Books with title Clouds on the Mountain

Usually, adults understand me when I say, "Jesus really changes your life." They understand better, because they have lived through more experiences and can look back on those experiences with the perspective that God had everything in His hands. He knew what would happen. He knew when it would happen. He even knew the people and circumstances that it would take to get you to where he wanted you.I was taught from a very young age Romans 8:28, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose." Knowing that verse as a child helped me through many of my trials and hardships.It is quite a process getting to the place where you really begin to truly understand the goal of God is not to harm you; even though it seems like everything is out to take us down, overwhelm, and crush us. The Lord is right there through even the worst of it. His plan is in motion, and what lies in store for every Christian, no matter the denomination, is more beautiful and more glorious than you could ever imagine.Although the story is directed toward children, my goal in this story is to help all people see that God is really and truly working everything for your good. He is making something perfect out of the huge mess. He is taking our lumps of coal and, with a little pressure, turning them into diamonds.

This is the story of Emilian, the mouse, and his best friend Theo, the ant. Together they undertake an adventurous journey to fulfill Emilian's dream of riding on his own puffy white little cloud. Along the way they meet a wizard that is willing to help but they have to accomplish seven adventurous, difficult and dangerous tasks. Yet with courage, wit and the help of three magic marbles they prevail and Emilian’s dream comes true when they reach the summit of Magic Mountain and take off on his own very special little cloud. Yet this journey is not just about braving adventures and traveling the cobalt blue skies, it is about friendship and loyalty, courage and ingenuity and it is about finding one's place in the world.

Migi, a ten year old Filipino boy, is task by his father to help his lola (grandmother) repair her home damaged by a typhoon. She lives at Leon on the top and opposite side of the beautiful mountain in the center of Migi’s small island. Fr. Ramon from the Santa Lucia church is going there to help the people. He agrees to take Migi along despite the danger of the road and the unreliability of his decrepit jeepney. There are many problems on the trip up the mountain. When Fr. Ramon hits and kills a goat, they meet eighty-year-old Ole Anjo, his frowning son, Julio, and his secretive grandson, Marco, who instigate a series of unexpected events. The biggest problem occurs once they arrive at Leon. The people and the problems leave Migi perplexed and impatient. When Migi learns who stole the money Fr. Ramon’s is taking to the people and how it was stolen, he also learns about himself.

What really happened on the mountain twelve years ago? Though his apprenticeship hangs on him like an ill-fitting garment, Quon is unprepared for the twist his life takes when his parents are killed and he is forced to flee the city. Adrift in the wilderness with no purpose and no protection, Quon is approached by an old man who hints that his destiny may be more than he imagined. Ancient tales fill Quon’s head with expectations of glory, but he soon learns that being a hero is far different than dreaming of becoming one.Follow Song as he uncovers his family history in this second installment of the Mountain series, Fire on the Mountain…