Now I Lay Me Down

From the author of 'Ezekiel's Wheels' and 'It's Not That Hard To' comes the true crime novel Now I Lay Me Down. Ten years ago, two little girls went for a walk down a dirt road and never made it back home. Their brutal murders sent a sleepy Oklahoma community into a spiral of grief and sparked the largest investigative pursuit in OSBI history. Pressure mounted when the investigative team ruled out an exhaustive list of suspects and the remains of another young woman were discovered in a smoldering fire. The untested Assistant District Attorney, not long out of law school, found herself heading up a "War Room" assembled by officials to catch the killer. This is the true life story of three murdered girls and the Oklahoma woman who pursued their killer.

Now children everywhere can share peaceful moments with this new collection of activity prayers and quiet conversations with God. Charming full-color illustrations combine with well-loved traditional songs to enhance bedtime rituals.

Fifteen-year-old Carrie Blake, a leukemia victim whose disease is in remisssion, befriends another cancer patient whose condition suddenly worsens.

A commentary on the instability of ideas and ideals that shape our way of life. Examines five basic functions: eating, sleeping, sitting, cleansing, and bathying.

Young Sara was born into adversity and evil where she survived nineteen years until she escaped. She not only survived, but today thrives, proving that the promises of God are real and miracles do happen-today. Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep: The Story of Sara chronicles a courageous little girl's amazing journey of hope and perseverance toward becoming all God created and destined her to be. It's a story that screams of hope and abundant life. The Story of Sara is for every woman...and every man. Sara's life story will renew your courage and faith and inspire you toward becoming all that God has destined for you.

When Eileen Munro's mother became pregnant at 16, she was told to give her baby away to a 'good family', but the couple who paid the fee at the Salvation Army mother-and-baby home in Glasgow in 1963 turned out to be alcoholics who neglected and physically abused Eileen. Then, when their marriage broke down, they failed to protect her from sexual abuse at the hands of a family friend. After watching her adoptive mother drown on inhaled vomit, Eileen and her younger sister were taken into care, but her nightmare was to continue as she was subjected to further physical, sexual and emotional abuse. At the age of only seventeen, seven months into a secret pregnancy, she decided that the only way out was through a bottle of painkillers; when she survived and gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, he became her lifeline.

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, is the first book of the Dr. Doobie series. It's a beautifully illustrated children's book that touches on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms and explains why it can affect military personnel, war veterans, and their families. PTSD is an individual condition that has interpersonal effects. It explains triggers, avoidance behaviors, and safety behaviors unique to military personnel and war veterans and how to live with an individual affected by PTSD. Now I Lay Me Down to sleep is a valuable age-appropriate resource that can encourage open and honest communication to help families deal with mental illness, and remove the stigma of seeking help through therapy. My goal is to impart hope, reassure a parent's love, and educate individuals about the importance of taking care of your mental health. Mental illness happens when we lose our presence in the present. Mental illness is something that is real, and it is something we do not talk about enough in our communities, families, and relationships. Let's have a voice and recognize when we need to seek out treatment. Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep is a beautiful addition to any home, therapist office, or school library!

From the author to the reader: Show-and-Tell was the very best part of school for me, both as a student and as a teacher. As a kid, I put more into getting ready for my turn to present than I put into the rest of my homework. Show-and-Tell was real in a way that much of what I learned in school was not. It was education that came out of my life experience. As a teacher, I was always surprised by what I learned from these amateur hours. A kid I was sure I knew well would reach down into a paper bag he carried and fish out some odd-shaped treasure and attach meaning to it beyond my most extravagant expectation. Again and again I learned that what I thought was only true for me . . . only valued by me . . . only cared about by me . . . was common property. The principles guiding this book are not far from the spirit of Show-and-Tell. It is stuff from home—that place in my mind and heart where I most truly live. P.S. This volume picks up where I left off in All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, when I promised to tell about the time it was on fire when I lay down on it.