Donna Vanliere

You Were Made for So Much More This world is filled with voices vying for your attention, promising praise, pleasure, and purpose. But when these short-term solutions inevitably fail to soothe the deeper ache in your soul, where do you turn next?Looking for God invites you to discover amazing truths about the God who created you, loves you, and has planned immeasurably good things for you. Alongside New York Times bestselling author Donna VanLiere, you will explore what the Bible reveals about God’s transformative love and discover once and for all the true source of lasting change, hope, and peace. All your searching in this world has been a search for God—and He has been calling to you from the beginning. Join Donna in these uplifting reflections on God’s character, essence, and heart, and encounter Him anew today.

A New York Times Bestselling Author A USA Today Bestselling Author Looking for Christmas is a heartfelt reflection on the origin and meaning of Christmas. As you explore the people and places found in the biblical Nativity account, you'll gain uplifting, life-changing, and personal insights about what Jesus' birth means for you today and always. If you're longing to go beyond the usual holiday traditions and activities, Looking for Christmas invites you to a richer, more meaningful connection with what Christmas is truly about. Experience renewed hope and discover how this story can bring more peace and joy into your home at Christmas and beyond

Experiencing Christmas at Its Fullest From New York Times bestselling author Donna VanLiere, Looking for Christmas is a thoughtful and heartfelt reflection on the origin and meaning of Christmas. As you explore the people and places found in the biblical Nativity account, you will uncover the powerful ways this story can fill your life with celebration and purpose. Encouraging and engaging, Donna helps you to recover the true meaning of this season as presented in the Bible. You’ll gain uplifting, life-changing, and personal insights about what Jesus’ birth means for you today and always. If you’re longing to go beyond the usual holiday traditions and activities, Looking for Christmas invites you to a richer, more meaningful connection with what Christmas is truly about. Experience renewed hope and discover how this story can bring more peace and joy into your home at Christmas and beyond!

Romany "Rozhdestvenskaja tajna" i "Rozhdestvenskoe pismo", voshedshie v etu knigu - eto trogatelnye istorii o tom, kak v cherede pechalej ne utratit nadezhdu na chudo.Kristin Ajsli v odinochku vospityvaet syna i doch i kazhdyj den boretsja za schastlivoe buduschee svoikh detej. V odin moment ona terjaet rabotu, vynuzhdena iskat novyj dom i zaschischatsja ot napadok byvshego muzha. I vse eto v kanun Rozhdestva... No, kogda rannim utrom Kristin spasaet zhizn neznakomoj zhenschine, ona sovsem ne podozrevaet, chto tainstvennaja tsepochka sluchajnostej podarit ej shans stat schastlivoj.Geroini vtorogo romana, Gretkhen Deniels i Melissa MakKriri, tochno takzhe ne podozrevajut, chto nakhodjatsja na poroge bolshikh peremen. Neljudimaja, zamknutaja, neuverennaja v sebe Melissa nikak ne mozhet sbrosit s plech gruz tjazhelogo detstva. A Gretkhen - naprotiv: ne znaet, kak dalshe zhit v nastojaschem - tragedija s muzhem vmig razrushila privychnyj ujut semejnoj zhizni. Sovershenno raznye zhenschiny skhozhi v odnom: kazhdoj iz nikh nuzhno vnov obresti nadezhdu i veru v luchshee.

A mysterious leader returned from the dead.A planet filled with fallen angels.An execution order against millions.Yet amidst these evils, God’s hope prevails. After his apparent resurrection, beloved leader Victor Quade is hailed internationally as God. Yet when Victor mandates that everything from purchasing groceries to seeing a doctor will require a mark of allegiance to him, Emma Grady and her friends in New York know they must flee. Meanwhile, in Israel, the Jewish people worship Victor as a messiah, not realizing he intends to seal their doom. As Jews and Jesus-followers around the globe lose their lives, Zerah Adler strives to protect as many as possible in this violent, volatile time. In this spellbinding conclusion to the end-times trilogy that began with The Time of Jacob’s Trouble, bestselling author Donna VanLiere brings the stories of Emma and Zerah to a riveting close. In the final chapters, you’ll discover what God’s Word reveals about the glorious future that awaits you and see that things aren’t spiraling downward but are actually looking up!

Millions have vanished…War has erupted around the globe…Cities have been ransacked and overrun with lawlessness…Yet this is only the beginning of the chaos that is to come. Emma Grady has seen civilization collapse and New York gutted by nuclear attack. Amidst this international crisis, she and her growing family of outcasts must unravel the meaning of these strange and horrifying events, even as they struggle to survive. On the other side of the world, Zerah Adler finds Israel surrounded by invaders intent on total annihilation. In Jerusalem, two men have the power to stop the rain and call down plagues of every kind. Are they sorcerers, or do they have the power of God? And a magnetic new leader has emerged, promising to provide peace and even salvation to the globe. In the gripping follow-up to The Time of Jacob’s Trouble, bestselling author Donna VanLiere explores the end times through the journeys of Emma, Zerah, and others who face unprecedented danger. In the final chapters, you’ll discover what God’s Word says about our world’s future and yours—and realize that things aren’t spiraling downward but are actually looking up!

From Donna VanLiere, the New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Hope series comes another heartwarming, inspirational story for the holidays, The Christmas Table.In June 1972, John Creighton determines to build his wife Joan a kitchen table. His largest project to date had been picture frames but he promises to have the table ready for Thanksgiving dinner. Inspired to put something delicious on the table, Joan turns to her mother's recipes she had given to Joan when she and John married. In June 2012, Lauren Mabrey discovers she's pregnant. Gloria, Miriam, and the rest of her friends at Glory's Place begin to pitch in, helping Lauren prepare their home for the baby. On a visit to the local furniture builder, Lauren finds a table that he bought at a garage sale but has recently refinished. Once home, a drawer is discovered under the table which contains a stack of recipe cards. Growing up in one foster home after another, Lauren never learned to cook and is fascinated as she reads through the cards. Personal notes have been written on each one from the mother to her daughter and time and again Lauren wonders where they lived, when they lived, and in a strange way, she feels connected to this mother and her daughter and wants to make the mother proud. The story continues to from 1972 to 2012 as Joan battles breast cancer and Lauren learns to cook, preparing for the baby's arrival. As Christmas nears, can Lauren unlock the mystery of the table, and find the peace she's always longed for?

“A moving, fast-paced account of the end times.”–Publisher's Weekly A typical day at work turns into a nightmare for Emma Grady when her favorite patient and several colleagues vanish in front of her. Fear turns to chaos as Emma begins the frantic race from Brooklyn to Queens, anxious to discover if her boyfriend is safe. Subways are closed, graves are open, and countless people have inexplicably disappeared. Mayhem erupts as terror grips the residents of New York City. What could make so many vanish in a moment? And not just in New York, but all over the globe? Emma wonders if this is the predicted end of the world and begins a desperate search for answers. This page-turning story will take you on a riveting journey from New York City to Israel, and in the final chapters, Donna turns to the pages of the Bible, where you’ll learn that God has made known to us “the end from the beginning,” and that things aren’t spiraling downward but are actually looking up. The bestselling author of The Christmas Shoes now explores a future world facing its final days in The Time of Jacob’s Trouble, weaving end-times prophecies into the lives of Emma and her friends as they struggle to survive and come face-to-face with the chilling truth about the disappearances.

"Rozhdestvenskaja nadezhda" i "Rozhdestvenskoe obeschanie", voshedshie v etu knigu, - neverojatno trogatelnye istorii o tom, kak ne poterjat veru v luchshee, kak, nevziraja na trudnosti zhizni, idti na svet v kontse tunnelja i kak sokhranit nadezhdu na chudo.Patritsija i Mark Eddison uzhe zabyli, chto takoe schastlivoe Rozhdestvo. No v etom godu vsledstvie raboty v sotsialnoj sluzhbe Patritsija poznakomitsja s pjatiletnej Emili i vopreki vsem pravilam zaberet devochku k sebe domoj. Imenno blagodarja prisutstviju malyshki v ikh dome i ee ne po-detski pronitsatelnym voprosam Eddisony osoznajut, chto vera i nadezhda sposobny preodolet ljubye pechali, a Rozhdestvo snova stanet vremenem radosti v ikh seme.Vtoraja istorija - o Glorii i Cheze, kazhdyj iz kotorykh pytaetsja ne utratit nadezhdu. Glorija perezhila tjazhelejshuju semejnuju tragediju i teper stroit zhizn zanovo. U Cheza est prilichnaja rabota i vneshnee blagopoluchie, no vecherami v pustoj kvartire on mechtaet o semejnom teple i ujute. Ikh sudby udivitelnym obrazom spletajutsja, chtoby kazhdyj skvoz proshloe nauchilsja smotret v buduschee.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Hope series comes another heartwarming, inspirational story for the holidays.Thirty-two-year-old Amy Denison volunteers at Glory's Place, an after school program where she meets seven-year-old Maddie, a precocious young girl who has spent her childhood in foster care. Unbeknownst to Amy, Maddie is a mini-matchmaker, with her eye on just the right man for Amy at Grandon Elementary School, where she is a student. Amy is hesitant - she's been hurt before, and isn't sure she's ready to lose her heart again - but an unexpected surprise makes her reconsider her lonely lifestyle.As Christmas nears and the town is blanketed in snow and beautiful decorations, Maddie and the charming staff at Glory's Place help Amy to see that romance can be more than heartache and broken promises. In The Christmas Star, Donna VanLiere delivers yet another sweet, joyous story that is sure to capture readers' hearts.

In the small town of Grandon, five very different people discover the true meaning of Christmas. Jennifer and Ryan are both single parents, struggling with their own losses and heartache as they attempt to move forward in the present while still holding onto the memories, joy, and heartache of the past. Sixteen-year-old Kaylee is faced with a life-changing situation that has affected her whole family. Stephen and Lily are happily married and ready to start a family. All of them are facing their own struggles, and all are finding their way through the dark. When they are brought together for a rather unconventional church Nativity, they will learn that with strength, courage, and love, there is always hope. The "New York Times "bestselling author of the beloved "The Christmas Hope" series returns with this new heartwarming, inspirational story about the power of love and faith to reveal the possibilities that lay right in front of you.

In The Christmas Shoes, a chance encounter between two strangers alters their lives forever. Eight-year-old Nathan is losing his beloved mother to cancer. His family is living a simple yet full life, struggling to hold on to every moment that they have together. Robert is a successful attorney who has everything-but has lost sight of what truly matters. When their paths cross on Christmas Eve, Robert is shopping for a family he hardly knows, and Nathan is shopping for the mother he is soon to lose. Through their meeting they will learn that the smallest things can make all the difference. In The Christmas Blessing, Nathan is now a medical student in his third year, and he realizes that there are still things to be learned about faith, blessings, and sacrifice. Lessons he will learn from Meghan Sullivan-a young woman born with a hole in her heart that has not kept her from becoming a champion runner. And lessons learned from a young boy named Charlie, who teaches him how to live a life of true courage. Together, they will help guide Nathan through the darkest period in his life. The Christmas Shoes and The Christmas Blessing, two of Donna VanLiere's most cherished bestselling novels, are inspirational stories about hope existing in the darkest places, teaching us that love is always the greatest gift of all.

"Finding Grace "is the powerful, often humorous, and deeply moving story of one woman's journey of broken dreams. It is the story of how a painful legacy of the past is confronted and met with peace. This book is for anyone who has struggled to understand why our desires- even the simplest ones-are sometimes denied or who has questioned where God is when we need him most. This story is about one woman's unlikely road to motherhood. Finally, it's a book about the "undeserved gift which is life itself." It's the story of "Finding Grace." Donna VanLiere has entertained millions with her inspirational stories. In her new book, she gives us a candid look into her own life, a life filled with suffering and pain, but one that ultimately finds peace with itself.

From Donna VanLiere--the author of the beloved Christmas Hope series--comes a moving novel of faith, family, and destiny. You might think that what you're about to read has a great deal to do with my father and growing up poor in east Tennessee, but there is so much more--what captured my heart was the hope of belonging and the dream of family. The woman I am has a great deal to do with that ninth year of my life. It started out as any other year, nothing extraordinary, but as each day unfolded it became remarkable in every way. There are times when I'm still amazed we made it through. It has been said that every life has a story. This is my story...--From the Prologue Jane Gable thinks 1947 will be like every other year in Morgan Hill, Tennessee but but it's the year everything changes. Jane first lays eyes on young Milo Turner the day that her abusive, alcoholic father is buried in the Morgan Hill cemetery. The Turners are the first black family ever to move into the area, and while their presence challenges the comfort of many in the small, tight-knit community, Jane and her brother, John, have found new friends. Then tragedy strikes the Turner household, and the Gable family is asked to make a decision that could rip their world apart. One path might open up a whole new world and bring them closer than ever. Or it might bring them nothing but trouble and heartache. On their journey, Jane discovers that angels are all around us, every day, in the most extraordinary--and ordinary--ways. The Angels of Morgan Hill is filled with unforgettable characters who show us the ways and means of the heart and prove that even in the darkest hours, we are never truly alone.

Perennial New York Times bestsellers and Audie Award finalists The "Christmas Shoes "and" The Christmas Blessing" have become inspirational holiday classics, and THE CHRISTMAS HOPE is poised to become a seasonal favorite in its own rightPatricia and Mark Addison have long given up the hope of having a meaningful Christmas. But this year, Patricia's job as a social worker will lead her to a very special five-year-old. Against her better judgment, Patricia bends the rules and takes the little girl to her own home. Through the presence of Emily in their house, and her penetrating questions about heaven, the Addisons learn that there is no sorrow so great that faith cannot help you find your way through. And Christmas will once more be a time of joy in their home. THE CHRISTMAS HOPE is a story of love in the face of loss, joy when all seems hopeless, and how light can shine into the darkest places.