My Suitcase Heart

Maahi, Samar, Ahana, Aadi, Hiya, Mayank and Poorvi are BFFs, while Ishiqa is a late entry into the group. Ahana is Samar's little sister and plays cupid to Samar and Maahi. Unfortunately, Samar and Maahi's paradisiacal bubble is burst as differences begin to surface. Mayank and Poorvi's relationship is in jeopardy, when Mayank falls for Ishiqa. Poorvi fights back, Mayank and Poorvi end up marrying eventually. Ishiqa gets hitched to a wealthy NRI, but her marriage is doomed from the word go. Hiya, meanwhile, finds a soulmate who helps her heal from the scars of a traumatic childhood. Ahana and Aadi also tie the knot. While on the surface they are an ideal couple, something seems amiss. These friends reunite on a cruise more than a decade later and sparks fly. However, the outbreak of COVID 19 leads to an abrupt end to their vacation. They return to their respective lives, but nothing will ever be the same. Debutant author Deepti Singh Gupta creates a delectable melange of love, longing, ecstasy, agony, intimacy and heartbreak.

Suitcase Heart features ten short stories written by Cree Toner over the last two years. At times uplifting and hopeful, at others heartbreaking and somber, Suitcase Heart encapsulates people who, though their circumstances may differ, share the common joy and pain of being alive.

Memoirs of a Jewish woman, born in 1926 in Berlin. Pp. 1-42 describe her experiences during the Nazi period until, after the "Kristallnacht" pogrom, she was sent to Britain in a "Kindertransport." Her parents were deported to Theresienstadt, where her father died; her mother died in Auschwitz. After the war, she and her husband emigrated to the U.S.

"When a weary stranger arrives one day with nothing but a suitcase, his new neighbors ask nervous questions about who he is and where he comes from before they are challenged to decide between trusting the newcomer or taking the risk of not believing him"--

A funny, unapologetic play about the effects of society's objectification of women.

What memories will Asha's yellow suitcase hold now that grandmother is gone?

Mothering is messy. Our joy and hope in raising children doesn’t change the reality that being a mom can be frustrating, stressful, and tiring. But just as God is using us to shape our children, God is using our children and motherhood to shape us. In The Better Mom, author Ruth Schwenk, herself a mother of four children, encourages us with the good news that there is more to being a mom than the extremes of striving for perfection or simply embracing the mess. We don’t need to settle for surviving our kids’ childhood. We can grow through it. With refreshing and heartfelt honesty Ruth emboldens moms to: Find freedom and walk confidently in purpose Create a God-honoring home environment Overcome unhealthy and destructive emotions such as anger, anxiety, and more Avoid glorifying the mess of mom-ing or idolizing perfection Cultivate life-giving friendships At the heart of The Better Mom is the message that Jesus calls us to live not a weary life, but a worthy life. We don’t have to settle for either being apathetic or struggling to be perfect. Both visions of motherhood go too far. Ruth offers a better option. She says, “It’s okay to come as we are, but what we’re called to do and be is far too important to stay there! The way to becoming a better mom starts not with what we are doing, but with who God is inviting us to become."

Mabel Mynt knows a lot about space...like how we feel connected to the stars because we are all made of stardust. And that Mum's new boyfriend, Galactic Gavin, has eyes that twinkle like Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. And that sometimes the perfect place for her sister Terrible Topaz would be a black hole. But Mabel doesn't know how to fill the space in her heart that Dad left when he walked out. And so she sets out on a mission of discovery... A heart-warming and hilarious story about learning that love is never lost and change doesn't have to be scary.