Zoe wonders what kind of day she will have as she prepares to get dressed on SaturdayNthe only day of the week on which she can decide for herself what to wear. Full color.

Ashlee and Chris Morris had an idyllic young family. Zachary was fourteen, and Zoe was five. Zach was the perfect big brother. And Zoe? Zoe was an outgoing, thoughtful, friendly, vivacious, princess-loving, worship-singing, trampoline-jumping, hard-charging little beauty who loved to care for the needs of others. But they were about to take a major detour the night of May 22, 2017, when their peaceful sleep was interrupted by Zoe's loud screams of, "Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!" Something was desperately wrong. Ashlee will take you behind the scenes, moment-by-moment through their agonizing ordeal when their darling daughter fell unconscious in their arms and was rushed to Houston, Texas' Texas Children's Hospital with bleeding on the brain and a collapsed lung. Zoe, they discovered, was one of the less than 1% of the population who had an AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation), which is an abnormal tangle of blood vessels in the brain. Hers had hemorrhaged. Zoe was at death's door. Journey with this family and see God move as Christian friends around the world prayed for their Zoe. This inspirational book is dedicated to parents, especially to AVM parents and parents of other severely ill children, who must walk with their families through similar faith-challenging circumstances. * The Morris' discovered that life can change in the blink of an eye. * Discover what they did when five-year-old Zoe lay between life and death. * Learn the 15 life lessons they gleaned from their harrowing experience.

A baby to bind them Weeks away from giving birth, Dr. Meredith Dennison finds herself with no husband and few funds. Retreating to Shearwater Island, she just wants to hide from the world…until she meets her gorgeous, caring neighbor, multimillionaire Raf Camilleri. Meredith is the last woman Raf should fall for. He's no more ready for her and newborn baby Zoe than Meredith is for him! But they so need his support, and their tender pull makes it impossible for Raf to stay away…

At just a few months old, Zoe was gradually losing her hearing. Her adoptive parents loved her—yet agonized—feeling they couldn’t handle raising a Deaf child. Would Zoe go back into the welfare system and spend her childhood hoping to find parents willing to adopt her? Or, would she be the long-sought answer to a mother’s prayers? Brandi Rarus was just 6 when spinal meningitis took away her hearing. Because she spoke well and easily adjusted to lip reading, she was mainstreamed in school and socialized primarily in the hearing community. Brandi was a popular, happy teen, but being fully part of every conversation was an ongoing struggle. She felt caught between two worlds—the Deaf and the hearing. In college, Brandi embraced Deaf Culture along with the joys of complete and effortless communication with her peers. Brandi went on to become Miss Deaf America in 1988 and served as a spokesperson for her community. It was during her tenure as Miss Deaf America that Brandi met Tim, a leader of the Gallaudet Uprising in support of selecting the university’s first Deaf president. The two went on to marry and had three hearing boys—the first non-deaf children born in Tim’s family in 125 years. Brandi was incredibly grateful to have her three wonderful sons, but couldn’t shake the feeling something was missing. She didn’t know that Zoe, a six-month-old Deaf baby girl caught in the foster care system, was desperately in need of a family unafraid of her different needs. Brandi found the answer to her prayers when fate brought her new adopted daughter into her life. Set against the backdrop of Deaf America, Finding Zoe is an uplifting story of hope, adoption, and everyday miracles.

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Elsie Dinsmore Series Elsie Dinsmore Elsie's Holidays at Roselands Elsie's Girlhood Elsie's Womanhood Elsie's Motherhood Elsie's Children Elsie's Widowhood Grandmother Elsie Elsie's New Relations Elsie at Nantucket Two Elsies Elsie's Kith and Kin Elsie's Friends at Woodburn Christmas with Grandma Elsie Elsie and the Raymonds Elsie Yachting with the Raymonds Elsie's Vacation Elsie at Viamede Elsie at Ion Elsie at the World's Fair Elsie's Journey on Inland Waters Elsie at Home Elsie on the Hudson Elsie in the South Elsie's Young Folks Elsie's Winter Trip Elsie and Her Loved Ones Elsie and Her Namesakes Mildred Keith Series Mildred Keith Mildred at Roselands Mildred and Elsie Mildred's Married Life Mildred at Home Mildred's Boys and Girls Mildred's New Daughter Other Novels Edith's Sacrifice Ella Clinton Signing the Contract and What it Cost The Thorn in the Nest The Tragedy of Wild River Valley Martha Finley (1828-1909) was a teacher and author of numerous works, the most well-known being the 28 volume Elsie Dinsmore series which was published over a span of 38 years.