''Even on the cloudiest days, there are always blue skies and sunshine to be found. You just need to know where to look.'' - James Barnett What if you started living with excited anticipation of what God is up to next? Would you live differently? What if no matter what life threw at you, you had the ability to see it all through a lens of hope, optimism, and trust in God? In Blue Skies , James Barnett reveals his secret to move you from living in worry and fear to a life full of excited anticipation of what God's purpose for your life is. Filled with stories from his own life and family travels through America's National Parks, James illustrates 21 truths you can immediately apply to your own life and share with others. Let this book be your travel guide to new places of faith, hope, and wonder as you learn to ''look again'' to bring real meaning and excitement to the next adventure God has planned for you. In this book, you will: Grow deeper in your faith with the study guide in the back of the book with questions for reflection and personal application. - Learn that God is always at work and desires to reveal Himself to us if we pay attention and make time to ''look again'' - Explore how being inspired by the ordinary can lead to extraordinary joy in the middle of ''the meantime'' - Discover a simple mindset shift that can turn frustration into focus and obstacles into optimism, regardless of your circumstances Curiosity, adventure, and authenticity are the things I love most about James Barnett. Discover how a changed perspective takes the ordinary to the extraordinary. After all, you can plan a trip but never the adventure. – Candace Cameron Bure – Actress, Producer, New York Times Bestselling Author Blue Skies inspires you to open your eyes and see the ''wow'' moments of life! Powerful. Simple. Inspiring. – Michael W. Smith – Singer, Songwriter For every emerging visionary leader seeking direction, endurance and substance, James’ wisdom is like a compass guiding you into the future that has been waiting for you. In Blue Skies , you’ll learn to turn frustration into focus and obstacles into optimism. A must read! ― Marshawn Evans Daniels - Godfidence Coach, TV Personality, Reinvention Strategist for Women, Founder of SheProfits.com James had checked all the boxes. Get married, have kids, grow a successful career, but he realized something wasn’t right. By turning from his own plan and seeking God’s plan, he found a new perspective, resulting in peace, joy, and purpose – and he is eager to help you find it too. -- Jim Daily - President, Focus on the Family James Barnett is a man who loves people and Jesus, asking good questions and telling great stories, looking for the divine in ordinary moments and in extraordinary adventures. Through his words, he'll help you do all those things in your life too. Let this book be your travel guide to new places of faith, hope, and wonder. ― Holley Gerth - Wall Street Journal, Bestselling Author, Life Coach James, like all of us, has been on an exciting, life-changing journey all of his life. In this heartwarming book, he shares his unique story with keen insight, humor, and grace. He’ll inspire you to launch out and see what God has waiting for you, just around the corner. - Dr. Richard Blackaby - President of Blackaby Ministries International, Co-author of Experiencing God With everything going on in our world today, we need a book that is uplifting. Blue Skies reminds us of keeping the right perspective and counting our blessings. James takes us through his faith journey while sharing his trips across our nation discovering its beauty. The images he creates in our minds reinforce his optimism. I especially appreciate his view about seeking what God is up to every day. This perspective creates positive expectations and excitement, as He reveals His plan for our lives. -- Dr. Eli Jones - Thought Leader, Author, Professor, Believer, Author of Run Toward Your Goliaths This book by my friend, James Barnett, is a wondrous treat! Blue Skies is a book of God’s awe and wonder laced with spiritual and leadership lessons that will change your perspective. My take-away: even with life’s challenges... blue skies will always break through. ― Squire Rushnell - Producer, Writer, Author of The Godwinks books Looking back at his humble beginnings (arguably the best kind!), James takes the reader on a journey to take the ordinary into the extraordinary, the mundane details of life into the much wider, God-perspective. With his keen mind of relived, travel-log adventures, James shows the reader that life is a classroom of rich experiences and for those who can see it (or hear it), God still speaks. ― Dr. Robert Cupp - Founding Pastor of Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas James offers us a travel journal from his life to help us see how God travels with us in our lives. He describes illuminating experiences from his family’s tr