Elizabeth Roberts
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An eloquent anthology honoring the wonders and challenges of life on earth and celebrating the seasons of our lives. The mysteries and delights of life on earth are illuminated in this richly eclectic collection of poetry, wisdom, prayers, and blessings from thinkers and writers around the world. Here you will find the poetry of Hildgard of Bingen and Gary Snyder; the political wisdom of Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, Jr.; a treasury of women's...
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In Prayers for a Thousand Years, Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon have collected hundreds of wishes, blessings, stories, and challenges-almost all written especially for this volume-from a diverse group of distinguished international contributors. Spiritual teachers, poets and activists, political leaders, youth, artists and visionaries-all are joined together here for the first time, sharing their personal appeals for peace and understanding. Organized...
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This well-received 1922 collection of poems launched Roberts's literary career. Many of the poems charmingly recreate the world of childhood in much the manner of Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses. Poems include, "Mumps," "Milking Time," "Big Brother," and "The Pulpit."
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A neglected American classic, written in subtle, soaring prose for which this underrated Kentucky writer was known, this is the spectacular coming of age story of a young, independent pioneering womanSet at the turn of the century, this is the moving story of Ellen Chesser, a young woman with a mind of her own. She and her family travel from one small community to another in rural Kentucky, eking out a living as itinerant farmworkers. Initially...
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First published in 1930 and shortlisted for the Pulitzer, the winner of Hesperus' "Uncover a Classic" competition is a long-neglected American classic, a romantic saga of young love on the Kentucky trail in colonial America Diony Hall has waited for many years for her betrothed to return to marry her. Trying to fathom the nature of identity and her place in the vast newly created America, Diony spends her time at the family...
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The memoir "Glimpses... Now I Can See" offers stories, poems, and essays that allow you (the reader) to see how the author's loss of and regaining vision gave her insight about events, people, and herself. In the book's selections, you read not only of frustrations and fears, but also of joy, of contentment, and of peace. As she looks into her own life, you sense hope-a resilience, achievement, and love, that you may also gain renewed vision of your...
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Ledges can be hazardous places, but the view! It's a place where God can get our attention or a place where we can fall. The results of being out on a ledge often depend on how we react.
So come, join me on various ledges of life, and let us explore and ponder those teachable moments.
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Authoring this book of meditations has proven to be a great challenge for Elizabeth and myself because many of the stories and poems bring up painful events. The irony is that when we look at our present lives, we recognize God's provisions through good and bad times. Hopefully, you have had the same experience as you reflect/ look back on difficulties and challenges in your life. We know God does bring beauty, joy, and praise out of seemingly bad...
11) Old fashioned
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Pure Flix
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[2015]
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Clay is a former frat boy who gives up his reckless carousing and becomes notorious for his outdated theories on love and romance, as well as for his devout beliefs. Amber is a free-spirited young woman with a restless soul who is surprisingly drawn to Clay's strong faith and noble ideas. Together, they attempt an "old-fashioned" courtship in contemporary America.
12) Itsy Bitsy
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A story tangled up in a web of family drama, personal demons, and a horrifying monster. Based on the centuries-old poem, a family moves into a secluded mansion where they soon find themselves being targeted by an ancient entity taking the form of a giant spider. Kara, a private nurse and single mother, moves from the big city to the quiet countryside with her two children, 13-year-old Jesse and 8-year-old Cambria, to live with and take care of an...
13) Old Fashioned
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A reformed frat boy opens an antique store in a college town, and falls for the free-spirited girl who moves into the apartment above his shop. In time, this unlikely pair fall into a traditional courtship..