Yearly Archives: 2018

It Happens Every Year — High School Graduation

Clean Teen Reads

Clean Teen Reads

I’ve been privileged to have served in youth ministry for 18 years! That’s a long time. That’s a lot of students.

The unique aspect of working with youth is unlike any other ministry, in that we have them for a short while and then they’re gone. Every spring, we must say good-bye to our seniors. It’s never easy. I grieve to see them go. I thrill to see how God will lead and guide their lives and take them to new and exciting heights.

Our church has two campuses. Each campus has two separate small groups. Below is a photo of the five seniors graduating out of the group with whom I serve. The guy in the middle is my leader/partner for our group. (Yes I’m the shorty on the end. They usually outgrow me by the time they finish 7th grade, if not before. LOL)

These five have taught me so much. They have become apt disciples, and each one has moved into a leadership position. I’m so proud of them. And love them more than words can express.

I spotlight them in this post because they truly are “Teens on the Scene.” Not just for me, but for the greater community in which they will now serve.

Clean Teen Reads

Kirsten’s Life is About to See a Drastic Upset… (Lingering Dreams #6 Classic Collection)

Clean Teen Reads
Clean Teen Reads

Classic Collection #6 Lingering Dreams

Lingering Dreams #6 Classic Collection

Shy, quiet Kirsten Nicholson’s life on the sprawling family ranch in Oklahoma has been one of serene predictability. In fact, her rancher father, Carter, detests change. But changes galore explode when seventeen-year-old Enrique Delaire arrives on the scene. Wearing his “Bronc Busting’s a Kicker” ballcap, his Nikes, and his surfer shirt, Enrique is ready to ride. And ride he does, not only into the hearts of this family, but into the hearts of this entire rural community.

Enrique is the foster son of Kirsten’s aunt and uncle from Albuquerque. They send Enrique to help out on the ranch while Kirsten’s fiancé, Dan, is away at farrier school in Colorado.

Kirsten has always been content to stay on the sidelines watching life go by, quietly writing her songs and playing her guitar alone in her room. Now all she hears is Enrique Delaire saying: “You won’t know if you don’t try.”

In the wake of Enrique’s encouragement, she finds herself stepping into the limelight in ways she never dreamed. Suddenly doors open to Kirsten and difficult decisions must be made. Will she make the right decisions? Or slip back into her old life of sameness?

Grab your copy of this Clean Teen Reads sweet romance today!

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Amazon Review By Gini. 

In an earlier time before technology entered our lives, teens met at school and talked on the phone incessantly. Lingering Dreams is one of these teen novels where a girl and boy actually talk to each other, help each other grow and realize their talents. Kirsten does not recognize her talents and believes she has few. This changes when Enrique, the foster son of her aunt and uncle, arrives to assist her father with a multitude of duties at their Oklahoma ranch. Enrique meets the people in their small town and really cares about them. He not only recognizes Kirsten’s qualities but helps her to develop them in several positive ways. The author’s character development brings out the best in each person and leaves the reader with a desire to linger with this family.

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If you’re anxious to meet Kirsten, you’re in luck.

Download Chapter 1 by clicking HERE!