Bøker av Lisa Samson

An ancient donkey and a strong-willed, good-hearted maid, both chosen to carry the Messiah in their own way, lead you through the Christmas story like you've never read it before.Meet Issy the she-donkey, Mary's beloved companion. Meet Mary of Nazareth, capable and trusting in the Most High despite a family that sometimes makes her life difficult. Meet fiery angels and a just young man named Joe who finds himself dropped in the most extraordinary of circumstances requiring all the faith he has.St.Is presents time-honored characters in all their humanness, a donkey that represents us all, our wanderings and our ponderings, and invites us to watch in wonder the workings of a God who transcends time and meets us all in the form of a baby born in Bethlehem."St.Is tells the story of Jesus' birth from the unique perspective of Issy, Mary's delightful and loyal donkey. Told with delight and whimsy, St.Is is Biblical truth wrapped in narrative brilliance. The first of a series of books, St.Is will stir your imagination and whet your appetite for more."~Bryce Ashlin-Mayo, Lead Pastor of Westlife Church and author of Digital Mission: A Practical Guide for Ministry Online.

Taliesin returns from the Navy with no dominant hand and shattered dreams of becoming a surgeon. His father John knows differently, imparting the healing grace and patient wisdom Tally needs to recognize his life is far from over, and that adjusted dreams can become the foundation on which a satisfying life of love, meaning, and quiet joy is built. We Had Stars In Our Eyes is a picture of hope, healing, and what it means when we live in the love residing inside of us in such a way it enlivens all around us, especially those we love most deeply and dearly. 

Competition for church members in Mount Oak has reached a furious peak. When tragedy strikes one of their hometown sons, the church women are drawn together through compassion. The Church Ladies is a contemporary tale illustrating how women can have a major impact on the church. Through friendships that reach beneath surface level -- and trials more severe than simple -- they unite with common purpose: to pray, share, and comfort. Slowly, the community of believers learns that the church grows when it is rooted in love. Characters you''ll laugh and cry with, in situations every woman will instantly relate to, light up this page-turner about a miracle that could happen anywhere.

Lark Summerville’s life has few surprises–and that’s just how she likes it. All she wants is to live out her angst-riddled life in her blue-collar Baltimore neighborhood, punctuated by weekly trips to her local parish, where Lark is organist, and telephone conversations with desperate souls who dial her hotline at 1-777-IPRAY4U. Then one night, Lark’s home is destroyed by a fire, forcing her out of her comfortable nest and back to the childhood home she has avoided for years. At Stoneleigh House, Lark is surrounded by three very different women: her grown daughter, Flannery; her barely tolerable socialite mother, Leslie; and Prisma Percy, housekeeper and family confidante, all of whom believe Lark was widowed years before. In this circle of women, Lark’s carefully constructed existence begins to unravel, even as the promise of a new one unfolds. But when her contrite ex-husband shows up, longing to assume his role as Flannery’s father, twenty years after his desertion, Lark finds that she must face her own lies–and her past–before a new life can unfold.

Trabaje para el bien en el mundo mediante su amor por los demas Bella cuenta la historia de una mesera soltera en la ciudad de Nueva York, que queda embarazada y sufre conflictos por su situacion apremiante.

Based on the #1 top-rated movie of 2007 and one of the most honored films of the year--winning the highly coveted People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, Best Picture and Best Actor at the 2008 MovieGuide Awards-- Bella is a story about redemption, family and finding love unexpectedly.

Sometimes you have to go a little bit crazy to discover the life you were meant to live.

It's a wonder to behold what happens when love moves in . . .

Being married to a saint isn't what it's cracked up to be.

Mary-Margaret yearned to dedicate her life to the Lord. Jesus had another idea.

When her aunt shows up homeless n her doorstep, Sara suspects anything but a miracle.

A scarred woman immersed in the strange world of a traveling circus finds love of another kind.