Friday marks the end of Valerie Bell's busy working week. It is a day when she can unwind with a plate of fish and chips and peas, followed by apple pie. In this book of poetry Valerie celebrates life's simple pleasures as well as its setbacks. Its humour as well as its sadness. There is also a cautionary tale told in rhyme - 'Santa's Dilemma' - which has a moral for us all to ponder on. Santa has been feeling the strain of his great responsibility towards children all over the world. He needs help to get over his grouchy feelings or Christmas will be ruined.

Chicago's very own Jennifer Dillinger, 24, exposes the no-hold-barred realities of growing up as a fatherless child, all according to a young A.J. Jackson. Speaking on the novel, "I don't water down the realities within my community. People need to be well aware of what really goes on inner-cities. My intentions are never to offend, just to inform and empower."

You can go to a mirror to find our how your body is doing, but how can you get a picture of your soul? A Well-Tended Soul holds a mirror up to your life for a refreshing, unabashedly feminine look at spiritual formation. Valerie Bell shows how to start building a life of incredible richness as you become more internally focused, forming your soul to God's own heart. A well-tended soul is a woman's beautifier. Soul-care weeds out what is malignant and false and builds in what is lovely, worthy, and redemptive. With refreshing candor, empathy, and earthiness, Bell uses her own experiences to help you - Live a deeper, more genuinely connected life - Pursue your truest dreams - Shape the world around you with an authentic spirituality - Discover the power of thankfulness to uproot envy and loss - Build confidence, joy, and beauty into your life - Transcend the fears and losses of aging . . . and much more.

'You can enjoy your kids more, relax around them, and love them better' is the fresh message Valerie Bell has for parents feeling overwhelmed by the responsibilities of raising children. Finally, here is a book that is not about how to manage, train, and discipline your children, but about how to have a relationship with them. Getting Out of Your Kids Faces and into Their Hearts will guide you toward becoming a warm, nurturing parent."