Bøger udgivet af J. Gordon Monson

Mark, an eighteen-year-old young man is left homeless after his last secure place to live is gone when his dad passed away. Mark is not able to find work in a depressed job market. His daily efforts to support himself in this town have all been to no avail. Can he move on and be more successful? Can he stay safe out there on his own without the comforts that most of us probably take for granted? Can he find the hope that we all need for our safety and peace of mind?

Darrin, a cowboy/entertainer, has plans to transition from his very dangerous occupation he's been in for the last five years to first honor his two separate contracts to train bunches of wild mustang horses just before he takes over Uncle Derrick's big ranch. Darrin's plans are delayed and disrupted even before he finds the long driveway getting to the first of these two jobs. He has no idea what all God has waiting just ahead of him in the next few months but he is about to find out.

Reader Alert: This book could be offensive to some select readership. It also contains something for most everyone. It references many Christian Biblical scriptures and Godly language. It contains both fiction and nonfiction interesting family oriented short stories. Many of these are heart felt, some with humorous exchanges, others that tell directions to find an individual's faith and hope. It also contains some poems, some One Liners and much more.

This is a collection of three separate short stories. They each tell of people experiencing very difficult times, some even life-threatening events. The three separate stories entertain you with real experiences that could happen to any one of us. The three titles: are "Freewheeling;" a story of Duffy who is transitioning from a military career in search of what he might want to pursue after retirement. He encounters some unexpected disruptions which are life-changing. In "Runaways;" is a story of two young men now away from their mother's control for the first time. The pros and cons of being on their own become very real to them in the first few days. In "A Job Title," Ben finally finds work in a very tough job market doing something he really loves. It is almost like he is getting paid to have fun until an unexpected scary event happens. Read on to see what each story offers, some not so good and some very good.

It was a day Jackson will never forget. What happened changed his life in so many ways. He spent that short five minutes facing death in the face, well, actually hiding from all that was going on all around him, and he wasn't alone when it was happening. The changes after it was all over came quickly and were challenging, but only with the strength and help he received and needed came from above.