"Hot, sweaty, dirty, sore, and irritated, I began my solo journey to the other side of the planet." Alexis Morgan was realizing a lifelong dream: to go beyond her relatively easy North American lifestyle and extend a hand to those less fortunate than herself. Look Out World, Here I Come! is a gut-wrenching, heart-warming, and oftentimes hilarious compilation of the journals Alexis wrote during the years she and her husband lived and worked in Kenya as part of a Christian humanitarian agency. Weaving together actual-time stories of Alexis’s work and personal life, the reflections are real, raw, relatable, and poignant. As a wife and mother of three teenage/young-adult boys, Alexis shares some of her struggles in "letting go" and empowering her kids to become independent in a surprisingly similar way to the work she was striving to do with impoverished communities. Within these pages, readers will find inspiration and encouragement through her reflections on: • what it is like to live in a developing country as a Westerner, • the amazing strength and resilience of people when faced with extreme poverty, • the importance of gratitude for all that we have, including the riches of a loving family and community, • the key role of empowerment in fostering the development of individuals and communities • the relevance and significance of Scripture for working through real life issues. Join Alexis for a deeper understanding of the importance of family, home, community, love, strength, hope, perseverance and faith when facing and overcoming life's challenges.

Who else is there but Ziggy and Tom Wilson to give us a collection of comics that make us ponder our environment and laugh at ourselves all at the same time? Since he was first syndicated in 1971, Ziggy has been coping with his environment (and ours) in an often philosophical and wonderfully whimsical way. This look at our environment and what we're doing to it showcases the optimistic humor that has made Ziggy a hero.

Dont Pet the Sharks is the humorous, sometimes snarky, sometimes whimsical and occasionally sentimental long-overdue follow-up to The Solid Green Birthday & Other Fables. Focusing more on every day life on the Big Island of Hawaii, Kona Lowell applies his economical style to everything from birds that seem to have forgotten how to fly (Hawaii: Island of Ridiculous Running Birds) to creepy otherworld experiences (The Thing in the Jungle) to bizarre, unexplained traffic (The Town That Eats Cars). Lowell also tackles politics, cats, technology, religion, women, aging and the unquestioned insanity of life in his quick, insightful way. There are sixty-one pieces in all, making this an entertaining, diverse and yet unforgettable read.

Follows a child through all the big first grade moments.

A spiritual journey of a lifetime. My view in life, drawn by the magic of words. I want to draw you a picture, a picture of words. To describe to you all, what I see of the world in technicolour. Through poetry and song. I touch on subjects from Heaven to Hell and everything in between. It tackles the tough topics, like suicide and Drugs. Like money and God. Also, mental health and Love. All the poems and songs have strong messages but the songs are not complete without music. I am singer songwriter, not a musician. I am 58, and I have been writing for over 30 years. I know I can make a difference. The best is yet to come.

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