REVIEW: Fireflies by PS Bartlett

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fireflies-coverFireflies is a beautifully written thought-provoking story that stirs your emotions and warms your heart.

Ennis is a very special little boy, with an equally special gift, a gift in which his family finds difficult to comprehend. A wounded bird that flies away, a badly cut hand suddenly healed, and a vanishing venomous snake bite are just a few of the phenomenons that occur when Ennis is around.

Set in the late 1800’s, Sarah and Owen Whelan are loving parents who live in a small town with their seven children, the youngest of whom is Ennis. Owen Whelan, is the town doctor and highly respected by everyone, so when Ennis repeatedly exhibits a remarkable ability that is not easily explained Owen decides to prohibit the family from speaking about it. As miracles continue to happen, Owen ultimately seeks advice from their pastor. Can the family ever come to terms with…

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Don’t Lose Your Own Battle

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The first place we lose the battle is in our own thinking. If you think it’s permanent then it’s permanent. If you think you’ve reached your limits then you have. If you think you’ll never get well then you won’t. You have to change your thinking. You need to see everything that’s holding you back, every obstacle, every limitation only as temporary. — Unknown

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The Invisible Dream

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You might be wondering what The Invisible Dream is… It has to do with that skill you have or use that no one can, or likes, to see. Why? Mostly because it doesn’t have any real value in everyday life or fit into life neatly. The Invisible Dream is your desire to cultivate, grow, and build that skill to actually mean and do something for your life. Other people won’t acknowledge it until they can see it with their eyes and touch it with their hands – something that makes your gift “real” to them.

For musicians, it may be their first record deal or gig.

For artists, it might be that first gallery showing or the first big commissioned piece.

For writers, it might be their first publication or book deal.

Until that moment when you actually have something tangible to show for all your effort, people don’t see what…

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