The Year of Magical Thinking meets Fifteen Days in this literary exploration of one Canadian's decision to enlist and go to war. What compels a young, affluent Canadian to put on a uniform and risk his life for the controversial mission in Afghanistan? And how does his family cope with his loss when he is killed there? Jeff Francis was a thirty-year-old doctoral candidate and student of Buddhism when he decided that joining the armed forces was the best way to make a difference in the world. In elegant, spare prose that captures both the hardness of war and the nuances of a grieving family, Melanie Murray - Captain Francis's aunt - uses the lens of his life and death to give Canada's war in Afghanistan the perceptive, literary treatment its soldiers, families and citizens deserve.

Explores the causes of the Burma War, tells the story of its course, and reveals for the first time the surprisingly significant role Canada and Canadians played in it.

Most of us look at our days in the wrong way: We exaggerate yesterday. We overestimate tomorrow. We underestimate today. The truth is that the most important day you will ever experience is today. Today is the key to your success. Maxwell offers 12 decisions and disciplines-he calls it his daily dozen-that can be learned and mastered by any person to achieve success.

A womans story of making her life her masterpiece, integrating family and a career, and living her ideal life. Are you waiting for luck to start living your dream life? Do you think successful people are lucky and you arent? In this book, Leslie uses her personal, and humorous, life stories to illustrate how we can apply the principles of architectural design to change our circumstances and create our ideal life right now. DISCOVER LESLIES PROVEN TECHNIQUES TO: Make your life your masterpiece Integrate family life and career Attract more possibilities Choose your stress Connect to others + Create your own luck! From directing a successful international organization in Washington DC while living in her dream house (that she designed herself) in Santa Fe, to raising two talented sons, to traveling the world, Leslie has created a dream life that made people say Youre so lucky! Here Leslie gives us the blueprint of how we can do it too!

God created man to live a successful life. This was made very clear in His Word when He stated clearly His wish for man. I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth (3 John 1:2). You Can Have Your Tomorrow, Today is a book written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to help the people walk in their dreams and aspirations today and attain their full potentials as ordained by God. Life comes in seasons, and when you make Jesus Christ the foundation of your life, you will be able to position yourself today, to take hold of the greatness that God ordained for your life at every season. What are your dreams and aspirations? What is that miracle that would safeguard your success tomorrow? You need to take action! It is when you take action that the Lord will be able to order your steps and the Holy Spirit will be able to guide you. Being stationary provides no reason for guidance. So you have to move. Using the Word of God, this book will encourage you and challenge you to take action today for a better tomorrow.

In this book you will discover: 1. Your Actions Determine Your Future 2. Nothing Changes until You Act 3. The Impact of Education on the future of a Nation 4. Why Many Die In Poverty 5. Without Vision, Your Future Is Uncertain 6. What You Do With Your Time Now Determines Your Future 7. You Must Work More Than You Pray 8. Your Tomorrow is Not Dependent on Prophecies 9. Prayer Doesn't Determine Your Destiny 10. Hard Work Beats Faith When Faith is dead

Drs. R.L. and Ruby Yates were college sweethearts who attended undergraduate school and seminary together. They have earned dual doctorates in Ministry and Religious Studies. This dynamic couple serve as Senior Pastor and First Lady of Embrace Ministries Outreach Center in Lawrenceville, Georgia. They have four wonderful sons who are all ministers and are blessed with a daughter-in-law who is active in ministry and pursuing her doctorate in pharmacy. They have partnered in ministry in bringing this word of revelation to you. God has anointed this family and equipped them with a message to the nations. Together they have poured out of their spirit to encourage the strong, strengthen the weak and bring the lost to Jesus. You can embrace your tomorrow today. Before you see any evidence of completion, you can be confident that what God has begun in you, He will complete. This inspirational material can be used for your personal encouragement, Bible study, short speeches and sermons.