Little Hands, Bright light is about the journey of Ken and Mari – a small boy and his older sister – as they discover the world of energy healing. Equipped only with love for their ailing grandparent, the two quickly learn how simple and yet profound energy healing can be. Set in Japan in the early 1900s, the story has a wonderful cultural feel while simultaneously sharing timeless concepts that can be appreciated by anyone, anywhere. Whether enjoyed independently or as shared-reading experience, Ken and Mari’s is a journey anyone can follow – whether young or old, small or big.

There is no reason for anyone to be bullied by anyone because of their race, beliefs or choices. Every person deserves respect in what and how they choose to live. It is a personal matter and Bullying is no longer acceptable. When children/adults are intimidated, persecuted, and tormented for their beliefs, and choices it is time we say, “Enough”! This book hopes to convey to children that they do not have to be a victim and to feel free talk to their Mom and Dad, or Teacher, or any adult they may trust to tell them if they see someone getting bullied including themselves. Bullies do not have the right to hit, and beat anyone because they may be different or have different beliefs and choices. It is not their right to bring down and hurt these victims. This book is to educate and convey to children that there is strength in numbers. They can suggest a Bully Club for their schools with the safety of their teachers and adults, where the child will be anonymous. Enough is Enough “Bye Bye Bullies, Bye Bye”! We are going to bring you down!

Footprints in Parchment Rome Versus Christianity 30-313 AD masterfully tackles the question: How did a group of Christians with no homeland and no standing army defeat the juggernaut of ancient Rome? Using hundreds of first-hand accounts of events, Silver guides the reader through the rise and the reach of Imperial Rome to its eventual ruin and rescue by the infant Christian Church. Over a three hundred year period Rome killed tens of thousands of Christians in an attempt to eradicate this new religion that it correctly intuited would bring Rome to its knees. Tertullian had said in the early 200’s, “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.” Why did Rome kill all those people just because they believed in a Jewish carpenter from an obscure part of her Empire and why did so many Christians willingly die? The martyrs died for the religious freedom to publicly say the words “Christianus sum.” “I am a Christian.” They won that right. Rome Versus Christianity leads the reader down the road of Rome’s decline and Christianity’s rise. There are many fascinating sights along the way.

Secrets, surprises and disappointments

all crowd the pages of Eighteenth Summer.

Sarah’s dear friend, Nancy, must pick up the pieces of a shattered dream and go on with her life. With advice from Sarah she is able to do so.

Cousin Marnie must spend the summer tucked away in her grandmother’s home. The only person she knows she can trust with her secret is Sarah, the cousin whose feelings she has delighted in hurting every summer.

A tall stranger singles Sarah out from a group of friends at the Fourth of July parade. During their brief encounter Sarah once more receives a proposal of marriage.

Sarah receives a letter from Ohio and rushes to read its contents. She is heartbroken to learn her friend of six years is in love. Words in the letter like, ‘special’ and ‘friend’ do nothing to mend her wounded heart.

The dangers facing U.S. Border Patrol Agents while policing our frontier are brought to life in this story of murder, kidnapping and the footprints that drug trafficking leave on the lives of those brave people locked in the battle to protect us. Rusty Powell is one of these heroes. His personal ordeal dramatically impacts those individuals his life touches on both sides of the border. Richard Martinez, an FBI agent with a Mexican heritage of his own, risks his life and career to rescue Powell from the grip of a violent drug cartel and the forces of nature to bring the nightmare to an end.

It is said, “When the camp bug bites you’re hooked for life!” Nancy and her husband Tom caught that bug during their youth and jumped at the opportunity to own and direct a summer camp in southern Maine when they retired. Retired again, they enjoy life at their cottage off Cape Cod, where Nancy, always a story teller, writes about a new camper’s experiences at a camp called, Hideaway somewhere in northern Maine. It’s a must read for new campers and their parents. And fun for seasoned campers to remember their own first summer. The Armstrong’s still serve as Visitors for the American Camping Association, Accreditation, each summer.

Bettie Stallworth-Lewis offers readers an objective look at personal situation(s) by setting the stage for the reader to enter a place of serenity. This place of serenity is where they can spiritually meet with God and focus on his goodness, mercy and strength. Lewis delivers encouragement by focusing on three factors of life's disappointments: 1. Faith: a small amount of faith will go a long way (mustard seed), God will do the rest. 2. Patience: I've never known God to be late. As-a-matter of fact, he's always right on time. Give him credit for punctuality. 3. Praise: Give thanks for the good things in your life. If anything occurs out of the ordinary, pray that God will give you peace of mind and allow you to accept what you cannot change. Each letter has a related scripture that accompanies the factors by planting seeds that are needed for each particular situation. This book has a sweet, sweet spirit with a soothing purpose that allows the presence of God to encamp the reader.

“We can win the war without killing a single person.” Just days prior to deploying to combat in Afghanistan, Lieutenant Colonel Walter Piatt, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry “Wolfhounds,” announced this visionary statement in front of an assembly of 800 infantrymen and their families. Naturally, none of the soldiers listening to the Colonel’s rhetoric thought it was possible to actually win the war without killing a single person. That hardly sounded like “war” at all. In fact, that simple concept was the very antithesis of the previous 10 months they had all spent training to explicitly kill people with speed and violence. Destroying the enemy was the fundamental focus of every infantryman. It was, of course, the very reason the infantry existed in the first place. The Colonel, an infantryman himself no less, challenged his battalion’s conventional thinking that day and throughout the ensuing campaign. His striking pronouncement was the theoretical extreme of counterinsurgency doctrine. It emphasizes the importance of nation-building instead of man-hunting, construction instead of destruction, and dropping schools and wells into villages instead of artillery shells. That was his vision and that is what he led his infantrymen to do. This is the story of the Wolfhounds in 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company through the eyes of a young platoon leader. He details their adventures on the frontier in a little-known dangerous place called Paktika Province, centrally located along Afghanistan’s volatile border with Pakistan. It is the story of ordinary men, cast into a treacherous and unfamiliar world with the mission to destroy the enemy’s sanctuary, not just the enemy. It is the story of triumph and failure, elation and frustration through a hard-fought struggle with their identity as infantrymen, evolving from trained tactical killers to strategic nation builders in their quest to win Paktika.

Shhhh…..”Kept Quiet” is a story that details the life of a bright, yet confused urban girl whose life was destined for turmoil since birth. As she grows up in the poor and tough streets of southern Dallas, Tx., she struggles to understand her dysfunctional relationship with her grandmother, before learning a family secret that has brought acrimony to the family for years. This book highlights Black urban family life and paints a realistic picture of the trials and challenges of Southern Blacks as they struggle to maintain societal “norms” while dealing with family issues that threaten to destroy generations.

I've had a rough life, and unless it was so, I would not have even considered sharing my story since while writing I have found it hard to believe that I was so lost, so dark, so empty and as co-dependent as any other person in any other abusive relationship I have ever met; something I've never acknowledged before now. Don't worry though, I won't bore you with another sad story of childhood abuse and neglect, even though I was an unloved, emotionally and psychologically abused slave-child, which was pretty awful in my opinion if only because of being the one who had to live it; however, I do want to touch on those parts that I believe had the biggest impact on the forming of my mind. Those parts that include the fear, favoritism, criticism, traumatic experiences and inner anger I grew up with, which led to the outward anger, hostility, anxiety, lack of self-esteem, neediness, co-dependency and depression I experienced for my entire adult life up until this point. My upbringing doomed me to seek love wherever I believed I could find it, starting-out by marrying the first man I ever dated in order to escape my abusive childhood home. My husband and I divorce four years later and in doing so, I abandon my first two children which leads to subjecting myself to drunkenness and sexual promiscuity, followed by seven years of torment from a violently abusive, lying, child-molesting, drug-addicted, alcoholic boyfriend whom I end-up marrying. After multiple abortions I am blessed with a daughter, face down a demon, divorce for the second time, find the love of my life, give birth to another son and then the battle against my life-threatening depression begins while maintaining a façade of normalcy. Throughout my life I find God, then lose Him, then find Him once more, with my relationship with the Lord being based entirely on what was happening in my tumultuous life at any-given moment, although it is this relationship that saves me during my darkest moments whether I knew it or not. Anatomy of a Life is a haunting and heart-rending memoir which starts as a child's normal life, but eventually turns into one of tragedy once one abuser after another places their eternal prints on a young girl's psyche. Forty-five years later, through the love of her husband and children, as well as her faith in God's promises, Penelope has survived, and though still a battle at times, is thriving. Hopefully, this story will strike a chord with those who have lived through similar circumstances, eventually seeing that there is a light at the end of whatever dark tunnel you may be traveling.

This book is the next best thing to "Dr. Spock". My book gives parents, educators and anybody who is interested in the growth and development of children and what they are trying to say even if they cannot yet talk. This is why I decided to name my book "Hey Up There, I'm Down Here". If you want answers to some of your baffling questions about your child that you just don’t understand, you can e-mail me at "joyandpain504@aol.com".

Taodore finally felt content and free of Facility. His three children were growing stronger every day. Larkin’s ranch became a colony; housing not only her family and friends, but also residents from Banks Island. Banding together, they formed a sense of normalcy and belonging. As time moved forward, those with abilities continue to practice giving the colony a sense of security. Months had passed and everyone believed they were free – until the day a stranger approached them on their own front lawn. He spoke of a place called Oaks and of his surrender to their colony. To learn more, Taodore pulls a vision from this man as the colony questions their safety. This day was one they all secretly feared – the Facility was not destroyed with the fall of Markum and Grumster, and the take-over of Banks by Xavier. Was every lie the Facility told them suddenly becoming a twisted truth? Was every truth a lie? Falling back from this newcomer in order to assess their current situation, the colony becomes uncertain. Was another war upon them? Taodore’s senses heighten as he realizes two things – this man is not the only one approaching their colony. Taodore hears the strangers’ thoughts, and suddenly it becomes apparent with this invasion; the Facility wants to obtain the one person who is the most important thing to Taodore’s being – his newly born child. Standing by his side, his pack, Bank’s nine, and anyone else willing to fight prepare to defend what is theirs, but soon they realize during battle that Oaks Facility has been creating drones that have abilities even the colony is in fear they cannot win against. Havoc shall reign as the colony stands for its one promise to each other – freedom. Facility you have been warned.

Knowing Your Place is an inspirational set of laws to motivate you and allow you to understand that success has no barriers for those who are willing to confront the responsibility that comes along with it. These 10 Laws Of Success are to serve as a foundation to help you get moving towards living the self fulfilling life that is meant for you.

Learn valuable leadership lessons and organizational “survival” tactics through the eyes of one of the world’s most industrious and successful creatures, the honey bee. Survival of the Hive takes the lid off a beehive and provides a fun, relevant and reflective look at the tiny, purposeful inhabitants inside. Through the leadership experiences of Zync, a queen-in-waiting, we are taught seven important leadership lessons by her mentors, Vision, Belief and Strategy including The Front Porch Philosophy of accountability, Bee-2-Bee Waggle Dance of communication, the all-important P-Factors: Footprint, Resourcing, Calming, and Unity, and the Perfect Product Honey System. Deborah Mackin and Matthew Harrington, in a creative yet practical way, use the bee colony and specifically Zync, as an entertaining fable to illustrate leadership in an organized community. Throughout the book, the hive provides a working illustration of cultural complexity, leadership clarity, and the importance of trust as a foundation for excellence. Included at the end of each chapter is Reflections for Today’s Leaders, as well as Group Discussion Questions to help facilitate a “Survival of the Hive” philosophy within your own organization.

The Shaman’s Path takes you on a guided journey to discover your life’s purpose. Exercises and meditations take you on an experiential path on which you identify your issues, explore your ancestral ties and relationships, and examine your everyday roles. All of these are released through personal work and ceremony. At the end of the journey, you discover your destiny and move forward with a different perspective about yourself and the world around you. Rooted in the Shamanic practices of the medicine men and women of the High Andes in Peru, the author has taken what has been an oral tradition and concisely explained its history and its practical applications to modern life in North America and elsewhere. By completing the exercises in this book, you move out of time and space, and learn to navigate the pathways to the lower and upper worlds through Shamanic journeying, meet and communicate with spirit guides and power animals, and come to a place where the mind and spirit can find healing. Working closely with the Earth, the author describes sacred ceremonies to create a deep connection with your place of being in the world. Options for working alone or in a group are provided. The work is not easy or fast, but the author offers you step-by-step guidance and advice, as well as personal examples, to help along the way. The author’s journey, through the work described, was one of personal transformation and joy, and she wishes you many insights and great blessings as you begin your own journey to the healed state.