Life's Lessons

This book is written for hunters about real hunts. I know you will enjoy this book because of the stories, but also because it will challenge you to look at the hunt differently. You won't find fancy words or high fallutin' sentence structure that would make any of my English teachers proud. What you will find is real down to earth experiences while hunting. So how about it hunters? Are you ready to go? Put on your favorite camo hat and kick back in your old tree stand. Maybe fill the Stanley up with coffee and grab a moon pie. Stop after each chapter and think about how your life has been so similar. Whatever you need to do to get yourself ready, do it! Then come with me on a few hunts and experiences learning Life's Lessons for the Hunter.

It's hard for us to describe this book. If people look at the title and think, oh this going to be a gloomy morbid book, they would be way off base. Life's Lessons in the Storm is an honest account of some painful experiences that will definitely hit home, and hopefully give some insight to how God can provide peace in the midst of these storms. You will no doubt laugh and cry. It has been our desire from the beginning to write books that are easy for men and boys to read. However, women find the books to be very enlightening as well. We are constantly reassured that this direction is so needed and well received. We write books in our own language. I hope you can hear us speak directly to you when you read these stories. One story in this book about the most difficult storm that Ocie has ever been through, the loss of her mother. This is a very deep and painful journey. Every day she is reminded through pictures, memories even in our own children, that her mother is gone. As a husband I have never felt more helpless and deficient in the area of consoling her. Please read this book with vulnerability and honesty with yourself. There are some stories that are going to hit hard and deep. You better be ready to connect with some inner feelings and a very real God who wants to calm your storms. If youwill listen to God as you read, We believe His words can and will change your life. After Bart's first, and second books, Life's Lessons for the Hunter and Life's Lessons for the Dad, there was an overwhelming consensus that it was important to address the some tougher issues in life. This book, Life's Lessons in the Storms is a very hard hitting book about the storms we face in life and how God can provide peace in the midst of these storms. Bart currently works with companies in various ways to improve the atmosphere in the workplace and help the employees of these companies with life's challenges.

This is a honest and transparent book about marriage. You will read true stories about the failures and successes of marriage in which you can learn. Life's Lessons for the Marriage is a real account of some painful and joyful experiences that will definitely hit home, and hopefully give some insight to how God can provide peace and direction in your marriage. You will no doubt laugh and cry. It has been our desire from the beginning to write books that are easy to read and very practical. We write books in our own language. I hope you can hear us speak directly to you when you read these stories. Each story in this book is about real life experiences in marriage. This is a very challenging and rewarding journey you are on. Please read this book with vulnerability and honesty. There are some stories that are going to hit hard and deep. You better be ready to connect with some inner feelings and a very real God that wants you to have an amazing marriage. If you will listen to God as you read, we believe His Words can and will change your life and your family for generations to come. After Bart's first three books, Life's Lessons for the Hunter and Life's Lessons for the Dad, and Life's Lessons in the Storms there was an overwhelming consensus that it was important to address the marriage. This book, Life's Lessons for the Marriage is a very practical book about the challenges we face in marriage and how we have learned through real life, books, retreats, and counseling. Bart currently works with companies in various ways to improve the atmosphere in the workplace and help the employees of these companies with life's challenges. Get ready to invest in your grandchildren by developing a great marriage today.

Ok dads, so you thought you were the only one who had a boatload of embarrassing, funny and yest sometimes-painful life changing experiences. You will soon discover in this book that we are similar in so many ways. I have tried very hard to write this book the way you and I listen. This book is written to dads. Most of the men i know don't care to sit down for hours and read a book. Maybe i just hang around a slow crowd, but this book is written in a way that boys and men alike find to be just right for the average Joe Blow like me. As in my first book, Life's Lessons for the Hunter, this book takes real experiences and discovers life lessons, and how the whole family can grow. You might want to be alone in your favorite chair when you read this book. I believe your going to laugh and, yes, maybe even an unmanly tear may break out of those callused eyes. Whenever you read this book be honest with yourself. There are some gut checks for you. The world seems to be doing its best to make wimps out of men like you and me. It takes a real man to learn from the mistakes he's made. Read this book and discover how I did on this journey to dadhood myself.