We all have a picture-or perhaps many pictures-of what prayer is. Sometimes what we imagine prayer to be only brings us guilt and frustration and so we just give up. Pictures of Prayer will help us re-examine and re-frame our mental pictures of what we have thought prayer is supposed to be. In this devotional the author shares several pictures-some that we would easily identify as prayer pictures and some that may surprise us and cause us to question. She invites us to step outside the familiar, "religious," "churchy" ideas we have and to discover how to have real conversation with the God who created us. Dare to be real as you spend time in prayer. Imagine prayer that makes a difference in your life and in the lives of others. Perhaps you will discover a refreshing, re-energized prayer life that is, in fact, meaningful conversation with your Heavenly Father. Cheryl Martin is a Bible teacher and prayer leader in her local church and a volunteer hospital chaplain. She and her husband, Tim, have been married 43 years, and together they have led a class of adult learners at Crossroads Church of God for several years. They live near their hometown of Lima, Ohio and have two adults children who have married and given them nine grandchildren.

Fertile Ground is a book based on the Parable of the Sower. It speaks of what type of seed we plant into our own lives and others. Our tongue can speak evil or good and we have to choose between the two. It comes down to this, when we come to the end of our lives how do we really want to be remembered.

Susie Lumpybothams is a cute little girl. She has a best friend named Ruby Sue. The two are complete opposites. So when Susie discovers she can't butter her toast, Ruby shows her eating dry toast every morning is not the answer. Ruby Sue is happy to show her that when you find something that is diffucult you have to try again. In the end Susie discovers she can solve her own problems if she just tries . Susie learns a valuble life lesson and becomes Susie Lumpybothams new and improved.

For Women Who Want More Than Comparing, Competing, and Coveting All of creation is content to be what it was made to be except us. Fish flourish in water. Ants are not worried about their size. But we waste time on the three C's--comparing, competing, coveting. We aim at the bull's-eye on someone else's board, pursuing a race we weren't equipped to run. Cheryl Martin shows women how to develop their God-given uniqueness rather than becoming fixated on what they are not or do not have. Distinctly You unveils the actions and attitudes that may be sabotaging women and explores ways women can engage and build up their unique talents, interests, and strengths. Readers will be inspired by examples in the Old and New Testaments of people who were exceptional for God's kingdom. As the author shares her ongoing quest to be distinct for his glory, readers see how God created them to thrive. Includes end-of-chapter questions for individual or group use.