Joe Librande
Writing sursum corda...to lift up the hearts.
About Joe
Joe grew up on a farm outside Rice Lake, Wisconsin. From an early age, his parents found creative ways to keep a book in his hands.Inspired by Teddy Roosevelt, Karol Wojtyla, Fr. Bill Baer, and the writings of John Eldredge, Joe has constantly sought adventure. At fourteen, he left home to attend a boarding school. Then studied for the Catholic priesthood. Then went to law school. Then joined the Army, working as a military police officer and attorney.He's done everything from unicycle riding to fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan.Joe currently lives in Missouri with his wife. When he is not reading a book, juggling, or trying to play a mandolin, he helps his wife manage a family of seven children and two dogs. "Manage" includes a lot of failing, forgiveness, and love.
Carry On
After his dad falls from a cliff in the middle of the Washington wilderness, 13-year-old Chaz wanders in search of help despite his lack of survival skills. But when starving wolves refuse to relent in hunting him down, Chaz must confront a terrible secret he's hidden or face defeat and death.Buy the book:
Not What It Seems
Alex Alvarez just wants the American dream: a fancy car, a house in Bel-Air, and more money than he knows what to do with. And he's almost achieved it.But something's not right.Weird visions. A beautiful woman. Fire.As Los Angeles descends into chaos, Alex will find himself thrown together with an odd band, running from hypnotized homeless hunters, hippos, and a mysterious man bent on stealing an unmatched treasure.He will soon realize that his dollar bills can't buy survival. Or love. Rather, he will have to look deeper at things and see beyond seeing...to realize that things are not what they seem.Buy the book:
Strengthen What Remains
Having experienced great expectations, great strivings, and great failure, this a collection of Joe's advice to his children and Godchildren. Timeless in application, Strengthen What Remains seeks to remind another generation of what really matters.Faith.Hope.Love.Buy the book:
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