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Henry McLaughlin has a Master’s degree in social work and spent many years working in public child welfare in Rhode Island. It was in this role that he first honed his writing skills in preparing concise and accurate court reports and petitions. He retired from that career in 1999 to work with Kenneth Copeland Ministries. Henry won the prestigious 2009 Operation First Novel Award sponsored by Tyndale House and the Christian Writers Guild. His award-winning first novel, Journey to Riverbend, was released in January, 2011.

To improve his craft, Henry belongs to several Christian writer organizations; attends writers’ conferences, workshops and retreats; and participates in online and local critique groups.

In September, 2010, the Lord opened th ...more

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	Journey to Riverbend 3.56 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riverbend Justice (Riverbend Sagas #2) 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riverbend Reunion: Book 3 in the Riverbend Sagas Series 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emily's Trials 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Where the Moment Was: A Book of Poetry. Introduction by Alfred Kreymborg. Biographical note by Dorothy Hobson. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Yes, it’s me again. I’ve been absent from this blog for a while but I’m back. Today, I want to share the idea of listening.

Every day sound bombards our ears—traffic, radio, television, kids, work, school, church. Almost everything comes with sound. Many times, it becomes white noise. Something that’s always there, sounds we no longer distinguish as being music or voice. We adjust and adapt. O

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TRUST by Dr. Henry Cloud Trust. We all need people we can trust. And we all want to be trusted. But trust can be lost or broken, and recovering it can be a long and challenging journey. The subtitle for this magnificent book reads: Knowing when to give ...more
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Blessed Are the Spiraling by Levi Lusko, founding and lead pastor of Fresh Life Church This book is the deeply personal and revealing story of Pastor Lusko’s journey through a lengthy period of crisis and panic attacks that assaulted him spiritually, ...more
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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
― Jack London

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“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.”
― Abigail Van Buren

tags: character, life, wisdom

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“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.”
― J.K. Rowling

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Martha wrote: "Hi Henry! You're books seem interesting:) Nice to be connecting.
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Hi Martha,
Thanks for the connection. Looking forward to getting to know you and reading your reviews.

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