"At the Mercy of Externals: Righting Wrongs and Protecting Kids" deals extensively with adult roles and responsibilities and the damage done when these obligations are not met. David Roberts' FLAGS Model graphically reveals how adults tend to act out emotion-based anxiety and depression, which is rooted in negative emotions associated with a history of abuse and victimization.

A number of lists critical to understanding the FLAGS model enable you to relate to the material on a personal level, and customize the subject matter to your own situation. While much of the focus is on parenting, other types of adult roles are addressed.

Of particular interest is the impact of abuse on kids outside the home or family. "At the Mercy of Externals" offers solutions found through critical thinking and by challenging myths accepted as truth.

Dr. Roberts specializes in working with at risk youth including juvenile offenders and gang members. He views his work as a form of spiritual outreach to misunderstood kids. His concepts are widely accepted and easily applicable to groups regardless of cultural and ethnic differences.

In June 2005 the Lord purpose in my heart to learn more about His word. Having a thirsty for knowledge the Spirit led me to Virginia Baptist College (seminary school). Been obedient to the Spirit of God He blessed me to receive my Master degree in Ministry (Theology) May of 2008. It was during my training there I was lead to write this book "Marriage, Seeing it God's way." Many times I prayed asking God to show me how to be a good husband according to his word. While writing this book the Lord helped me achieve the desires of my heart by becoming a loving husband. After so many years of doing things wrong in the marriage I had a yearning to do it God's way and fulfilled my purpose as a husband. My soul purpose was to please God and my wife (help mate) of 30 years. The Lord revealed many things to me one particular characteristic about me He showed me stood out more than all others. Love her as Christ loved me with longsuffer and forgive. Out of the process of time through many hours of seeking the Lord in pray, fasting and studying the Scriptures, the Lord opens up my mind to put these thought in the form of a book. I am thankful for the fellowship He allow me to share with Him, the many conversations we had, the tears I shed and the long hours of research. Two things I learned about God during this process, (1) He will meet you where you are, (2) He will always tell you what you don't want to here. Be careful what you ask for. Writing this book also allowed me to achieve many other goals; To come a certify Sunday school teacher ETA (Standard & Advance courses), Ordained Elder PCAF, Inc., Aug. 2011 and a graduate of ESSC Ministerial Training Course and a new career. I truly thank my wife for her patient and love she was the motor that kept me going but God was the source. I pray this book be a blessing to all who reads it. God bless.

Like the widows of other American tragedies, Verna must discover the strength to survive and provide for her family. An American Family Myth begins in 1916, in the small abolitionist town of Berea, Kentucky where Verna's husband, Sheriff John Collins, vows to bring to justice the Klu Klux Klan men responsible for burning the fields of landholding blacks. Following John's death, Verna, determined to escape poverty, moves to Louisville to attend nursing school and experiences the influx of WWI troops debarking for Europe and a pandemic flu where thousands die in a WWI army camp. The suffrage movement of the era inspires and confuses Verna who struggles with the changes in her life. An American Family Myth evokes the sweep of events that occurred almost a century ago, but are alarmingly similar to the challenges of today. Nationally recognized Psychologist Norine Johnson brings her knowledge of post-traumatic stress and family to this novel of one woman's struggle to cope with traumatic loss. A spokesperson on post-traumatic stress disorder for the American Psychological Association after 9/11, then APA President Norine Johnson, traveled across the United States listening to the narratives of a traumatized nation. Dr. Johnson heard the universal struggle to survive an unexpected brutal loss of a loved one. She has extensive media experience, including CNN, ABC, local television, the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, magazines, and the internet. Johnson consulted with Kartequin Films on "Five Girls." Her numerous publications include three books.