Old Inspirational

This is the story of Mike Daigle. I have climbed a few mountains and recovered in a few shadowed valleys. I have witnessed life, death and much in between. The Old Man and the See is my personal perspective on life: how to live it and what comes next.

A woman searching for answers. A man searching for her. Will God bring them together after a twenty-year separation for a second chance at love? For more than three years, Evy Montgomery has grappled with insecurity from her divorce. Not wanting to endure another rejection or make the same mistakes she did in her marriage, she shies away from dating. Instead, she’s determined to find out why her ex-husband, Dillon, ended their sixteen-year marriage and what she did that pushed him away. When her best friend, Amisha Samuels, reintroduces her to a man from her past, Mister Warmth and ...

A feel-good read about new beginnings and second chances set on Canada’s picturesque Cape Breton Island, this book is perfect for those who enjoy sweet romances, countryside landscapes, and heartwarming endings. Claire Havisham is enjoying her first winter at Songbird Cottage. As her relationship with her boyfriend, Richard Benson, is warming up, they discover that they’ve both been keeping secrets from each other. Claire has been receiving gifts and packages from a secret admirer, but she doesn’t want anyone to know. Richard, who had left Montreal to move back home to Cape Breton ...

A feel-good read about family loyalties and second chances set on Canada’s picturesque Cape Breton Island, this book is perfect for those who enjoy sweet romances and countryside landscapes. Emma Copeland’s eldest daughter, Claire, is finally getting married. At thirty-two, Claire is about to wed her long-time boyfriend, Guilio Bondi, and she should be ecstatic, but she isn’t. Deciding that she had better get out of the relationship before she’s roped into an unhappy marriage, Claire escapes to her father’s summer home at Pleasant Bay, just down the road from her mother. While ...

A feel-good read about family loyalties and second chances set on Canada’s picturesque Cape Breton Island, this book is perfect for those who enjoy sweet romances and countryside landscapes. Emma Copeland’s family and friends are gathering at Songbird Cottage for a special celebration in honor of her eldest daughter, Claire. Everyone, except for Emma’s youngest daughter Isabelle, is excited to see each other again. Izzy was an aspiring musician, but since her band broke up, her life has been in a downward spiral. Her self-destructive behavior worries Emma and Claire, but they are at a...

Evan Chauncey, the long-lost sibling of the Chauncey clan, is poised to marry and thus secure his place in the family. His plans, however, are foiled at the last minute by the unexpected arrival of houseguests. *This book was previously titled Coming Home.*

**Some things are worth the wait.** Set on Canada’s picturesque Cape Breton Island, this book is perfect for those who enjoy new beginnings and countryside landscapes. Sam MacAuley and his wife Annalize are total opposites. When Sam wants to leave city life in Halifax to get a plot of land on Cape Breton Island, where he grew up, his wife wants nothing to do with his plans and opts to move herself and their three boys back to her home country of South Africa. As Sam settles into a new life on his own, his friend Lachlan encourages him to get back into the dating scene. Although he meets ...

An injured athlete returns to the town he swore he’d never call home again—only to discover he has a child with the one woman he couldn’t forget Chase Huxley has spent years avoiding Orange Valley. His soccer career took him far away, and that’s exactly how he wanted it. But an unexpected injury and a legal matter force him back to the hometown he swore he’d never return to—only to discover the biggest surprise of his life. Whitney Mitchell never expected to see Chase again, let alone tell him the secret she’s kept for twelve years. Their one night together was supposed to be ...

I first began the series of messages that make up this book in the early 1990's. Our church's Bible Institute was doing very well but I had difficulty finding the types of materials I wanted to teach our students. There were Bible survey books available to be sure. None were the sort I was looking for, something that would give a survey rather than a lot of detail, and something that would be devotional at the same time. It was during those days I began preparing and preaching these messages. It is my prayer that the form and style of the book will be inspirational and helpful to you and ...

What’s a lifelong city girl doing in the Alaskan Bush? Trying to rebuild her trust in men has led her to a year of remote living she never could have imagined. Lauren is a successful magazine columnist who finds out at a company party that her boyfriend has been cheating on her. She makes a vow to swear off men for at least a year, maybe longer. She impulsively accepts an offer to trade in her dresses and high heels for a chance to care for horses, chickens, and goats on a remote homestead. But a chance encounter with a handsome, kind outdoorsman threatens to change everything. Can Lauren...

She came looking for her father…Bessie felt more secure and safer than she had in all the months since her mother died. There was always lots of food in the resort’s main kitchen and she had her choice of any room she wanted. John was almost as good at her favorite video games as she was and while she wasn’t certain whether to believe him or not, he’d told her that her father was even better. She would have really liked to play video games with him and found out for herself. There was so much she wanted to know about her father. So many questions that bubbled around in her head. And...

Coucou toi ! Parfois tu te sens timide et tu n’oses pas toujours faire certaines choses ? Sois rassuré, c’est normal. On manque tous un peu de confiance en nous.(Même tes parents, mais chuuut c’est notre petit secret). Pour t’aider à gérer tes émotions et avoir une super vie plus tard, j’ai imaginé une histoire pour montrer que les enfants sont capables de faire de grandes choses dans la vie !

A Masterclass in Blessing: First Receive, Then Give In intercession, we go up to God: “God help us. God, your kingdom come.” A vertical prayer. But with blessing, we pray out, horizontally. We look to people and bless them. We reach out and tell the hearers how special they are. Most of us have little experience in blessing, of either receiving or giving. The prayer of blessing can feel a bit uncomfortable, a bit stretching. And yet we realize that God promised Abraham, “All peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” We want to be part of that blessing, both of receiving and ...

She’s happy with small town life. He left without ever looking back. A visit home for Christmas just might change his mind. Katie Holloway is content in Holly Wreath, the only place that's ever called home. The only downside? The dating pool is drying up. When her best friend's older brother comes back to town, she decides this Christmas, there's no better time to finally let him know she's had a crush on him since grade school. Though Will Ryan plans on getting in and out of Holly Wreath quickly, he reconsiders when he sees his little sister's best friend for the first time in a long ...

In 1983, an itinerant evangelist told the young Bob Perry, a student of prayer and eager to learn, to pray I Chronicles 4:10 every day for the rest of his life. "Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, 'Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.' And God granted his request." Bob began. In 2000, Bruce Wilkinson published a famous book about this verse: The Prayer of Jabez. Twenty years after that, when Bob started mentoring Amy, he kept mentioning this prayer. And she fell in love with its power and ...

A Time Travel Story. Age Level: 8 and up. For kids who love video games, written by a videogame writer! A story with elements of GROUNDHOG DAY and BACK TO THE FUTURE. A chocolate bar that controls time?! It all started when Ethan found the chocolate bar in the basement. How was he supposed to know that taking a bite would send him back moments in time? He brings his sister in on the discovery, only to learn that their dad is in trouble, a mysterious uncle is back in the picture, and a group that might be a secret society is after them. If they can't master the art of time manipulation ...

Don and Judy Betts are Florida treasures. She was born in Miami and he was born and reared on Longboat Key (parallels the shores of Bradenton down to Sarasota). Each has made significant contributions to their community and their church. He is a walking-talking almanac of old-time Florida history. His father was the chief horticulturalist for John Ringling of the Ringling Brothers Circus fame. And Don grew up on a virtually deserted southern end of Longboat Key. He and his siblings spent their time fishing and/or swimming in the Gulf of Mexico on the west side of the Key or in Sarasota Bay ...

Life is like a ball of yarn. Sometimes tangled, but always fun to play with. Mary is at a crossroads in her life. Struggling with loss and loneliness, she is faced with the choice of moving into an old-age home. But Mary cannot picture herself in one, her very soul yearns for independence. When she stumbles across the idea of extended hotel stays, it feels like a lifeline. No housework, gourmet food and the opportunity to make new friends. Living in a smart hotel seems like just the thing to lift her tired spirits and regain her independence. But Mary isn’t free yet. A shadow from her ...

Elenora Winters has a sweet life—or so she tells herself. As the proud owner of Heavenly Bites, the best bakery in her small town (okay, the only bakery in her small town), she spends her days baking angel cakes and sprinkling joy—and powdered sugar—everywhere she goes. She’s perfectly content to stay single, thank you very much. After all, she’s got Jesus, a thriving business, and a trusty KitchenAid mixer. Who needs more than that? Dr. Matt Raine wasn’t planning to come back home. After years of serving in medical missions abroad, he’s back in town for what’s supposed to ...

Big Mo and Spotted Wolf is a Western short story about two boys (Big Mo a white rancher and Spotted Wolf a half Indian farmer) who become lifetime friends in the old west of the very early 1900s. It is also a romantic story about Wolf's love for Mo's sister Ruby and her devoted love for Wolf. The characters are based on actual people and places, I, Jim Lowrance - the author have known during my lifetime (semi-fiction). Plenty of suspense and intrigue awaits the listener in this great story of love and friendship!