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by Jackie M. Johnson, Guest Blogger Breakups can hurt—but they don’t have to destroy you. If you’re dealing with a relationship breakup, When Love Ends is a helpful resource for healing the pain and rebuilding your life again. Here are seven reasons to read this essential resource for single or single again readers of all ages. 1. It’s a healthy choice and a lasting solution. Whether you were in love or in like, you may be feeling hurt, anger, rejection, or betrayal. Many people don’t know what to do, so they do nothing, or they handle it in unhealthy ways. They try to soothe the sorrow with overeating, drinking, shopping, or partying, and they end up stuffed, sloshed, broke, and tired—and they still have a broken heart. When the party’s over, or when the ice cream carton is empty…then what? You may feel good for a few moments, but the feelings of sadness and darkness remain. When Love Ends offers a lasting solution. 2. It provides a way to handle things—a heart healing journey in four...

Today at Writing Daze it’s time for Friday Fun. We asked our visiting author Karian Fabian to tell us Five Fun Things that happened while writing her book. She teamed up with co-author Deacon Steven Lumbert, to write Why God Maters: How to Recognize Him in Daily Life (Tribute Books, May 2010). It is a Christian living, self-help book. These authors join us on their first tour with Pump Up Your Book. Why God Matters: How to Recognize Him in Daily Life was a different experience for me for a couple of reasons. I'm a novelist, and this is a non-fiction book about stories in my own life and how they taught me about God's love. It's also the first time I've collaborated, and with my own father, no less. So my five fun things: 1. Bossing Daddy around. It wasn't that bad, but I am the writer of the family. His experience has been writing 10-15-minute homilies. I had the fun--and the challenge--of sending back his 1500-word stories bleeding with red ink and telling him to...