The Gift of the Magi
Do you want to read The gift of magi? If so then keep reading..."The Gift of the Magi" is a short story, about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been a popular one for adaptation, especially for presentation during the Christmas season.What are you waiting for The Gift of Magi is one click away, select the "Buy Now" button in the top right corner NOW!
The Gift of the Magi
Do you want to read The gift of magi? If so then keep reading..."The Gift of the Magi" is a short story, about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been a popular one for adaptation, especially for presentation during the Christmas season.What are you waiting for The Gift of Magi is one click away, select the "Buy Now" button in the top right corner NOW!
The Gift of the Magi
Do you want to read The gift of magi? If so then keep reading..."The Gift of the Magi" is a short story, about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been a popular one for adaptation, especially for presentation during the Christmas season.What are you waiting for The Gift of Magi is one click away, select the "Buy Now" button in the top right corner NOW!
The Gift of the Magi
Do you want to read The gift of magi? If so then keep reading..."The Gift of the Magi" is a short story, about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been a popular one for adaptation, especially for presentation during the Christmas season.What are you waiting for The Gift of Magi is one click away, select the "Buy Now" button in the top right corner NOW!
The Art of Open Relating Volume 3
The Art of Open Relating Volume 3: Trials, Tribulations, & Lessons Learned is a detailed account of how Carl entered the world of open relationships. Carl goes into detail about the series of events over a ten year period that he and his wife Kenya went through leading up to them opening up their marriage. Being part of a spiritual community that practiced polygyny planted an interesting seed to them opening their marriage, but wasn't primary influence.Carl also discusses his current relationship philosophy and answers questions like: Can you have children outside of your marriage?Are you willing to legally marry any of your other partners?What's your policy on dealing with the children of your other partners?How many girlfriends do you have at any one time?Are you friends with your partner's husbands and boyfriends?Have you ever been confronted by one of your partner's husbands?Have you ever fallen in love with any of your girlfriends?Do you consider your lifestyle to be moral and in line with religious principles?Is open relating just for people with low self esteem?Is open relating primarily about sex for you?Are you willing to divorce your wife?Have you ever hurt any of your partners? Have any of your partners hurt you?Will you always open relate or will you become monogamous one day?Carl answers these questions and many more in this third volume of The Art of Open Relating series. His vulnerability and sharing of his hurt, pain, jealousy, and challenges inside his relationships is refreshing and courageous. For the basics of open relating, read The Art of Open Relating Volume 1: Theory, Philosophy, & Foundation
How Much Big Is the Sky
How Much Big Is the Sky is a mother's searingly melodic and eloquent love song to her teenage son, Ryan, following his sudden death resulting from a car crash. Sherry Chapman captures the intimacy and immediacy of her experience with a rare combination of profound tenderness, literary skill, and raw candor. This stunning account of love and loss is structured in five parts resembling the various stages of grief. From the sudden blow of an early morning phone call to a mother's frantic advocacy to her final reflections on what remains, this book is unforgettable.
Her Best Friend Jon
Welcome to Charlotte, hometown of the Coach's Boys romance series. Settle back, put your feet up, and enjoy your visit. Who knows? You may want to stay for a while. Or forever because nothing is sweeter than small town romance.In the fourth installment of the Coach's Boys series, Detective Ed Winslow's stalker steps up the game - and everyone is a target now. Her secret could change lives forever...When Hannah Fletcher discovered that her whole life was a lie, she ran as far and as fast as she could - to a place she'd long forgotten about. And now that she's found a way to get close to the right people, can she keep her real identity a secret as she works to accomplish one very important goal? He's spent his entire life on the outside looking in...Jon Rambo lived by three simple rules, work hard, don't get involved in other people's problems, and never get too close to anyone. His job, and a small circle of friends, had always been more than enough for him. But when a woman he believes is up to no good needs help, he steps in to offer his assistance, even though it means deceiving everyone he knows. If you like clean and wholesome romance, you might just love the Coach's Boys Series! With the exception of Darby's Dilemma (a special edition short story) - each book focuses on one couple and is complete from start to finish.
All the Love
This stunningly personal book will help women navigate the difficult reality of pregnancy loss and infertility while providing hope for healing, wholeness, and restoration in the midst of it all.
Making Out Like a VirginSex, Desire & Intimacy After Sexual Assault
Making Out Like a Virgin: Sex, Desire & Intimacy After Sexual Trauma (second edition) opens with commentary by Tavia Gilbert, publisher, and award-winning audiobook narrator, offering how this book is even more relevant in the context of the #MeToo movement. Making Out Like a Virgin: Sex, Desire & Intimacy After Sexual Trauma is a unique and moving collection of personal nonfiction essays that detail how each contributor has moved beyond mere survival of sexual trauma to unapologetically discover a sexually and emotionally thriving life. Not a collection of victim narratives nor a healing-workbook, this book is a bold addition to generations of stories told by survivors. The mission of these writers is not to recount their individual trauma but to detail what has helped them reclaim both their body and sexual desire. 'Making out like a virgin' serves as a metaphor, giving permission to sizzle and seize the moment. By telling their stories, they share their strengths and successes found somewhere between the big shifts and small intimate moments, inspiring others while furthering their own healing. The anthology features sixteen contributors--women, men, and transgender-- from five countries; ranging in age from their mid-20's to late 60's; and, hailing from Dubai, Cairo, Dublin, Toronto, Melbourne, and across the United States. These writers offer their answers to What does it mean to not just survive but to flourish? Is it possible to ever again feel powerful and confident in one's own body and within relationships? Can someone move beyond being limited or controlled by a tragic event?Making Out Like a Virgin is the collective power of a community of people who have refused to let the circumstances of their younger selves dictate the course of the rest of their lives. The individuals in this community have found the strength to become sexually and emotionally whole--a healing that transcends gender and orientation.
Mein gl羹ckliches Kind
Wir wollen alle zu unseren Kindern eine gl羹ckliche und herzliche Beziehung und doch straucheln wir so oft. Auf ihren Reisen quer durch die Welt konnte Familie Gunnarson feststellen, warum die Kinder in skandinavischen L瓣ndern h瓣ufig eine gl羹cklichere und erf羹lltere Beziehung zu den Eltern haben als anderswo. In diesem Arbeitsbuch findest du Tipps und Tricks und ausreichend Platz und dadurch einen Weg wie du zu deinem Kind eine erfolgreiche Beziehung aufbaust
The Friendship DietTheFriendship DietClean Out Your Fridge, Get Real with Yourself, and Fi
Mrs. & Mrs. Toxic 2 Special Edition
I thought it was all over. I thought I had the antidote. I thought I was cured as I stripped myself bare in front of God. Can you remember the first toxic relationship you ever encountered? Have you ever experienced someone dying in your arms? Have you had the fate of someone's life in your hands, leaving you to make a decision on whether they live or die? Have you ever quarreled with a loved one as they took their last breath, not even giving you the opportunity to say I'm sorry? I didn't figure it out until I was on my knees in desperate need of a concoction to fill the void my emotions had created. I drank the poison as my body absorbed the intoxicating flames, crying tears of acid. My first and last toxic relationship was one I'd had from birth. However, the final curtain call landed me behind bars. From the emotional drunken fantasies, to the dark, raged-filled nights, I watched my life spiral out of control as Mrs. Toxic created alter egos to survive emotional state of mind. Throughout the good and bad memories, the unspoken words and the missed moments, different personas took over my mind. The alcoholic traits, the good, bad, and ugly debates, the cooked mastermind, the businesswoman who raised the stakes--when I thought it was all over, that's when I realized it was truly the beginning of the battle within Mrs. Toxic.
You Are Still Beloved
You don't see it coming. One day, your life and long-term marriage are sailing along as planned, and the next day, that ship goes down like the Titanic. Everything you know-everything that defines you and holds you secure-disappears. Abruptly, you're on your own. And it's a vacuum, the Twilight Zone, an abyss of emotions that can either destroy you or cause you to rise to new heights.That's what happened to Mary Jo Rennert. After forty-four years, her marriage was over in one day. But that didn't mean her life was over. In her journey toward wholeness, she learned how to protect her physical and mental health, how to cope with isolation and loneliness, and how to forgive. (It's not what you think!)If you're trying to reassemble the shattered pieces of your life after divorce, You Are Still Beloved will help you find true and lasting healing. In this important work about divorce recovery, you'll learn how to deal with emotional overload, battle fear and worry, and cope with the grief inherent in the breakup of your marriage.
Deathbed Reflections
I am one of many adult survivors of child sexual abuse. Deathbed Reflections and Dark Matter (North Country Press 2020) have arisen from one creative voice of a male who has experienced severe trauma in his childhood which fractured his self into pieces (ego states). Some ego states were not fully integrated with the others. One of these ego states was abandoned to lie suffering and buried alive in a very dark place to be ignored.Two manuscripts authored by one voice among many survivors demonstrates the fracturing, disjointedness and need for reintegration necessary to regain wholeness.
Disharmonya Jigsaw Collection of Misguided Dating
Have you ever left a horrible date and asked yourself What is wrong with you? Are you getting another year older and find yourself at the brink of accepting your fate dying alone surrounded by feral cats, rescue dogs and odd figurines? If you have reached that point, this book is for you. DisHarmony: A Jigsaw Collection of Misguided Dating is an assembly of short stories, poems and art pieces that represent the highs and lows of a woman's crooked and entertaining path toward finding love. From blind dates to online dating misadventures, a journey of self-discovery unfolds which affirms the truth that you cannot find love with anyone else until you truly love yourself.
聶Qui矇n hace la cama?
La honestidad conmueve. 聶Qui矇n hace la cama? es un libro conmovedor de Viola Edward. Ella, con la sensibilidad que la caracteriza, habla sobre el amor 穩ntimo y sexual con tanta sencillez que despoja el tema del susurro para conversarlo entre amigos que se respetan. Cada cap穩tulo inspira amablemente a reflexionar lo sabido, y quiz獺s olvidado, en el camino lamentable de la postergaci籀n. Viola nos recuerda que somos, ante todo, amantes de nosotros mismos y, por ende, enamorados de nuestras vidas compartidas, o en v穩as de hacerlo, con una persona que desea con toda su alma -igual que nosotros- ser y estar en el amor 穩ntimo y sexual. Adem獺s, al final de cada cap穩tulo hay un poema, o d獺diva experimentada, escrito por Michael, su amor-amante en continuo presente.ISMAEL CALAEstratega de vida y liderazgoViola Edward ha escrito su libro desde la conexi籀n universal que somos. A lo largo de la lectura se sienten su amor y satisfacci籀n como pompas de jab籀n, como dec穩a el poeta Antonio Machado. La intimidad y la sexualidad vistas como tab繳es heredados y alimentados nos separan de nosotros mismos y, por ende, de las relaciones. Viola nos regala sus reflexiones, que hacen camino al andar, sobre lo bello del sexo y la intimidad para que volvamos a sentirnos parte del amor. Como amante, esposa y amiga, y alimentada por sus s籀lidos servicios terap矇uticos, nos ofrece sus experiencias para transitar con valent穩a una relaci籀n amorosa con nosotros y con el otro. SONIA PIRONA SALAZARComunicadora social, poeta, cocinera y amante de biodanzaEn 聶Qui矇n hace la cama? no solo se簽ala, cuenta u opina, sino que, amorosamente, vierte una impecable experiencia terap矇utica ligada a su propia historia de pareja, que ha generado en ella, a mi ver, una transformaci籀n inspiradora. Qu矇 placer tengo de invitarles, no solo al inicio de este viaje por el libro de la mano de Viola, sino de comprobar en cada p獺gina eso que ella es capaz de lograr en los corazones que tenemos la fortuna de contarla entre nuestros m獺s importantes amores.CARLOS FRAGA R.Terapeuta y conferencista internacional
The Beach Boys of Sunset Beach
The Beach Boys of Sunset Beach-ten men who graduated from Stanford together go on to become successful in their vastly different fields while remaining good friends as they take on life's challenges. Five years earlier, they pooled their money and bought a beachfront lot on Sunset Beach and built a magnificent beach house. Once a year in July, they come to the beach house for a two-week reunion with their former dorm mates, who now live all over the world. This particular summer, there is an undercurrent of restlessness though. Are they ready to find that special someone who will share a future they can build on, and a love that consumes them? During two magical weeks at the beach house, Cupid steps in to bring each man his soul mate, and in ways both comical and anguished leads them all on the path to true and lasting happiness.One of the main stories in this book is based on a K.S. journal entry. The story touched me so much, I had to write it and give it a happy ending.A Kindred Spirit Legacy Book by Jacqueline DeGroot
The Enneagram in Love
Discover deeper bonds and more intimate connections with the power of the Enneagram The Enneagram is a popular tool for self-discovery, but it can also help enhance romantic relationships. With The Enneagram in Love as your guide, you will learn how to use insights from this motivation-based personality system to improve loving partnerships and create a more fulfilling connection with your significant other. This comprehensive exploration of the Enneagram offers an in-depth examination of the ways each of the nine types behaves in relationships: how they handle intimacy, express themselves, and deal with conflict. Discover the opportunities and challenges that you and your partner will face while also getting realistic, actionable advice for navigating and overcoming tough spots you might encounter. The Enneagram in Love includes: Romance and the Enneagram--Get a guide focused on improving your love life through the reasoned approach of the Enneagram. Love for everyone--Examine the interplay between the nine types with chapters devoted to the strengths and weaknesses of all 45 possible couplings. A road map for success--Explore potential problem spots in your relationship and what you can do to address them. Love like you've never loved before--with a little help from the Enneagram.
Prayers for our ChildrenPrayers and Praise in Poetic Phrase: Volume Four
When you are tempted to worry about the safety of your child, their friendships, their health, and their future, the best thing to do is pray! There is power in prayer to heal, protect, and comfort. Whether your child is a newborn, in grade school, or an adult - they never stop needing the prayers of their parents interceding on their behalf! Prayers for our Children is a collection of poetic prayers parents can pray for our children. We hope that these prayers not only petition the throne of God for your child, for a closer walk with Christ, but also build your own faith and trust in the Creator and Sustainer of Life.
65th Birthday Guest BookIce Sheet, Frozen Cover Theme, Best Wishes from Family and Friends
A Lifetime of Memories, A Milestone Worth Celebrating. Commemorate This Extraordinary Day with an Equally Special Keepsake.Reaching 65 years is a truly remarkable achievement. Our elegant guest book, featuring a stunning silver and white "frosted heart" design, is the perfect way to capture the love, memories, and heartfelt wishes from this wonderful celebration.This isn't just a sign-in book; it's a beautifully crafted treasure chest that will be cherished for years to come, honoring a life well-lived.Inside This Elegant Keepsake: A Place for Every Well-Wisher: 105 pages for guests to share their favorite memories and special wishes for the guest of honor.A Record of Generosity: A 7-page gift log to easily keep track of presents for thank-you notes.A Gallery of Memories: Includes dedicated pages for photos and additional notes, creating a complete scrapbook of the event.A Legacy of Quality: A high-quality hardcover with a glossy finish ensures this beautiful memento will last a lifetime.The perfect centerpiece for the party and a cherished gift for any parent or grandparent celebrating their 65th birthday.Click "Add to Cart" and give a gift that will be treasured forever!
The Barren CryTheBarren CryAn Infertility & Miscarriage Devotional
The Successful Roommate’s Survivor Guide / the Bullseye Principle
Many time published author Dr. R. Jay Shetlin's newest work is a two books-for-the-price-of-one guide to peaceful living AND healthy relationships.The Successful Roommate's Survivor Guide: Agreements That Create and Maintain a Healthy Living SpaceEach of us comes from different backgrounds, cultures and family values. Once those are transplanted into a new living quarters with all the variables of living, breathing roommate, it can rock our world with conflict and uncomfortable scenarios. The Successful Roommate's Survivor Guide helps remove relationship roadblocks, and build successful foundation in co-habitation, thus aiding to remove triggers and inflammatory situations with harmonious living. Great for college roommates, newly-weds and even teens living at home. This book brings the simplest principles to understanding and implementation that create harmony and personal growth for "the many" as they live together under one roof.The Bullseye Principle: Understanding Healthy RelationshipsMany of us get stuck in a quagmire of emotion or personal suffering that stunt our growth or progress in this life. The Bullseye Principle helps us build healthy relationships, starting from within our self and expanding to those around us that give us the freedom to be our best self.
On Grief and BereavementHow to Keep Living After the Loss of a Loved One, Find Meaning & H
Where Do I Go From Her?A Journey From Love to Loss to Love
This deeply heartfelt book from bestselling author John Lee deals with the depth of love, loss, and more in dealing with divorce from a very personal perspective. John speaks directly and candidly and states: "This is the most different, difficult, and heartfelt book I have ever written or will write.It will speak to anyone who has loved, lost, took some time to move from where you thought you would be to where you are and will be.Like the monk, Thomas Merton said, "Every transition is a mystical attempt to becomethe person we were meant to be all along." I hope it will help you heal and love again, or love more deeply.This book does not deal with the subject matter of most of my previous books: psychology, self-help, recovery, and men's stuff. In Where Do I Go From Her? I tried to let the poetry of reflection, longing for relief, and a new start be the guiding forces. And, like poetry, though this little book is prose, I keep it short and to thepoint."
Better Choices
In her lifetime, Allison Clark has made many bad choices. Topping the list; she married the wrong man. Now, on the cusp of signing her divorce papers, she finds herself sandwiched between caring for her often difficult and dying mother and dealing with the seemingly endless drama of her rebellious teenaged twins. When she thinks life couldn't possibly get any more complicated, Allison discovers her mother has concealed a family secret from her for her entire life. Why had her recently departed father been making large and unexplained monthly payments to someone through his personal attorney for nearly fifty years? What was the money for and where did it go?Stonewalled by both the attorney and her mother, and prodded by the antics of her financially strapped brother, Allison goes on a quest to uncover the secret. Along the way, with the help of her zany aunts and her best friend, she begins to make better choices which completely change the direction of her life.At her twins' eighteenth birthday party, and nearing the end, her mother checks off the last item on her personal bucket list and reveals the long-hidden family secret. Allison's world is immediately turned upside down and the revelation stuns family and friends alike. Despite dealing with the serious topics of divorce, complicated family relationships and death, this is a lighthearted and life-affirming story full of funny and interesting characters. Even though the clues to solving the mystery are all in plain sight, only the most astute reader will see this third act plot twist coming. Rod Pennington and Jeffery A. Martin have combined to write seven previous international bestsellers.
No Visible BruisesWhat We Don’t Know about Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
WINNER OF THE HILLMAN PRIZE FOR BOOK JOURNALISM, THE HELEN BERNSTEIN BOOK AWARD, AND THE LUKAS WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARD * A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST * LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST * ABA SILVER GAVEL AWARD FINALIST * KIRKUS PRIZE FINALIST NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2019 BY: Esquire, Amazon, Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, BookRiot, Economist, New York Times Staff Critics "A seminal and breathtaking account of why home is the most dangerous place to be a woman . . . A tour de force." -Eve Ensler "Terrifying, courageous reportage from our internal war zone." -Andrew Solomon "Extraordinary." -New York Times,"Editors' Choice" "Gut-wrenching, required reading." -Esquire "Compulsively readable . . . It will save lives." -Washington Post "Essential, devastating reading." -Cheryl Strayed, New York Times Book Review The book that changed the conversation about domestic violence-an award-winning journalist's intimate investigation of the abuse that happens behind closed doors, now with a new afterword by the author. We call it domestic violence. We call it private violence. Sometimes we call it intimate terrorism. But whatever we call it, we generally do not believe it has anything at all to do with us, despite the World Health Organization deeming it a "global epidemic." In America, domestic violence accounts for 15 percent of all violent crime, and yet it remains locked in silence, even as its tendrils reach unseen into so many of our most pressing national issues, from our economy to our education system, from mass shootings to mass incarceration to #MeToo. We still have not taken the true measure of this problem. In No Visible Bruises, journalist Rachel Louise Snyder gives context for what we don't know we're seeing. She frames this urgent and immersive account of the scale of domestic violence in our country around key stories that explode the common myths-that if things were bad enough, victims would just leave; that a violent person cannot become nonviolent; that shelter is an adequate response; and most insidiously that violence inside the home is a private matter, sealed from the public sphere and disconnected from other forms of violence. Through the stories of victims, perpetrators, law enforcement, and reform movements from across the country, Snyder explores the real roots of private violence, its far-reaching consequences for society, and what it will take to truly address it.
Anger ManagementStrategies to Master Your Anger and Stress in 3 weeks
Make It Safe! A Family Caregiver’s Home Safety Assessment Guide for Supporting Elders@Home
It is often said "it takes a village to raise a child."The same can be said about helping an elder age at home.Perhaps not a village, but certainly a family.Caregiving at home has proven its value in offsetting the high costs of in-facility healthcare, and at the same time, improving the quality of life for many elders. However, educational training and support for caregivers has been in short supply.The focus of this book is to help you as a family caregiver create a safe living space and conditions to support an elder living semi-independently in the community or adapting your family household to support an elder as a member of your family. Make it Safe! A Family Caregiver's Home Safety Assessment Guide for Supporting Elders@Home is a compilation of safety tips, and sage advice to help support an elder in aging semi-independently and safely. This is a book meant to be read, and then put into action. A downloadable home safety inspection sheet is provided so you can complete an elder's home inspection, or yours for that matter.There is also a companion workbook to this book entitled Make it Safe! A Family Caregiver's Home Safety Assessment Guide for Supporting Elders@Home - Companion Workbook available that may make your task a little easier.As a recently retired Registered Nurse of over 40 years, author Rae A. Stonehouse has worked predominantly in the field of mental health/psychiatry. He has experience working with all ages of adults including the elderly in senior's facilities, psychogeriatric units, mental health facilities and in the community.While working as a Registered Nurse, Rae A. Stonehouse was actively involved with occupational Health & Safety in his workplaces. That experience has been beneficial in developing his skills to take an analytical look at a home's potential safety hazards and to provide strategies to rectify those hazards to make it safe for an elder to live there.Make it Safe! A Family Caregiver's Home Safety Assessment Guide for Supporting Elders@Home begins with an overview of home safety. Then it provides a strategic method of completing an assessment of the home's safety status and develop strategies to rectify the problems or hazards to make the home safe.The book goes on to address elder driving safety. How to face the issue with your aging elder. Financial scams targeting the elderly is discussed. The final section addresses maintaining your elder's ongoing health and welfare and day-to-day healthcare supervision. With the Covid-19 pandemic in full force at the time of publishing this book, many families are considering alternatives to institutions for their elderly loved ones. This book can help determine if supporting your elderly loved one in the community or in your home is not only feasible, but safe for you and your elder.
65th Birthday Guest BookGold Frame and Letters Pink Roses Floral Watercolor Theme, Best Wi
Celebrate 65 Wonderful Years with a Keepsake That's as Beautiful as She Is!Turning 65 is a golden milestone deserving of an elegant celebration. Our beautiful floral guest book, adorned with pink watercolor roses and a touch of gold, is the perfect way to capture the love, memories, and heartfelt wishes from this once-in-a-lifetime party.This isn't just a sign-in book; it's a beautifully designed treasure chest that will be cherished for years to come, reminding her of all the people who celebrated her special day.Inside This Elegant Keepsake: A Place for Every Well-Wisher: 105 pages for guests to share their favorite memories and special wishes.Effortless Gift Tracking: A 7-page gift log to easily keep track of presents for thank-you notes.A Gallery of Memories: Includes dedicated pages for photos and additional notes, creating a complete scrapbook of the event.Luxurious & Durable Design: A high-quality hardcover with a glossy finish ensures this beautiful memento will last a lifetime.The perfect centerpiece for the party and a cherished gift for any mom, wife, or friend celebrating her 65th birthday or retirement.Click "Add to Cart" and give a gift that will be treasured forever!
Naughty & Nice Ways to Spice up Your Marriage
This is a book to help married couples find that missing spark in their relationship. A way to help them find imaginative ways to come back together to make their marriage work again or on a new level. Simple, fun, and naughty ways to rediscover each other and remember why they fell in love in the first place.
Communication in Marriage
In this digital age, effective communication is more important than ever before. Communication overload finds many people cruising through conversations and discussions without absorbing the nuances and real importance of what is being said. Why don't people listen anymore? The simple answer is they don't need to. Communication is transmitted through text, social media strings, email, and audio messaging. Information can be recalled at the push of a digital key.Now more than ever, as marriages and relationships breakdown, the need to communicate with each other becomes vital. Research indicates that a happy enduring marriage is based on the ability of both partners to verbally listen and respond to the words and actions of the people they share their lives with. This book is a guide to learn how to improve communication in a marriage.With accessible language and the occasional hints of humor, the chapters take readers on a journey of discovery into the art of calming the beast that sometimes arises in the breasts of couples facing a world of communication overload, competitive workplaces, and ever-growing financial commitments. Starting a new life together, raising a family and making life-changing decisions all bring stress and confusion. Having the ability to support and love each other through all of life's trials and tribulations, or knowing what to say to a troubled spouse, can be difficult. Finding a harmonious and loving route through the tangle of rough times to reach an oasis of calm is at the heart of this guide. It's time to take action!
Damaged Goods
So you're divorced...or rapidly headed for one...now what? How do you emotionally, spiritually, even physically pick up the pieces and move forward? Divorce can bring about a level of devastation on many different levels, and while we women are extraordinarily strong, we could still stand some support during a time when it feels like everything is falling apart. This books serves to uplift, encourage and give you practical nuggets of wisdom and sensible methods to assist you in surviving divorce successfully.
UnexpectedFive Inspirational Short Stories of Encouragement
Improve the way you live and interact with others around you as you are inspired by this book using the ancient art of storytelling. Through intriguing parables, real-life examples and poetry, Jozua van Otterloo presents and inspires how to become the best encourager you can be. "Unexpected. Encouragement is like a river flowing under a bridge, like those you would see in most cities around the world." - J. van Otterloo in the story "Food for Thought".Encouragement can take different forms and show itself in the exchange between different people. One thing characterizes encouragement. It is the force that exists in the exchange between people, where one comes alongside the other and for a period of time shares their journey, to help, support and strengthen the other.Unexpected: Five Inspirational Short Stories of Encouragement is a collection of modern-day parables, stories that help us see things differently, and reflections and poems. Each shows different ways encouragement flows and impacts others. Each of these is written with the aim to spur us on, to encourage us to become people of encouragement ourselves. Be inspired. Be encouraged. Become an encourager, yourself, and leave a legacy of encouragement.
From Broke To Broker
Denise Williams is one of the youngest African Americans in the United States to serve as Founder/CEO of a real estate brokerage firm. In this book, she peels back the curtain and shares some of the most sought-after success secrets in the business, allowing an inside look at what it took for her to journey from small-town poverty to scaling repeatable profits in one of the nation's most competitive markets. As the Owner and Qualifying Broker of Williams and Co. International Realty, Denise recalls her early life as the middle child in a household of eight. Her family struggled to make ends meet, but at 11 years old Denise decided that she would one day control her own financial destiny, despite whatever odds she may face in the uncharted territory ahead. This once small-town star went on to attain a BA in Finance from Valdosta State University. She then took it a step further and obtained a Dual MBA in International Business and Supply Chain/Logistics Management, while mothering a young son and closing real estate deals between classes. Denise sold millions of dollars of estate as an agent, but for her, sales alone were not enough. She acquired her broker's license and went on to manage a start-up real estate firm, which under her leadership grew to 75+ agents in its first year. Denise has personally trained 125+ agents and has coordinated agent services at one of the largest real estate firms in the world. Now, as the head instructor at CEOwner Academy, she has mapped out a proven blueprint to show newly licensed Brokers and experienced Agents who desire to start their own teams how to dominate their market(s) and build Breakout Brokerages. Her system can be used throughout the country, and she is quickly becoming the go-to expert for training and development in the real estate industry. For more information on Denise, please visit www.DeniseTheBroker.com
Recover and Rebuild Domestic Violence Workbook
Your healing is in your hands with this survivor's recovery workbook It's time to turn the page and start the next chapter of your life's journey. The Recover and Rebuild Domestic Violence Workbook is an easy-to-use workbook full of healing exercises and journaling prompts to empower survivors of abusive relationships. The self-guided approach offers critical thinking, coping skills, and other proven tools to help you strengthen and rebuild from domestic violence-and move forward into a new stage of life. Find answers about domestic violence and explore the types of trauma you may be dealing with in the wake of an abusive relationship. Work through simple exercises and thoughtful writing prompts designed to help you process your feelings-and let go of the ones that don't serve you. Discover advice for building healthy communication skills and navigating future relationships. Your story is just beginning! The Recover and Rebuild Domestic Violence Workbook includes: Inclusive support-This workbook is geared toward survivors of any kind of domestic violence or abuse, with guidance you can use no matter your gender or relationship type.Proven techniques-Rebuild using effective therapeutic methods, from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness practice, assertiveness training, and other empirically supported tools. All facets of healing-Find the helping hand you need to recover from domestic violence with exercises on combating negative self-talk, working through guilt or shame, releasing anxiety and anger, and more.You are resilient-take steps toward healing with the Recover and Rebuild Domestic Violence Workbook.
Discussions for Better Relationships8-Week Group Study Based on The Lost Art of Relationsh
Love your neighbor as you love yourself. Sounds simple, right?Our technology-flooded environment has created a generation of people with limited relational experience and a fear of face-to-face connection. Meeting new people and forming deep, personal bonds has become challenging, to say the least. Yet at the heart of every man, woman, and child is the need for relationships with people who love them for who they are. Discussions for Better Relationships is a study guide based on Dan Chrystal's The Lost Art of Relationship, designed specifically for people who want to know how to have better friendships and how to relate to the people in their lives. This 8-week discussion guide walks through eight essential relationship art forms: The Art of ForgivenessThe Art of EncouragementThe Art of VulnerabilityThe Art of UnityThe Art of HumilityThe Art of FriendshipThe Art of CommunityThe Art of the QuestionEach week includes discussion questions, Scriptures, application challenges, and guided prayer. The discussions themselves will challenge, instruct, and develop these all-important relational aspects. Group members may benefit from having a copy of The Lost Art of Relationship but it is not required.Now churches, friends, and families can focus on developing healthy relationships by talking about these essentials and putting them into practice at the most foundational level. Soon you'll experience relationships like never before and see what loving your neighbor as yourself really looks like. Isn't that what we all want?
Encouragement for the Unloved Wife
In this book, you'll learn how to encourage yourself, Speak God's Word over your life, and renew your mind with powerful affirmations. Have you been feeling unloved, underappreciated, overlooked, or insignificant? Most women who are feeling unloved in their marriage are suffering in silence. This book was written for you. It's important that you realize that in order to become the woman that you would like to become, you have to get to a safe place where you're healthy in your mind, body and spirit. Encouragement gives hope to the despaired wife. This book is intended to give you the support that you need and to offer you a different perspective.
How To Be Brilliant - Brainpower For KidsSomebody Needed To Make It Simple, Easy, Practica
The Wrong Miss Thompson
The earl's coachman goes to collect Miss Thompson, his daughter's new governess, from the stagecoach. He collects a different Miss Thompson, who was expecting to be an old lady's companion. The mistake is not uncovered until the following morning.The widowed earl is unable to exchange the ladies as the intended governess has now taken the position of companion in place of the young Miss Thompson now in his house.They have to keep the young Miss Thompson to help them with his tantrum-prone daughter while they go to London to find a replacement governess.However, could it be that the wrong Miss Thompson turns out to be his Miss Right?
To Daddy With LoveHow to Have a Loving Relationship With Your Child
To Daddy with Love: How to Have a Loving Relationship with your Child, is a book about different kinds of fathers and how they can better manage the relationships they have with their sons and daughters. It's divided into three parts: present, past and future. In the present, we look at the married father, step-father, widowed father and single father. In the past, the book explores abusive fathers and fathers from the heart. The last section deals with future fathers.
Twenty-Percent Soldiers
". . . a poignant reminder that our freedom still depends on 'twenty-percent soldiers' who volunteer to protect and defend our nation when duty calls."-Tom Ridge, 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania, First US Secretary of Homeland SecurityThe National Guard and Reserves is comprised of remarkable men and women who work behind the scenes as our nation's supplemental fighting force. It's a part-time job with a full-time commitment that involves the entire family. They wear the same uniforms and train to the same standards as America's full-time military. And when called to service, they fight right alongside the active duty. Nobody knows the difference. Yet they are very different. Twenty-Percent Soldiers is the true account of one couple's life in the National Guard through eighteen years of part-time warfare. With humor and humility, Kevin and Susan Dellicker portray what it's like to jump back and forth between having a "normal" civilian life in small-town Pennsylvania and conducting special operations missions in Southwest Asia. A tribute to all the part-time soldiers and their families who have been fighting the Global War on Terrorism since 9/11, this story is also a call-to-action for politicians and military leaders to fix a broken family support system that is failing the part-time force. Twenty-Percent Soldiers reinforces a truth that all Americans can embrace: With perseverance, love and faith, ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary things.
I Am Ready
She had literally told him that she was looking forward to having an orgasm, Nothing short of a climax was going to satisfy. She was ready! And she wanted him to know that there was no time like the now. She was inviting him to come eat and satisfied, for in his satisfaction her needs would also be met...May there be harmonious music coming from your marital den. This would be heaven's wish for you and yours... Bishop Dr. Paul A. Ricketts is married to the love of his life Joyce Ricketts and the union has produced three children Paul (PJ), Jonathan (AJ) and Jaani. Dr. Ricketts is a relationship guru who has had the privilege of officiating the weddings of celebrities such as Nick Lachey, Jimmy Fallon and others. Many have commented on his witty personality and his ability to let folks relax and feel at home...many of those that he married have shared how impressed they were with his premarital advice. In fact, he attended Bethel Bible College where he earned a Diploma in Theology. He gained a Bachelor Degree in Christian Counseling. Later he pursued and completed his Master's degree and recently completed his Doctoral studies in leadership from Atlantic International University.
The Black Father PerspectiveTheBlack Father PerspectiveWhat we want America to know
Black fathers play a pivotal role in the lives of our black children. According to the 2011 U.S. Census, nearly 2 in 3 (64%) African American children live in father-absent homes. However, we know all fathers are not absent. Society would have us to believe that black fathers are either in jail, or on drugs and are no good to the community. The Black Father Perspective is a collaboration of men who have come together to give voice to a population that is often overlooked and underappreciated. It is time to change the narrative. It is time to shift the agenda. Ten black fathers share their view on legacy, marriage, divorce, single parenting, teenage parenting, incarceration, child support and so much more. Reading this book will give you a new perspective of Black Fathers in America. This is what they want you to know.Contributing Authors: Brian Horshaw, Jason Woodford, Carlos J. Avent, Nathaniel K. Harris, Clarence KD McNair, Wiafe Busia, Jamarr Jones, Wayne Mundell II, Gary A. Johnson, Kenneth Gilmer.
Salva tu matrimonio
C籀mo evitar llamar a un abogado de divorcio, incluso si hay muchas piezas del rompecabezas que necesitan arreglarse...Antes de iniciar este tema, tengo una sencilla pregunta para ti: 聶Amas a tu pareja?Si a繳n queda una chispa de la hoguera que sentiste al principio de tu relaci籀n, entonces necesitas invertir esfuerzo para salvar tu matrimonio.Un matrimonio feliz es la clave para el bienestar y la satisfacci籀n en todas las 獺reas de tu vida.Hay muchas situaciones en las que env穩as un mensaje y tu pareja no act繳a de acuerdo a tus necesidades. Y viceversa.La mala comunicaci籀n es resultado directo de la falta de tiempo para pasarlo con la pareja.15 minutos al d穩a pueden incrementar dram獺ticamente la felicidad en tu matrimonio.Pero, 聶qu矇 necesitas hacer en esos 15 minutos para fortalecer el lazo de amor, aun cuando sientes que tu pareja ya se dio por vencido con su historia?★★En "Salva tu matrimonio", descubrir獺 ★★Herramientas efectivas para lidiar con el da簽o y los problemas de tu matrimonio.La ra穩z de tus peleas sin fin y las dificultades en tu matrimonio.C籀mo plantar las nuevas semillas del amor y obtener m獺s intimidad.C籀mo condimentar las cosas y volverte m獺s atractivo para tu pareja y para ti mismo.C籀mo saber lo que tu c籀nyuge realmente quiere.C籀mo reconstruir la confianza, incluso cuando ambos se han traicionado.Cu獺ndo los tropiezos emocionales negativos se vuelven abuso emocional y c籀mo lidiar con ello.C籀mo comunicar efectivamente y que tu mensaje llegue de forma correcta al interlocutor.Qu矇 hacer si no queda nada por lo que seguir luchando.Y mucho, mucho m獺s...Si dominas el c籀mo superar los desaf穩os del matrimonio, el lazo entre t繳 y tu pareja se volver獺 m獺s fuerte que nunca.Las dificultades en el matrimonio no son algo para avergonzarse. Por el contrario, lidiar con tus problemas es algo de lo que puedes enorgullecerte.Aun cuando crees que tu pareja se ha dado por vencido, todav穩a hay oportunidad de salvar tu matrimonio y hacer que tu c籀nyuge se enamore de ti nuevamente.Cuando aceptas casarte, tu amor es tan profundo que aceptas un compromiso de por vida. Desafortunadamente, muchos finales rom獺nticos de cuento de hadas terminan desde el "?rase una vez".Si quieres que tu cuento de hadas consiga su final feliz, agrega este libro al carrito de compras ahora mismo.
Long Gone & Lost
Bobby Horecka writes short fiction laced with truth. He tells tales of a man who had the roughest of starts in life. Through the fireside bardic storytelling tradition, readers learn of the resilience of children and the power of love to redeem even the most damaged. As the young man grows, he discovers a talent for observing and recording stories, ultimately becoming a newsman with the bad luck and poor timing of entering a dying field. These partially true, tongue-in-cheek stories offer a first-hand look, at the demise of the American newspaper, and at a slice of the unique Czeck community in and around Lavaca County, Texas.You might've just started out or reached the jumping off spot. Maybe you're the rainy-day saver who never left anyplace without charting a precise destination and itinerary first, or you're plumb astounded you got where you're at and couldn't tell me what happened last night much less what's in store six weeks from now. You might have a working man's calloused hands the calloused soul that only the mistreated know or the calloused heart that comes with having yours shattered too many times. Everybody needs to catch an occasional break or they risk becoming Long Gone & Lost...
