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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I invite all my readers to visit and follow Elizabeth Upton on her Amazon Author page and see all her fantastic books…
“Love all mysteries by Kim Carter! The characters are well developed. Iris and Clara become more fun and outspoken with each book. Really enjoy the Clara and Iris relationship. The mysteries are full of twists and turns to keep you intrigued to the very end. Can’t wait for the next case for Clara and Iris!”
THE WAIT IS OVER!
For Immediate Release:
The author’s new book receives a warm literary welcome.
Readers’ Favorite announces the review of the Fiction – Mystery – Murder book “Time Did Not Forget” by Kim Carter, currently available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FX3DF82C.
Readers’ Favorite is one of the most extensive book review and award contest sites on the Internet. They have earned the respect of renowned publishers like Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Harper Collins. They have received the “Best Websites for Authors” and “Honoring Excellence” awards from the Association of Independent Authors. They are also fully accredited by the BBB (A+ rating), which is a rarity among Book Review and Book Award Contest companies.
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“Reviewed By Alma Boucher for Readers’ Favorite
Time Did Not Forget by Kim Carter is the fourth book in the Clara and Iris Mystery series. Widows Clara Samples and Iris Hadley, both in their mid-seventies, are private investigators based in Atlanta, Georgia. Their latest case takes them to Biloxi, where they agree to help their friend Charnell find her long-lost nephew, Cobie, who was kidnapped years earlier from a daycare playground. Despite the ransom being paid, Cobie was never returned, and the kidnapper vanished without a trace.
The case had gone cold, and no investigator wanted to reopen it. When Charnell takes an ancestry test that reveals she has a living nephew, she becomes convinced that Cobie is still alive. Not long after, Clara and Iris receive a mysterious newspaper clipping about a house fire in Fairburn, Ohio, from fourteen years ago, in which a local couple perished. Could this long-forgotten tragedy be tied to Cobie’s kidnapping all those years ago?
Time Did Not Forget by Kim Carter is a complex and captivating mystery that kept me hooked from beginning to end. The story moves at a rapid pace and is packed with action and unexpected twists that make it impossible to put down. The engaging writing style drew me deep into the investigation, leaving me constantly wondering what would happen next. Several plotlines seamlessly merged without detracting from each other.
The characters were realistic and relatable. I enjoyed Clara and Iris’s banter during their investigation, but Iris was my favorite character. Iris was frank and expressed her opinions, regardless of their appropriateness. The book was excellently written, and the events were so descriptive that I could not turn the pages fast enough.”
You can learn more about Kim Carter and “Time Did Not Forget” at https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/time-did-not-forget where you can read reviews and the author’s biography, as well as connect with the author directly or through their social media pages.
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Peace begins with loving thoughts. Peace has the power to heal the minds and hearts of people worldwide. The enemy of peace is violence. War is the exterior manifestation of people’s attitudes and emotions. Change these and we can change the world. . .
~Elizabeth Upton Author
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In our constantly changing and evolving world, this is a time for prayers of peace. We can seek peace from within ourselves to soothe the fears and stress that come with the many changes happening like a new incoming president, as well as to support the hopeful ceasefire and the release of hostages in the agreement between Hamas, Palestinians, and Israel, the seemingly constant shootings, the New Orleans and Las Vegas explosions.
We may not be able to control these events; however, we can turn to prayer and peace to help our hearts and the hearts of others feel they are not alone. Supporting one another in unity is the essence of our humanity, capable of overcoming the struggles of war, alleviating our fears of the unknown, and revealing the love we share at our best.
May you find peace and hope by sharing this excerpt from my new book project, which will be my next non-fiction book release coming in the next few months. . .
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God’s Light in a Broken World: The Lighthouse of Hope
Book Project Excerpt:
“Peace begins with loving thoughts. Peace has the power to heal the minds and hearts of people throughout the world. The enemy of peace is violence. War is the exterior manifestation of people’s attitudes and emotions. Change these and we change the world.
Years ago, Costa Rica’s president, a former general, made the courageous decision to dissolve the country’s military because he believed in the power of peace. Since then Costa Rica has been blessed with a productive economy, with most of their resources directed toward education and preserving the rainforest. When I visited this beautiful country, its vibrant energy offered hope that all nations can live with hope and peace.
There have been many times in my life when I’ve had to confront anger in issues of social justice; the mistreatment of elders and helpless people. I’ve been upset about people’s disregard for our planet and the abuse of its creatures. What is good, right, and fair always burns inside me.
Particularly, when I was a nun, I learned that anger can serve as an engine when it’s directed toward positive social action. Anger is emotional energy and how we direct it is in our control. Every form of violence is anger out of control. Peace is not passivity. Peace is purposeful. Peace achieves more because it is reflection. It takes perseverance.
Anger is the master of deception. It hides behind social acceptability, justification, and rationalism.
Peace expands from your heart through the power of love. Peace is transformational. Peace affects everyone and everything. Only peace can dissolve anger. Negative feelings and attitudes are in your control to change. Choose peace. Choose joy. Choose goodwill and you will know what it is to live with grace”. . .
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A universal prayer for peace
“Master of Peace, Creator of all things. May it be thy will to put an end to war and bloodshed on earth, and to spread a great and wonderful peace over the whole world”
Step into the rugged world of the 1890s West in the debut novel, The Trail of Fate by B.S. Daniels. Follow Reg, a man torn between his test of will in his quest for justice and the welfare of all he holds dear. Will he find the cattle rustlers or lose everything he holds dear? Will fate give him justice or despair?
Justice and Destiny Collide in B.S. Daniels’ Gritty Debut Western “Trail of Fate”
B.S. Daniels’ “Trail of Fate” kicks off The Arduous Quest series, reviving the classic Western genre for a new generation of readers.
“This author should have been born 150 years ago. Daniels reflects the cowboy lifestyle in his choice of words and interaction.”— Amazon Reviewer
FORT LARAMIE, WY, UNITED STATES, October 14, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — As the Western genre experiences a resurgence in popularity, author B.S. Daniels steps into the literary arena with “Trail of Fate,” the first installment of his new series, The Arduous Quest. This novel blends classic Western action with philosophical underpinnings, offering readers a fresh take on a beloved genre.
Set against the rugged backdrop of the 1890s American West, “Trail of Fate” follows Reg, a man driven by an unyielding sense of honor on a quest for justice. As Reg navigates the unpredictable frontier in search of cattle rustlers, he faces a pivotal choice between his pursuit of justice and the safety of all he holds dear
Reflecting on his transition from bull riding to writing, B.S. Daniels states: “My experiences in the rodeo circuit taught me about grit, determination, and the unpredictable nature of life – themes that are central to ‘Trail of Fate.’ Through this series, I aim to capture the spirit of the Old West and share it with a new generation of readers.”
“Trail of Fate” stands out for its first-person narrative, providing an intimate view of the protagonist’s journey. The novel’s prologue sets a philosophical tone with poetic musings on fate, adding depth to the adventure that follows.
Early readers and critics have praised “Trail of Fate” for its authentic portrayal of the Old West and its compelling storyline:
• “… a riveting homage to the gritty and action-packed world of classic Westerns. From the very first page, Daniels immerses readers in the untamed landscapes and rugged lives that defined the Wild West, delivering a story that is as thrilling as it is evocative. The timing is perfect as Westerns are making a comeback after a long lull. B. S. Daniels has crafted a story that is both a tribute to and a reinvention of Classic Westerns, setting the stage for what promises to be an exciting series. Whether you’re a long-time enthusiast or a newcomer to Westerns the Trail of Fate is a journey worth taking. – Carol Thompson for Reader’s Favorite
• “A gritty Western about an old-fashioned hero and his horse. You can tell by the author’s descriptions and prose that he is steeped in Western lore and the West itself… Besides entertaining sentences, his characters are well developed and his descriptions detailed.” – Sandra Cox, Amazon Reviewer
• “A great Western in the 1800s of Colorado ranching country. Daniels takes you on an imaginative, captivating ride that draws you in, with lots of colorful characters, and keeps you yearning for what’s coming next.” – William Kruse, Amazon Reviewer
Now available through major retailers, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble, “TRAIL OF FATE” (ASIN B0DFZ4J9RS) is positioned to appeal to new and long-time Western enthusiasts of the Wild West genre.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
B.S. Daniels is an American writer, novelist, and former professional bull rider from Gunnison, Colorado. He released his first book, “Trail of Fate,” in August 2024, which is the first installment of The Arduous Quest – Adventurous Western Novel Series. With over 40 years of experience as a successful business owner and creative entrepreneur, Daniels now turns his talents to writing, aiming to reignite the popularity of the old West and classic “Spaghetti Westerns” for a new generation of readers.
Bitten by the writing bug, Daniels plans to write and publish several novels in his Arduous Quest series following the release of “Trail of Fate.” When not crafting novels, he enjoys spending time with his cattle dog in the great outdoors while still working on entrepreneurial endeavors. Daniels has raised four wonderful children and now delights in spending time with his “little posse” of grandchildren, teaching them to appreciate the simple things in life. The author currently resides in Wyoming, USA.
For more about B.S. Daniels and his works, you can visit his official Amazon Author Page. For more information or to request an interview or a review copy of the novel, please contact Catherine Lyon, Publicist at lyonmedia@aol.com …
In her new book series “Beyond Cedar Cove,” Cynthia Ulmer brings readers back to the Jansan family as it continues the family saga as she tells a moving story about hope, resilience, and the bonds that unite a community in times of crisis.
The Broken Circle Beyond Cedar Cove Book 2 by Cynthia Ulmer Genre: Christian Drama Fiction
In “The Broken Circle, Beyond Cedar Cove,” Cynthia Ulmer tells a moving story about hope, resilience, and the bonds that unite a community in times of crisis.
In this second part of the series, we find the tranquil town of Cedar Cove on the brink of chaos; the local Baptist Church, a cornerstone of the community, is thrown into turmoil when its pastor, Joe Marley, crashes his car into the Jansans’ feed store. James Jansan, the respectable head deacon, must find a substitute preacher to take over while the community grapples with various issues that threaten to unravel its tight-knit fabric.
Meg Kerwood, known for her abusive and neglectful behavior toward her six-year-old daughter, wants to have a baby boy. She believes that unwavering faith and divine intervention will answer her prayers. But her journey toward motherhood takes an unexpected turn, leading her down a path of heartache and turmoil. Adding to the chaos, someone from Grandma Cal’s past resurfaces, bringing secrets and complications that test the town’s unity.
As the truth comes to light, Meg’s life takes a frightening turn, leaving her shattered and on the brink of disaster. Will Cedar Cove find the strength to overcome the challenges that threaten to tear them apart, or will they succumb to the weight of their secrets?
In this captivating novel, join us on a breathtaking journey filled with compassion, redemption, and the power of faith.
Award medal recipient and acclaimed writer Cynthia Ulmer was born in Newport News, Virginia, and raised in Leland, North Carolina. Her wholesome ‘Southern Family Fictional’ book series, The Cedar Cove Chronicles, is an award-winning series of books.
It is a Christian-themed realistic drama series that follows the Jansan family and their friends and neighbors in the fictional community of Cedar Cove, North Carolina, during the 1940s and 1950s. Books one and four of “The Cedar Cove Chronicles” have won medals from the ‘Wishing Shelf Indie Book Awards’ and several have received several 5-star book reviews from Readers Favorite.
Now ready to bring readers to the present, she has released a new book series called Beyond Cedar Cove. Book one, Underneath The Honeysuckle Vine, was released in 2021, and book two, Broken Circle, is set to release soon. Her titles are available on Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble, and many other online bookstores and literary publications.
Cynthia shares, “Some people grapple with their life’s purpose, while others are born knowing it. At an early age, I knew I would be a writer–as the narratives were always alive in my mind.” The author’s characters are so rich and relatable that readers will feel an intimate connection with them and eagerly anticipate the next chapter in their lives. The author hopes her books resonate with readers, stirring their hearts and inspiring them to foster deeper faith-filled connections with the Lord.
When Cynthia isn’t writing, she finds joy in cooking, crocheting, immersing herself in music, and delving into the works of her favorite authors, Catherine Hyde Ryan, Lucinda Berry, and Wiley Cash. Above all, she treasures the time spent with her extensive family, particularly her grandchildren. Cynthia and her husband continue to call North Carolina home…
It began underneath the honeysuckle vine. Meg Evans came from a privileged background. She thought she was better than most around her. She had beauty, money, and prestige. She lived in a fantasy world, ignoring the mistakes she made.
When it all crashed and crumbled, she blamed her illegitimate daughter Carin for her misfortune. What will happen as she lies, cheats, and steals to return to the life she believes she deserves? Will her daughter Carin survive the abuse? Will Meg change? Will a return visit to the honeysuckle vine help?
