First came The Cosmos of the Soul: A Spiritual Biography in 2011, a book that highlighted this author's journey of awakening. In the 2014 sequel, The Cosmos of the Soul II: Messages, author Michele Doucette begins by emphasizing the importance of the miracle of the breath in conjunction with proper breathing techniques (and their value to the whole person); thereafter, she proceeds to focus on 33 vital messages imperative to the spiritual wellbeing of every reader. Based on personal experience, this easy to read and excellently researched and referenced text presents the reader with a welcomed melange of methods and techniques that can be used to reconfigure one's subconscious mind. It is her contention that anyone following these methods will be better prepared to take conscious control of their lives.

Genevieve Massignon, author of Les Parlers Francais d'Acadie, sought to establish the origins of the French Acadian people based on linguistics, making the argument, in 1961, that many Acadians came from the Poitou region, south of Loudun, mainly because they were still speaking the old language, one rich and thick of Rabelais and Montaigne. She was also able to locate a number of records from the Poitou area that bore many of the same surnames found in early Acadie. Some of the villages in this area include Martaize, Aulnay, and La Chaussee. As a young man, Vincent Breau had been recruited as an agricultural worker for the fledging French colony of Acadie (possibly from the Poitou region of France). He settled at Port Royal (present day Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia). Several years after arrival, he married Marie Bourg, a daughter of another colonist from the same region in France. Never would I have thought, when I first began researching the Breau surname, that I would have ended up locating Catherine (de) Baillon, a 9th great grandmother, who, in turn would help me identify Charlemagne as a long lost ancestor. Many people of French-Canadian ancestry are able to trace their ancestry back to the Middle Ages, all courtesy of this woman. Catherine was born in Layes, near Montfort-L'Amaury in the Chevreuse Valley, Ile-de-France, in 1645. Her parents, Alphonse de Baillon and Louise de Marle, were members of the minor French nobility. Coming to New France around 1669, as a daughter of the King, or Fille du Roi (meaning an immigrant bride that royal officials would send over to the colony to marry a settler), she married Jacques Miville dit Deschenes on November 12, 1669 at Quebec City. Jacques Gueret dit Dumont, born 1665, son of Rene Gueret and Madeleine Vigoureaux, was my 7th great grandfather. Born in the Parish of Canchy, in Normandy, by 1691 he had immigrated to Nouvelle-France (present day Quebec) by way of La Rochelle. Three years later, on April 19, 1694, he married Marie Anne Tardif (the daughter of Jacques Tardif and Barbe d'Orange, also a Fille du Roi) in Beauport, Quebec. My research has validated that the lineage of Jacques Gueret dit Dumont also constitutes a medieval noble gateway back to Charlemagne. Add to all of this, a smidgeon of some magick from the land of the Tuatha de Danann, the Aos Si (people of the mounds), the Druids, the faery folk, the wee folk, the leprechaun ... and you have a most well-rounded lineage. The surname Feeley comes from O'Fithcheallaigh, a name that meant chess player. Chess was a game that was much in vogue in ancient Ireland. The clan originally belonged to Corca Laoidh (South-west Cork) and held territory in Ardfield and Clonakilty. By the 17th Century, branches of the sept had become established in north Connacht and Donegal. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Donal O'Fihelly, which was dated circa 1500; a writer of Irish Annals, known as The Last Warrior King, during the reign of King Henry V11 of England. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation (which led to the poll tax that we still have today). Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to develop, often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling, including the English name Field.

This devotional is to be used in conjunction with Tammy Mentzer Brown's A Teacher's Prayer in either individual study sessions or as the primary text book for Small Group studies. The original book, A Teacher's Prayer, deals with the trauma of a young girl who endured abusive situations growing up in foster care and a children's home, and the positive results of prayer in her behalf. It is a five-week study. The book has recieved high praise from church leaders, educators, and numerous readers.

This is the leaders guide with the devotional to be used in conjunction with Tammy Mentzer Brown's A Teacher's Prayer in either individual study sessions or as the primary text book for Small Group studies. The original book, A Teacher's Prayer, deals with the trauma of a young girl who endured abusive situations growing up in foster care and a children's home, and the positive results of prayer in her behalf. It is a five-week study. The book has recieved high praise from church leaders, educators, and numerous readers.

In this well-written back-to-basics look at the spiritual makeup, and purpose, of man, Michele Doucette deals, head-on, with the great philosophical questions that have continued to plague humanity from the beginning of their existence on this planet. After laying out the basics, she takes each question and explores it with genuine care for her readers; her stated purpose being to empower, motivate and inspire others to live happier (more fulfilled) lives. There exists a secret in this vast universe of ours: if you can change the way you perceive any given situation, then each context, thereafter, will have changed. In essence, if you can change the way you look at things, the things you look at will change. In reminding us that thought is all powerful, that thought is creation, so, too, must we awaken to the importance of entertaining positive and uplifting thoughts for our own health and well-being. Drawing from both the wisdom of the ages, as well as views held by the great sages throughout history, she attempts to help others connect with eternal Source. Through extensive research, including her own analytical prowess, and wisdom, this author describes, and deciphers, what it takes to know thyself, a most essential goal. The intent of this book is four-fold; 1] to relieve the reader of worry, stress, fear and guilt, 2] to show the reader how to both embrace positive energy and reject negative energy, 3] to delve within oneself, thereby living metaphysical principles, and 4] to transform one's inner world through spiritual metamorphosis.

This book is about James Edmon and JoAnn (Webb) Sandlin's life and family. It includes where they went to school, when they met and married and detailed information about their children, and grandchildren. It follows James through his service to his country in the Marines and his education and career. But even more than this, it tells of his dedication and service to his church and their travels and the many friends that he and JoAnn made through the years. James also traces his and JoAnn's ancestors and the impression that their families made on their lives. This book is a great chronicle of a wonderful family and is a treasure trove of history. Includes hundreds of photos and numerous articles.

A story that encompasses both historical and metaphysical fact, weaved into a fictitious tale, Michaela Callaghan, known affectionately as Dr. Mike, is a Metaphysician, Healtheologist and Past-Life Regressionist. In the course of her personal studies, she comes to remember a past life as a Cathar healer and herbalist in Beziers, France. With pictures and memories so vivid, painting them comes both easily and naturally, as does heartache, in the remembrance of Jonathan (Jon) Maguire, her Sidhe companion, with the most amazingly deep emerald green eyes, framed by the darkest, curliest, lashes; so black that they look like they have been darkened with soot. Knowing that information retrieved from memories of the past can provide one with information pertinent to one's current incarnation, Michaela has no idea what this is supposed to mean, aside from her Alternative Healing practice. With information that is rich and well researched, the love story that emerges between Isabeau and Jon is one that encapsulates the transcendence of time.