The Empty Vessel

Are you ready to get off the merry-go-round of mediocrity? This book is for you! We are not as those that have no hope. Today is your day! Let Jesus take the wheel!! In seven short chapters, this book walks you from the throes of emptiness to the fullness of victory through Jesus Christ. It is well written with the reader in mind. You will experience a full range of emotions as the words leap from the pages into your heart. You will want to laugh out loud, get your praise dance on and shed tears of anguish as you become a part of the story line. Ultimately, you will be filled with hope. This is a must read! Dr. Clark leads you step by step into how to enjoy a rich, refreshing life with Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. She uses her own hurts and pain to build a meaningful connection with the readers.Have you ever felt empty, alone, no place to run, nowhere to hide and there was no one to hear your cries? If so, this book is for you. Each chapter invites readers to self-evaluate their position in Christ. It's through our weakness that God's strength is made perfect. God transforms us to be more like Him. Whether you are a seasoned Christian or a new believer, this book gently guides you into truth. It reaches into your core and tugs on your heartstrings to taste and see that the Lord is good!An Empty Vessel Waiting to be Filled, is an inspirational work written with compassion for the broken-hearted. It is written with a touch of humor and the theme of dreaming outside the box is evident throughout. This book shines a light in dark places, offers options for managing adversity in our lives and gives the reader ways to increase their faith. It ignites the flame of our gifts and talents to be used to build the Kingdom of God.

This memoir is the result of several years of a commitment to impart my unbelievable saga to the universe. The legend is the offspring of my fervent labor of love. It is the true and poignant narrative of a woman with emotional illness, named India, who becomes homeless in the fifth month of her pregnancy. She was transcended from the height of ecstasy to the depths of despair when her newborn blessing is snatched from her breast like a lovely flower, plucked up from its roots, and placed in foster care. What follows is a heartfelt account of how she overcomes unspeakable trials and tribulations, and how her unyielding faith in God ultimately sustains, and carries her from glory to glory. She is eventually reunited with her only child, but only after they both suffer deep, invisible scars which would remain throughout their lifetimes. India receives some divine recompense when she, at last, comes into her undeniable destiny.

Embark on an enthralling odyssey through a dark fantasy landscape, where the splintered houses of the Mornae vie for dominance amidst decaying power. A once-great race, they are haunted by the ghosts of their former glory. Taul is gifted with the rare power to coax life from the desolate valleys surrounding the crater. His millennia-old orchard now decays, a rot gnawing at its heart. As the consort of mid-rank matron, he becomes entangled in her affairs, managing her properties and business deals, while his cherished orchards languish. Tragedy strikes when his matron suffers another miscarriage. Torn between desperation and duty, Taul embarks on a quest into Vaidolin's criminal underworld to find his love an heiress. His mentor’s cryptic counsel echoes, though, hinting at salvation tied to his forsaken gift. Ren is a cunning thief, forever in service to the High Matron's consort. His heart, calloused from years of thievery and treachery, seeks meaning and purpose. When destiny offers him a fleeting glimpse of redemption, will he seize the opportunity or be consumed by the shadows that have been his cloak? In the eye of this storm stands Gishna, the ancient and decrepit high matron of Ilor’Hosmyr. Plagued by a centuries-old blight that renders her house barren, she orchestrates a desperate plan to preserve her bloodline. Oblivious to the rot consuming the valley - her principal source of wealth - she risks precipitating a political catastrophe that could shatter the delicate equilibrium of the crater. As the lines of fate intertwine, Taul, Ren, and Gishna are driven towards an inevitable collision, each bound by the desperate need to save their house or their very lives. The Empty Vessel is a tale of power, sacrifice, and survival, where heroes are not born, but forged in the crucible of necessity. Keywords: fantasy, epic fantasy, epic, dark fantasy, dark, ya fantasy, grimdark, gritty, giant, giants, monsters, mythological creatures, magic, standalone novel, stand alone, battle, war, emotion, humanity, fantasy author, dark elf, dark elves, high fantasy, female lead, female protagonist, elves, intrigue, court politics For fans of: R. Scott Bakker Guy Gavriel Kay Madeline Miller Steven Erikson Sue Lynn Tan Katherine Arden Jennifer Saint Tashi Suri Joe Abercrombie Juliet Marillier Wesley Chu Michael Fletcher Giles Kristian Christopher Buehlman George R.R. Martin James Islington Janny Wurts Brent Weeks Ed McDonald Rob J. Hayes R.J. Barker

Will zombies ever take over the world? In the first book, Empty Vessels, Xyla, a smart young assistant professor at college wants revenge on the people who she thinks killed her mother, Katerzyna. On her journey in America, she encounters a few friends, Olivia and Misty, who she recruits to assist her in creating an allergy/cold remedy. Does she put up a good front with her new friends and her new coworker/boyfriend, Professor Hunter? Things start to turn. Empty Vessels is the perfect way to describe any situation that could arise. Anything is possible with the way society is today and the carelessness in each individual. Zombies could be taken to another level.

“A significant contribution to understanding the interaction among teachers, students, the environment, and the content of learning” (Herbert Kohl, education advocate and author). What is at work in the mind of a five-year-old explaining the game of tag to a new friend? What is going on in the head of a thirty-five-year-old parent showing a first-grader how to button a coat? And what exactly is happening in the brain of a sixty-five-year-old professor discussing statistics with a room full of graduate students? While research about the nature and science of learning abounds, shockingly few insights into how and why humans teach have emerged—until now. Countering the dated yet widely held presumption that teaching is simply the transfer of knowledge from one person to another, The Teaching Brain weaves together scientific research and real-life examples to show that teaching is a dynamic interaction and an evolutionary cognitive skill that develops from birth to adulthood. With engaging, accessible prose, Harvard researcher Vanessa Rodriguez reveals what it actually takes to become an expert teacher. At a time when all sides of the teaching debate tirelessly seek to define good teaching—or even how to build a better teacher—The Teaching Brain upends the misguided premises for how we measure the success of teachers. “A thoughtful analysis of current educational paradigms . . . Rodriguez’s case for altering pedagogy to match the fluctuating dynamic forces in the classroom is both convincing and steeped in common sense.” —Publishers Weekly

Here is poetry that is personal yet spreading to have its tentacles struggling to grip into other equally slippery facets of life. In brief, Beaton writes his poetry to assuage his personal feelings yet in so doing he ends up massaging our shared experience - as Malawians, Africans and just as humans. Beaton has observed, learnt, and is growing in the Malawian poetry space. Thus, he also comes to the stage bearing the Malawian influence on his poetry.