My Hero Is a Duke...of Hazzard James Royster and Friends Collection
Author Cheryl Lockett Alexander's MY HERO IS A DUKE OF HAZZARD EDITIONS continues into the New Year with a special Collection of photos by James Royster who's eye for great pictures is an awesome treat to Dukes fans. James Royster's photography is featured in many previous edition. This one, is a selection of photo favorites that captures everyday life and friendships created during his journey to find and photograph Dukes memories. This is the James Royster and Friends Collection.
The Arborists
The Arborists studies paper ephemera-the notes, letters, and artwork that particular lives leave behind; and also the sensory ephemera of a life-the taste of pie, the depths of flowers. The book visits with family and friends, "our chairs blipping their white seats / like tabs on a chart," and wants to know what "map we would make / if you attached a flame to us and filmed us in the dark." In The Arborists, hornets eat the wood of the house while the people in the house continue making themselves as best as they can into mattering. Moments and memories collage into an elusive definition of love."Rilke wrote, 'The things of this world... seem to need us.' Molly Tenenbaum, better than any poet I know, hears the call of things-banjos, clematis, paintings of chickens-and translates for us their happiness and pathos. She brings this genius to The Arborists, set in a time of great personal loss and romantic discovery. This is that rare and wondrous collection that takes my breath-deeply moving, effervescent, utterly original and alive."-Kathleen Flenniken, Poet Laureate Emerita of Washington State, author of Post Romantic"Tenenbaum's poems are lyrical, tightly woven, at times whimsical. They are powerful poems of a mother's passing, of a brother's face, of a dad's collapse. The natural world of vines, trees, flowers, pawed creatures is strongly present, as is domestic life, and the poet's life as a banjo playerand teacher. In this work images are stacked, stitched, and intertwined, making each poem a mesmerizing read, a piece of music."-Priscilla Long, author of Holy Magic and Crossing Over: Poems"With a deep, underlying music, the poems in The Arborists reflect the world's detail. Tenenbaum calls hornets 'little cartographers, ' writes a biography in banjo, and remembers 'how we used to lose our nozzles.' This is a world to be richly lost in-where a friend says, 'Can I quit my job yesterday?' and the cat is a 'weather report.' The Arborists asks what to do with the artifacts of a life, and answers: Craft them into poems."-Kelli Russell Agodon, author of Dialogues with Rising Tides
Splitting Up
A guide to the new social landscape and a serious search for personal meaning in an age of rapidly shifting cultural values.
Ripples
Slashed tires... a secret move... nearly dying while giving birth... When a small town teen finds herself pregnant in the 1960's, truly agonizing moments happen which cause effects for generations. Loving someone often means putting what is best for them ahead of what you think best for yourself in family and friendship. This is the sometimes heartbreaking, often heart warming and humorous true story of the Ripples set in motion. I grew up in a small town in Southern Oregon. I loved sports, music and adventure, all which have carried over in my life to the present. Becoming pregnant is high school was not in my plans, but God can take the worst situations and turn them to His glory. It is because of my daughter, who I met later in life, that I have written this book. Miracles happen and they need to be shared to give hope to those feeling hopeless.
Being Spouses
Being Spouses: Domestic Church, Permanence, Fidelity, Children, & Intimacy, is for personal pondering or couples or in groups of 5 to 15 people. Stephen Joseph Wolf, the author, was a parish priest and spiritual director in Nashville. The six chapters are Marriage Sacramentality, The Domestic Church, Permanence, Fidelity, Children, and Intimacy. There are 6 songs using traditional melodies and 18 scripture suggestions. Charts include Stages of a Relationship, a 44-month chapter-a-day Bible reading plan, Human Needs, and a Feelings Vocabulary.
Walking Miracles
In Walking Miracles I talk about the traumas that formed my life and made me who I am today. I chose to write about my trauma and bring it to the world as a means to help others who are going through the same thing. This book is a collection of short stories and poems as well as letters from my abuser, which outline the story of my traumas. In here I created a character known as Grace Hope, who undergoes a lot of challenges against a serial rapist, and in the end she became a symbol of my trauma and how I was able to defeat it despite all the challenges that were thrown at her. In Walking Miracles you will come to an understanding of your own self-worth, as I talk about how I was nothing and meant something more. In here I lost people, dealt with an abusive partner, lived through a physical illness that was undiagnosed for twenty years, and almost gave up hope to the world. Yet I also found the true meaning to life and became closer to those that know me. I hope when you read Walking Miracles, some part of it will stay with you for a lifetime.
Finding Majik
This book is written from lived experience. It is the story of one woman's journey through the pitfalls, isolation, and invisibility of complex trauma. Not only navigating the confinements, complexities, and problematic terminology of the judicial system, but also manoeuvring amongst the effluence of a crumbling family structure and the diagnosis of breast cancer. Our protagonist finds sanctuary, sanity, and safety amongst the majik of Mother Nature, friendships and creativity whilst learning compassion for self.The aim of this book is to offer insight to those who may be questioning their stability amongst the chaos of trauma. How through simple, obtainable, low-cost, proven methods of healing, the process of personal integrity and identity is revealed.
Sharon's Light
"SHARON'S LIGHT" is intended to inspire the reader to take a journey within oneself in order to seek, see, feel, know, and acknowledge the power, presence, potential, and depth of the LOVE OF SELF.-How does a person define true, honest, real, and complete love?-Before someone can love another person, truly and honestly, that individual needs to find the seeds of love planted within.-It is only through surviving the dark nights that one can be liberated and find and feel love for Self and others."SHARON'S LIGHT" is my way of healing from the loss. Sharon, in her own way, taught me a powerful lesson. She gave me a new meaning and purpose in life. Sharon changed my dark soul into a bright light. She taught me how to feel again. She taught me how to love.
Penny Thoughts for the Homeschooler
In Penny Thoughts for the Homeschooler, veteran homeschooler Mary Kay Smith shares inspiring essays and photos to add warmth, sympathy, encouragement, motivation, beauty, and humor to your homeschool experience. Mary Kay is a writer, educational events coordinator, and editor of The Virginia Home Educator magazine. She is enthusiastic about homeschooling and loves to fuel other homeschoolers to actively pursue their goals. Her stories, reactions, and suggestions will add to the conversation about homeschooling, helping you think through the tough issues and create the homeschooling experience you want. You'll be glad you offered her "a penny for your thoughts!"
Getting Older - Let's Talk About It!
Getting older, let's talk about it! supports and encourages the baby-boomer generation and our wider community, to consider and prepare for the future as we age. We are living longer and as we age there will be changes to our physical, mental, and emotional health. Over time this will lead to a natural decline in our functional and performance capacity. Hence the need for conversations, practical tools and forward planning to ensure we age well. The opportunities and the challenges of ageing well at home, a goal most older adults aspire to, are highlighted.This practical book invites you to take responsibility for ageing well by placing you in the driver's seat. It inspires you, either alone or with others, to re-examine and rediscover what is important to you, as you plan and determine the next stage of your life.
When Out Isn't an Option Marriage Should Be for Keeps
Are you in a rocky marriage that seems to be up today and down tomorrow? Have you ever felt like your relationship was on a life-support system? In her book, Pastor Adriene Conner will help you to overcome adversities by sharing the many trials and tribulations that her marriage had to overcome, endure, and ultimately survive. She gives many invaluable life-changing nuggets, testimonials and encouragement you need to stand when all seems hopeless and lost. Read through the pages and discover the strategies you can implement when God hasn't given you an off-ramp, an exit strategy or a plan B. Learn what battle gear and weaponry you have at your disposal to help you stand and survive because, after all - Marriage Should Be For Keeps!
Whisper Their Names
One of life's most traumatic moments is losing your child. This may be froman event such as miscarriage, stillborn orearly childhood death from illness, accident, or hostile intent. But loss is not always death; you can lose your child in a divorce or through drug addiction or estrangement. Losing a child who is now an adult is no less devastating. The sad fact is that this pain is an often unspoken burden that you will carry forever. Over time, people expect you to move on, but you live daily with your grief. This book offers a chance for parents to tell their stories of loss in a non-judgmental forum. It discusses frankly the feelings of guilt and anger, but also ponders philosophical aspects of life's meaning and gives hope. The hope is that the parent can live a meaningful life in spite of their grief. The author shares her own personal and professional stories of loss, acquired over thirty years of maternal nursing. Here is a place to find comfort when you are alone with your grief.
Living - Participating - Growing Old
Life must be understood as the result of evolution, and human life as the emergence of the species Sapiens from the genus Homo of the family of apes. If the emergence of human life as an evolutionary fact is coupled with the notion of social life, we are referred to the constructive production of human life forms, of which social participation is an integral part. On the one hand, participation is tied back to the phylogenesis of the species Sapiens, but on the other hand, it has to be newly acquired and practiced by every human being in the process of ontogenesis, depending on the environment. Participation in old age is a separate specification of the conditions of this process and can be illustrated on the basis of a large number of empirical findings.This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily interms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.
Marriage 4 CHRISTIANS
This book is a MUST READ book if you have tried all means in today's world and still can't find or keep a spouse for a Christian marriage that gets no divorce".
You Care, We Care
This book includes all you need about elderly care and home care services. Also it's a start in how to stop and avoid elder abuse at their home or at the elder care facilities, hospitals or rehabilitation centers. The author focuses on how to take care of your loved ones when they reach the age that they need help in their daily life activities and how to treat them to stop elder abuse.
Grow Damn It!
Grow Damn It! is a captivating work by Cheryl Oreglia, who uses uncommon honesty and arresting humor to draw you into her cantankerous life, forty-year marriage, and revolving empty nest. She claims the space between past and future is where our potential is created or destroyed.If you don't like where your life is going, dig deeper, and write a new story. By weeding out the things that clutter her life, she invites you into a refreshing space with some of her most popular posts from her beloved blog Living in the Gap.She surrounds herself with a gaggle of intriguing friends, along with a large and rambunctious family who challenge both her and the reader to live fully in an ever-changing world. Her provocative writing dares us to confront our lives not only with optimism, but courage, and uproarious laughter. Oreglia uses her experience to explore what matters most in life... the degree to which we love and are loved.
Why My Relationships Suck
If you are completely satisfied with your experience of romantic relationships and the relationship with yourself, please put this book down. It will not be worth your time, money, or energy. I want to be honest about that. However, if you have been stuck creating the experience your heart has been yearning for when it comes to love, possibility, and power, I humbly invite you to take this journey of self-discovery with me. You'll learn how to relate to your heartbreak as a gift, identify and overcome relationship patterns that are not serving you, and take responsibility for the love you want while nurturing yourself. In this process, you will heal, overcome the common myths you were taught about relationships, find your person, find yourself, and create a partnership that works.
Born a Poor, Black, Indian, White Girl
A true story filled with humor, sadness, sarcasm, grief, and redemption! Reading this story will make you laugh, cry, get angry, and take a deeper look into your own life.De tells her "not so good childhood" story from early identity confusion, poverty, and abuse . . . to violence, and death. She also shares the life lessons she learned along the way.It's an inspirational story and reading it is like chatting with a best friend about stuff going on in their life.It's about how childhood experiences follow us into adulthood and the devastating affects they can have on our future.This is one book you won't be able to put down!De takes you on a rollercoaster ride through a traumatic childhood (and failures as an adult) that ultimately led her to a spiritual path and healing the wounds she received as a child. Keep the tissue close by!If you've ever felt like: You're all aloneGiving up on lifeYour life will never get betterThis book is for you! De's book is proof positive that a person can free themselves of the chains of the past and create a happier life!Her book is a SHOUT OUT to anyone who has experienced a traumatic childhood . . . You are not alone! If this hits home for you on any level . . . Click the "BUY" button now!
Think & Grow You
Chris' life was unraveling, and his back was against the wall. He was staring down an impossible financial situation. Multiple six figures of credit card debt and negative monthly cashflow which contributed to a severely strained marriage. Entering the great recession as a financial services entrepreneur created more challenges. His little boys lived across the country and due to the financial constraints, he couldn't see them. "I'm a bad dad" kept swirling in his mind and he felt guilt for letting them down. He couldn't work any harder. It seemed like no matter what he did, nothing changed. He was STUCK! Stuck in every area of this life.After a tumultuous fight with his wife, he had an awakening. Wherever he had a problem, he was always there. He was the common denominator to all his problems. He created the whole mess. It wasn't easy, but he took complete responsibility for the mess and realized he needed to change. That's what he did. He fully committed to growing and changing. It wasn't overnight, but eventually as he changed internally the outside world changed.Think & Grow You is about this journey, which will teach you the following: - How to get out of your own way. Doing the internal work helps us recognize our self-sabotaging tendencies that keep us stuck.- How to shift, which is thinking and doing things differently to create better results.- How to improve our relationships. Everything we want in life will come from and through people. Relationships are the key to a happy life and Chris shares his significant lessons that changed everything.- How to gameplan and execute. Correct thinking is paramount, but we must also take action and execute a game plan whether we feel we're ready or not. Chris shares the key concepts that caused a quantum leap in his results.- Lastly, to have our dreams come true, we must know what we want and why. Chris shares how he created the necessary focus that allowed his dreams to come true
Why You’ll Never Find the One
A funny and affirming illustrated guide, in New Yorker cartoonist Sarah Akinterinwa's signature style, that offers a unique approach to finding love (or not). This illustrated dating guide by cartoonist Sarah Akinterinwa, rooted in her experiences as a Black woman in her late twenties, encourages readers to be introspective, honest, and practical in their love lives. Through vignettes with scenes from modern dating, the book's main character walks the reader through the ins and outs of being single, defining what you want in a partner, navigating dating apps, the value of therapy, contending with family expectations, and remaining optimistic about finding a relationship that's right for you. The book includes cheeky illustrated sidebars and commentary, such as: A recipe for the perfect partner Updated love languages Dating affirmations you didn't know you needed Advice for taking yourself on solo dates And more, all with an inclusive perspective on race, sexuality, and body image The stories, practices, and tips in this guide offer support for the lovelorn millennial, and anyone wading through the challenges of dating and being single in today's world, leaving the reader with the recognition that there might not necessarily be "one" perfect partner or way to be in a relationship, but rather, many possibilities--in dating and in life.
When Love Isn't Enough
In this captivating read, Jessica D. Washington describes the damage that happens when you choose the wrong partner or when they choose you. In a transparent fashion, she walks us through the trauma she's experienced at the hands of narcissistic family members and lovers. She shares her scars to be a guide on how to recognize these personalities and build your self-worth. Drowning in despair, torn to shreds, and sanity hanging on by a string, she soon realizes that even when you give 111% love may never be enough.
Holding Shadows
The question I pose as the basis for this book is this- What if we normalize grief in such a way that we acknowledge and support grievers who have lost relationships, jobs, health and not only when someone dies? Imagine giving a card to a friend after the loss of a job, or when they were denied a promotion they worked really hard for. How radical that would be but also how cathartic! In order to better understand and manage grief we must first normalize grieving both for the living and the dead. I know this means that it takes some of the mystery out of grief and grieving. This is an important development in managing and understanding grief. I will address grief by unpacking and defining it beyond just the physical death of a loved one.
Uncovered
Too often we take our covering for granted, until we realize how much we need it. Have you ever found yourself groping for the cover you pushed off during the night? The design and power of godly coverings are clearly explained in this transparent book. Babette shares her heart, life experiences, and insight, while encouraging us to apply this practical life enhancing concept to better our relationships and live an abundant life.The thoughts and what I want to portray most about Uncovered, are how easy it is to take for granted having a covering, and the devastation we often overlook that can result when we're uncovered. And no matter what season we're in, where we are in the world, or who we are; we all need to be covered. I think it's one of those things we don't think enough about until we realize we are without a covering. I don't think we realize how much we need to be covered until we start to mature and understand our nakedness, our vulnerability, our aloneness, and all the affects that can arise from being uncovered, as well as other major and lasting impacts it can have on our lives.
Silent Watchers
It all started as a very warm friendship that eventually ended in marriage; once those dotted lines were signed, I was trapped and nothing on earth would have prepared me for the turmoil I was to experience.My ex-spouse's subtle unveiling as an abuser who thrived on control and subjection, created a dark wanton aura in the home which I never understood as Domestic Violence.This book is a non-chronological narrative which recounts the horrors of domestic violence/abuse and its adverse effects on children over and above the primary receiver: the partner. It proffers solutions on both how to cope when found in such situations, and how to eventually make a safe exit for the sake of the wellbeing of the children- THE SILENT WATCHERS.
Soldier Battling Two Wars
This is a true story about how I overcame adversity in my life. Some people may ridicule, judge, criticize, or no longer call me a friend, as some have already done. Nevertheless, these are the struggles I endured as a soldier and husband. No one knows all that I have kept buried deep inside of me to keep the peace in my home over the last 30 years of my life. I am disappointed and ashamed of myself for things I have done and said when it came to my marriage and family. Some content may be hard for you to understand or relate to, especially if you have never been a victim of emotional and verbal abuse. Can you imagine what it's like to be in the military, married with children, and knowing that one day you may have to leave them for a long period of time to defend your country and you may never see them again? Not knowing if your marriage is strong enough to handle the pressure of you not being there to comfort them, to kiss your children good night, or lay next to your spouse holding her as tightly as you can so she will always feel safe in your arms. Just the thought of it is stressful, but to live it is a life changing journey of a soldier. My story tells the highs and lows, joys and pains, laughter and tears, and the trust and deceit. The military way of life can be very hard on your marriage, your mind, and your body. I struggle every day to overcome the verbal, emotional stress, and physical abuse I endured in the military and in my marriage. I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Insomnia, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts, and Anxiety. I have been seeing a psychiatrist since 2016. Through this and the help of my loving fianc矇e, with God's grace and mercy, I am becoming the man I want to be. I hope my story will touch someone out there and encourage them to seek help as I did.
About Grief
Everyone will have a different blindside. For some it may be a death. Or an accident. A diagnosis. For others, a divorce, or a bad break-up. What is the same in every blindside? It's that no one sees it coming. When we are blindsided, we are challenged to still show up and play the game of life, even when we are feeling like we are not sure that we can. When we have suffered loss, we never reach closure. It doesn't ever end. How do we keep our humanity in the face of terrible circumstances? How do we keep caring beyond events that break our hearts? It's not easy, but it is possible. And I am going to show you how. "This is a survival guide for people in survival mode - those blindsided by grief. I was blindsided by the quality of the book. From the first page I reconnected with my own traumas and anxieties of this last decade and read the advice and worked through Rowe's exercises with ever-increasing interest. She isn't just an expert. She's a grief survivor, a person who is sharing what worked for her in the darkest hours, as well as the traps she fell into, that most of us fall into. It's this lived experience that gives the book emotional heart. But it's Rowe's years of studying and practicing grief counselling that gives the book it's intellectual and practical heft. Stories are such a big part of this book. The way story connects to emotion. And Emily herself is the consummate storyteller. For many people, at grief's precipice, this book can be a lifeboat. For those of us who know grief as a long term, nagging, constant companion, it made me think about how I'm living life, for who I'm living life, it made me do an emotional audit, and I'm better for it. Highly recommended!"
Words Are Weird
Words Are Weird is a collection of pieces that takes you along a path of mental health, societal issues, romance, and toxicity. Each section covers intimate and thought-provoking topics to create connections. The words on these pages are meant for the reader to flip to a piece and read something that resonates with the deepest parts of themselves.
The Letter X...
This collection of powerful, emotional letters from various authors gives a look at the inner thoughts, hurts, pains, and baggage that exists in the minds and hearts of everyday people.
The Real Strip Show
What really goes on in a Strip Club? Who are the women that work there? Who are the men that frequent there? Do you really want to know? Some of the secrets are revealed within this book ...
Sam
Sam is the story of a young girl growing up with loving parents but then setting sail on a sea of turmoil involving various partners and births all of which she survives intact after an interesting journey through life. A precocious young girl jourmeys through childhood, university, relationships, motherhood and a career in social services while maintaining her personal integrity throughout.
He Chose Me
God chose me. He chose me at a time in my life when I was at my worst, and He still loved me. Not knowing that I was called, for many are called but few are chosen. I, like so many others, have endured trials, tribulations, and hardships, but I see now that who I am and all that I've been through was to prepare me for such a time as this.
Dating Potential
Sometimes we date the potential of a person, and overlook the reality of who they are. That's why I call this book "Dating Potential". We enter into and often remain in relationships hoping the other person will grow or change. That's where the mistake lies. We place the weight of our decision to be with them on hope. Hope that they will one day become the person we imagine they can be. I realized that imaginary person is typically who we actually enter into a relationship with. Meet "Potential". This book offers some realistic guidelines, though not exhaustive, of what to consider when you enter relationships prior to marriage. Reading this also affords each one of us to take an introspective look at ourselves to evaluate whether or not we are doing the very things we are expecting or desire in our future spouse. Are we energy in motion or are we Potential? Selah has a strong passion for sharing the gospel. She has embraced and put into action the call on her life to lead ministry groups, teach, and minister through dance in multiple churches at home and abroad. Becoming an author has been another way for her to share her passion with the masses. Her desire is to see people become believers of God through faith in Jesus Christ. Her aspiration is to inspire and uplift believers all over the world and encourage them to achieve EVERYTHING God has called them to be, while experiencing life more abundantly through Christ Jesus!
Just Because
The life changing moment when Lisa's 21-year-old sister Zoie, and Zoie's 26-year-old partner James, died in a shocking car accident, is now memorialised by a beautiful oak tree. But Lisa then lost her 31-year-old husband Andrew to suicide, and her 32-year-old younger brother Justin to brain cancer. Faced with compounded grief from the untimely death of loved ones as well as a myriad of other losses, Lisa embarked on a journey of self-healing and renewal.She is now an accidental expert on loss and grief.Just Because acts as a measure of wisdom about the often unspoken but universal topics of loss and grief, depression, suicide, miscarriage, Alzheimer's Disease and the loss of a loved one to COVID-19. These candid pages offer comfort, warmth, honesty, hope and humour, as well as strategies for healing in the belief that loss and grief change your life, but they do not define you.Just Because is a self-help memoir infused with unwavering accounts of how all sense of meaning in life may be lost, but we can manage our loss and grief to reshape and renew our own lives.
Dismantling Racism One On One
Three true stories of interracial conflict show how interpersonal racism can be dismantled when conversational partners co-construct uniquenesses, a powerful process everyone can do. A stressful conversation between Isabel and the plumber was transformed from racist abuse to "momentarily family." Ronald and Jennifer progressed from "violent Black rapist" and "lying white bitch" to friends, co-authors, and collaborating social justice advocates. After Robin owned up to her white privilege, Angela comfortably connected with her as a colleague. Dismantling Racism One On One provides a mental model and three ways of listening and speaking that can empower readers to reverse toxic stereotyping. Stories of real conversations illustrate the anti-racist power of specific ways of listening and speaking that we can all practice. Since each of us is unique, we can harness our uniqueness to combat the racism we experience in one-on-one situations. The first step is to understand productive ways to think about dismantling interpersonal racism by storifying, listening dialogically, practicing cultural humility, and being genuinely curious. The second is to mobilize appropriate reflections, choices, and emotions. This how-to guide is proven and powerful, and the overall process is simple: It's the opposite of social stereotyping. (About the Author) John Stewart edited 11 editions of Bridges Not Walls: A Book About Interpersonal Communication, and authored U and Me: Communicating in Moments That Matter, and Personal Communicating and Racial Equity. His research, teaching, and writing at the University of Washington spanned 32 years, and he served the final decade of his career as Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Dubuque. Now retired, he writes and offers Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging training.
Of Loss, Grief and Hope
A mother lays bare three perspectives framed in art and words that shed light upon the loss of a child. The journey of the child, her mother and her sister through loss, grief and hope, as the child battles with cancer that affects the entire family. Ninety pages Illustrated with thirty-five full color paintings by the author.
About Grief
Everyone will have a different blindside. For some it may be a death. Or an accident. A diagnosis. For others, a divorce, or a bad break-up. What is the same in every blindside? It's that no one sees it coming. When we are blindsided, we are challenged to still show up and play the game of life, even when we are feeling like we are not sure that we can. When we have suffered loss, we never reach closure. It doesn't ever end. How do we keep our humanity in the face of terrible circumstances? How do we keep caring beyond events that break our hearts? It's not easy, but it is possible. And I am going to show you how. "This is a survival guide for people in survival mode - those blindsided by grief. I was blindsided by the quality of the book. From the first page I reconnected with my own traumas and anxieties of this last decade and read the advice and worked through Rowe's exercises with ever-increasing interest. She isn't just an expert. She's a grief survivor, a person who is sharing what worked for her in the darkest hours, as well as the traps she fell into, that most of us fall into. It's this lived experience that gives the book emotional heart. But it's Rowe's years of studying and practicing grief counselling that gives the book it's intellectual and practical heft. Stories are such a big part of this book. The way story connects to emotion. And Emily herself is the consummate storyteller. For many people, at grief's precipice, this book can be a lifeboat. For those of us who know grief as a long term, nagging, constant companion, it made me think about how I'm living life, for who I'm living life, it made me do an emotional audit, and I'm better for it. Highly recommended!"
The Beautiful Destruction of My Life
At age 40, with two children, a busy career, and a crumbling marriage, Kim's entire family faced an unexpected life-altering change. Kim's husband was slowly succumbing to an unknown debilitating illness that they later learned was Multiple System Atrophy. Join Kim as she shares how being a caregiver to a disabled veteran with a rare terminal illness changed her life, marriage, relationship with family and friends, and ultimately her faith. Kim's journey shares the real raw emotions, the hidden and often secretive side of caregiving, and some humor dripped in as Kim learned to embrace a situation she could never have anticipated or desired. Kimberly S. Bohannon is an author, mom, business professional, and volunteer. After becoming a caregiver, a job she never applied for, she developed a heart for other caregivers and the unique challenges. When not working on her next novel or her career in credit unions, Kim spends her time advocating for the prevention of elder financial exploitation, hiking, playing in nature, and testing out her rudimentary home improvement skills on the latest project. Kim is committed to organizations that support her commitment to caregivers and vulnerable adults, including serving on the Board of Directors of Inheritance of Hope, a wonderful organization whose mission is to inspire hope in young families facing the loss of a parent to a terminal illness and serving on a state level elder financial exploitation prevention task force.
Into-Me-See
Couples seek real intimacy. Yet so few achieve it. The hurdles are especially high for Black couples.Intimacy is fundamental to sustaining a healthy romantic relationship. With true intimacy, partners allow themselves to be open and vulnerable; to discuss emotions, experiences, and needs freely. They rely on each other for safety, both physically and emotionally. In Into-Me-See, licensed therapist Dr. Jeannelle Perkins-Muhammad explores the cultural and personal factors that can make it challenging for Black couples to develop and maintain intimacy. The book's title comes from a cultural idiom that describes the ability to look beyond the physical and look deeper to see the greater connection to another person.Unique among books on intimacy, Into-Me-See explores specific cultural issues affecting Black couples, including how a history of slavery and the ongoing racism in America have created relationship expectations that often work against intimacy. Other topics include--The four different levels of intimacy-physical, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual-that must be addressed to deepen our intimate connections.-The importance of bringing mental and emotional challenges into the open, so that they can no longer sabotage efforts to become more intimate.Real-life stories from Dr. Perkins-Muhammad's work show how Black couples have overcome the challenges they faced to find the deeply intimate and rewarding relationships we all seek. Whether you are in a brand-new relationship or have been with your partner for decades, Into-Me-See will show you how to take the first steps to a deeper, long-lasting intimate relationship.
Of Loss, Grief and Hope
A mother lays bare three perspectives framed in art and words that shed light upon the loss of a child. The journey of the child, her mother and her sister through loss, grief and hope, as the child battles with cancer that affects the entire family. Ninety pages Illustrated with thirty-five full color paintings by the author.
Living Happily Ever After--Separately
If your marriage isn't working and you're contemplating divorce, there might be a gentler, less expensive way to reclaim your life and happiness-and renew your relationship. After twenty-three years of struggle, Lise Stoessel and her husband, Emil, knew they were fighting a losing battle. Thus began the experiment that would save and revitalize their marriage: living separately. In this inspiring little book, Lise guides you down her own path to marital and personal peace and offers practical advice on making the decision and taking the first steps. You'll witness the remarkable transformation of her marriage and discover how separate spaces may help you and your spouse: avoid the trauma and expense of divorce; have a home and a home-life that suit you; grow as individuals and realize your ideals; let go of resentment; appreciate the good in one another; rekindle the romance; turn time together into quality time; learn to date each other again; and be the partner (and person) you want to be! Author Bio: Lise Stryker Stoessel earned her bachelor's degree in social welfare, specializing in mental health, from Stony Brook University in 1976. She received a master's degree in Waldorf Early Childhood Education from Sunbridge College in 2006. Lise has written articles and given numerous talks on a wide variety of issues related to parenting and self-development. Living Happily Ever After-Separately is her first book.
A Year at The Stables on Muddypuddle Lane
One year, four seasons, endless romance...Welcome to the Stables on Muddypuddle Lane and escape to the heart of the charming English countryside with these four sweet stories of love and friendship, second chances and new beginnings.Spring is a time of new life and green shoots, but will it also be a time for romance? And what surprises will the rest of the year bring to the people and animals who live, love and work at the stables?A delightfully uplifting, heartwarming series, perfect for fans of Imogen Payne, Rachel Griffiths and Cressida McLaughlinIncludes the following: Spring at the Stables on Muddypuddle LaneSummer at the Stables on Muddypuddle LaneAutumn at the Stables on Muddypuddle LaneWinter at the Stables on Muddypuddle Lane
Finding My Sacred
In her first book, Finding My Sacred, debut author Shell Silversmith delivers a cathartic spiritual composition of literature that details her life journey. Silversmith's debut is a work of art that has a flowing storyline which will ignite the reader to reflect upon their own spiritual path. Each human has the task of navigating their journey, here on Earth. How the journey is navigated is unique to everyone, depending on their upbringing, belief system, and the people surrounding them daily. Finding My Sacred is Silversmith's life experience. Readers will be given a window of insight in detail of her spiritual awakening which she believes is available to everyone. According to Shell, "The ending makes me cry each time I read it, it's that powerful." Shell Silversmith is a Navajo writer from Salt Lake City, Utah with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Utah. She is also an Emerging Din矇 writer.
So Now You’re a Widow
This warm, conversational, easily digestible book is for widows--women over 50 who are beginning new lives without their husbands. In So Now You're a Widow, the author and the 34 women she interviewed share what they wish they had known when they became widowed. As one of the women commented, "People tell you how to decorate your home, drive a car, train your dog, and plan a wedding, but no one tells you how to be a widow."
I Love You
My name is Johnny Estrada, I am a United States Navy Veteran. Served one- year shore duty at Pensacola Naval Air Station Pensacola Florida, and three seasick years on board the USS Papago ATF-160 home port, Little Creek Virginia. I was born in San Antonio Texas. My single mom raised me, one brother, and three sisters. My mother decided to move the family to Southern California. My mother was both mom and dad to the family. She was a strong-minded person, and she was my mentor. She taught the family about positive thinking. My mom always had projects for us kids to do and thus... we did not have time to be out on the streets with maybe bad company. My mother would always tell me to do my best, to go the extra mile, and m竅ore important... if I failed at something, to do it again, and again. "I love you this much" is a phrase that a lot of people use to express their love for another person. There are many sentimental thoughts, words, feelings, and a lot of things from A to Z that loving people will say to each other. In this book, I expand a little more on the phrase "I love you." Each chapter has a thought, followed by repeating the words...I love you. I believe in... Love at first sight... When a person meets another person for the first time, the person feels butterflies in their stomach immediately, then to me that is... love at first sight. Every person around the world will experience puppy love. Puppy love is probably one of the most painful feelings ever. When you meet the right person, and you both have really deep feelings for each other...you will be in love forever and ever.
Sandi Jacobs
Sandi Jacobs wasn't always sick, but after escaping from the clutches of her abusive father she never got a good grip on reality. Diagnosed with schizophrenia at the tender age of seven, Sandi's nightmares aggressively follow her into her waking life. No matter how far they are from her father's influence his presence always seems to be there, although reality might be blurred for her this isn't the case for everyone. Every time she gets closer to seeing just how thin the line is between her illness versus reality, something seems to always drag her back to square one. After a suspicious accident that left Sandi bruised and beaten is deemed to be part of her overactive imagination and taken at face value, her best friend begins to wonder just how sick she really is. She can pray and pray but what's the point of having a God if he lets someone else play his role?
I Love You
My name is Johnny Estrada, I am a United States Navy Veteran. Served one- year shore duty at Pensacola Naval Air Station Pensacola Florida, and three seasick years on board the USS Papago ATF-160 home port, Little Creek Virginia. I was born in San Antonio Texas. My single mom raised me, one brother, and three sisters. My mother decided to move the family to Southern California. My mother was both mom and dad to the family. She was a strong-minded person, and she was my mentor. She taught the family about positive thinking. My mom always had projects for us kids to do and thus... we did not have time to be out on the streets with maybe bad company. My mother would always tell me to do my best, to go the extra mile, and m竅ore important... if I failed at something, to do it again, and again. "I love you this much" is a phrase that a lot of people use to express their love for another person. There are many sentimental thoughts, words, feelings, and a lot of things from A to Z that loving people will say to each other. In this book, I expand a little more on the phrase "I love you." Each chapter has a thought, followed by repeating the words...I love you. I believe in... Love at first sight... When a person meets another person for the first time, the person feels butterflies in their stomach immediately, then to me that is... love at first sight. Every person around the world will experience puppy love. Puppy love is probably one of the most painful feelings ever. When you meet the right person, and you both have really deep feelings for each other...you will be in love forever and ever.
