Books

Military families make great sacrifices for their country. While the soldiers wear the uniform and risk their lives, the families live like gypsies with all the responsibilities of holding the family unit together, and receive only a fraction of the recognition they deserve. This is the story of my life growing up in a military family.

The story of the progeny of patriot Adam Mitchell, who fought during the American Revolution at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina, on March 15, 1781. Now in Tennessee shortly after statehood, Adam's daughter Peggy matures into a confident woman courted by British nobility. Adventure, intrigue, romance and tragedy are woven into the story of the first generation of Americans.

Peggy Mitchell, haunted by memories of war, grows up in Jonesborough, Tennessee during the tumultuous early years of the nation's existence. An independent young woman, she is courted by Andrew Jackson and has a freed slave for a best friend. Together with her younger siblings (her surrogate children and students), she takes on renegade Indians, highwaymen, and the hardships of an untamed land.

The Mitchells just wanted to be left alone to farm their land, practice their faith, and raise their family. But their response to the extraordinary circumstances of frontier life, politics, and war made heroes of these ordinary citizens. Adam fought the British, while his mother, wife, and children endured deprivation and danger on the family farm in the midst of the battle.

Healer's Heart is a tribute to the healing power that lies within all of us, physicians and non-physicians alike. Through the author's experiences while becoming a physician, to the joys and heartaches and even the seemingly ordinary moments with her patients over four decades, her book reminds the reader of the consummate value of caring for one another.

A collection of anecdotes and personal experiences. H. Rick Goff's gift for storytelling makes you feel as if you are right there in the boat with him. "A Line in the Water" is a delightful book filled with faith, family, friends, and fishing. A fun and light-hearted read, perfect for transporting you to several prime fishing destinations across the country where Goff, a former military officer in the United States Air Force, was stationed.

You are the artist of your life. You can create the world any way you want and paint your life in the most beautiful fashion. Like an actor, you can build and craft the character you want, but it comes to life only if you believe that you are that character. Art is the expression, and masterpieces can be created even from negative circumstances.

Everyone in the world shares the same thought: One day, I’m going to die! Although our common faith agrees that our last breath is inevitable, we are strangely divided as to what happens next. People believe that one of the following happens when we die: 1. Annihilation 2. Reincarnation 3. Purgatory 4. All go to Heaven 5. Do more good things than bad and go to Heaven 6. Judgment 7. Whichever one you personally believe is true

We all seem to run out of time with to-do items still undone, leaving us feeling like The Roadrunner with Wile E. Coyote in hot pursuit. We identify with the expression, “The harder I work, the behinder I get!” Perhaps we need to rethink our priorities and ask, “Is spending a few minutes with God to refresh our spiritual batteries on our list, or do we allow the tyranny of the urgent to crowd out the important, convincing ourselves God will understand, and promise to make it up tomorrow?”

How to deal with: Forgiveness, Guilt, Loneliness, Worry, Disappointment, Depression, Temptation, Boredom, Pride, and Death