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As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on thee internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys: Stories that Matter. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please email me, connect with me on social media or fill out my contact form with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email or in your message.
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He has published articles for a number of organizations, including Contemplative Light, Abbey of the Arts, Contemplative Outreach, EerdWord, In Search of a New Eden, the Ordinary Mystic at Patheos, and the Contemplative Writer.
Rich has been a daily practitioner of centering prayer since June 1, 2014. Centering prayer has been so life-giving and life-changing that he feels compelled to share his journey with others who wish to learn more. Rich resides with his family in Ambler, Pennsylvania. Learn more about him at www.SilenceTeaches.com.
Rich’s featured book is entitled:
Sitting with God: A Journey to Your True Self Through Centering Prayer
Description: Premise
In 2013 I began to dabble in silent prayer. I had heard that silence can transform you and wanted to experience this transformation too. Silence and silent prayer are counter-cultural. They are very challenging to cultivate because everything in our culture seems to point in another direction. Yet, surprisingly, in silence I have found profound transformation. And that is the motivation for writing this book. I want to share what I have discovered.
The point of this book is to share my centering prayer journey with the reader. My hope is that my journey will help readers with their journeys. Centering prayer is not a sprint. It is a series of marathons. Centering prayer practiced daily, weekly, monthly, yearly will transform people, as it has me. Centering prayer does not replace other forms of prayer. It complements and deepens them.
Centering prayer has changed my life and mind. It has been too life-giving to keep to myself. I have to share it.
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on the internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison-Barnes and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please send an email to annwrites75@gmail.com with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email, so I can send you my featured book questionnaire.
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Emily draws out her clients’ most audacious, even disruptive, ideas or fiercely original stories and stokes the sparks until their thoughts spread like wildfire.
When she’s not ghostwriting writing intensely, she’s most likely practicing yoga intensely. She lives for coffee shops that play great music to write to and desserts topped with *real* whipped cream.
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on the internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison-Barnes and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please send an email to annwrites75@gmail.com with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email, so I can send you my featured book questionnaire.
Thanks for listening to Inspirational Journeys and have a Blessed Day.
This week on Inspirational Journeys: Stories that matter, my special guest shares a bit of her story and her writing process to make readers want to read more of her inspirational, heartfelt story of the battle she had to fight to get her youngest daughter back from the “child savers.”
INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEYS PRESENTS!
Wheels of Injustice with Susan Louise Gabriel!
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Susan’s featured book is entitled Wheels of Injustice: Saving My Child from the Child Savers
Description:
Six weeks into a blissful honeymoon, life turns into a nightmare when Susan’s 9-year-old daughter is taken away and her husband is falsely accused of child sexual abuse. As her own and other families throughout the country are crushed under its wheels, Susan musters the strength and the will to battle a behemoth system that has become the very thing it was created to eradicate.
Wheels of Injustice is the true story of one woman’s fight against a powerful system that’s run amok, grinding families into dust, obliterating Amendment protections, and taking revenge against anyone who attempts to reform it.
It’s the 1980s—a decade of unfounded abuse accusations, hysterical claims of orgies at daycare centers, families controlled by courts, and an out-of-control child protection system.
A tribute to God’s faithfulness and a message of hope to others who have struggled to overcome adversity, fight governmental intrusion and overreach, and turn an upended life the right way around again.
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“We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“This is Paula Randall of the Child Welfare Division of the Department of Social Services—DSS. We wanted you to know that we have your daughter.”
“You what? You have Amber? Why isn’t she in school?” My mind starts racing, trying to piece together what she is saying. “Is she hurt?”
“No, Ms. Clark, er… Gabrielle…”
“It’s Gabriel.” I interrupt her. Who is this lady? I think. She can’t even get my name right! Is this some kind of scam?
“Let me talk to Amber,” I demand.
“She’s not here. It’s not about her,” she responds in an increasingly tense voice. “We have your other daughter, Emily.”
The bottom drops out of my stomach and hits the floor as my brain starts bouncing against the far wall, trying to make sense of her words.
“You have who? Emily? EMILY? WHY?!”
“We need you to come down to the DSS facility and we will talk about that.”
I barely stay on the phone long enough to get directions, then I race back to my test station to grab my coat and purse. I briefly tell Jim I have an emergency with Emily and must leave as I hurry down the hall and out to the car.
I don’t remember the drive, but I’m sure I broke speed limits. The next thing I remember is being seated in an uncomfortable chair in a small, cold, and sterile room across from a small, cold, and sterile-looking woman.
“Where is Emily?” I ask for at least the third time.
“We will get to that in a minute,” she responds. “First, I want to ask about Clark. Who is he? Your boyfriend?”
“Clark is my husband, but what does that… “
Miss Cold-and-Sterile interrupts and says that Emily is being held in another room.
“Held in another room?” She makes it sound like she’s a criminal. What did she do?
She then tells me the one thing I didn’t see coming, the very last thing I expected because the thought of it had not and would never have entered my head.
I don’t see it yet, but the alien spaceship just entered the earth’s atmosphere.
Over the next few minutes, she tells me Emily has revealed that she was sexually molested by Clark.
And just like that, the aliens smash into our little family.
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on the internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison-Barnes and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please send an email to annwrites75@gmail.com with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email, so I can send you my featured book questionnaire.
Thanks for listening to Inspirational Journeys and have a Blessed Day.
During this third week of #NaNoWriMo, Critically acclaimed teenaged author Sarah Humpherys shares her writing process, talks about the #YoungWritersProgram and shares her publishing success story.
INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEYS PRESENTS!
Critically Acclaimed teen author Sarah Humpherys talks about how God has blessed her with publishing success!
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Author bio: Sarah Humpherys lives in Lehi, Utah and is a die-hard fantasy nerd that can’t stop talking about dragons and anime. She is trying to get through high school by burying herself in Japanese TV shows and creating her own worlds and characters. She does make friends, but only with people who can stand her habit of constantly talking during movies to critique the plot, her memorization of the How to Train Your Dragon Wikipedia page, and a monologue explaining why Doctor Strange is obviously the best avenger.
Sarah’s latest book is entitled Stone Cold
Description:
In the Kingdom of Ashlon, emotion is considered a weakness and a danger. To help their society run perfectly, the king has ordered everyone to wear enchanted stones that take away emotion. However, there are some people, Malopaths, that are not affected by the stones and are hunted down and executed. The princess of Ashlon, Syona, is a Malopath. She becomes antisocial and stays in the shadows, afraid of her secret being exposed. When her brother dies, Princess Syona becomes the heir to the kingdom and must try harder than ever to fake being emotionless. As crown heir, she must navigate a marriage alliance with an enemy kingdom, political conspiracies, and a love triangle between her betrothed and her childhood friend and guard.
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EBook currently available in all formats, paperback will be in your favorite bookstores.
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on the internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison-Barnes and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please send an email to annwrites75@gmail.com with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email, so I can send you my featured book questionnaire.
Thanks for listening to Inspirational Journeys and have a Blessed Day.
This poem was inspired by a candy corn stuffy I was taught to make in my ACB crafters crochet class, and my discussion with my fellow writing warriors for jesus in our boot camp this morning.
This week, in honor of National Novel Writing Month, my friend, fellow Writing Warrior for Jesus and returning guest and I talk about her book of writing prompts.
INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEYS PRESENTS!
R.A. Clarke returns to talk about her new book of writing prompts for NaNoWriMo!
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Rachael Clarke is a former police officer turned stay-at-home mom living with her family in Portage la Prairie, MB. Besides chasing children and stealing the remote from her sport-aholic husband, she enjoys plotting fantastical novels and writing/illustrating children’s literature. She has won the Writer’s Games and Writers Weekly international competitions, and was named a 2021 Futurescapes Award finalist. Rachael also crafts multi-genre short fiction under the pseudonym R.A. Clarke. Her work has been published by Polar Borealis Magazine, Jolly Horror Press, and Cloaked Press LLC, among others.
Rachael’s latest book is entitled Oh, That’s Good… 52 Writing prompts you never knew you needed. But seriously… you do.
Description:
Have you ever seen something—an object, an image, a person, or even an ad on the side of a bus—and gotten struck by an idea? You sat back and smiled, mumbling, “Oh, that’s good…” and immediately scrambled to write it down? Well, scramble no more.
Plucked from the mind of multi-genre short fiction author R.A. Clarke, these 52 original speculative fiction prompts are sure to inspire and spark your creative flame. From dark to light, quirky to horrifying, there’s a little something here for everybody. You’re cordially invited to sift through the pages; take your time, pick and choose… or, if you’re feeling brave, take the 52-Week Challenge.
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on the internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison-Barnes and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please send an email to annwrites75@gmail.com with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email, so I can send you my featured book questionnaire.
Thanks for listening to Inspirational Journeys and have a Blessed Day.
This week, my special guest and I talk about her first book, about a child who takes a tour of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to learn all about accessibility for people with disabilities. Sit back, relax, and tune in as She describes her writing process.
INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEYS PRESENTS!
Adam’s Accessible Airport Adventure with Michelle Grenevitch!
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Michelle is the youngest daughter of Betsy Grenevitch, who is blind. Michelle has always loved helping with her state blind organization at conventions. Through her mom’s blindness and advocacy, Michelle has been able to join and help many ADA advisory boards. She has helped those companies see the areas that need more accessibility for the blind. However, working with these boards Michelle has come in contact with people who have other disabilities. This has grown her disability scope from just blindness to also include, hearing impaired, wheelchair, and even autism.
Michelle is currently a senior at Georgia State University in Atlanta and plans to head into teaching once she graduates. Michelle spent most of her school years in the small town of Social Circle, GA.
Michelle’s featured book is entitled Adam’s Accessible Airport Adventure
Description:
Adam goes to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to see what his Uncle Steve does for work. During his tour, he learns about different areas in the airport that help people better access the airport. Adam learns that with a little help, public areas can be accessed by people with different abilities. In the storyline, he meets people from different cultures with different disabilities, and learns to observe the small details that make a big difference each and every day.
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Author’s Note
The purpose in writing this book is to help readers see accessibility particularly in the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. I wanted everyone to be able to see that with a little help public areas can be accessed by people with disabilities.
In the storyline, we meet people from different cultures with different disabilities. Disabilities are universal across every race and gender. People with disabilities have struggled to have equal access for years and continue pursuing equalization o public facilities.
Readers of all ages can learn to notice the little things in life through this adventure. Whether its through the words or the illustrations, details are the key.
Throughout the book, you’ll find key accessibility and disability vocabulary underlined. Definitions for these vocabulary words can be found at the end of the story.
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on the internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison-Barnes and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please send an email to annwrites75@gmail.com with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email, so I can send you my featured book questionnaire.
Thanks for listening to Inspirational Journeys and have a Blessed Day.
Her debut novel, Falling for the Innkeeper, was a #1 bestseller in the Clean & Wholesome Romance category on Amazon.ca. It was also named one of “Six Sensational 2020 Debut Series Romances” by the American Library Association’s Booklist Reader, and is currently a finalist for the 2021 Book Buyers Best Award.
Before settling down with her rocket scientist husband and raising three rambunctious boys, Meghann earned a B.A. in English from Amherst College and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Emerson College.
She is grateful to be living her dream of writing sweet, hopeful stories that demonstrate the power of love and grace.
Meghann’s latest book is entitled The Billionaire’s Secret. Details are listed below.
Description:
He’s a billionaire hiding a devastating diagnosis. She’ll do whatever it takes to help her sick, matchmaking mom. A freak accident throws them together, but will his big secret tear them apart?
When Ryan Lawson’s business partners force him to go on a wilderness retreat to come to terms with a shocking diagnosis, the last thing on Ryan’s mind is romance. But when he’s stranded in the woods with a sweet young event planner, all thoughts of business take a back seat to her girl-next-door appeal.
Fresh off a bad breakup, Zara Georgopoulos comes to Vermont to help her terminally ill mom work through her bucket list—notfall in love with a man who’s the exact opposite of her usual type. But when Ryan starts working his way into her heart with his kindness and generosity, she needs to make a decision: Trust the biotech billionaire not to walk all over her, or go back to guarding her heart.
Stuck in the wilds of Vermont, they forge a tenuous connection. When Ryan finally shares the truth about his illness, will it bring them closer together . . . or shatter Zara’s trust in him for good?
Inspired by 2 Corinthians 12:9, The Billionaire’s Secret is a sweet inspirational romance with a swoony hero, LOTS of entertaining banter, and a strong Christian message. Download your copy today!
There was some rustling in the trees behind them. Zara tensed up.
Ryan must have felt it because he put his hand on her knee, and the warmth of his touch soaked through her jeans. It was steadying, comforting, and she had to remind herself that there was nothing romantic about the gesture—he’d already made it clear he wasn’t interested in having a relationship with her.
“It’s probably just a squirrel or a mouse,” he said.
“I caught a mouse in a cup once, in my dorm room at college.”
He gave her an odd look. “What?”
“We had mice. It was gross. I was always scared they were going to run on top of me when I was sleeping.”
“And you caught one in a cup?”
“I chased it around my room with an umbrella until it got tired, then I trapped it under a cup.”
“Ugh.” He gave a mock shudder.
“I made my boyfriend at the time get rid of it. He slid some cardboard underneath the cup so he could pick it up and set the mouse free outside.”
“Where’d you go to college?”
“Tufts.”
“Note to self: Don’t send the kids to Tufts.”
She frowned. “I thought you said you don’t have kids?”
“Sorry. I meant my hypothetical future children.”
She smiled. “Oh, those kids. Whatever, Mr. I-Have-a-Bachelor-of-Science-in-Biomedical-Engineering. Like you didn’t have mice at MIT.”
“We had plenty of mice. Lab mice. Not mice who’d attack you in your sleep.”
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on the internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison-Barnes and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please send an email to annwrites75@gmail.com with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email, so I can send you my featured book questionnaire.
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In this week’s episode, my special guest is celebrating the launch of her brand new novel in the Ladies of Garfield series entitled, Holly! Please Join us as we chat about writing, and she shares a few teasers about the new book.
INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEYS PRESENTS!
Special Guest Interview with Sharon Srock!
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Author Sharon Srock went from science fiction to Christian fiction at slightly less than warp speed. Thirty years ago, she cut her writer’s teeth on Star Trek fiction. Today, she writes inspirational stories that focus on ordinary women using their faith to accomplish extraordinary things. Sharon lives in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma with her husband and three very large dogs. When she isn’t writing, she loves to read, cook, and travel. She’s still working on a way to do all three at the same time.
Sharen’s new book is entitled, Holly, Crafted with Love, book 2
Description:
She’s finally living her best life:
Holly Hoffman hasn’t had an easy life. Thanks to parents who were more concerned with their drug habits than their daughters, she’s been making her own way for as long as she can remember. At twenty-four, she finally has her life as close to perfect as she can make it. Work is fulfilling, she has a new set of crafting friends, and the home she shares with her sister is more stable than any she had as a child. Perfect disintegrates when the nativity set she’s painting for a client comes to life in her hands. Delusion or the act of a God she’s never believed in?
He never believed in love at first sight until he fell:
Riley Soeurs returns to Garfield to manage the local food bank with great expectations and more than a little naivety. When God places the gorgeous and jaded Holly Hoffman in his path, complete with all the bitter baggage of her youth, he realizes that there’s more to his return than the food bank. There’s just one problem. How can Riley offer Holly the help God is urging him to give without further endangering his already smitten heart?
Relentless pursuit:
Between the nativity set and Riley, Holly is getting a crash course in love and forgiveness. Can she accept the healing that’s being offered, or will her stubborn heart keep her mired in the past?
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on the internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison-Barnes and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please send an email to annwrites75@gmail.com with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email, so I can send you my featured book questionnaire.
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