Culled from hundreds of emails sent while adjusting adjusting to life in Arkansas,  Californian Valerie Katz shares her insights with a sense of humor that captivates the reader.  This book lefts your spirits as she describes  tales of being locked in a petting zoo and getting rid of a bat in the house, among many other stories.  This is a delightful read.  

Michael Lewis has been successfully married to his wife Brenda for 34 years.  He was also married before that. Drawing on his personal experience and his strong personal faith, Michael shows "How to Find a Good Companion Even Among Those Who Have Been Picked Over, Culled Out, Damaged, Dumped and Left for Dead." Love in your heart is critical to finding a good companion.  By God's grace, love is put in our hearts.  Love in our hearts determines how we feel, how we act, how we do things, how we treat our friends, and mostly how we treat our spouse. 

If you like crime thrillers or know someone else who does, you'll want to check out the John Smith series by Ian Jones.  The first book in the series "Lost in Las Vegas" starts Smith's adventures when he's asked to find a friend's missing daughter in that city.  Join Smith as he flies under the crime world's radar on the strip.  

Rex Sikes, radio host of "Rex Sikes' Movie Beat" stops by to share another side of his life.  As author of "Life on Your Terms: Create the Life You Want," Rex has taught thousands of people how to transform their lives.  His workshops, seminars and talks center on Mind Design, Directed Questions, the Attitude Activator,  Whole Brain and Accelerated Learning, the Law of Attraction, and NLP.  He blogs, is on You-tube and offers a second podcast on daily Inspirations and gratitude.  Join us as we talk shop about the elements that help us create the life we want on our own terms. 

We are not always handed ideal circumstances in life.  It's up to us to learn how to overcome the imperfect and move forward into something better.  That's Michelle Wilson's  message.  She took up writing as a healthy mental outlet for what was happening around her.  With the help of God, she turned lemons into lemonade, saying 'you can be whoever you want to be when you have a dream.'  She wants her grandchildren and everyone who discovers her writing to know this as she continues to pursue her own dreams.  

Kenneth Smith provides insights into what young people should consider as they progress through life.  He covers a broad range of topics - health, education, goal setting, landing a job, managing money, buying a home, debt management, and preparing to take on more responsibility with a family and children.   The book stands alone, or can be used in conjunction with a course of the same name.  

Peter Worth is the author of "The Seeker: Chasing Ghosts," as well as several other books and articles including "Theology Reconsidered" and "Snowcone Diaries."  A student of ancient studies and business economics, Peter lives a full outer life with his family, working as a software systems engineer and pursuing peak performance in sports,   However, Peter also lives a vibrant inner life that has grown out of his ancient studies, involving yoga, monks and mysticism.  He was drawn to write about the dichotomy between religion and science, idealism and materialism.  As he studied, Peter kept revisiting certain themes and patterns he'd discover along the way.  He observed a single thread of cosmology and myth shared among different societies who appeared to have no contact with one another. One question led to another.  Why are we here?  Is there something bigger than us as individuals?  Is God real?  Is what you experience in the pursuit of answers applicable in your own life?  Why do so many people feel something is missing in life?  Peter Worth  believes he has found the answer.  With an understanding of karma yoga, he sees the world as part mundane day to day activities, part peak meditative experiences, and a conscious choice to do the work that no one wants to do, helping others, feeding the poor.  In the process, your have a greater impact on the world and have a greater sense of our interconnection with the one Uni-verse.  

Marios Skarvellis is a healer using a variety of modalities to show us out to pay attention to what is going on in and around us in order to achieve an inner symmetry that heals.  It is a blend of classical personal training, life success coaching, massage and energy work.  Homework between sessions centers on meditation, focus, paying attention, noticing and establishing a new routine that supports positive energy rather than negative self-talk.  Like a Jedi warrior, we are encouraged to be ever vigilant to watch where energy is flowing.   His book "The True Power of You" is a foundational explanation of his synchronization methods.  

Betty Gossell and her daughter Karen Perkins are the authors of three books: "Boarding Pass," "Future Flights," and "Wheels Down."  Betty was inspired to write the first in the series after she found a boarding pass left in the pocket of the seat she occupied.  Ideas started to percolate and she soon invited her daughter to join her in a writing collaboration exploring 1 day, 1 plane, 1 seat and a series of flights.  

Les Tripp leads Bible studies and his writings are explorations along Biblical themes.  His first book "Strong and Courageous: A Devotional for Men has been followed this summer by "Walls and Gates. "  He is actively completing a third book that he has been thinking about for 25 years about how we use the gifts we have been given to make a difference.  God has a task for us.  He tells us what He wants us to.  Do you have your ears on?  Do we listen?  Pay attention.  Notice what you are noticing.  What do you see?  What comes from within in a still small voice?  What resonates in the words of others?  We sense it in our determination.  Are you aware of it?  And once aware, what's next?