Bøger af Anne Samson

In contrast to the existing biographies which treat Kitchener as British, the author of Kitchener: The Man, considers him an outsider within the British establishment. Of his 64 years, a mere 11, and those not consecutive, were spent in England. He learned from those around him, ways that were not always understood and appreciated by those educated

If you are interested in developing a spiritual practice that is guaranteed to enrich your prayer life, increase your gratitude, and help you connect with God's deep love, you have picked up the right book! This slim volume will walk with you step by step as you create, develop, and sustain your own Spiritual Journaling practice.Designed to help build your practice either alone or in a group setting, it includes writing prompts and meditative Exercises that will inspire and lead you to profound realizations of your Creator's love and care, as well as your own gifts and talents.This simple yet profound practice has the potential to enable you to identify and align your heart's desires with God's hope for your life. And it will help you to be happier and more mindful every day! All you need is a willing spirit, a journal to write in, and a decision to do this for yourself.Come along on this journeyand reap the benefits and blessings of Spiritual Journaling!Be gentle with yourself, but do it, becauseyou are worth it, you do have time, andyou can do it!Anne Samson has taught Journaling as a Spiritual Practice classes and retreats for numerous years, as well as a variety of 12-Step and Energy Healing classes. She is the author of Abba House and Me: Prayer Changes Everything, a history of Abba House of Prayer and her own spiritual memoir of the time she was involved with Abba House, and My Memories: Island Roots, Sailor Dreams, a memoir told to her by her late husband José. She has been in 12-Step Recovery programs for nearly three decades, is a Reiki master teacher and a former special education teacher. Anne is also a freelance magazine writer who has been published in Reiki News and the Grapevine magazines.

For 30 years Abba House of Prayer served as an oasis of peace and prayer in Albany, New York. Operated by two Religious of the Sacred Heart, the modest house on Western Avenue had a significant impact on thousands of individuals in the Capital District, including the author. Her life intersected with Abba House when Sister Libby Hoye became her spiritual director during the author's pursuit of the practice of Centering Prayer. Shortly thereafter, life circumstances resulted in prayer and Abba House becoming her lifelines. This is the story of two houses: Abba House and the author's house, and how a spiritual connection kept a family intact during a time when family stress caused by physical and mental illness threatened to pull it apart. Anne Samson is a wife, mother, catechist, writer, New York State government employee, Greyhound dog owner, gardener, baker, joyful lover-of-life. She is first and foremost, though, the blessed daughter of the God who gave us all life, and always grateful for the opportunity to talk about her faith. Anne lives in Albany, New York with her husband, within several miles of her young adult sons.

Looks at the impact of the strategy of the German and Allied campaigns in Africa during World War I, and at the great rivalry between General Jan Christian Smuts, who took on the German forces in East Africa, and General Lettow-Vorbeck, celebrated as the only German general to occupy British territory and whose troops finished the war undefeated.