The Gift of Time

"Life credits you with 86,400 seconds every morning,
& every night it writes off as lost whatever of this you have failed to invest.
If you fail to use the day's deposit, the loss is yours.
You cannot go back and you cannot draw against tomorrow.
You must live in the present on today's deposit.
Time is precious.
To realize the value of one year, ask a student who failed a grade.
To realize the value of a minute, ask the person who missed their plane.
To realize the value of a second, ask the person who just avoided an accident.
...Yes, time is ours to do with as we choose.
Yesterday is history and tomorrow is mystery.
Today is a gift.  Your gift.
Maybe that's why it is called 'the present.'"

By Ron Woods

Press Release for "Janie's Ever Lasting World"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Karen Zuehlke

815-260-1736

karenzuehlke3@gmail.com

New Title Reveals How Childhood Challenges Bridge the Generations

Readers will learn unexpected lessons that are worthwhile and entertaining

LONGWOOD, FL—In Janie’s Ever Changing World ($6.99, paperback, 978-1-61379-345-9; $4.49, eBook, 978-1-61379-414-2), a riveting new title from Xulon Press author Karen Zuehlke and illustrators Kimberly and Ruth Meeks, young Janie finds dealing with changes in her life difficult. The book, which opens in 1956, reveals how basic childhood challenges bridge the distance between generations. Ultimately, the book will ignite conversations between generations, providing connections and unexpected lessons that are both worthwhile and entertaining.

“Gaining an insight into another generation widens our horizons, alters our perspective, and often affects previous opinions,” the author says. “A fuller understanding can influence the choices we make, appreciate life, and view our world. We are letting important natural resources slip through our fingers by not engaging our older generations in meaningful conversation about our heritage. We are missing the bonds that nurture the enrichment of our lives by allowing time restraints to rob us of these moments.”

As a mother of three and a proud grandmother of eight, Zuehlke enjoys watching eager little minds grasp as much as possible. The idea for this book came when she realized how the loss of a portion of her heritage had jolted her world—and she was determined not to let the same thing happen to future generations of her family. “I realized I had taken for granted valuable resources I had at my fingertips, but not utilizing,” she explains. “This ignited my passion for creating this book.”

Xulon Press, a division of Salem Communications, is the world’s largest Christian publisher, with more than 8,000 titles published to date. Retailers may order Janie’s Ever Changing World through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. The book is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.

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