This book is about making fond memories and spending quality time with family. Our nine-year-old Kamran enjoys playing and having fun at his grandparent's house. He finds various ways to do just that, but it is so much fun to do it anyway. Nana and Grammiedad are the best grandparents ever! We don't always follow the rules, but they love us anyway. Mrs. Jessie Brinkley is an author, a retired middle school teacher, African American Studies Scholar, Family History & Ancestry Researcher, consultant, former Teacher of the Year, and retired Sunday School teacher. She promotes African American history and culture and has a passion for helping underserved and disadvantaged children. Dr. Alfred Brinkley is an author, an African American Studies Scholar, a consultant, life coach and motivational speaker. He has written two other books which are entitled, Courageous Expectations Improving the Odds for at-risk African American Males, and Empowered from Within, A Guidebook for Students, a resource for Parents and Teachers. Dr. Brinkley is a retired Engineer, Public School Teacher, Sunday School Teacher, Alternative School Administrator, and At-Risk Coordinator. Dr. and Mrs. Brinkley are the co-authors of two other books, "Let's Be Smart" and "A Smart School of Fish." As the presiding officers and owners of Courageous Expectations Consulting LLC, supporting and promoting the commitment to volunteerism, self-knowledge, history and culture, self-respect, self-discipline and personal self-sufficiency. To book or connect with the Brinkleys, email them at: [email protected] or visit www.courageousexpectationsconsulting.com

Visiting Nana was always a highlight for Janna and her brother and sister. Whether spending time with Nana in her kitchen or garden it was most enjoyable. Nanas stories of her childhood in England delighted them. Simple, ordinary things like having tea were made into a special event with cups and saucers. Meals with fresh picked peas or with cress, piled high on fresh, baked bread were something to look forward to. The greatest gifts Nana gave them was her love and her time which her grandchildren still remember and treasure. This book captures some of those wonderful memories.

The story of “Freddy the Frog” comes alive through the eyes and voice of a six-year-old boy by the name of Ethan. Ethan explores the world of nature and encounters a variety of events that could only happen to a six-year-old boy who has quite an adventurous spirit. Many times these events transpire with his 3 cousins and his sister who are approximately the same age. He talks about frogs with toe-pads that land on his Nana’s windows and how they stick to them. His explanation of catching a frog, naming the frog “Freddy,” and how the frog landed on a tree and making a noise that sounded like “SPLAT” makes us wonder what he did to the frog. He tells the story of a “Wart Lady.” Living next door to his Nana gives him the opportunity to walk through the woods to her house. It is in these woods that Ethan finds many critters and adventure stories. His stories are imaginative and funny. He wonders if the events really happen or if he just has dreams and remembers them to tell his Nana. Ethan questions events such as his encounter with Freddy and the army of frogs he sees with him. Regardless of how the story of “Freddy the Frog” came about, children should find this story humorous.

One man's odyssey into the brutal hive of the National Football League As an unsigned free agent who rose through the practice squad to the starting lineup of the Denver Broncos, Nate Jackson took the path of thousands of unknowns before him to carve out a professional football career twice as long as the average player. Through his story recounted here—from scouting combines to preseason cuts to byzantine film studies to glorious touchdown catches—even knowledgeable football fans will glean a new, starkly humanized understanding of the NFL's workweek. Fast-paced, lyrical, dirty, and hilariously unvarnished, Slow Getting Up is an unforgettable look at the real lives of America's best athletes putting their bodies and minds through hell.

To Sweet Pea, there is no one in the world like Nana, the lady who lives in the brick house across the street. Sitting on her porch in white rocking chairs, the two spend hours together forging a friendship which is truly unique. Nana has wonderful stories from her life and a wealth of spiritual wisdom which she shares with Sweet Pea. Using stories of life experiences common to most, Nana guides Sweet Pea along the road leading to heaven. The stories she tells are fascinating to the little girl, and by them the delightful Nana teaches her little friend to see the hand of God in all things.

The Labyrinth: A Journey to True Happiness embraces several personal questions. Who are you? What have you been put on earth to do as you live the lifethe giftgiven you? In a collection of short stories, Elizabeth Aim gives clues to assist you in discerning your own vocationyour calling. Without resorting to preaching, boasting, or complaining, the stories show how ones calling can and does change over the years. Youll laugh and cry as you share the hills and valleys and the twists and turns that comprise the labyrinth through which one journeys to true happiness. Along the way marked out by the stories in The Labyrinth, youll come to see that every human life is precious, and every person has a distinctive part to play in Gods creation. In finding our way, it helps to see where weve been. The memories we hold in our hearts serve as clues becauseif we are wisewe put aside what turns out to be insignificant and keep only what is vital to who we are and what we believe. This collection of short stories follows the path of one individual who wondered, made choices, and learned how to discern a vocation for living well while journeying to true happiness.