"How dreadfully old I am getting! Sixteen!" So begins "Stepping Heavenward", the journal-like account of a 19th century girl who learns, on the path to womanhood, that true happiness can be found in giving oneself for others.
Leslie Ludy, author of Authentic Beauty and the bestselling When God Writes Your Love Story, reveals how a young woman’s pursuit of acceptance and sameness directly counters her true purpose—to be set apart by her love for God and God’s love for her.This empowering message filled with inspiring stories, personal illustrations, and a founda...more
This book contains stories and biographies of Civil War guerilla leader William Clarke Quantrill and those who rode with him. Hale has taken a new look at some of the events on the western border during the Civil War. His appraisal will be welcomed by those who perfer an account based on fact rather than the more popular fictional approach.
Inside Every Young Woman is a Princess…In Search of her PrinceIn a culture that mocks our longing for tender romance, in a world where fairy tales never seem to come true — do we dare hope for more? For every young woman asking that question, this book is an invitation. With refreshing candor and vulnerability, bestselling author Leslie Ludy ...more
Presents the epic depicting the Great War of the Ring, a struggle between good and evil in Middle-earth, following the odyssey of Frodo the hobbit and his companions on a quest to destroy the Ring of Power, in a special anniversary volume containing the corrected text of all three volumes of the seminal fantasy trilogy, complemented by maps and cov...more
In this heroic clash of opposing conviction, Vincent Wingfield, a young spirited teenager and heir to a southern slave plantation, bravely proves his sympathy for brutally treated slaves and becomes a staunch supporter of slaves' rights. But, with the onset of the Civil War, Wingfield's fidelity to the state of Virginia leads him to serve under Rob...more
" . . . compelling, dramatic, and well-written . . . " --Journal of Southern History ". . . compelling narrative of four years of virtually unmitigated savagery." --Blue & Gray Magazine "[A] thorough and comprehensive study of this tragic, almost forgotten episode of American history." --History A riveting eyewitness account of the bloody...more