Live Hard

Carl moved into his childhood home after his parents died. It’s a house filled with fond memories...like when he was a teenager and his girlfriend, Jesse, would throw pebbles at his window at night to lure him outside. So he thinks he’s dreaming when late one night, he hears those pebbles hitting his window again...and there she is outside. But she died three weeks ago. Is she an impostor? A ghost? Or is the answer even more chilling?

When you don't know The Rules it's hard to stay safe. After a traumatic incident, Aster finds that her blood work comes back with some unusual readings. Unsurprising, as she's the last of an alien race called the Kibsu. But Aster doesn't know this. Immediately, Aster finds herself the focus of a hunt, with her mortal enemies, the Trackers, on one side, and the American government on the other. There seems to be nowhere she can run. But help often comes from the most unexpected quarter.

Come rain or shine, hardship or ease, confusion or clarity, worship is always a choice. But what does it look like when worship meets suffering? How can God be good when it seems the world is collapsing around you? In this inspiring audiobook, Matt and Beth Redman draw on their experiences to explore how to offer praise even in the face of hardship and pain. Focusing on the psalms, they reveal how difficult or tragic circumstances and the choices you make can propel you toward God or away from him.

With honesty and humor, Kathi Lipp and Cheri Gregory will help you take a breather and find reassurance as you face the bullies of perfectionism, performancism, people-pleasing, and procrastination. Self-assessments and personal stories will guide you from panic to peace as you learn to pick battles worthy of your time and energy; embrace the freedom of a carefully considered "no"; recognize your strengths and weaknesses in the quest for balance; use authenticity as a weapon to battle bullies; and release yourself from the endless pressure of pleasing others.

Waiting is hard. Waiting is good. Then there is a time, where we should stop waiting and go for it! Waiting on God's timing for the things we want in our lives can be so hard, yet there are so many reasons why we need to wait. What are you waiting for?

Jude Samuel Shook lived through only one sunset and one sunrise. Just one rotation of the planet...and he went home to be with God. Yet the way Jude unwrapped the divine gift of his one day changed the way his grandparents now live every day. A little boy who lived on this earth for just a handful of hard-fought hours caused Kerry and Chris to wonder, How many of our days make a breath of difference to those around us?

In our increasingly secular world, many claim that Christianity is oppressive and toxic. Christians are accused of standing on the wrong side of history, failing to accept human dignity, freedom, and progress. Are these accusations valid? Is Christianity actually causing more harm than good in the world? In this concise booklet, author Sharon James shows that through history and across the globe, true followers of Christ have challenged injustice and abuse, and provided care for the needy.

Life is not easy, but it's more difficult when we just put our head down, ignore everything and everyone around us, and try to push through till we get to the other side. Identifying the reasons we don’t ask for help is the first step toward making real change and experiencing all that God has for us.

If you struggle with self-doubt, anxiety, discouragement, indecision, comparison-itis, exhaustion, promising too much, copious amounts of stress, worry, even profound sadness - or any other number of hard-as-f--k internal challenges, the time has come for you to stop. Forever. Always remember, you are enough. Right now. Just as you are. So, stop. Breathe. You’re about to discover a more natural, less stressful, and more effective way of living.

Can two vampires on the run stop the apocalypse? Ruegger and Danielle are the Marshals, two vampires notorious throughout the supernatural community for only feeding on bad guys -- including other immortals. If a monster or other supernatural being steps out of line and preys on undeserving humans, Ruegger and Danielle will (if they can) take them down. When a powerful figure in the supernatural community is killed, Ruegger and Danielle are forced to go on the run in order to find out who ordered the murder and why. It has something to do with the mysterious supernatural war that’s ...

There comes a point in the game of life when you have to decide whether you are going to play the cards you have been given or fold. Adversity can break you, leaving you in a constant state of emptiness and self-perpetuating cycles, or it can be the catalyst for a new life. Top-performing insurance agent, trainer, and speaker Jack Jameson invites readers into a deeply personal, edge-of-your-seat memoir of his upbringing, learning in the school of hard knocks, to a life radically transformed.

Do you ever feel your life could be more? There are so many reasons we might hide ourselves, hold back, or accept patterns we’re caught in. If you find you’re ready for change and are looking for ways to level up in your life, Andrea Owen offers wisdom drawn from her own lived experience, with a savvy outlook and the authentic voice she’s known and loved for.

I wrote this book to communicate many of the lessons that God has taught me through many trials in my life. I hope to provide you those hard-knock lessons without the cost I paid for them in physical, mental, and spiritual pain. My reference to hard-knock lessons is based on the fact that most of them were self-inflicted in that God promises chastening to those that He loves. I clearly understand that God must love me a lot based on the frequency of the chastening.

If you want to discover scripture’s unbreakable promises and live with unshakable hope, then keep reading...We all experience times when we feel fearful, anxious, lonely, or discouraged. Sometimes these negative emotions occasionally sneak up on us. Other times it can feel like they are threatening to overtake us. But hope can be found in the promises of God. These powerful promises are not merely kind platitudes to cheer us up. Instead, they are unshakable, unchanging pillars to hold onto in life’s hardest seasons.

Hard Living, Easy Dying finds Ezekial McNair, wise beyond his years, being promoted into the Confederate cavalry. He wrestles with an incompetent superior while training a company in the strategies of cavalry fighting and Yankee supply capture to keep his troops healthy and functioning. His adventures are told with humor and detail about the everyday life of a cavalry soldier in the Civil War.

In Hustling God, Craig Barnes invites hard-running, stressed-out, burned-out people to simply stop. Stop running—long enough to realize we’re lost. Stop—and encounter the God who has climbed down the ladder from heaven to earth to find us. Stop—so we can at last receive all the blessing that, in Jesus Christ, God was dying to give us.

David was the “man after God’s own heart,” yet his life was characterized by hardship. During his lifetime, he was fired, became homeless, grieved the loss of three children, built a nation, lost almost everything after his affair with Bathsheba, and then saw a work that was dear to him given to another.

Johnny's wife Tina is in trouble. Big trouble. While walking their dog, she took a shortcut home through the neighbor's yard and accidentally trampled some of his flowers. Ordinarily, that wouldn't be a major crisis. But Johnny and Tina happen to live next door to quite possibly the meanest neighbor in the world - Aaron McDougall, a grumpy, perpetually angry old curmudgeon who is known to go ballistic at the slightest provocation.

What core values shape your family, business, school or charitable organization? How do you seal these into the soul of succeeding generations, literally extending your life beyond physical death? 3G is a personal yet authoritative guide to leaving such a legacy.

Significant success doesn't wait for us - we must Go Get It! Legacy living is our catalyst for transformative action. This inspiring guide empowers you to turn daily habits into a lasting impact, becoming the example others follow. Don't just leave a legacy, live one every day. Let the 7 principles in this book show you how. Go get it!!!