Author: Tez Brooks

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Helping Kids Overcome Divorce Grief (Part 3 of 3)

In this final installment on the topic of divorce grief and your kids, let’s look at the third phase, “Acceptance.” When you begin to see the following issues appearing, you can know your child has embraced the divorce as a reality. They have decided to move forward, anticipating their future. Initiating discussions about the loss.…
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July 17, 2016 0

Orlando Book Signing: MARCH 5th

https://www.facebook.com/events/1088214637876539/ WHERE: Family Christian Bookstore at 745 N. Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32828 DATE: March 5, 2016      TIME: 11AM to 2PM Come have some cake and hear excerpts from the book. BOOK SIGNING w/ TEZ BROOKS author of   The Single Dad Detour


January 29, 2016 0

What If I Didn’t Really Hear From God?

There’s something wrong with me. I love fail videos. Thanks to the popularity they gained through America’s Funniest Home Videos, fail movies are now abundant on the web. Do a search for the word “fail” and dozens of clips and photos will pop up. I know it’s terrible, but there’s something about seeing some idiot…
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July 6, 2013 0

My Son (a poem)

DADS AND SONS by Tez Brooks Today my son carried his grandpa’s casket Sliding it into the hearse, he stands there Blankly staring. I watch him. What’s he thinking? Does he realize he never really knew this man? Is he contemplating life after death? His own soul’s condition? What a fine man my son has become.…
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July 2, 2013 2

The Man Who Led Me to Christ Died This Morning

My 86 year-old father passed away this morning. It’s 5:30 in the morning and I’m up after receiving a call from one of my three older brothers. It was swift for Dad. A few days ago he had a stroke that left him permanently unable to talk or swallow. When asked if he wanted a feeding tube,…
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May 11, 2013 0