A place for prayers and planning for the bride and her mom.

Jill and Erin Kelly prayed and planned for Erin's wedding for years. This companion journal to Prayer and Planning for the Big Day is the perfect place to prepare everything from destinations to mints. Brides can write their hopes, dreams, and prayers or share the journal with their mothers as they both pray down to the big day.

Ice Cream Lovers Rejoice This is a book for YOU. Let an Oregon Native guide you to great Oregon-made ice creams and activities to enjoy in the state. Learn about the people behind Oregon's tradition of producing award winning, mouth-watering, handcrafted ice cream. Mixing personal stories with facts about unique destinations, you will be entertained and inspired to get out and explore Oregon. A great book for kids, adults, and families.

Old-timers in 12-step programs say that if you want to stay sober, you only have to change one thing: your whole life. Sober Truths: The Making of an Honest Woman recounts how one woman did just that. Jill Kelly's personal stories describe the journey as two decades of drinking and despair gave way to a richly rewarding sober life. Her demons did not go quietly when she put the bottle down. Loneliness, anxiety, distrust of others-they were all still there. This memoir tells how she has learned to be with those demons and not drink, to let go of the jealous dramas of the past and embrace a new life of peace. Along the way, Kelly reinvents herself, becoming a visual artist, starting a successful business, and developing deep friendships and a satisfying spiritual life. At the same time, she faces the challenges of emotional eating and her sober ambivalence about sexual relationships. This book offers hope to those who cannot imagine a life without alcohol by someone who has recreated hers. "Jill Kelly speaks my language. This could have been my memoir in scene after scene, relationship after relationship, drunk after drunk. Because of the similarity of our paths, right down to the PhD each page felt like a review of my life. Jill doesn't mince words, nor does she sugar-coat the journey. It was ugly and she survived. That's what makes her story amazing and so hopeful to read. I'm glad I can call Jill my friend. She makes a way for the millions of others who will follow. " -Karen Casey, author of Each Day A New Beginning (www.womens-spirituality.com) "Jill Kelly writes with raw authenticity about some of life's most delicate issues, weaving a highly personal account with universal overtones. I am profoundly grateful for her articulation of her journey." -Christina Baldwin, author of Storycatcher: Making Sense of our Lives through the Power and Practice of Story (www.peerspirit.com) "This story is an extraordinary and gallant fight out of self-destructive patterns into a life of fulfilling relationships and artistic development that is free fromalcohol and the ghosts of the past. A great read " -Marilyn J. Sorensen, PhD, author of Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem ([email protected])

Make art more joyfully, spontaneously, and intuitively - even if you've never made art before.Presenting creativity as a form of spiritual practice, author Bridget Benton breaks the creative process down into its most basic components and offers you a fresh perspective on developing your creative skills. Whether you are creatively blocked, burned out, or just want to further explore the world of making, you can make art and have fun doing it. With 24 hands-on Artful Explorations - interesting and varied enough to suit both beginners and professionals - this full-color, lushly illustrated "workshop in a book" helps you: Make art that reflects your authentic inner voice Practice the 12 Actions and Attitudes of artmaking that support creative flow Develop a more consistent practice with your artmaking Engage with your art in a meaningful and mindful way Move more easily through resistance, judgment and other blocks Create a more connected, intuitive and playful relationship with your artmaking Author Bridget Benton has worked as a professional artist, facilitator and workshop leader for over 20 years, helping hundreds of adults rekindle their creative spark. She holds a Master of Science in Creative Studies from the International Center for Studies in Creativity at the State University of New York and has taught intuitive creative process at events across the country. She currently lives and paints in Portland, Oregon. " . . . A breakthrough book. It will serve as a beacon for a new generation of creative people, as well as deepen the conversation for those already interested in bringing the metaphor of art-as-a-way-of-being more fully into their lives."-Stewart Cubley, coauthor of Life, Paint & Passion and director of The Painting Experience "Bridget Benton's directness and honesty are refreshing . . . This book is a MUST READ for anyone interested in growing both artistically and spiritually. " -Bee Shay, author of Collage Lab

WITHOUT A WORD is a riveting memoir that blends remarkable achievement with passion, sacrifice, love, pain, and human interest. It takes the reader into the lives of a celebrity couple, pro football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly and his wife, Jill, to reveal the Kelly family's private struggle and how eight and a half years with their severely disabled, terminally ill son, Hunter, unfolded in a redemptive and transforming manner. The light of Hunter's love through his brief and silent life shone into the shadowed corners of Jill and Jim's lives, resulting in Jill's believing that Jesus Christ was authentic, her learning to forgive Jim for past indiscretions, and finally resulting in Jim's seeking and finding God. Lessons gleaned from Hunter's life and death, and Jim and Jill's struggle to save their marriage during tumultuous times, make this a compelling and inspiring read.

Our lives are made up of moments. Some we hope to remember forever and some we long to forget. But it's the tapestry of these moments that come together to write the story God is telling through each of our lives. In ETCHED . . . UPON MY HEART, Jill Kelly shares some of the unforgettable moments in her life-some sorrowful, others filled with joy-as a "living epistle" to her daughters. Kelly's raw and honest reflections provide encouragement and inspiration for women and mothers who long to pass on hard-won knowledge of God's steadfast love and healing grace to their children. As she writes, "God will break our hearts, but He will hold the pieces. He will cradle us and redeem every tear we cry." Although great personal pain informs these pages, Kelly's story is ultimately one of forgiveness, reconciliation, and hope. Through the moments in time that Jill Kelly recounts, you will recognize the daily reality and eternal value of God's plan for your own life.

Our lives are made up of moments. Some we hope to remember forever and some we long to forget. But it's the tapestry of these moments that come together to write the story God is telling through each of our lives. In ETCHED . . . UPON MY HEART, Jill Kelly shares some of the unforgettable moments in her life-some sorrowful, others filled with joy-as a "living epistle" to her daughters. Kelly's raw and honest reflections provide encouragement and inspiration for women and mothers who long to pass on hard-won knowledge of God's steadfast love and healing grace to their children. As she writes, "God will break our hearts, but He will hold the pieces. He will cradle us and redeem every tear we cry." Although great personal pain informs these pages, Kelly's story is ultimately one of forgiveness, reconciliation, and hope. Through the moments in time that Jill Kelly recounts, you will recognize the daily reality and eternal value of God's plan for your own life.