A Second Cup Of Hot Apple Cider: Stories To Stimulate The Mind And Delight The Spirit (hot Apple Cider Books) (volume 2) [Paperback]

An award-winning collection of more than 50 true stories, fictional short stories, and poems by 37 writers whose work is distinguished by honesty and vulnerability, combined with encouragement and hope. There is a companion Discussion Guide for personal reflection or group exploration. Foreword by Ellen Vaughn. -------------------- Life isnt fair. We all know that. Bad things happen to good people. We feel alone and vulnerable. Things that should work fail. Families fall apart. We hear words we dont want to hear. We lose people we care about. At times, we all struggle to go on. And yet& there is always hope. In this book, 37 writers share more than 50 stories of hope with you. Our writers have learned that no one is every truly alone. That, with a little help, we can enjoy life again. Find ways around obstacles. Forge new friendships. Become a closer-knit family. Go on in spite of loss. Start over. Dream new dreams. A reminder that there is something good in the world. Midwest Book Review Be sure to buy more than one, for you will probably have the urge to share this gem of a collection with others. Faith Today Magazine Table of Contents The Bulletin Board - Adele Simmons The Scavengers - Judi Peers Lost: One Green Scarf - Vilma Blenman Dazed - Kevin J. Dautremont Fallout - Heather McGillivray-Seers A Shout in the Dark - Heidi McLaughlin Holding His Hand - Mary Ann Benjamins Chrysalis: Life in the Making - Ruth Smith Meyer The Forever Kind of Love - Ruth Smith Meyer Life with a Capital L - Jeannie Lockerbie Stephenson My Mothers Gift - Ann Brent Live Life to the Full - Evangeline Inman Two Men Ahead of Their Time - Connie Brummel Crook What Is Thy Neighbours, Do Not Covet - Paul M. Beckingham Twenty-five Years Later - N. J. Lindquist On Being Still and Knowing - Glynis M. Belec If Heaven Were Strawberries - Bonnie Beldan-Thomson When Youre Understood& - Ed Hird True Thanksgiving - Rosemary Fl7