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Acrostics are word puzzles in which the word itself is broken down and used to form other descriptive words around an idea. The word becomes rounded out and elaborated upon, embroidered into a beautiful pattern of ideas. IDEA becomes Image Defining Each Acrostic. Message in a Word 2 contains 52 devotionals, one for each week of a year. Each devotional is based on an acrostic, a message in a word. Each thought-provoking devotional is filled with Scripture quotes and Biblical truth. The Reflections at the end of each devotional includes additional Scripture passages for further study along with questions and a prayer. Read and do the exercises, then meditate and reflect upon the message for a week. You will be inspired and blessed as you deepen your relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Acrostics used to explore powerful words from the bible and how they can help you live a better Christian life.

We as a body of believers each have our own personal walk of faith—a journey with the Father, crammed full of countless testimonies of answered prayer and unexpected, awe-inspiring miracles. This is a glimpse into one of those many walks. A single mother and her daughter invite you to step inside the pages of their personal spiritual diary. Experience, through their eyes, the faithfulness of a loving Father, in times of happiness and joy and in times of heartache and financial crisis, through faith grounded in the Rock, Jesus Christ, the Author and Finisher of our faith. (Hebrews 12:2)

The World War II generation is dying off at the rate of about 487 a day nationwide. Only 80,000 are left of the 16,000,000 who were in service during World War II. Ray Schaaf is one of the last surviving WWII vets. In Time Flies, he shares his experiences as a boy growing up in a family of five in small-town Colorado before and during the Depression; a young man who eagerly joined the Army Air Corps to fight World War II; a gunner on thirty-five bombing missions; a husband and father of four; a civilian working a variety of jobs after the war before rejoining the military; a career officer in the Air Force, a fuels and missile expert for more than twenty-six years; a retiree enjoying hobbies, friends, and travels with his wife; a widower still enjoying friendship and travel. Time Flies is not only the story of Ray Schaaf; it is the story of many of our World War II heroes.

George H. Vakey spent three years, three months, and fifteen days in World War II, 165 days in combat. He returned from the war to spend his life as an educator.

I was angry at God for allowing my first son to die. I was in a black hole, and there was no way out. I couldn’t pray or read my Bible. In fact, I threw my Bible against the nearest wall and watched as it landed on the floor. Then I kicked it into a corner where it remained for months.

Borge A. Hansen, THE GREAT DANE, was born in Denmark during World War II. He began his adventures early in life and set off to see the world when he was in his teens. He spent five years as a merchant marine. When he came to the United States, he overstayed his visa and spent five years as an illegal immigrant. After more adventures on the high seas, he got a visa to return to the United States and join the military. He spent nearly 24 years in the United States Army. He married his wife Brigitte when he was stationed in Germany, and they have been married for nearly 50 years. Borge and Brigitte have one son, Jeffrey.

When television viewers see James Muñoz on the air, they see a man who has achieved his lifelong dream. They don’t see the lonely, sexually abused child with a father-sized hole in his heart. James grew up missing the father he never knew and spent much of his early adulthood searching for his paternal family.

Today he uses the name Muñoz (his mother’s maiden name) on the air to honor his maternal family and Hispanic heritage and the name Doughty (his surname) in private life to honor his father and his paternal family’s legacy. He shares his story to inspire and encourage others to achieve their dreams regardless of the challenges they face. His grandmother’s poems and his father’s letters that helped fill that empty place in his heart will touch the hearts of readers, and his advice to young people will motivate them to build their own monuments to last.

Historical fiction based on family history: Uncle Big Bud was written as a tribute to my late father. It took me ten years to compose my memories so as to allow the reader to see the many different facets of my dad's personality and how his life was shaped by the time period in which he lived.

This is a family cookbook compiled and distributed to family members only, not available for sale