Hello, my name is Michele. I dedicate my story to anyone who has ever had a reason to give up on life and God. My heart's desire is for people to be encouraged, not by my life, but by what God has done through my life. This book is not about me. It is about the one who created me, and saved me from death so many times. I once heard a preacher, Myles Munroe, say, "God salvages (saves} people and puts them back together so he can use them for what he originally planned on using them for." What I was born to do caused God to save me. God has a plan for all of us, and he will save you, too. God has revealed to me that my childhood and my life have been faith builders that he has used to strengthen my faith in Him. Lord God, please guide my hands and heart as I begin to tell my life story to all who need a little faith. Thank you Lord, for never leaving me alone, for being faithful in salvaging me to Glorify You. "The last two years of their marriage, my dad began to drink a lot. I was in bed sleeping when I was awakened by a loud noise, I wasn't sure what it was. I saw my dad's face. He got me out of bed. My brother wasn't there that evening. He was at my uncle's house where my dad was staying because my parents were separated. He took me into the living room where I saw the front door lying in the middle of the room. He had kicked it completely down. He sat me in the corner, while I watched him abuse my mother. I was only 4 years old, and that was the earliest memory of my dad. It was the only one that I would have for a long time. I cannot possibly tell you the impression, the visions, the distorted idea of love that was imbedded in my mind that night. I was so young and all I could think was that my dad was trying to kill my mom."

The 1980s saw an alarming revival of protectionism among Western countries, as a result of a decade of persistent economic crises, slow growth, industrial decline and rising unemployment. The two major actors, the US and the European Community, between them bore the major responsibility for the breakdown of the liberal world trading system. Protection in the 1970s and 1980s took the form of replacing free international markets by bilateral agreements. This book, first published in 1986, examines the European Community's Generalized System of Preferences, whereby the manufactured exports of developing nations would have duty-free access to the markets of the EEC, and the consequences to this System of the new protectionism.

Injury recidivism is a continuing health problem in the modern clinical setting and has been part of medical literature for some time. However, it has been largely absent from forensic and bioarchaeological scholarship, despite the fact that practitioners work closely with skeletal remains and, in many cases, skeletal trauma. The contributors to this edited collection seek to close this gap by exploring the role that injury recidivism and accumulative trauma plays in bioarchaeological and forensic contexts. Case examples from prehistoric, historic, and modern settings are included to highlight the avenues through which injury recidivism can be studied and analyzed in skeletal remains and to illustrate the limitations of studying injury recidivism in deceased populations.

Forgiveness is a choice....
This workbook companion to Ripened on the Vine, is a tool to be used among the broken hearted, to emerge hope in the hopeless, and to bring restoration to the souls of the neglected. My aspiration for you is by the time you finish the study, you will have grown in ways you never knew you needed to grow, that you would be planted firmly in the Word of God without excuses, but with boundaries used as a hedge of protection. I pray for a complete and divine healing in your life. To freely forgive as you are freely forgiven. The insight can help inspire you to become who you were born to be instead of who you've become. Although sometimes intrusive, know that each aspect is a vital part of moving forward in your restoration and shifting from being a victim to becoming victorious in Christ.

Choices Are For The Living is a spiritual journey every believer should take. It begins with one simple yet profound question...Do we fear the Lord? In other words, do we have a "reverential awe" of the Most High God? As Christians, a positive response comes easily, but our true answer is always reflected in our choices. This is not a legalistic or "works-based" theology. Instead, it's an authentic, heartfelt, "crazy in love" faith response to Christ Himself. Led by the Spirit, Michele challenges us to ask some hard questions. Are we willing to uncompromisingly obey the Word of God at all costs? Will we follow the Holy Spirit no matter where He leads? Do our words say "Yes" while our choices scream "No"? This message is a wake-up call for the church. It's time we choose commitment over complacency, action over apathy and passion over passivity. Allow the Spirit to use this anointed, inspired book to spark in you a reverent fear of Almighty God. Refuse to live a single day as a lukewarm Christian. Be willing to make choices with eternal significance...and be ready to turn your world upside down for Jesus Lori Jonas Women's Minister Church of the Harvest, Olathe KS

Hello, my name is Michele. I dedicate my story to anyone who has ever had a reason to give up on life and God. My heart's desire is for people to be encouraged, not by my life, but by what God has done through my life. This book is not about me. It is about the one who created me, and saved me from death so many times. I once heard a preacher, Myles Munroe, say, "God salvages (saves} people and puts them back together so he can use them for what he originally planned on using them for." What I was born to do caused God to save me. God has a plan for all of us, and he will save you, too. God has revealed to me that my childhood and my life have been faith builders that he has used to strengthen my faith in Him. Lord God, please guide my hands and heart as I begin to tell my life story to all who need a little faith. Thank you Lord, for never leaving me alone, for being faithful in salvaging me to Glorify You. "The last two years of their marriage, my dad began to drink a lot. I was in bed sleeping when I was awakened by a loud noise, I wasn't sure what it was. I saw my dad's face. He got me out of bed. My brother wasn't there that evening. He was at my uncle's house where my dad was staying because my parents were separated. He took me into the living room where I saw the front door lying in the middle of the room. He had kicked it completely down. He sat me in the corner, while I watched him abuse my mother. I was only 4 years old, and that was the earliest memory of my dad. It was the only one that I would have for a long time. I cannot possibly tell you the impression, the visions, the distorted idea of love that was imbedded in my mind that night. I was so young and all I could think was that my dad was trying to kill my mom."

From My Heart To Your Devotional is a wonderfully anointed book. God has reached down into the soul of the writer to extract her most valuable thoughts. The simplicity of the Poetry along with the complexity of the Hebrew and Greek words make this Devotional an exciting journey through biblical truths. Each page leads you into another realm of intimacy with your God. As you inhale the reality of each living word the breath that you now breathe is consumed with a new revelation. The honesty found in Your Heart to Mine Devotional is a refreshing change from the compromising world we live in today. Get ready to be transformed by the power of his words.