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Jene Ray Barranco

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Jene' Ray Barranco is a motivational speaker to Christian and secular groups, educational institutions, and women's conferences.. In the wake of her husband's sudden and unexpected death, Jene wrote GOODNIGHT, I LOVE YOU, a memoir that addresses the overwhelming grief of loss while grappling with being a single mother to three grieving teenagers, and how she overcame the deafening silence she felt at the center of her relationship with God. She blogs at www.eyesstr8ahead.blogspot.com. She is the mother of three children and resides in Jackson, Mississippi. ...more

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Average rating: 4.18 · 22 ratings · 8 reviews · 1 distinct work • Similar authors

Good Night, I Love You: A Widow's Awakening from Pain to Purpose

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ADHD of the Soul

For quite some time now, I’ve noticed that my intended quiet time in the morning is not what it once was. What were once long periods of worship, reading of psalms and proverbs, journaling, and prayer, it’s all now like a time of intended decompression. I can’t get my brain to settle down to rest with God no matter how early I rise. Everything in me is numb, racing, restless, and all at the s Read more of this blog post »

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Next Year in Havana (The Perez Family, #1)

by Chanel Cleeton (Goodreads Author)

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The Vanishing Half

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Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After

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