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Bitterness and deception always manage to find their way to the surface. Be Still & Know is a novel about finding love after devastating heartbreak and the challenges of learning to trust again.
Kai Bennett never believed that she was worthy of love. Too many years of being mistreated left her bitter and uncertain of her own self-worth. Finding validation in men, money, and trinkets, she has little use for a man becoming a permanent fixture in her life. That was until she met Alvin. What starts as a game of cat and mouse quickly develops into something Kai is unsure she is ready to handle.
Alvin Reigns discovered long ago that in love, there were no happy endings. He had fallen in love once, and vowed to never again allow any woman that much control over his heart. Kai Bennett was an unexpected surprise who made him want to believe in the possibility of a happy ending. After many years of self-preservation, Alvin is unsure if he should trust Kai with his heart. How will Alvin and Kai learn to trust and create their own happy ending?
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Cassietta Jefferson is a contemporary Christian author, publisher, and blogger. She is the newest Editor in Chief for Journey, the For My Sister Friends newsletter, and the founder of Virtuous Ink Publishing. She has a passion for reading and writing, and seeks to provide her readers with the best in contemporary Christian literature. Cassietta is currently preparing for the release of a collection of short stories as well as the much anticipated follow up to her first novel.
Where do I begin with Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Maj. Leader Mitch McConnell working on a compromise for the “fiscal cliff”? Or should I be more radical and quote Malcolm X and say we are being “Hoodwinked”! Nah, I will just give you my “Thought Provoking Perspective”. Minorities, particularly people of African American decent have been over the cliff since August of 1619!
Let me speak to the point; it is neither our president nor the Senate, any emerging agreement will be damaged by the Tea Party lead House of Representatives. An alleged deal was proposed that would prevent the automatic spending cuts and tax increases that technically went into effect at 12AM last night. Last night a proposed deal passed the Senate 89-8 vote where as of this writing the bought and paid for House the House of Representatives disagrees and over the cliff we go.
The Senate fiscal cliff deal includes the following important provisions:
Bush Tax Cuts – The deal would maintain tax cuts for individuals earning less than $400,000 and couples earning less than $450,000. It would also push the capital gains tax rate to 20 percent for individuals earning over $400,000 and families earning over $450,000.
Unemployment Protection – Federal unemployment insurance would be extended for one year under last night’s compromise.
Payroll Taxes – The payroll tax cut, which benefits working men and women, would expire as part of this compromise. Republicans, who favor tax cuts for the rich, have always opposed this tax cut, which benefits wage earners.
Stimulus – As part of this compromise, three credits will be extended for one year; the Earned Income Credit, America’s Opportunity Credit, and Child Tax Credit.
Estate Tax – The estate tax, which was set to revert back to its Clinton levels, where it was taxed at 55 percent tax rate, will get an exemption of $5 million and a 40 percent rate after that.
Itemized Deductions – – Itemized deductions would be capped for those making $250,000 and for married couples making $300,000.
The bill faces an uphill battle in the House of Representatives, where some Democrats and Republicans oppose the bill. One is most striking about the bill is how it ends the payroll tax credit, one of the only credits which directly benefits American workers. The Working Pay Credit, another credit for working Americans, was ended in 2010.
The Republican House’s refusal to compromise on this issue for the American people, the economy, and the good of the nation is tantamount to a crime that should be prosecuted under the RICO Statute. I don’t claim to be anything of a political scholar. Rather, just a man with the ability to reason and use common sense. You can bet it will be the least of thee who will lose.
Therefore, I say the hatred for the president should not be significant enough to destroy the lives of millions of American families. And that’s my Thought Provoking Perspective…
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It’s been said that there are no words that have not been spoken and no stories that have never been told but there are some that you cannot forget! “Legacy – A New Season” is the perfect complement to that statement.
It is the sequel and the continuation of “Just a Season” and a stand-alone story rich in history on a subject rarely explained to children of this generation concerning the African American struggle.
Just a Season is a luminous story into the life of a man who, in the midst of pain and loss, journeys back in time to reexamine all the important people, circumstances, and intellectual fervor that contributed to the richness of his life...
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