Showing results by narrator "Pamela Gregory" in All Categories

Filled with insights and tips, this updated edition of The Accidental Instructional Designer, by e-learning veteran Cammy Bean, covers nearly every aspect of the learning design process for those getting started or even for the experienced practitioner in need of new ideas.

Most Christians agree that Christmas is all about Jesus, yet most of us spend little time preparing our hearts to celebrate Him. Why is this? Partly because we don’t know how. In Unwrapping the Names of Jesus, Asheritah Ciuciu leads listeners through the four weeks of Advent (Hope, Preparation, Joy, and Love). This devotional can be used by listeners in their own personal worship times or as a tool to engage in family worship during the busy holiday season. Either way, participants will gain a greater sense of awe and wonder at who Jesus is.

Brrr! Did you feel a shiver down your spine? Crack open this book to read spine-tingling stories about ghosts, ghouls, and more! Young readers will love these ghostly tales, perfectly paced to read alone or share around a campfire. Bonus educational activities teach kids how to tell stories, including key concepts like recognizing emotions, using descriptive language, and more.

Dive into the chilling world beneath the ocean's surface! Young readers will explore weird and watery topics like the Bermuda Triangle and Loch Ness Monster in this scary story collection. Shocking sea tales from around the world are just spooky enough to delight little learners. After reading the book, download even more activities including a sharable pirate ship coloring page and letter-writing prompt to a fictional ocean creature.

As a parent, you want your child to be happy and successful. You might focus on their clothes, curfews, and crushes. But do you know that there is something more important to fight for—your child’s soul? God gave you this child, and He will equip you to raise them. Don’t let fear, shame, or anxiety make you feel inadequate for the task.

The perfect story collection for younger listeners who love things that go BUMP in the night! Take a spooky journey to a haunted cemetery. Meet beasts that go "Boo!" Be chilled to the bone with spine-tingling stories about ghosts, ghouls, and more! This six-part collection holds 18 super spooky stories, plus frightening facts to keep kids on their toes - without keeping them up all night.

Ava Richardson is a new mother with a child she never expected. When a nightmare event rips her from a fairytale life, she’s devastated and frightened to move on. What she never expected was to find solace in a pen-pal, pouring out her feelings to a stranger halfway across the world. Colin Wilkes is a weary, reckless soldier in Afghanistan. Saddled with guilt at causing his best friend to lose his leg, he awaits whatever fate he has coming.

In Uncovering the Love of Jesus, Asheritah Ciuciu invites you to reclaim the Lenten season with 40 devotionals that reveal the deep love of Jesus that's exhibited at the cross and tomb. Each daily reflection looks at Jesus’ personal interactions in Scripture and leads you in meditation on a new aspect of his love. Don’t let Easter pass by this year. Reflect, engage, and be transformed as you uncover the love of Jesus and learn to love your neighbor as he would. The audiobook also includes optional family activities to help you celebrate Jesus together.

At one time, Elise Silverstein’s New York City dreams seemed nearly within reach. But now that her dear husband has died and her money is running out, she reluctantly returns home to the small town of Crystalline Falls. Hunter Flynn is restless. Expected to work on his dad’s Christmas tree farm with his older brothers, he dreams instead of traveling and settling in some tropical location where he can enjoy the sun and the surf and keep his troubles at bay.

Ruby hopes to escape her abusive father by moving to Utah to meet the rancher she has been corresponding with. Owen is a widower whose heart is still broken from his wife's death. While guilty at bringing a new woman into his home, he knows his children need a mother. He makes it clear to Ruby that the children need her, but he will never love her. While Ruby accepts their arrangement, her heart longs for something more, and she realizes too late that she has escaped one bad situation for another.

Animal antics can be silly and cute, but did you know they can be spooky, too? Learn real animal facts while reading fun and frightening stories about beasts that go, "Boo!" Featuring frightful facts, chilling illustrations, and real-life safety tips, this book will keep kids interested without keeping them up all night. The backmatter features additional recommended reading, plus a link to downloadable activities.

Anna loves her peaceful world. Even so, she begins her third year at Quentin Academy with bad premonitions. Carlotta flies to Mongolia to rescue six-year-old Inara, a child with a unique and powerful gift and whose family has been killed. Anna and her family want to do everything for Inara's safety, but can they really protect her? Then disaster strikes. During a flight maneuver with the new express carpets, something happens that never happened before—a carpet crashes. Who are the unseen enemies that threaten Anna's world?

As much as Anna would like to live in harmony, a new danger looms in her second year at the Quentin Academy. Lorenzo, Anna's new classmate and friend, recently arrived from Italy with his grandmother. But, Lorenzo's older twin brothers are also studying at the academy, and something about their strange behavior puts Anna on alert. Soon, the inexplicable death of a harmless creature destroys the balance in Anna's peaceful world.

The day has arrived for 10-year-old Anna to start her studies at the Quentin Academy, but she doesn’t want to fly to school, despite the insistence of her magical frog. On her first day at the academy, Anna meets the enigmatic singer Ingrid Andersson and her daughter, Miriam. Something is odd about the girl with the intense blue eyes and long, flowing blonde hair, but Anna can’t put her finger on it. And soon her peaceful home is thrown into chaos. The teachings of the academy are powerful. But is Anna powerful enough to find and rescue the lost child?

It's not about what one obtains, but more about what one leaves behind. This relatable story of blind faith, patience, and trust, culminates into God's beautiful promise.

Nicole Waterby has lived her whole life in the hills away from town due to her grandfather’s mistrust of people. But now he’s passed away, and Nicole is left to care for her two younger cousins. Feeling inadequate to handle the responsibility, she heads down the mountain to fetch herself a husband. She doesn’t realize women don’t wear trousers, buckskins, or carry a gun. She has a lot to learn about being a lady if she’s going to catch a husband. And the quilting circle is just the group of women to help her.

Young Sarah Jansen lives with her American parents in a small country far from where she was born. Her childhood is a joyful one, surrounded by friends who feel like family. It is an exotic life that she eagerly embraces. Her mother and father are pleased that she has blended into the culture of rural Thailand. Until they’re not. When Sarah falls in love for the first time, her dreams for her future collide disastrously with the expectations of her parents.

Do you want a purer passion for serving God and to respond with greater godliness as a result? Do you desire to bring glory to God yet wonder if your motives are muddied by fear, selfishness, and immaturity? Even when you’re empowered by the Lord to represent him well, do you wonder if your success has made it all about you? Pure-Hearted will inspire you to focus on desiring God’s glory and enjoy the benefits without guilt - benefits like selflessness, security, satisfaction, surrender, stability, and self-control, along with others.

Find daily peace in a world of chaos. The unpredictable, unprecedented repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic have upset nearly every facet of life. For many, the hope of returning to “normal” has slowly given way to fear of the unknown. To cling to what’s certain in a time of uncertainty, to find peace when anxiety abounds, look to the Psalms. Psalms for the Anxious Heart is a short, daily devotional that offers meditations of truth and peace. Enter the Psalms and find relief and hope for your anxious heart in these trying times.

There’s nothing easy about having cancer. For most people, cancer is a hard, reluctant journey through rugged, unfamiliar terrain. Ultimately, however, there are really only two ways to face cancer: in our own strength or with the help and strength that God supplies. Strength for the Cancer Journey provides empathetic, daily reminders that God is present for anyone facing the challenges of cancer.