Christian Books – Donna Louis – New Year’s Eve-New Year’s Day

Another year is coming to a close and the festivities of parties and entertainment are commencing. Where is the hot spot for the night? I need to go shopping and get an awesome outfit for tonight is what goes through your mind. For the single people, the biggest question is who can I kiss on New Year’s Eve? The memories of the lost broken relationship that you wish could have lasted until the New Year and then start fresh again couldn’t last. http://www.wickipedia.com. Christian Books – Donna Louis – New Year’s Eve-New Year’s Day. http://www.miraclebook.net

Then there is the long list of resolutions that we all make determined to keep them all. Especially the resolutions to lose weight and quit smoking. Now is when you start to see the bombardment of TV commercials for fitness centers, weight loss clinics, and let’s not forget all the women who book trips to the Caribbean to get liposuction surgery when all else has failed.

How about setting goals that are attainable instead of resolutions that we mostly never live up to?

How about trying to live each new day better than the last? We all need to be the best person we can be and spread love to everyone we meet.

How about being thankful for each new day that God has granted you because the next day is not promised to any of us. We all need to live in a daily state of gratitude, keep the faith, keep hope alive, trust God to provide for our every need and move us from a life of surviving to thriving.

Above all commit to treating each person you meet the way you wish to be treated and spread LOVE every day.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Christian Books – Donna Louis – The Living Gift

Christian Books – Donna Louis – The Living Gift!

Well the big day is over and Santa Claus has come and gone. Now stage two begins, the returning and exchanging of gifts. Check out my website

Christian Books There are all types of gifts: clothes, electronics, jewelry, appliances, etc., however there is also the living gift.

This is the time of year when you see all types of commercials telling you to adopt a pet. Advertisements for the ASPCA, but there are other shelters as well. The pictures of the dogs and cats look so adorable, and then there are the benefits. Having a companion that will love you no matter what. The health benefits of keeping your blood pressure normal when you pet and stroke your four-legged companion. Christian Books – Donna Louis – The Living Gift

These are the living gifts that require responsibility. They are not an article of clothing that you can just return or exchange at the store. When you adopt an animal or decide to give one as a gift remember, they are a lifetime responsibility! They require food, water, shelter, healthcare, and above all LOVE. You cannot just decide to take a sick day here and there and just ignore them. Above all you cannot just decide you can’t be bothered anymore and put the animal out, they have feelings too. It is always important to use wisdom on a daily basis but this time of the year even more than ever. If you are not judicious in this gift giving it can turn out to be more harmful than good. If we don’t acknowledge the responsibility that is required to have these living gifts then places like the ASPCA become overloaded because we decide they are too much trouble and maintenance and we give them away and if no one adopts them then it becomes a tragedy.

So at this holiday season be mindful and remember the living gift is no ordinary gift!

Christian Books – Donna Louis – The Writer’s Oscar

Christian Books – Donna Louis – The Writer’s Oscar. Lights, Camera, Action!

Christian Books – Donna Louis – The Writer’s Oscar. Actors spend countless hours refining their theatrical skills in hopes of one day holding a tiny golden statue in their hands in front of their peers.

Writer’s do the same thing. Writer’s hone their skills via articles, manuscript submissions, blogs, contests, etc., in hopes of being recognized as a great writer.

I have just been blessed to have that title bestowed upon me as well as 49 other writers. Christian Books – Donna Louis – The Writer’s Oscar. Check out my book

As a writer nowadays the competition is mind boggling due to the staggering amount of books released ever year. As an unknown new author, it is extremely challenging to rise above the pack, but faith can move mountains.

50 writers including myself have just been chosen by the public out of hundreds of writers from “The Authorsshow.com” to be included in a book titled “50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading”, which will be available for purchase starting January 2016. This book has been called the “People’s Choice Award” for writers.

First I want to thank GOD for this miraculous blessing. I want to thank everyone who voted for me because this is a tremendous honor. I feel very humbled as a first-time author to have been chosen as one of these writers. I am very pleased with this accomplishment and my seal.

I am currently working on my second book, and I invite everyone to follow my blogs on my website; http://www.miraclebook.net.

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He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted. – Job 5:9

Christian Books – Donna Louis – Thanksgiving

Christian Books – Donna Louis – Thanksgiving. The word alone echoes basic principals. We are to give thanks for everything as the bible states: In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18. We are also meant to give as the word says: Give and it shall be given unto you; good measure pressed down, and shaken together, and running over shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. Luke 6:38. Christian Books – Donna Louis – Thanksgiving.

However, giving does not mean only stocking up on Black Friday to give away at Christmas. We are to give of ourselves, give love, give uplifting thoughts, give a smile, give encouraging words. Christian Books – Donna Louis – Thanksgiving.

If we make a list of all the things we should be grateful and thankful for we would be amazed how much paper we would need. Women, for example, will go to their closets and state they don’t have the right pair of shoes for an occasion but, remember the quote from Denis Waitley – “I had the blues because I had no shoes until, upon the street, I met a man who had no feet.” Men like to complain about a talking woman who disturbs them when they are watching sports on TV namely football. What happens when that talking woman is not around to care for them when they get sick with a cold or flu? Christian Books – Donna Louis – Thanksgiving.

In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated in October. That is a great thing because they actually have time to celebrate Thanksgiving in the way it should be and now praise GOD the United States with most retailers has now pivoted back to previous years and is staying closed on Thanksgiving and allowing families to celebrate and place the emphasis back on giving thanks and being grateful and opening the day after Thanksgiving. Christian Books – Donna Louis – Thanksgiving.

During this Thanksgiving reflect on all the things you have to give thanks for as well as how to give to people. One simple way is when you’re in the supermarket and you have several items and somebody comes in line behind you with just one or two items, be kind and allow them to go ahead of you and smile. That is a form of giving.

Thanksgiving – “The True Essence of the Day!”

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Christian Books – Donna Louis – Emotional Healing

Christian Books – Donna Louis – Emotional Healing. Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

We are living in a world that is so unpredictable, so it is great news to know that God is stable.

They say that anger weakens the liver, grief weakens the lungs, worry weakens the stomach, stress weakens the heart and brain and fear fails the kidneys. So where do these things come from that weaken our systems? Disturbances from our spouse, family members, place of employment, the news media etc. Christian Books – Donna Louis – Emotional Healing.

Well, known author, Joyce Meyer states “Today, people everywhere are struggling through life with damaged emotions. They’ve endured a lot of negative things, causing untold damage that needs to be dealt with. But all too often, these hurts are simply swept under the rug in an attempt to make them go away.”

Millions are struggling with the epidemic loss of lives in recent years due to guns. The list is astounding: The Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, the 2012 Aurora shooting at the movie theatre in Colorado, the 2011 Tucson shooting in Arizona that affected Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford’s, the shooting in Charleston SC at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Pulse Night Club Massacre, Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting, 2017 Las Vegas Shooting and many more. Christian Books – Donna Louis – Emotional Healing.

It’s been shown that healing quotes can make us well. Each of our thoughts acts as either soothing cellular nutrition, or a poison dart that releases corrosive toxins. With our thoughts having such an impact on our recovery and well being, how can we maintain the kind of thoughts that will make an impact on our health and healing? Let’s look at a few of these:

1- When you feel stress begin simmering within you, pause. Remember you are the master, not your emotions.
2- On the path to wellness one must learn to recognize fear. Particularly within ourselves. Anger is fear, jealousy is fear, even some ignorance. Health, however, is born from love.
3- Release everything within your mind and body that does not serve you.
4- Your thoughts release energy that can energize your body’s system to bring about healing.
5- When you want to be somewhere you’re not, stress develops. When you focus on the now you are in your full power.
6- You are not here to breathe anger, stress, and fear. Mentally overcome what is not right in your life and the physical aspects will follow.

Now let’s look at a few bible verses regarding emotional healing:

1- But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle [you]. 1 Peter 5:10

2- Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27

3- He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Psalms 23:3

4- Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. Psalms 34:19

5- Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1

6- Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness. Psalms 30:11

7- The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. Psalms 34:17

Live each day with gratitude, joy, and love and God will handle the rest! Christian Books – Donna Louis – Emotional Healing.

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Christian Books – Donna Louis – How Much Time Do You Devote?

How Much Time Do You Devote? I’m sure you have heard these phrases:

Life gets in the way…I’m so busy I can’t take on another thing…I would love to but I’m so tired. Check out my website

How does your day breakdown?

Shower – 10 minutes

Brush Teeth – 2 to 3 minutes

Shave – 5 to 8 minutes

Get Dressed – 15 minutes

Walk the dog – 15 minutes

Get the children dressed – 20 minutes

Give the children breakfast – 30 minutes

Drink a cup of coffee – 10-15 minutes

Eat breakfast – 7-20 minutes

Drop the children off at school – 20 minutes

Drive to the office to work – 10 to 45 minutes

Workout/Exercise – 30 to 60 minutes

Grocery Shopping – 45 to 60 minutes

Business Meeting at the office – 60 to 120 minutes

Eat lunch – 25 minutes

Talk with friends – 45 minutes/include texting 1-3 hours

Pay Bills on the Internet – 15 minutes

Pick up the children from school – 30 minutes

Help children with their homework – 60 minutes

Prepare dinner – 30 to 75 minutes

Drive back home from work – 10 to 45 minutes

Eat dinner as a family – 20 to 40 minutes

Feed the dog – 5 minutes

Talk & spend time with spouse 20 to 40 minutes

Put the children to bed – 10-15 minutes

Clean the cat litter pan – 15 minutes

Work on presentation for work – 45 to 90 minutes

Watch TV – 30-120 minutes

The above is a sample of a scenario of the average family’s daily routine. So where do you fit time in for anything else? Christian Books – Donna Louis – How Much Time Do You Devote?

Well let’ s just ponder this for a moment. If GOD gives you the grace daily to meet all of these obligations and more and makes sure you have use of all of your five senses and mobility in your limbs to perform these tasks, then don’t you think a simple prayer and praise and gratitude should be acknowledged towards him everyday before you start your day? Christian Books – Donna Louis – How Much Time Do You Devote?

GIVE AND DEVOTE TIME TO GOD DAILY. Christian Books – Donna Louis – How Much Time do You Devote?

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Book of Proverbs – Proverbs For The Modern Day – Peace

Book of Proverbs – Proverbs For The Modern Day – Peace – For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. – Romans 8:6

What does the word peace mean? The dictionary definition states a state of tranquility or quiet. Book of Proverbs – Proverbs For The Modern Day – Peace.

We should strive for peace in all situations, such as: War – Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword. – Matthew 26:52. Love – Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. – 1 Corinthians 4-8. Enemies – “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them. – Luke 6:27-31. Book of Proverbs – Proverbs For The Modern Day – Peace. Check out my website

So what can we do on a daily spiritual basis to instill peace? Let’s look at an acronym for peace and start there. Book of Proverbs – Proverbs For The Modern Day – Peace.

P = Profess – Everyone of us has had a godly experience of some sort that we know human flesh was incapable of making that situation even happen or happen as swiftly as it did. In my situation, it was to quit smoking instantly after 20 years of smoking every day with no patches, smokeless cigarettes, or anything at all. Now that was a miracle and I’ve never gone back. Whatever your experience is profess it to the world what God has done for you.

E = Educate – Talk and teach others about how wonderful it is to be a child of God. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. – John 3:16. He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? – Romans 8:32

A = Appreciate – We all need to show gratitude to God for all that he has done for us on a daily basis. We have all heard the phrase ” the little things mean so much”, well that is true. Be grateful for things you never think about. Are you able to walk, talk, drive, see, hear, go to the bathroom by yourself without the assistance of a wheelchair or human being? If so then you are already out of the starting gate doing well and we all know how that turned out for “Justify” (the racing world’s latest triple crown winner).

C = Charity – In our world nowadays there are multitudes of companies asking for charity. However, you have to be selective and careful as to who you choose to help but you are required by God to assist. For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. – Matthew 26:11. A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies. He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour. – Psalms 112: 5-9

E = Empathy – We have all also heard the phrase “walk a mile in my shoes” but, would we really want to in some circumstances. There is a reason why God gave us two ears and one mouth so we can listen and share other people’s feelings, experiences, and emotions. “Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.” – Jack Handey. Book of Proverbs – Proverbs For The Modern Day – Peace.

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Christian Books – Donna Louis – Waltzing with God

The Waltz is a smooth progressive dance characterized by long, flowing, movements, continuous turns, and rise and fall. The waltz is graceful and elegant.

Romantic Waltz is one of the most popular ballroom dances of all time. Considered by some as the “mother of present-day dances” and the “backbone dance” of the ballroom. Christian Books – Donna Louis – Waltzing with God.

There are many different versions of the waltz such as the Viennese, Scandinavian, Peruvian, Country Western, and many others. Christian Books – Donna Louis – Waltzing with God. Check out my website

“The most interesting, the most inventive, the most elegant dancers of our times.” “A genius…a classical dancer like I never saw in my life.” “Her ability to combine dancing skills, natural beauty, and exceptional abilities as a dramatic actress and comedienne truly complimented him.”

The above three statements refer to the greatest dance duo ever Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers. They were like poetry in motion. Of the ten films they did together the waltz scene in “Swing Time”, to the musical tune “Waltz in Swing Time” was breathtaking!

Every day from the moment you give your life to Christ is like a waltz. Little by little God starts to change you into his likeness just the same as the smooth progression the waltz is characterized by. Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ – Philippians 1:6.

As we are growing in Christ, we also face continuous turns and times when we are abased, and when we are abounding just like the rise and fall movements in a waltz. Nevertheless, I am continually with thee: thou has holden me by my right hand- Psalm 73:23.

The Waltz is synonymous with beauty and grace. Enjoy each day of your life with God just like a waltz, where you cannot help feeling swept back to an era where romance ruled the world and moved the heavens.

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Christian Books – Donna Louis – Roller Coasters

Christian Books – Donna Louis – Roller Coasters. I live in one of the top ten travel destination states in the United States. The Sunshine State of Florida. There is a host of various attributes it has such as: great beaches, world-class hotels, world-renowned restaurants, Disney World, Kennedy Space Center, spring training baseball as well as regular-season baseball which is one of my passions but that’s a subject for another time. Christian Books – Donna Louis – Roller Coasters. Check out my website

Christian Books – Donna Louis – Roller Coasters. There is also Universal Studios in Orlando FL which houses the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, The Incredible Hulk, and the Kid-sized Woody Woodpecker roller coasters.

Roller Coasters have become one of the mandatory rides for the thrill-seekers whenever they visit amusement parks. They have become an engineering marvel, and have been constructed to be taller, faster, and wilder than ever. They say that the language of love is French so for thrill-seekers it is called “amateurs de sensations fortes”.

Why is it though we climb into the roller coaster giddy, sweaty, pumped with adrenaline and faith that the ride will be awesome! We never have wavering faith that our feet will never land safely on solid ground within 3 1/2 to 4 minutes after the inception of the ride. So if we are so confident and stable and grounded in our faith in a man-made steel object why is our faith so flimsy in our creator?

In Genesis 1:1 it says, “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth”. In Genesis 1:26 it states, “And GOD said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness”.

So I have a question for you to ponder if GOD created man and endowed him with powerful knowledge to create roller coasters shouldn’t we have the strongest unfailing faith in GOD.

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Book of Proverbs – The Pursuit of Perfection

The definition of perfection states – the act of making something perfect or better. The act of perfecting something.

The last image is a quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupery who was a French aristocrat, writer, poet, and pioneering aviator. Prior to World War II Saint-Exupery had achieved fame in France as an aviator. In 1929, his first book, Courrier Sud was published. In 1931 with the publication of his novel Vol de Nuit that established Saint-Exupery as a rising star in the literary world. – http://www.wikipedia.com – Book of Proverbs – The Pursuit of Perfection. Check out my website

The Dream of Perfection/Autopsy on a Dream is the dramatic story on film of the second image the Sydney Opera House. The film is the culminating in Jorn Oberg Utzon’s the architects departure from the project. In 1957 when he was just 38, he won a competition to design the Sydney Opera House as his submission beat out over 233 other submissions from 32 countries. – http://www.wikipedia.com – Book of Proverbs – The Pursuit of Perfection.

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. – Matthew 5:48 Are we meant to be perfect? What is God saying to us? Book of Proverbs – The Pursuit of Perfection.

Noah, Seth, and Job according to their knowledge were faithful. We as disciples are faithful according to the knowledge we possess as long as we are devoted to applying the teachings of Jesus Christ. However, we have to realize that we are unable to do this without the grace of God. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world. – Titus 2:11-12

Do not feel disheartened if from time to time we fall short of perfection, remember what St. Paul said, “For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.” – Romans 7:15. So what should we do? Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. – Proverbs 3:5-6. The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. – Psalm 138:8

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