Something Worth Doing - In 1853, Abigail Scott was a nineteen-year-old school teacher in Oregon Territory when she married Ben Duniway. Marriage meant giving up on teaching, but Abigail always believed she was meant to be more than a good wife and mother. When Abigail becomes the primary breadwinner for her growing family, what she sees as a working woman appalls her--and prompts her to devote her life to fighting for the rights of women, including the right to vote. Based on a true story, Something Worth Doing will resonate with modern women who still grapple with the pull between career and family, finding their place in the public sphere, and dealing with frustrations and prejudices when competing in male-dominated spaces.
To Hell With The Hustle - Modern life increasingly makes us feel more wired, chaotic, and burned out. To Hell With The Hustle fights back. Jefferson Bethke shows you how to: quit the cycle of more, more, more; question the noise all around us; set boundaries and cultivate discipline; and so much more. If you are weary of the pressure to be more, do more, have more, you have permission to opt out. To Hell With The Hustle is your necessary guide to resisting our culture’s frantic madness and embracing the pace of Jesus.
A Dance in Donegal - All her life, Boston-born Moira Doherty has relished her mother’s descriptions of the Emerald Isle. When her mother dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1920, Moira is compelled to fulfill her dying wish--that she become the teacher in Ballymann, the beloved village in Donegal, Ireland, she’s heard so much about. After an arduous voyage, Moira begins a challenging new job in an unfamiliar and ancient country. Though a few locals offer a warm welcome, others are distanced by superstition and suspicion. Rumors about Moira’s mother are unspoken in her presence but threaten to derail everything she’s journeyed to Ballymann to do. Moira must rely on the kindness of a handful of friends--and the strength of Sean, an unsettlingly handsome thatcher who keeps popping up unannounced--as she seeks to navigate a life she’d never dreamed of...but perhaps was meant to live.