Bøger af Jennifer Grant

What if someone showed us the deepest, most scarred parts of themselves? Can we still truly love someone with the raw and ugly truths exposed?Vivian grew up on the island of Cedar Key. Two years ago, she lost her father in a tragic accident and she has been unable to move forward, anchored in a dark grief that consumes her. Vivian returned home from college to join her coven sisters and care for her mother, but she is the one that needs cared for the most.Noah was a classmate of Vivian's at the local island school. Born into the corrupt family of Cyrus Black, he was blacklisted by everyone on the island from the beginning. Noah was never able to escape Cedar Key and the life of crime he was expected to fall into.Vivian and Noah find solace in each other's friendship, but a series of murders on the barrier island of Atsena Otie Key have the town raging with fire. Suspicion and doubt drive their friendship apart as the town begins to point fingers directly at the Black family. Can Vivian and Noah's friendship survive the tainted darkness of their pasts?

After a series of failed dates and recently being fired from her job, Jules Bradbury has a strange encounter with a fortune teller that leads her on a mission to reconnect with Miles, her first love. Unfortunately, upon her arrival in a small, island town, she quickly discovers that Miles is expecting a child with another woman.Twists and turns take Jules on a journey of unexpected romance, new friendships, and a shocking discovery of Bradbury family secrets. Can Jules open her heart to love again and step into the role that Bradbury women must fulfill?

Following the death of her father in 1997, the distant voices of the generations from whom he had descended began calling to the author of this family history. The third in a series, this volume focuses on the genealogical heritage of the author's father, whose ancestral family arrived in the early years of this country. Like the previous two volumes of Distant Voices, this family history represents several years of travel and research by the author, her quest to tell her father's story.

Some of my most loved recipes have been made available so that you can create that delicious gourmet flavor at home.

Welcome to Backyard Gardening and Home Cooking! At GRuB, we believe that good food is a basic human right. Growing, eating and gathering around healthy food is a simple and powerful way to connect people to each other and to important work in our community. We hope you, your family, and your neighbors see your garden as the beginning of a new way to build connections with one another. As your seeds sprout and grow into hearty vegetables and you harvest the fruits of your labor together, you can look forward to cooking delicious meals using some of the fabulous recipes we've compiled in this cookbook. The proceeds from this book will go to support our work with low-income youth and families in our community. Happy Cooking! Love, GRuB WHAT'S INSIDE: Overrun with zucchini? Too many tomatoes? Wondering how that innocent package of seeds or those vegetable starts turned into the bushels of produce filling your garden? Have no fear. GOOD GRuB will help you take advantage of your garden's bounty. Packed with 240 tasty recipes, the chapters are organized by vegetable families to make finding that just right recipe quick and easy. Try dishes like Arugula & Beet Salad, Summer Vegetable Pie, and Zucchini Lasagna. Warm yourself up with Pumpkin Caraway Soup, Creamy Carrot Soup, or North African Stew. Appetizers, beverages, breads, and desserts are among the recipes that round out the collection, all using fresh produce from the garden. There are also chapters devoted to fruits, herbs, and edible flowers, and one that will help you create gifts using garden ingredients. The final chapter, The Cook's Helpers, includes such helpful information as culinary terms, food equivalents, substitutions, and stocking the pantry. From Easy Tomato Sauce to Rhubarb Crumble, you are sure to find both old favorites and new winners in this collection.

God is mysterious and difficult to explain. And that's actually okay!

A gentle, practical guide to help kids discover the ways that spending time in nature can help them navigate their feelings.

Fresh and imaginative ways for kids to pray using all of their senses. Prayer does not have to involve silence, sitting still, and solemnity. It can be active and engaging, especially essential for kids, who often enjoy movement and creativity. In an easy-to-use format with illustrations, the author connects scripture and biblical characters to dynamic prayer practices such as wrestling, singing, breathing, and dancing. Praying while using sign language, tracing a labyrinth, applying Band-Aids, planting a seed, eating something delicious, or riding a bike¿these fun ideas are just some of the ways wiggly, tactile, and nonverbal kids will learn to reach out in love, gratitude, and need to God.

"The moon is out, the air has cooled, and you are ready for bed. You know that scrolling on your phone does not draw you toward sleep but adds to your worries. In these pages, author Jennifer Grant offers gentle meditations that help you direct your gaze away from screens and uncertainties and toward the natural world. Replace anxiety with awe, distraction with focus, and worry with true rest. Calm your mind and settle into stillness. It is time to dim the day." --

"A young boy asks his grandma where God is in their city. Where love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are, there too is God. An ordinary day in his city opens this young boy's eyes to God's Spirit at work all around him"--

In this follow-up to the award-winning "Maybe God Is Like That Too, " a young girl wonders how to be a good neighbor to the dozens of people in her apartment building, the people on the street, and the other kids at the park. Full color.