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Since she was just a little girl, Jessie Stone has dreamed up hundreds of marriage proposals and fantasized about wedding dresses and falling in love. She’s been a bridesmaid nearly a dozen times, waved numerous couples off to sunny honey-moons, and shopped in more department stores...

Looking for a study guide to unearth the deeper meaning of the faith-based TV series THESE STONES? Look no farther. You’ve just found the official, devotional handbook for Season 1, designed especially for you. This book is your roadmap to discover the treasure that you are in God’s sight—and the gem you're meant to be as a living stone in the household of faith. Maybe you've never thought of yourself as a gemstone. Perhaps you feel more like an ordinary gray pebble, trodden underfoot by the challenges you face. You may feel as flawed as the people from the Bible we’ve figuratively ...

From the ACFW Women's Fiction Carol Award winning co-author of Never the Bride & screenwriter of the award-winning film, The Ultimate Gift. BOOK ONE: Song of Springhill - A Love Story Could you fall in love despite the great risk of losing the one you cherish most? Hoping for a fresh start, Hannah Wright moves to Springhill, the hometown of the father she never knew because he died in their volatile coal mines before she was born. She tracks down her aunt, Abigail Percy, and is immediately welcomed to move in with the whole Percy clan. This includes her Uncle Ray, a coal miner, and their ...

From the ACFW Women's Fiction Carol Award winning co-author of Never the Bride & screenwriter of the award-winning film, The Ultimate Gift, comes a timeless love story inspired by the historical, coal mining disasters of Springhill in the 1950s. Song of Springhill is a gripping story about searching for love, family, and faith in the midst of trials. Could you fall in love despite the great risk of losing the one you cherish most? Hoping for a fresh start, Hannah Wright moves to Springhill, the hometown of the father she never knew because he died in their volatile coal mines before she was...

Springhill, Nova Scotia, a tiny town with a tremendously courageous spirit. In the 1950s, tragedy struck the mining town of Springhill not once, but three times: The 1956 Explosion The 1957 Main Street Fire The 1958 Bump The Explosion took the lives of 39 miners. The Main Street Fire wiped out many of the family-owned businesses. The Bump, an underground earthquake, took the lives of 75 good men of Springhill. Springhill became known as everything from “The Hard Luck Town” to “Miracle Town.” Those miracles are the heart of this book. Springhill is a place with strong resilience, ...

From Cheryl’s Journal: Why am I like this? What is wrong with me? Why am I so afraid? I can’t control my anxiety; these fears seem to overtake me. Does anyone know how I feel? No one else has this problem. I am a freak, and I am alone. Where is God in this? Do fear and anxiety rule your life? They used to rule mine. This is the book I was too afraid to write and definitely too afraid to publish. That would mean others could read some of my most private thoughts, pieces of my most difficult and painful journey. Most of my life, I put on a good face, that “life is perfect” façade. It...

Tucked away on Peppertree Lane, a Potter spins his wheel and shapes a tiny bowl who wonders why she doesn’t shine like the others. From her very first spin on the wheel, Little Bowl feels different. Not colorful. Not shiny. Not special. But the Potter isn’t finished yet. With every press of the Potter’s hand, every swirl of his brush, and every trip through the fire, Little Bowl grows closer to a special surprise. She was never just another bowl.

Written during a long wait, this book opens up Cheryl's painfully honest, personal journals. She explores what it's like to enlist in God's Marriage Boot Camp, and how to survive singlehood year after solitary year. She wrestles with her Creator over multiple best friends that never see her "that way." Then there are those lists of what she wanted - you know, the ones she revised a billion times then laminated for safekeeping. She watches, bewildered, as much younger women find love that seems to elude her.

Daisy longs to shine as the angel in the town’s Christmas parade. But once again, her sister gets the wings, and Daisy is left with scratchy burlap as Shepherd #3—alongside her wiggly cat Socks. Meanwhile, in the workshop, new clay nativity pieces are being sculpted by the Potter’s hand—each one unique, never made from a mold. Daisy begins to discover that being a shepherd is more than a background part. It points to the Good Shepherd Himself, born that first Christmas night.

Daisy didn’t mean to break Grandpa’s special purple plates, playing with Socks in the Potter’s shop. But one small mistake leads to a big crash—and an even bigger mess of guilt. As tears fall and Daisy hides away, she fears nothing can ever fix what’s been ruined. But Grandpa the Potter sees something more.

Venture into a Heavenly Romance Imagine it. The Creator of the universe longs for time with you. The Lover of your soul is asking you out on a series of dates. He patiently awaits your response. The Almighty calls: "Come away with Me, My beloved." You may love God with all of your heart. You might long for creative ways to express yourself. Maybe you're asking these questions: What do dates with God look like? How can I fall in love with Jesus? Take a bold step of faith. Become intentional about how you interact with God. Accept the divine invitation. Pursue the One who pursues you with a ...

Court Deeper Spiritual Intimacy Imagine it. The Creator of the universe longs for time with you. The Lover of your soul is asking you out on a series of dates. He patiently awaits your response. The Almighty calls: "Come away with Me, My beloved." If you’ve already begun your Dates with God journey through another volume of this series, perhaps you are ready to go deeper into the fresh waters of spiritual intimacy. Maybe you're asking these questions: What does divine courtship look like? How can I go even deeper with God? Continue in your bold step of faith. Explore new depths of ...

Fall Head Over Heels in Love with Jesus Imagine it. The Creator of the universe longs for time with you. The Lover of your soul is asking you out on a series of dates. He patiently awaits your response. The Almighty calls: "Come away with Me, My beloved." With every date of your heavenly adventure, you will fall deeper in love with Jesus, the One who stretched out His arms and died for you. He is calling for a deeper love relationship with you. Are you ready to answer the call? Will you accept Jesus’ invitation into a greater love story? Journey through 25 more dates, including indoor ...

From the award-winning writing team that brought you Never the Bride comes a Thanksgiving comedy romance novel just in time for the holidays. Can This Show Really Go On? Grad student and budding marriage counselor Aly Brewster has had it all. Perfect childhood. Perfect parents. Now she’s on track for a dream life of her own. Stage One: finish her Masters. Stage Two: build a successful practice. Stage Three: find a husband at twenty-six. But Aly's idyllic bubble bursts when her parents' news blindsides her: they're getting a divorce. Actor Nick Armstrong has been gaga over Aly since ...

Holly left her unhappy life behind, hoping for a Christmas miracle. Everything about Holly Truesdale’s existence is, well, forgettable. The only good memory of her childhood is their family Christmas in the quaint town of Bethany. Tired of the high society life, Holly leaves the big city, longing to recover the sense of belonging she felt in the Victorian town. She opens a scrapbooking store, ready to help others preserve the important moments she missed as a child. Holly is drawn to Liam, the widower who runs the B&B next door, but doesn’t fully trust herself in a new relationship. As ...