Stories That Uplift and Inspire

By Venice Kichura

It doesn’t take long to realize that life is tough. While some people struggle with drug and alcohol addictions, others battle codependency problems and feelings of low self-esteem. Many people feel the pain and loneliness of being separated or estranged from friends and loved ones.

Hurting parents who grieve over the poor choices of their grown children know that emotional pain can sometimes be even worse than physical pain. This reality is depicted in my short story, “The Lost Wallet”, which I wrote based on a true life event.

Stories That Uplift and Inspire is an anthology of Christian short stories designed to encourage and entertain readers. Although some short stories deal with serious issues, they don’t always have to be deep to convey a message. Humor is another healing tool that can also be used. I wrote my short story, “And Mama Never Found Out”, based on the true story of how my own fun-loving, Southern Baptist mother once snuck out of her house, as a teenager, to go to a dance during the 1930s.

It’s my prayer that these stories will minister healing and encouragement to my readers, knowing they’re not alone and that there is always hope found in Jesus Christ.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Venice Kichura
• Release date: Apr 14, 2011
• ISBN: 9781458110954

Venice Kichura

Venice Kichura is a freelance writer who writes for several websites and has been published in print media. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Venice holds a Bachelor of Science in English and History. She started her writing career as a feature writer for a South Florida newspaper where she also wrote a weekly column. Venice has been published in several print publications, including “Connecticut Parents Magazine", “God Allows U-Turns”, "Pentecostal Evangel","Sonlight Christian Newspaper" and others. She’s written more than 1,000 internet articles which have been published in sites such as Suite 101 and Associated Content. As a writer for Demand Media since 2008, she's written numerous articles for websites such as "Garden Guides" and others. Venice has a passion for encouraging others in their Christian walk and has written book reviews for the Christianity section of About.com.

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