It’s not the prevailing circumstances that necessarily define a person, rather, it’s what they do in/through it. Tough times come on all, but some press through and overcome, while some give up. Storms only last for a while. If all we can do is hold on through it, that can be enough. Sometimes we get the benefit of walking with others through the storm. No matter the company or not, we must set our face to the wind and by His grace we can endure it. Many want to know who this God is, but unless we embrace the hard times, needing His help, perhaps we won’t know. It’s through the hard and seemingly impossible times that I discovered more about who He is, than in the easy times. Just a thought or two. Blessings in your journey.
dreams
Valleys And Mountains
I am thankful for the mountain tops of success and abundance, but I’ve also grown to like the valleys somewhat. They are the necessary journey that prepares us for the tops. They strengthen us and protect us because the valley not only shows us where we are, but where those around us are as well.
(The image above is from July 2017 from our trip to Alaska on our Follow Your Dreams Tour | Joseph James)
Janiece and I have walked in abundance and lack in seasons of our life over the years. It’s amazing that those who support you and don’t in each season. Paul, in Philippians 4:10-14, shows that he found sufficiency in Christ regardless in which situation he was, yet many, and most of these in Christendom, would have us believe that if we aren’t successful in their eyes, we must be doing something wrong. Yet, every work I’ve seen that has lasting effect starts from a humble place. Many, even in the world, lost everything before gaining what they have now, called success.
ONE BODY, ONE FACE
Sometimes our journey is full of abundance, and sometimes lack. Does it mean we are on the wrong track? No, not necessarily! Read more
SDDL Movie Project
SPECIAL COLLECTOR’S EDITION!
GET THEM WHILE THEY LAST!
Pre-Purchase the new, upcoming, Limited Edition, Autographed &
Numbered, Color Hardback Book Joseph James is writing in story form to
be released before the movie premieres!
ONLY 500 Books
Of this Special Hardback,
Numbered Edition will be Published!
* Final Cover Design Subject To Change!
Target Release Date: November 1, 2018
SPECIAL PRICE: $100
This 500 Book SPECIAL OFFER will help us cover initial expenses in taking this story from a screenplay into a new movie. It will also help us spread the word about her story in preparation for and anticipation in the upcoming movie.
Her Current Biography below can be purchased on our website for $19.95 and also on Kindle & Nook. It is also available on Amazon. Read the story and pass it on so that others can read and be encouraged and then get ready to see it on the big screen. It costs a lot of money to produce a movie, but together we can do it. From the sale of just 1 million prints of her current biography, we can produce the movie.
Purchase Janiece’s Biography for $19.95 at our Beneficial Zone
Store, watch approximately 7 hours of video by Janiece, listen to Radio
Shows we’ve been on and more info at the websites below.
Keep up with the latest news on the projects we are doing and
where we are on tour at the websites below and connect to our
social media from there. May the Lord bless you and encourage you
to Follow Your Dreams, the ones He’s written for your life! Psalm 139
Janiece’s Story Website: SentencedToDeathDestinedForLife.com
Joseph James Tour Site: Joseph-James.net
Shopping & Donations: BeneficialZone.com
Tour Support | Patreon Project
Movie Support | Go Fund Me Project
Help us get the word out there about Follow Your Dreams and let’s CANCEL SUICIDE & DEPRESSION.
Joseph James
FYD Concert | The Open Door Mission | Omaha NE | 05.25.18
The Open Door Mission | Omaha NE (Private Concert)
Joseph James’ will be performing at the Open Door Mission in Omaha, Nebraska on May 25, 2018 from 7-9pm. His son, Daniel Hartmann [Dee Zee] will be doing several dance performances as well. The Follow Your Dreams Tour is an entertainment outreach to help encourage people and to rekindle hope in their hearts with a focus on helping them dream again and go for their destiny. We performed at the mission October 2018 and it was great to encourage those who have lost everything and are homeless. This event is a private performance.
FYD Concert | SOZO Coffeehouse | Omaha NE | 05.24.18
SOZO Coffeehouse | Omaha NE
Joseph James’ will be performing at the SOZO Coffeehouse in Omaha, Nebraska on May 24, 2018 from 7-9pm. His son, Daniel Hartmann [Dee Zee] will be doing several dance performances as well. The Follow Your Dreams Tour is an entertainment outreach to help encourage people and to rekindle hope in their hearts with a focus on helping them dream again and go for their destiny. We might have special guest performers from the community. Tickets are $5 online and at the door.
If you’re in the area or know of someone who is, please let pass this on.
FYD Concert | Grace Center | Shawnee, OK | 05.18.18
Grace Center | Shawnee, OK
Joseph James’ will be performing at the Grace Center, 130 S. Oklahoma Ave, Shawnee, OK 74801 on May 18, 2018 from 7-9pm. His son, Daniel Hartmann [Dee Zee] will be doing several dance performances as well. The Follow Your Dreams Tour is an entertainment outreach to help encourage people and to rekindle hope in their hearts with a focus on helping them dream again and go for their destiny.
If you’re in the area or know of someone who is, please let pass this on.
FYD Concert | The Living Room | Shawnee, OK | 05.17.18
The Living Room | Shawnee, OK
Joseph James’ will be performing at The Living Room (Shawnee Rescue Mission) 506 South Beard on May 17, 2018 from 7-9pm. His son, Daniel Hartmann [Dee Zee] will be doing several dance performances as well. The Follow Your Dreams Tour is an entertainment outreach to help encourage people and to rekindle hope in their hearts with a focus on helping them dream again and go for their destiny.
If you’re in the area or know of someone who is, please let pass this on to them.
FYD Concert | City Park | Yoakum TX | 04.20.18
City Park Big Pavilion | Yoakum, Texas
Joseph James’ performed at the Big Pavilion in the City Park of Yoakum, Texas on May 20, 2018 from 7-9pm. His son, Daniel Hartmann, [Dee Zee] performed in dance. Bringing hope to the community through an open air concert!
Tucson Radio Shows
KTDT 99.1 FM Downtown Radio in Tucson Arizona
April 7, 2018, Joseph and Janiece were guests on Laura Milkins’ Depression Session Radio Show in Tucson. The show aired live on KTDT 99.1 FM Downtown Radio in Tucson Arizona. We were so honored to get to share Janiece’s testimony from her biography and Joseph’s story together as well. The show is also available on Laura’s site at: https://thedepressionsession.com/2018/04/10/bicycling/ We hope you enjoy the show, get challenged in areas where you need it, get healed and encouraged as well. Check it out.
SPECIAL THANKS to Laura Milkins for having us as her guest on her show.
KGMS 940AM in Tucson and KNXN 1470AM in Sierra Vista, AZ
February 24, 2018, Joseph and Janiece were guests on Kathy Thomas’ Tucson radio show Woman To Woman. The show aired live on KGMS 940AM in Tucson and KNXN 1470AM in Sierra Vista, AZ. It was streamed live on the KGMS.com website and Facebook. This video is an edited version of that radio show. Catch the complete show at the radio website above.
We were so honored to get to share Janiece’s testimony from her biography and our story together as well. We hope you enjoy the show, get challenged in areas where you need it, get healed and encouraged as well. Check it out.
SPECIAL THANKS to Kathy Thomas for having us as her guest on her show.
Also thanks to Sammy and Jennifer Maloof of Maloof Racing Engines and Winning At The Race Of Life for taking us in off the road and allowing for some rest and rejuvenation of our tired bodies and souls. If you’re in LA, be sure to stop by and say hi. http://www.sammymaloof.com/
Blessings and thanks for watching. Please use our contact page for bookings and or to contact us. Hope to see you down the road somewhere. Go for your Dreams! Follow Your Dreams Tour 2018.
CHECK OUT the book, the videos, and all the other things we’re doing on our two websites, Joseph’s music and other books as well. Our itinerary is up on the Joseph James website as well.
GET JOSEPH’S MUSIC HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/jjhdestiny You can also find Joseph James’ music on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, iHeart, Spotify and more, 2 albums and 16 songs.
TOUR SITE: https://www.joseph-james.net
JANIECE’S BIO SITE: http://www.sentencedtodeathdestinedforlife.com
On Woman To Woman Radio
Joseph and his wife will be on the radio February 24, 2018 sharing about her journey of miracles before they met and after they were married.
RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT (Live on Air, Live Streaming, Podcast)
This Saturday, February 24th from 1-2pm MT, Janiece and Joseph will be live on the Woman To Woman Radio show with host Kathy Thomas. The show will be On The Air, Live Streamed from the Radio Website and available on podcast beginning Sunday for those who can’t hear it live. The Live Radio broadcasting area is the Tucson & Sierra Vista, AZ. Read more
Changing Lives
Sometimes a praise report can change everything, especially for us today. When we left Atlanta on the 1st, we knew we needed to head west, possibly California to get medical testing for Janiece. When we entered Texas, we got a call to pray for a friend in a coma in San Antonio. Most of you have read that post and prayed with us. This morning we got a call saying our friend is out of ICU, is responsive, has taken the “do not resuscitate” status off, and is saying she knows the Lord still has work for her to do. We are beyond thankful and so honored the Lord would send us to help. We know we weren’t the only ones praying, but I know the words He had me declare over her in that state made a huge difference and you are part of that. Suicide avoided and another dream of His has a chance to be fulfilled along with the rest of us in His Kingdom. This is why we go, even for one. I just wanted to share this to encourage those of you who are praying with us and you who are helping to support us financially. You are so appreciated.
FYD Tour Concert Omaha – Video Highlights
We recorded the Follow Your Dreams Tour concert at the Sozo Coffeehouse in Omaha, Nebraska on October 12, 2017 and created a Video Highlights film on YouTube. This is to show a small portion of what we do in the concerts and outreaches as we encourage folks to dream and to not give up. Depending on venues, we can do speaking and/or music and add dance, comedy and acting in as well. Read more
The God Of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, & Janiece – Foreword To SDDL
The following is the Foreword from Dennis Goldsworthy-Davis, minister of Open Wells Ministries, for Janiece Turner-Hartmann’s story, Sentenced To Death, Destined For Life, written by Joseph James. Please help us get this story to go viral as it will help many folks who are dealing with many of the issues Janiece lived through. Suicide is such a huge problem in our society, and we want to share the gift of life and encouragement so that folks will choose to go for their dreams no matter how hard it seems. We can all make it if we just don’t give up.
FOREWORD
There is a saying in Yorkshire England, ‘It is better felt than telt,’ which means if you can experience something, it has a greater value than talking about it. This book is such an experience! The Janiece Turner–Hartmann story is about a true God given miracle! Written by her husband, Joseph, after years of walking with the miracle and living with the miracle, he decided to document it for all; so that others could believe that God is a miracle worker in the every day people, as He always has been and always will be. Read more
A True Story Of Miracles – Help This Go Viral!
Help us get this true story to go viral and to help save some folks going through depression and possibly considering suicide. Janiece’s story has helped many over the years, those who watched her personally, those who saw all of the miracles, and those who are hearing her share her story or reading her biography.
It is the story of a young person walking through overwhelming odds.
It is the story of when all around her gave up, miracles still happened!
What was viewed as a tragic ending to a life, began a journey for new dreams to be fulfilled!
Dream! Dare To Live! Life is an Adventure! Read more
Help Us Save A Life
I am MORE DETERMINED than ever after hearing yet another heart breaking story today and I felt totally helpless. I went to an appointment here in Houston. The last time I was there was in February. Since then, the nephew of the lady at the front desk committed suicide four months ago. I didn’t have the website ready back then, but could it have helped? She and her sister are broken and asking why! I told her about what we are doing with the tour and the IMO – In Memory Of… pages and she’s going to pass it on to her sister in case it might help someone else. “He was a bright 21 year old from Corpus Christi with a promising future and now he’s gone. All we have left is memories and a empty hole in our hearts where he was,” she said. It breaks my heart!
We have set up an IMO – In Memory Of page on my tour site and are going to put it on another as well, Janiece’s Bio site, Sentenced To Death, Destined For Life, when I have the time. This page is dedicated to those who have lost loved ones by suicide, drug overdose, or taken too soon by various things. By helping to support the tour on our Patreon Project for $10 per month or more, you can share a LIFE SUPPORT Message about someone you lost. I’d like to see a minimum goal of 1000 Life Support Messages on these pages. This will help us lower the costs of the outreach shows.
Can you imagine someone, who is contemplating suicide and just trying to find a reason to live, visiting this page in a Google search? Or because someone shared it on their Social Media Page? Can you imagine them reading through hundreds of messages how their loved one didn’t know about the special love they had for them? They left behind broken hearts, broken dreams and sometimes broken lives. Do you think it might just make a difference? Even if only one!
We are posting two Life Support Messages as soon as we get the text from the sponsors. Right now there are 4 samples on the page. Will you help us? It costs so much money and time to do this outreach tour and eventually the live production and we’ve been able to cover all of the costs until now. We need your help. The person reading the messages will know that it’s more than just a message, but there was also financial support and prayer backing it to get the word out there. That says a lot. We have a minimum of $1 per month in the Patreon Project so anyone who wants to help, can. If you can’t afford the $10 per month but still want to place a Life Support Message on the page, please message me. We’ll help and perhaps we can get some sponsors who don’t have a Life Support Message to cover it.
We have faced much financial opposition since our trip to Alaska and Omaha, but we are determined to continue on. Numerous folks have thanked us for doing what we do. I talked to two pastors in Conroe yesterday who want to support the outreach when we are able to do one in their community. There is so much work to be done and I feel so inadequate. Please pass this on to others. The life you help save might be someone you know. The constant response is, “if only I had known.” Look at your friends and family to see if there are any signs. Tell them how you feel, even if they get tired of hearing it. Thank you for your prayers and support. It means more than you know.
Link to IMO Page: https://www.joseph-james.net/JJ10/index.php/sponsors/in-memory-of/
Link to Patreon Project Page: https://www.patreon.com/josephjames
Follow Your God-given Dreams and Fly!
Blessings,
Joseph James
Books For Christmas by Joseph James
Just finished adding the new book to the Merchandise Sign for the Concerts.
Next two concerts in Omaha, NE. October 12, 2017 at the Sozo Coffeehouse, 7-9pm. More info here: https://www.joseph-james.net/JJ10/index.php/2017/10/03/fyd-concert-omaha-ne-october-12-2017/
Great Christmas book sets available at the concert and on our Online Store – Beneficial Zone. Great reading for teens and adults of any age. Check them out and pass on the links to others.
Allegory, Fiction, Romance, Adventure, TrueStory, Mystery, Suspense, Supernatural, Dreams, Destiny, Purpose, Life Danger
Available at: http://beneficialzone.com
More Info and Amazon & Kindle Links: https://www.joseph-james.net/JJ10/index.php/books/
FYD Concert Omaha, NE October 12, 2017
We will be at the Sozo Coffeehouse in Omaha, Nebraska for a concert | outreach with our Follow Your Dreams Tour. Please join us from 7-9pm. I’ll be sharing my songs and Dee Zee will do a freestyle dance or two. Let’s encourage each other to go for our dreams! SAVE A LIFE! See you there! Sozo Coffeehouse, 1314 Jones St, Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Joseph James YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jjhdestiny
Dee Zee YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3fGj7QmF_L6zwNjxh9T8IQ
Tickets are $5 online or at the door. Purchase online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/follow-your-dreams-tickets-38308363346?aff=es2
A Table For Two Music Video
Today, we start filming the first segment for my new music video, A TABLE FOR TWO. We are filming in Homer, Alaska at the Land’s End Resort, The Chart Room Restaurant. Filming a night scene in the afternoon is tricky for sure, going to use the green screen. We could do it later in the evening, but in summer here, it doesn’t get dark.
Excerpt – Islands In The Sea – The King Walks In
Following is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the first book in the ISLANDS IN THE SEA Trilogy, THE KING WALKS IN. All three books are available on Kindle and in print from Amazon. Visit Joseph’s website, DestinyPathOfLife.com for more information on these books, Joseph’s other books, artwork and music.
Chapter 1
A Nightmarish Night
Dan awoke with a jolt, his body was wringing with sweat. “Was it real?” he thought. “No, it must have been a dream! I have to get some sleep. I’ve been tossing and turning all night. It is already 4:15 and I have to get up at six o’clock.” Read more