Hope For Everyday People

Hope for Everyday People Hope is a powerful tool that creates fire within, which enables us not to concede defeats despite being ready to give up in our lives. I look at society as a whole and see how people are losing faith in intrinsic values and in their abilities to sustain anything the world throws at them. Each poem in this book is designed to help the struggling families, the couples on the verge of ugly divorces, the single mothers who are tirelessly working but struggling to support their children, the disobedient child who likes to be in company of outlaws, the dreamers who want to reach their optimum potential, the fathers who work multiple jobs to feed their families and still dont have a breakthrough, and for all everyday persons who are looking for a bridge to cross over the cliff. The poems in this book will help you on your daily life activities and will certainly lead you toward the Master of all circumstances, all dilemmas, and all impossible situations. God, the Almighty, has the power and the ability to strengthen, to heal, to give hope, and to give infinite life. I hope that the Holy Spirit can touch your life as you read, so that you can become better individuals, parents, children, friends, and leaders in your respective families and communities. Jean Jourdain Vatelia

This novel of Pittsburgh, by the author of Last Night at the Lobster, “celebrates the lives of everyday people in an extraordinary way” (San Francisco Chronicle). Pittsburgh, 1998: Chris “Crest” Tolbert is eighteen years old, a soon-to-be father, and partially paralyzed after an accident that left his best friend dead. As he navigates the challenges of new fatherhood and life as a paraplegic, Crest must also negotiate his relationships with his born-again brother and his father, who has been cheating on Crest’s mother with a younger man. In Everyday People, acclaimed novelist Stewart O’Nan offers a multifaceted portrait of Crest and of East Liberty, the African American neighborhood he calls home. The result is “a living, breathing history lesson that brings together a set of compelling voices that make real and immediate the ups and downs of a black urban community” (Chicago Tribune). “Like Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio or Gloria Naylor’s Women of Brewster Place, Everyday People weaves its tale elliptically. . . . O’Nan creates vivid interior worlds, evoking conflicts and joys with astonishing grace and agility.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“A delight and highly recommended.” —Booklist “Showcases the truth and fullness of people of color.” —Book Riot In the tradition of Best American Short Stories comes Everyday People: The Color of Life, a dazzling collection of contemporary short fiction. Everyday People is a thoughtfully curated anthology of short stories that presents new and renowned work by established and emerging writers of color. It illustrates the dynamics of character and culture that reflect familial strife, political conflict, and personal turmoil through an array of stories that reveal the depth of the human experience. Representing a wide range of styles, themes, and perspectives, these selected stories depict moments that linger—crossroads to be navigated, relationships, epiphanies, and times of doubt, loss, and discovery. A celebration of writing and expression, Everyday People brings to light the rich tapestry that binds us all. The contributors are an eclectic mix of award-winning and critically lauded writers, including Mia Alvar, Carleigh Baker, Nana Brew-Hammond, Glendaliz Camacho, Alexander Chee, Mitchell S. Jackson, Yiyun Li, Allison Mills, Courttia Newland, Denne Michele Norris, Jason Reynolds, Nelly Rosario, Hasanthika Sirisena, and Brandon Taylor. Some of the proceeds from the sale of Everyday People will benefit the Rhode Island Writers Colony, a nonprofit organization founded by the late Brook Stephenson that provides space for speculation, production, and experimentation by writers of color.

The not-at-all-everyday new poetry collection by Albert Goldbarth, twice winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award I brought a book of many words to an emptiness in my heart, and I shook them out in there, to fill it. In my time I wrote this very thing. In your time you read it. —from "What We Were Like" Virtuoso poet Albert Goldbarth returns with a new collection that describes the wonders of everyday people—overprotective parents, online gamblers, newlyweds, Hercules, and Jesus. In Goldbarth's poetry—expansive, wild, and hilarious—he argues that our ordinary failures, heroics, joy, and grief are worth giving voice to, giving thanks for. Everyday People is an extraordinary new book by a poet who "in thirty-five years of writing has amassed a body of work as substantial and intelligent as that of anyone in his generation" (William Doreski, The Harvard Review).

Hope for Everyday People Hope is a powerful tool that creates fire within, which enables us not to concede defeats despite being ready to give up in our lives. I look at society as a whole and see how people are losing faith in intrinsic values and in their abilities to sustain anything the world throws at them. Each poem in this book is designed to help the struggling families, the couples on the verge of ugly divorces, the single mothers who are tirelessly working but struggling to support their children, the disobedient child who likes to be in company of outlaws, the dreamers who want to reach their optimum potential, the fathers who work multiple jobs to feed their families and still don't have a breakthrough, and for all everyday persons who are looking for a bridge to cross over the cliff. The poems in this book will help you on your daily life activities and will certainly lead you toward the Master of all circumstances, all dilemmas, and all impossible situations. God, the Almighty, has the power and the ability to strengthen, to heal, to give hope, and to give infinite life. I hope that the Holy Spirit can touch your life as you read, so that you can become better individuals, parents, children, friends, and leaders in your respective families and communities. -Jean Jourdain Vatelia

Stories of HOPE Australia is a compilation of inspirational stories by everyday people who have been through some of the most challenging times life can throw and have shown extraordinary strength and resilience to come out the other side... they share their triumphant stories for the sole purpose to bring HOPE to others.

Acclaimed writer and pastor Jared C. Wilson reveals how God has a plan for you that involves doing the ordinary, mundane stuff of life in a supernatural way. Would it change your life to know that there is a way to live your everyday life supernaturally? Most of us would say “yes,” and Jared C. Wilson’s new book reveals how. For the homemaker wondering how to get through the stress of washing dishes and making meals nobody seems to appreciate; for the cubicle jockey punching her time-card every day wondering if what she does really matters; for the teacher or leader wondering if he is making an impact; for the student afraid of the future; for every believer struggling to get through daily life, Supernatural Power for Everyday People offers the hope of meaning and purpose, and also the promise of power. We can get beyond just “getting by." We can prevail and live a life of far more joy, contentment, and peace than we ever thought possible. A practical book written in a devotional tone, Supernatural Power for Everyday People shows readers how to rely more fully on the power of the Holy Spirit for growth and satisfaction in their lives.

"For all those finding it difficult: the sun will shine on you again and the clouds will go away. Remember that tomorrow will be a good day." Captain Sir Tom Moore captured the hearts of a nation, as he walked 100 laps of his garden to raise money for the NHS. Captain Sir Tom wished to celebrate many other inspirational stories from this uncertain time, and with his blessing, these one hundred stories make a book of hope for the future. This is a book of gratitude for his inspiration, and a celebration of incredible everyday heroes from across the UK. These beautifully illustrated true stories of everyday heroes across the nation is introduced by Captain Sir Tom Moore's daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore. During the pandemic we have found hope in unexpected places, and these one hundred stories of hope - written by Paralympian Danielle Brown MBE - show just how extraordinarily we can work together. We feature well-known stories such as Joe Wicks' family workouts, as well as equally astonishing stories of everyday heroes, such as dancing binmen and fancy-dress postal workers, who brought joy to their neighbourhoods. These are stories of courage and community, of everyday kindness and perseverance. From the scientists racing to find a vaccine, to frontline workers putting themselves at risk, from clapping together to celebrate keyworkers, to breathing cleaner air, discover one hundred hopeful stories from an uncertain time. With lively and engaging illustrations, these are stories that will help you hope that tomorrow will be a good day. Because hope starts with one small step . . . Inspired by, and with the blessing of, one man and his walking frame, a £1 donation will be made to The Captain Tom Foundation for all hardback print sales in the UK and Ireland. The Captain Tom Foundation was created to inspire hope where it is needed most: combating loneliness, helping those facing bereavement, and supporting hospices - and this book celebrates the spirit of this amazing achievement.