Daily Gratitude Reflections Vol. 3: 365 Inspirational Daily Guides to Grateful Living
ABOUT DEBORAH’S NEW SOON-TO-RELEASE BOOK
What if gratitude could transform not only how you see your life, but how you experience it?
In Daily Gratitude Reflections Volume 3, Deborah Perdue shares 365 heartfelt invitations to embrace the extraordinary gifts of everyday living. With warmth, wisdom, gentle humor, and an unwavering belief in life’s goodness, she illuminates pathways to greater peace, joy, love, and spiritual connection.
Drawing from her own ever-deepening journey of grateful living, Deborah reminds us that even life’s challenges can become stepping stones to growth and grace. Her uplifting reflections inspire us to open our hearts, recognize the Divine in ourselves and others, and become a greater presence for good in the world.
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Deborah’s New Book Has Just Been Awarded a 5-Star Editorial Book Review by Reader’s Favorite EVEN Before Release!An Excerpt From Review.
Reviewed by Alex Ndirangu for Readers’ Favorite
Daily Gratitude Reflections Volume 3: 365 Guides to Great-Full Living by Deborah Perdue is a heartfelt collection of reflections that inspire thankfulness and invite you to be the portal through which good can flow. Almost twenty years ago, Deborah, now a licensed practitioner at the Center for Spiritual Living, discovered the powerful practice of being grateful. Her emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being began to transform in significant and beneficial ways.
In this collection of 365 Daily Gratitude Reflections, Deborah shares some of her favorites from 2022 to the present, each one showing how gratitude and thinking positively can truly shape the way we see our days.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR DEBORAH L. PERDUE
Deborah Perdue is an award-winning author. She has authored seven books on her favorite topic—gratitude—and is passionate about teaching workshops, classes, and facilitating women’s retreats centered around gratitude, abundance, and living a life filled with peace and joy, as she is dedicated to helping others transform their lives, drawing on her own transformation through her spiritual journey and the power of gratitude.
Deborah has been a licensed practitioner at the Center for Spiritual Living for over 20 years. She is also a celebrated graphic designer, known for her long-time business, Illumination Graphics. She first discovered the practice of daily gratitude at a Center for Spiritual Living. She hopes her gratitude journals and books will bless others seeking to uplift their consciousness through the practice of gratitude.
In 1994, Deborah graduated cum laude from Sonoma State University, earning two Bachelor’s Degrees in English (with an emphasis on creative writing) and Studio Art (with an emphasis on photography). Her graphic design business is a rewarding, thriving enterprise she loves. With over 20+ years of experience, she specializes in designing spiritual book covers. You can learn more about her work at https://illuminationgraphics.com/, a one-stop place for book covers and publishing!
Deborah lives in the Oregon countryside, where her home office overlooks beautiful forested land near the famous Rogue River. In the summer, she, her husband, and their dog enjoy swimming in the river almost every day. Originally from the Bay Area, California, Deborah spent 45 years there before moving to Southern Oregon.
GRANDMA’S And GRANDPA’S WORDS Of WISDOM Helping Us To Live Happy Lives 🍂 🍁 By Award-Winning Author Elizabeth Upton
ABOUT THE BOOK:
From the award-winning author Elizabeth Upton comes a special book of sage advice and healing wisdom from grandma and grandpa…
As children, we were taught to “respect and listen to our wise elders.” This valuable advice has been passed down through generations by many grandparents, and it’s the focus of this delightful old-fashioned book. As we become adults, life can present challenges on our journey, but the simple, common-sense stories in this delightful book can guide us and help us lead happy lives in today’s world.
SNEAK PEEK EXCERPTS – Delightful Collection Of Short Stories
WISDOM – HOW RARE THOU ART
Grandma said that if you’re lucky you will meet someone deep and wise, who will teach you the secrets for happiness. She said that wisdom is greater than education, wealth, power or position, and that a life well-lived and strongly felt can make you wise in time.
Wisdom comes from all human experience, from suffering and joy. It comes from love and sharing, from humility and delight. Wisdom makes a lasting connection with your heart and with those you share it with. People blessed with wisdom are those who are able to embrace the world in love with kindness, generosity, and with natural grace. Children are wise, and they speak from innocence, simplicity, and honesty. They look into your eyes with the wisdom that comes from pure hearts. We need the wisdom of children and elders so that in time, with a life well-lived, we too will grow wise.
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FROM THE AUTHOR
Once upon a time, as little children, we knew how to listen from our hearts to those who had lived long years and learned from their experience. In today’s hurry, stress, and worry, we wonder how we could have forgotten so much good common-sense advice, intended to make our lives easier and happier. I feel that if most of us had remembered their wisdom, we would be making more music, dancing in the wind, singing with the birds, and kissing more roses.
Each page offers tasty bits of smart old-fashioned wisdom, reminding us that our lives don’t have to be as difficult as we make it. It’s a matter of slowing down for inner listening and pondering. Wise elders speak from caring hearts. It’s their special way of encouraging us to stay true to ourselves through life’s ups and downs.
Emotionally, we need to be connected to what makes good sense. The insight of elders offers us courage to move forward instead of backward and to keep our heads up rather than down. I have discovered that when we reverence their wisdom, we have a lot more fun in life.
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MORE BOOKS BY ELIZABETH UPTON
NONFICTION Secrets of a Nun: My Own Story
You Are a Sovereign Woman of Strength, Love, and Grace: Embrace Your Journey
The Silver Woman of Fire: Gather Your Nerve and Live
The Mystery of Time Is Who You Are: Answers for Life
The Comfort Prayer Book: A Gift For Your Heart
Become Great Through Love, Forgiveness, & Happiness: Be Brave, Be Bold, This is Your Moment
FICTION Murders in the Lonely Graveyard
The Shaman and The Mafia
The John Callahan Series At Home Among Sinners
The Web of Darkness and Light
Lovers’ Secrets and Revenge
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“The Comfort Prayer Book: A Gift for Your Heart,” by award-winning author Elizabeth Upton, is a beautifully written collection of comforting prayers designed to bring peace and joy to your mind, body, and soul. Its compact size makes it an ideal travel companion, allowing you to carry it with you wherever you go.
From The Author ~ How To Use The Prayer Book: Before you begin reading and reflecting on the prayers in this book, please put away your electronic devices and find a quiet place where you will feel free from distractions.
Select the same time each day, if you can, to make using this book a part of your daily routine. Make your reading space inviting. Light candles or fill the room with fragrant incense. Sit, make yourself comfortable, and breathe deeply until you feel relaxed. If you need help focusing, you can rub your fingers together, feel the sensation, and concentrate on it. When you’re ready, begin reading the spirit-filled reflections in this book.
Read aloud, whisper, or read silently. Slow down. Take your time. Be mindful and be intentional. When you receive a spirit-soul insight, write it down and lovingly reflect upon it throughout your day. Always place your focus on receiving peace.
Special Excerpts From Elizabeth’s New Release
Dedication
To Dr. Jane Goodall Primatologist and Anthropologist,
who has shown us how to reverence one another and Mother Earth and all her creatures.
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Excerpt Quote and Prayer to reflect upon
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“Embrace laughter as your funniest best friend.”
Laughter Has the Power to Heal Your Mind, Body, and Soul
There are endless stories of people who have been cured from an incurable illnesses and from emotional disorders with the unique power of laughter.
If you cannot laugh, then try to smile. Smiling is kind. Smiling is sweet. Smiling is welcoming. Smiling is always encouraging.
Smiling decreases stress. Smiling opens the door for laughter to come in.
Smile at your loved ones. Smile at your pets, and gradually you will begin to laugh from your heart.
When it’s hard to laugh, look at yourself in the mirror and make faces at yourself. Then, you’ll begin.
Laughter stimulates your mind, your heart, your lungs and your muscles by increasing endorphins. Laughter is fun. So, spend time with lighthearted people who will uplift your spirit.
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ALL ABOUT THE AUTHOR
(Elizabeth and her husband reside in Santa Barbara, CA.)
Award-winning author Elizabeth Upton is well known for her best-selling books, “Secrets of a Nun: My Story” and “The Silver Woman of Fire,” which have firmly established her on the world’s literary map. With five fiction novels to her credit, she recently released two new titles in June 2023-24: “Lovers’ Secrets and Revenge” and “Murder’s in the Lonely Graveyard.”
Additionally, she has published seven nonfiction works, including her latest release, “The Comfort Prayer Book: A Gift for Your Heart,” in April 2026. One of Elizabeth’s favorite books to write is “The Shaman and The Mafia.” She shares, “The creation of this story has been an exciting journey. If possible, I would love to meet all of the characters in this book in real life.”
Elizabeth’s books and novels are available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble and featured on various fine literary book sites.
Elizabeth was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA., until the age of sixteen, when she entered a New York State Convent and became a nun for twenty years, but she yearned for a more authentic spiritual life. Elizabeth left the convent and chose to attend Syracuse University, where she earned her B.A. Returning to her native state of California, she earned her M.A. in psychology from Chapman University. The Author began working for over thirty years in family counseling as a social worker and a probation officer, working with troubled teens and abused children. She is a speaker, spiritual mentor, and advisor. Elizabeth is happily married and enjoys writing books for her reader fans around the world.
We are sharing some ‘News and Reviews’ that have been awarded 5-STAR Editorial Reviews given by ‘Readers’ Favorite Magazine’ to some of our outstanding writers!
Both books are new releases by Author Adriana Gavazzoni and Author Pavane Ravel.
I hope you enjoy learning more about these amazing new reads… 📚😻
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For immediate release: These authors’ new books receive a warm literary welcome from Readers’ Favorite. . .
Readers’ Favorite announces the review of the Fiction – Thriller – Psychological book “Where Shadows Breathe and Truth Sleeps” by A. Gavazzoni, currently available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0998553999.
Reviewed By Alma Boucher for Readers’ Favorite
“Where Shadows Breathe, and Truth Sleeps by A. Gavazzoni is the fourth book in the Hidden Motives series.
Dr. Simone Bennet believed she had found stability after the traumas that almost destroyed her. Simone returned to her psychiatric practice and embraced an exhilarating new chapter with her irresistible New York attorney husband. Simone visited MacDougall prison to try to understand the twisted mind of Peter Hay, the psychopath who kidnapped her and murdered several of her patients.
Simone also visited Dr. Edward Reynolds, her former boyfriend and partner, and Hay’s accomplice. Simone is pulled into a web of secrets, and as she puts together fragments of their history, she finds shocking connections. Balancing the demands of her patients and her quest for the truth, Simone finds herself in a world built on deception, and her trust is the most dangerous gamble of all.
Where Shadows Breathe And Truth Sleeps by A. Gavazzoni was complex and intriguing. The pace was steady, with a few unexpected twists. The suspense kept me on the edge of my seat, and it was hard to put the book down. I was hooked from the start, and it was difficult to distinguish between the characters and who I could trust. I was guessing until the end. The writing style was engaging, and the action was vivid.
It was easy to visualize the events and become part of them. The characters were realistic, and Simone grew from being a victim to a woman determined to reclaim her life. This book was excellently written and kept my attention throughout. The ending had a shocking twist that I never expected or saw coming. I am still trying to wrap my head around it.” Very highly recommend it!
ABOUT ADRIANA GAVAZZONI
A. Gavazzoni is a Brazillian Multi-Award-Winning Novelist of five published literary works within two novel series titled ‘Hidden Motives’ and ‘Where The Road Goes.’
Adriana has become a critically acclaimed, popular steamy romance fiction writer of light erotica, with cross-genre work spanning steamy murder-mystery suspense, historical romantic thrillers, coming-of-age stories, and gripping women’s crime fiction. Adriana’s breakout debut, “Behind The Door,” the first book in the “Hidden Motives” series, firmly placed her on the national and international literary map.
Born and raised in Brazil, she is of full Italian lineage. By day, she is a Brazilian lawyer and former law professor, and she also writes legal books. She speaks four languages: English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. When she is not practicing law or writing her next novel, she enjoys many interests as a very active person and is an avid reader.
Readers’ Favorite announces the review of the Fiction – Drama book “The Other Shoes of Larry Martin: Book One: Revelation of Lies (Larry Martin Novel Series)” by Pavane Ravel, currently available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FXMFGHR9.
Reviewed by: Asher Syed
Review Rating: 5 Stars – Congratulations on your 5-star review!
Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers’ Favorite
The Other Shoes of Larry Martin by Pavane Ravel follows Larry Martin, a young reporter in Atlanta, whose employment and housing collapse in quick succession after his dismissal from his job with an extremist website. After eviction, he moves through the city and nearby towns, living in his car and makeshift camps while trying to continue writing. His days are governed by immediate survival needs as he navigates constant exposure to authority and worsening physical conditions.
An unexpected professional connection offers him a route back into journalism and leads him to document the conditions he once viewed indirectly. As his work begins to circulate, Larry remains focused on staying alive while reconciling himself to his complete change of circumstances with the consequences of earlier, deeply held beliefs and decisions.
The Other Shoes of Larry Martin by Pavane Ravel is a searing literary novel that leans heavily into a moral reckoning in contemporary America. Ravel takes time in unfolding Larry’s journey, allowing us to follow closely in moments that unsettle, such as the apartment confrontation that exposes harm and accountability, and a forest camp where a routine rebuilds a semblance of dignity, however temporary. Larry is a flawed protagonist that you cannot help but root for. His measured redemption appears through small acts: giving food, attempting to make restitution for thefts, and choosing repair over denial.
I think where Ravel shines brightest is in the settings and landscapes that immerse us in tactile, textured spaces. I actually quite liked being with Larry in his hand-built shelter, where the tiniest luxuries of washed clothes and cooked meals define a completely new view of survival. Overall, this well-written story is grounded in an America that few experience and is absolutely worth the time commitment. Very highly recommended.
ABOUT PAVANE RAVEL
Pavane Ravel is the author of her introductory novel series, “The Other Shoes of Larry Martin.” Book one, “Revelation of Lies,” was re-released in March 2026 and is available for purchase on her official website, Amazon, B&N, online, and many online bookstores.
Ravel has always wanted to be a full-time writer and finally has reached the point in life where that dream is a reality. Pavane traveled extensively over the years and has seen nearly the entire United States, much of Canada, Europe, and parts of Central America. Pavane also studied political science and journalism at universities in both the United States and Europe.
Pavane is now happily married with children; she enjoys discussing economics after working as a commodities broker. Pavane resides in NYC and spends time concentrating on both her family and her writing.
This book was an important story to tell for Pavane, as Larry Martin is such a complex and fascinating character. Pavane enjoys humor and loves engaging and connecting with readers.
Reviewed by Heather Curran for Reader Views (11/08/2025)
“Growing up in southern Germany, I frequently saw nuns when my family and I visited local churches and cathedrals. In my trips to Rome, when I toured the Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica, nuns were likewise admiring the artwork or praying. Each time I noticed them, I was impressed by their selfless austerity and commitment to service. Elizabeth Upton’s book Secrets of a Nun: My Own Story both echoed my original perceptions while giving me a glimpse into a very nuanced life.
Secrets of a Nun spans the decades Upton lived and served as a nun. From an early age, she was called into service, entering the convent before her twenties. During her time in the ministry, she worked within different localities, striving to improve the quality of life while combating societal and political ills.
Secrets of a Nun humanizes women called into service. In poignant scenes, Upton narrates her experiences at university alongside other nuns. As they spent time together, they recognized their value and significance as intelligent, educated women. Too often, unfair stereotypes are identified and then dismissed; it’s easy to pigeonhole women in religious orders and service as emotionless, one-dimensional, and almost unfeeling. Upton turns that notion on its head and gives the reader a private, intimate understanding of the emotional and intellectual complexity that characterizes her and her religious sisters.
Upton’s beautiful writing leads the reader through her experiences. Conversations leap from the page and show the difficulties that Upton navigated as she entered neighborhoods that, at times, resented her presence. With care and an observant eye, she recognizes the politics within any religious organization and how, sadly, these political wranglings can negatively affect even the most devout and compassionate groups.
Elizabeth Upton’s Secrets of a Nun will appeal to memoir readers who want to learn about complex subjects and people undergoing a psychological and personal journey. Upton’s book is reminiscent of Memoirs of a Geisha in how it explores a woman’s emotional and intellectual growth within a society that frequently tries to diminish her, as it shares her powerful, intimate story of faith, identity, and resilience, revealing the emotional depth behind a life of devotion and quiet rebellion.
I highly recommend this book to all young women…
“Secrets Of A Nun: My Own Story” Is Available From Amazon
“Secrets of a Nun is a revealing, uncompromisingly honest, and deeply moving look into one woman’s soul. Now Celebrating 2025, the 40th Anniversary of this publication ‘Secrets of a Nun’…
