Mary Elizabeth Carney

Angel in My Backpack: Summer Camp Devotions for Junior Highers

Angel in My Attic: Devotions for Junior High Girls

Angel in My Locker: Devotions for Junior Highers

Too Tough to Hurt

How Do You...Hug an Angel?

Bubble Gum and Chalk Dust: Prayers and Poems for Teachers

A Month of Mondays

Spiritual Harvest: Reflections on the Fruit of the Spirit

Looking well to the ways of your household: Practical help for the domestically challenged

Absolutely Angels

Tyler Timothy Bradford and the Birthday Surprise

Today is Mrs. Berry’s 30th birthday. All of her students are celebrating by bringing her 30 of something. Unfortunately, Tyler Timothy forgets this until he’s on his way to school. Is there 30 of something in his backpack? No, but at least there’s an ooey, gooey, chocolate cupcake. Tyler Timothy soo...

Bubble Gum and Chalk Dust: Prayers and Poems for Teachers

Midst the cloud of chalk dust and the myriad colors of bubblegum, Mary Lou Carney poetically distills the musings and prayers of a teacher's years. From kindergarten field trip to a sultry afternoon spent with seniors, analyzing Hawthorne's symbolism, her poems and prayers capture the worries and wo...

A Parish Near Ebbets Field

The Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field were the heart and fabric of the city in the early 50’s; the parish formed a center of identity for the church faithful; and the church clock tower tolled the rhythms of the day uniting everyone in the intrigues and intricacies of human activity. Echoes of Irish ...

The Truly Terribly Horrible Sweater...That Grandma Knit (Blossom Street Kids Books)

Cameron loves his grandmother. She knows just what makes him tick. That's why he can't figure out why Grandma would send him a sweater—a truly terribly horrible sweater—for his birthday. Cameron pours mustard on his sweater. He puts it on his dog (in the rain). He even tries to send it to the thrift...

The Yippy, Yappy Yorkie in the Green Doggy Sweater (Blossom Street Kids)

What happens when you combine:A girl named Ellen who has just moved to a new neighborhood; A yippy, yappy Yorkie named Baxter who disappears from Ellen’s new yard; And a new neighborhood that doesn’t look anything like their old one Blossom Street?For Ellen and Baxter, it’s a moving day that turns i...

The Power of Positive Thinking for Teens

The well-known book by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking, has sold over 20 million copies in 46 languages. Dr. Peale's message is as relevant today as the day it was published. In this new publication, Mary Lou Carney has used Dr.Peale's biblical tenets of positive thinking as...