved. Not only are the dreams shattered, but the wings of hope upon which they traveled have become fragmented. What do you do when you find your spirit broken? This book comprises stories of several Bible Characters who found themselves facing some of the many life difficulties similar to those that we all at some point and time face. Our challenges may not be the same, but they all have the same effect. They all create annoying problems - they create unwanted issues - they create problems that we would prefer not to having. Some are irritating, some are frustrating, some are infuriating, some are exasperating, some are grating, some are aggravating, and some are painful. Quite frankly, some of them are just plain bothersome. But no matter how you describe them, they are problems that we do not want. As you read the characters' stories in this book, you will see that God mended their broken dreams, and God healed their broken wings. For those who will trust God, you will discover that, as God healed their brokenness, God also desires to heal our brokenness.

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.

The tragedies of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians are never far from the pages of the mainstream press. Yet it is rare to hear about the reality of life on the ground, and it is rarer still when these voices belong to women. This book records the intimate journey of a Jewish-American physician travelling and working within Israel and the Occupied Territories. Alice Rothchild grew up in a family grounded by the traumas of the Holocaust and passionately devoted to Israel. This book recounts her experiences as she grapples with the reality of life in Israel, the complexity of Jewish Israeli attitudes, and the hardships of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza. Through her work with a medical and human rights project, Rothchild is able to offer a unique personal insight into the conflict. Based on interviews with a number of different women, she examines their diverse perspectives and the complexities of Jewish Israeli identity. Rothchild's memorable account brings to life the voices of people mutually entwined in trauma, and explores individual examples of resilience and resistance. Ultimately, the book raises troubling questions regarding U.S. policy and the insistence of the mainstream Jewish community on giving unquestioning support to all Israeli policy. Alice Rothchild, M.D., serves on the steering committee of Jewish Voice for Peace, Boston. She has worked with medical delegations to Israel and the Occupied Territories with the JVP Health and Human Rights Project. A Boston-based physician, she has sought to build alliances between Israelis and Palestinians in opposition to Israeli policies of occupation and to promote a more honest dialogue within the Jewish community in the United States.

Broken Wings tells the story of Butterfly, who is kidnapped and taken to a remote mountain village devoid of young women. There, she is imprisoned and, later, raped in the cave home of the wifeless farmer who has bought her. Butterfly's fading hopes of escape are described in her own voice, revealing the struggles of a spirited young woman.

When her father falls into a coma, Indian American photographer Sonya reluctantly returns to the family she'd fled years before. Her soft-spoken sister, Trisha, has created a perfect suburban life, and her ambitious sister, Marin, has built her own successful career. But as these women come together, their various methods of coping with a terrifying history can no longer hold their memories at bay. Buried secrets rise to the surface, and as their father's condition worsens the daughters and their mother wrestle with private hopes for his survival or death, as well as their own demons and buried secrets.