Visitor Book
A visitor log to assist the elderly or ill to remember those who visit them. Space is available for the names and relationship of visitors, topics discussed a special message, items exchanged and reminder for the next visit. Six different illustrations, 118 pages for visitor notes. 120 page total.
Expecting the Good
Are you a badass? Badass is a general term used to describe behavior that is fearless, authentic and compassionate. A badass does not give up. Badasses will always push themselves for the better, no matter how hard it gets.This book is a tribute to Jean-Luc Nash, a badass with a big heart. He was a West Point graduate, Special Forces Officer, 82nd Airborne Commander, and Defense Attache. What people like Jean-Luc Nash do is essential to protecting our country. This allows people like you and me to create, write, pursue our interests - whatever they are - and have the opportunity to make something of ourselves. Jean-Luc made a positive impact by being a great role model for our country, his community, and his family. He inspired many to improve themselves, not be afraid to try new things, explore, and have the courage to do what is right at any given moment.
Why Marriage Counseling Fails
Like life itself, marriage has moments of joy...and sorrow. As difficult as marriage can be, many who have said "I do" try to stick it out when problems arise because the alternative--being alone--is not very appealing. If the couple truly wants to save their marriage, they usually turn to counseling.Unfortunately, most marriage counseling ends with the couple dropping out and then, more often than not, ending their relationship. In some cases, the problem is not the couple but their choice of counselor. One who is poorly trained, disinterested, or obviously biased can destroy a marriage.Why Marriage Counseling Fails explores different scenarios that cause problems for couples as well as the different types of counselors who can help or harm a marriage. Dr. David B. Hawkins has more than forty-five years of experience as a marriage counselor and has helped thousands of couples save their marriages."Sadly, when it comes to reaching out for help for marriage counseling, few have a sense of trust and confidence in their counselor," he says. "Stories abound about how they came out of a counseling session worse than when they went in."Dr. Hawkins defines the "five I's" of a qualified marriage counselor as one who: Offers wise instructionTakes an active interest in the coupleOffers insight into why problems recurIs willing to work intensivelyWorks in-depth to help the couple find long-term solutionsWhy Marriage Counseling Fails offers insights into marital issues, the brokenness of the counseling system, how to find good help, and how to insist upon effective help when turning to a counselor.
Secrets to Living Happily Ever After with the One You Love
What sort of marriage do you want to have? A marriage that lasts forever or a marriage that crumbles not long after the wedding ceremony. Veronica Chinasa Osunwa's book Secrets to Living Happily Ever After with The One You Love gives you some beneficial tips on having fun and fulfilled marriage. The teachings in this book are Biblically based, and they are practical. Veronica Chinasa Osunwa discusses conflict and conflict resolution, developing trust and open communication with your partner, sex, for[1]givenness, and money, among other issues. These topics are with real-life examples from her marriage and anecdotal quotes from other marital experts to help the reader live happily ever after. Marriage, like any other form of human relationship, is ordained by God. He gives you wisdom for your marriage in prayer and through studying His word. At the end of the book, there are ten keys which men and women can practice together to have a successful marriage. The author lives out what she writes and, with the help of the power of the Holy Spirit, continues to enjoy a successful, prosperous, and happy marriage. - Craig GlasheenPlease feel free to contact the author should you require more clarifications, suggestions or to share your testimony at chinonicanz@yahoo.co.n
From Bitterness to Betterness
Do you want to overcome bitterness, unforgiveness and the hurt of your past? Well, you are in the right place. This book "From Bitterness to Betterness" is for you. Yes, you, who had a rough childhood, experienced emotional and physical abuse, and suffered a broken heart. You may be a teenager, a single mother, in a committed relationship or married and feel that you are not whole and there is something missing. This book chronicles the life of a young girl named Genie who was born to a teenage mother who was unprepared for her arrival. Genie grew up to suffer from severe emotional abuse that resulted in her suffering from low self-esteem as she harboured unhealthy, self-destructive thoughts. The principles outlined in this book will guide you on the power of forgiveness, breaking generational curses, establishing a road map for your life, pursuing your purpose and reassuring your parents that even though you suffered at their hands, you now know they weren't equipped to be parents at the time of your arrival. Finally, my friends, remember that you were created for a purpose and, with God's help, you will overcome the brokenness and betrayal you now feel to achieve your God-given purpose and live a transformed life, just like Genie.
If You Cook, I'Ll Clean
For years, you've wanted to know the truth about men, and you've been cheated by books interested only in emotionalizing you and eventually causing an even greater divide between men and women. It's time you get the absolute truth about men from their own mouths. In If You Cook, I'll Clean, author Eli Breeden offers a compilation of actual conversations that took place in barber shop settings during an eighteen-year period throughout the United States. These conversations stem from different relationships men have been involved in. Based solely on a male's perspective pertaining to men's relationships with women, all the interviews provide true perspectives. Men share details of their lives with their barber they don't tell anyone else, such as their dreams, aspirations, love lives, accolades, tragedies, and more. If You Cook, I'll Clean gives insight into a man's mind through real discussions about love, family, joy, sorrow, and everyday struggles of men who are in relationships.
If You Cook, I'Ll Clean
For years, you've wanted to know the truth about men, and you've been cheated by books interested only in emotionalizing you and eventually causing an even greater divide between men and women. It's time you get the absolute truth about men from their own mouths. In If You Cook, I'll Clean, author Eli Breeden offers a compilation of actual conversations that took place in barber shop settings during an eighteen-year period throughout the United States. These conversations stem from different relationships men have been involved in. Based solely on a male's perspective pertaining to men's relationships with women, all the interviews provide true perspectives. Men share details of their lives with their barber they don't tell anyone else, such as their dreams, aspirations, love lives, accolades, tragedies, and more. If You Cook, I'll Clean gives insight into a man's mind through real discussions about love, family, joy, sorrow, and everyday struggles of men who are in relationships.
Love Legacy
Do you want to live in a happier, more cohesive and peaceful world? Then you landed at the right station.This book is to help individuals, couples and families who value love and aspire to have more of it in their lives. Those who understand how loving themselves affects their sense of self-worth, and consequently their relationships to others. This book will aid them in building healthy boundaries and defining the ways they want to be treated.It intends to touch hearts and attract open-minded people who value faith, hope and love in their lives. Establishing a healthy marriage, building a happy family, navigating the unknown, and overcoming tough times require a strong belief that everything is solvable, which in turn generates hope to find the right solution. It also requires unconditional love, acceptance, and willingness to contribute equally to the success of relationships from all parties.The benefit will come to those willing to connect with themselves and develop the required awareness of what is happening in their inner world each moment, affecting their whole life. This connection can only happen through love. You will know how meaningful your life can be when flooded with love, to the point that you can start pouring it into the relationships with people in your life.It will help you to stop living in continuous misunderstanding and fear, and to release unhealthy coping mechanisms that come with stress and endless pressure. The pressure of feeling disconnected from your loved ones and society, the pressure of family and friends who expect you to be happy and successful in your relationships, and the pressure of investing a lot of time and energy in your relationships without getting the results you want.Love Legacy helps you to move through struggles and setbacks, walking you towards peaceful and empowering life by reclaiming your five birthright freedoms to unlock your legacy on earth "The legacy of love".
Albert and the Apples
Albert and the Apples If you're anything like me, you will agree that we need simple ideas and stories to teach our children concepts and life skills. This is more important, especially when it relates to money and finances. "Albert and the Apples," tells a simple story for pre-teens learning about money. Albert has a new idea to help his mum, who is cooking with apples. He intends to grow some apples to help her. He decides to search for good ground to plant his apple seeds. After taking good care of his plants, they grow into trees, to his surprise. There are now so many apples that Albert can sell. This book is designed to appeal to children through the use of bright colours and humour. It teaches children about hard work and investing for a good return. Learning about money should be fun and relatable for everyone, including children!
Family Violence: Research and Public Policy Issues
Family violence-against spouses, children, and other relatives-is a serious national problem. Each year hundreds of thousands of wives are abused by their husbands; more than a million children suffer from various forms of physical, sexual, and emotional maltreatment.Despite its severity, little is known about this tragedy. The ability to prevent or treat such behavior is rudimentary at best. Research on the incidence and etiology of family violence and on effective means of intervention are indispensable to protect its victims.This book, a conference volume compiled by scholars and federal offices, examines family violence and the quality of research contributed to the field thus far.
Before You Divorce
This is a must-read before you consider divorcing your partner. The book can help you create a happy, lasting, and successful marriage and prevent divorce. Marriage is not a fairytale and divorce is not always the best solution. Every marriage goes through hard times and yours is not an exception. Divorce is common but it can be prevented or avoided. As William Shatner rightly said, "Divorce is probably as painful as death." It comes as no surprise that God hates divorce. It does not matter where you are, what you have been through, or the current situation of your marriage, there is hope. When a person is considering divorce, they typically want to know if one really can prevent divorce. Yes, you can prevent the divorce. There is still time to save your marriage. This book will help you know what to do to prevent divorce. Let God, not culture or selfishness, have the final say in your marriage. Matthew N. O. Sadiku is a professor emeritus at Prairie View A & M University, Prairie View, Texas. He is the author of over 970 professional articles and over 95 books including Secrets of Successful Marriages, Enemies of Your Marriage, and commentaries on all the books of the New Testament Bible. His books are used worldwide, and some of them have been translated into Korean, Chinese, Italian, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Janet O. Sadiku studied nursing science from 1975 to 1980 at the University of Ife, now known as Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. She has worked as a nurse, educator, and church minister in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and Canada. She is presently retired with her husband in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Men, Masculinities and Intimate Partner Violence
Men, Masculinities and Intimate Partner Violence examines how gender and other social identities and inequalities shape experiences of, and responses to, violence in intimate relationships.
Love Legacy
Do you want to live in a happier, more cohesive and peaceful world?This book is to help individuals, couples and families who value love and aspire to have more of it in their lives. Those who understand how loving themselves affects their sense of self-worth, and consequently their relationships to others. This book will aid them in building healthy boundaries and defining the ways they want to be treated.It intends to touch hearts and attract open-minded people who value faith, hope and love in their lives. Establishing a healthy marriage, building a happy family, navigating the unknown, and overcoming tough times requires a strong belief that everything is solvable, which in turn generates hope to find the right solution. It also requires unconditional love, acceptance, and willingness to contribute equally to the success of relationships from all parties.The benefit will come to those willing to connect with themselves and develop the required awareness of what is happening in their inner world each moment, affecting their whole life. This connection can only happen through love. You will know how meaningful your life can be when flooded with love, to the point that you can start pouring it into the relationships with people in your life.It will help you to stop living in continuous misunderstanding and fear, and to release unhealthy coping mechanisms that come with stress and endless pressure. The pressure of feeling disconnected from your loved ones and society, the pressure of family and friends who expect you to be happy and successful in your relationships, and the pressure of investing a lot of time and energy in your relationships without getting the results you want.
Shades of Love in Letters
According to the late musical & artistic icon, James Brown: "This is a man's world, this is a man's world But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl"
Blessed Not Broken
It takes strength to hold on. It also takes an enormous amount of strength to let go and sometimes letting go is better than holding on.Making the decision to release and let go begins with acknowledgment and then choosing to face, deal with, and move through emotions, situations, and circumstances. It is not easy and most times a painful journey. Once you do, though, the freedom to pursue your true happiness as your best and highest self will make you question why it took you so long.In this book, six extraordinary women tell their stories of how they let go of pain, resentment, toxic relationships, labels, anger, and more. Each author courageously opened her life and story to share with you how she overcame obstacles because all she wanted, more than anything, was to be healed, loved, happy, and whole. May you be inspired by their words and blessed by their stories: Blessed Not Broken: the Power of Letting Go.
The Good The Bad and The Divorce
Don't let divorce wreck your whole life; prepare, adapt, and conquer with this helpful guide.Divorce is often one of the most emotionally taxing periods in a person's life. To make matters worse, this emotionally charged time accompanies intense legal battles, astronomical costs, and new struggles most people don't see coming. That's where The Good, The Bad, and The Divorce comes in. Author Oscar Chavarria offers an unfettered view into the realities of divorce, the unexpected pitfalls and costly mistakes that anyone can fall victim to. By helping inform people, he's offering up a unique opportunity to get individuals on their feet and fighting fit for the battle they face when divorce becomes the only viable option. No matter what, you're not fighting alone and this is a battle you can win. The Good, The Bad, and The Divorce will teach you: -The Ins and Outs of the Legal Side of Divorce-To Avoid the Battles You Can't Win-Lawyers, Lawyering Up, and Preparing Yourself-The Process of Divorce-Tips to Protect Your Sanity and Mental Health-And so much more!This book isn't going to sugarcoat your dire situation, but it will offer invaluable tips, advice, and information to give you the best possible chance at the most favorable outcome. You'll survive your divorce, and this book makes for great company in this difficult chapter of your life.
Foreverland
"One of the first honest, moving and funny portrayals of a solid marriage I have ever read." --Jessica Grose, The New York TimesA Best Book of 2022 from The New Yorker and Chicago TribuneAn illuminating, poignant, and savagely funny examination of modern marriage from Ask Polly advice columnist Heather HavrileskyIf falling in love is the peak of human experience, then marriage is the slow descent down that mountain, on a trail built from conflict, compromise, and nagging doubts. Considering the limited economic advantages to marriage, the deluge of other mate options a swipe away, and the fact that almost half of all marriages in the United States end in divorce anyway, why do so many of us still chain ourselves to one human being for life?In Foreverland, Heather Havrilesky illustrates the delights, aggravations, and sublime calamities of her marriage over the span of fifteen years, charting an unpredictable course from meeting her one true love to slowly learning just how much energy is required to keep that love aflame. This refreshingly honest portrait of a marriage reveals that our relationships are not simply "happy" or "unhappy," but something much murkier--at once unsavory, taxing, and deeply satisfying. With tales of fumbled proposals, harrowing suburban migrations, external temptations, and the bewildering insults of growing older, Foreverland is a work of rare candor and insight. Havrilesky traces a path from daydreaming about forever for the first time to understanding what a tedious, glorious drag forever can be.
Shattered
"A truly healing book." - Glen Lord, President, The Compassionate FriendsUnthinkable. Unbelievable. Heartbreaking. Whatever words we choose, they all fall far short of the reality. The loss of a child is a terrible thing.Accidents. Disease. Suicide. School shootings. Murder. Natural disasters. War. No matter how or when, the death of a child (no matter what age) can shatter the heart. How do you survive this? Can you?Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child was written to help.Bestselling author, hospice chaplain, and grief specialist Gary Roe uses his three decades of experience interacting with grieving parents to give you this heartfelt, easy-to-read, and intensely practical book. In Shattered, Roe walks the reader through the powerful impact a child's death has - emotionally, mentally, physically, relationally, and spiritually.Shattered unpacks the depth of this loss, describing how...Intense, unpredictable emotions (sadness, anger, guilt, anxiety, fear, depression) can hijack us at a moment's notice.Our minds spin. We can't concentrate. We forget things. It feels like we're going crazy.Our bodies get hit. Symptoms surface. Our health can be impacted. Illness can invade.Our souls feel crushed. Guilt shakes us. What we believe gets challenged.Our relationships change. Marriage, family, friendships, and workplaces feel the impact.Our plans and dreams are shattered. We're now in uncharted territory.Yes, the loss of a child affects everything.In Shattered, you will learn how you can...Deal with the volatile, unpredictable emotions assaulting you.Manage the massive changes that are occurring in your life and routine.Move through feeling overwhelmed and begin to heal. Take care of yourself and your health amid all the challenges.Honor your child with how you grieve.Love those around you, even with a broken heart. Navigate spiritual pain and faith questions. Turn couple, family, and relational changes into personal growth. Support your other children in their grief and parent them well. Find the people and resources you need to begin to recover. Discover whether counseling would be beneficial for you.Live life as well as possible while in great pain.Make your child's life count in deep and powerful ways.If you're a grieving parent or grandparent, this book was written for you. Shattered is not a magic pill. The death of a child cannot be fixed. But comfort, compassion, guidance, and hope can be found in these pages.You will never be the same, but you can survive. And to some degree, you can heal. Shattered can help. Open this book, and let the healing continue.Shattered was honored as a 2017 Best Book Awards Finalist
Representations of Stereotypical Images in Popular Culture
Representations of Stereotypical Images in Popular Culture: A Critical Approach engages students to examine the perpetuation of stereotypical images of marginalized groups found in popular media and to challenge those frameworks that are responsible for the creation and maintenance of these negative images.Focusing on film, television, social media, and lifestyles, the book applies critical theory to explain the impact of capitalism on the construction of images of minorities in popular culture. It examines how the maintenance of these images becomes embedded in our culture and directly impacts our belief systems regarding social expectations of racial, gender, and class groups.The book begins with chapters that define popular culture, introduce critical theory and racialized ideology, and examine the ways race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality are represented. Additional chapters explain how racialized stereotypes are historically rooted in chattel slavery and trace the perpetuation of these images over three major stages of capitalist development. The final three chapters explore the perpetuation of negative images of other subordinated groups, how stereotypes are represented in social media, and the overall impact of the perpetuation of negative images on society. Throughout, reflection questions, chapter vignettes, comprehension questions, and real-world observations enrich the learning experience.
Triumph over Tragedy
This book is written from a heart of love and compassion to help someone who is struggling with the loss of a mother, father, sister, brother, or a loved one. This book is a journey into my life when I lost my mother to a sudden death, and what I learned through the process. I hope that through my experience you will find hope, support, comfort, and peace as you navigate through your own grieving process. Dynamic, Bold Visionary. For more than 14 years, Apostle Donna Anthony has helped many realize their purpose through her ministry. In 2005, Apostle Donna Anthony became the pastor of Pleasant Ridge House of Worship, a non-denominational church located in Crawford, MS. Her passion and personal mandate are to equip, train, impart, and send forth through communication and education while inspiring them to go forth and prosper in the kingdom. With pioneering vision, Apostle Anthony founded Healing for the Soul Ministry in 2017, a teaching and preaching ministry that focuses on healing the inner man from brokenness, trauma, rejection, and so much more. Apostle Anthony advocates to serving people regardless of their socioeconomic status, age, nationality, and race. Apostle Anthony is a graduate of Mississippi University for Women, which she earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology. After accepting her call into ministry, she attended and received a certificate of graduation from Interdenominational School of Ministry in March of 2003. In 2010, she attended and received a certificate of completion in Old and New Bible Interpretation and School of Prophets from Gye'name School of Ministry. And, in 2012, she attended Liberty University Online and received a Master of Art of Theology and Master of Divinity. In 2020, she also received a Master of Arts in Human Service Counseling with emphasis in Trauma and Crisis Response from Liberty University. Her heart's desire is helping those who have suffer trauma experience freedom from the pain of the trauma and live a healthy and prosperous life. Apostle Anthony has ministered in multiple locations which include Mississippi, Indiana, Tennessee, and Johannesburg, South Africa. Apostle Donna Anthony believes that God is raising up an army of believers who will have a heart to obey Him and be faithful to the call that God has placed upon their life. She has also founded these works outside of her church: Healing for the Soul Ministry A Time of Intercession Prayer Call
Heroes Work Here
Discover how the nation's largest senior living operator answered the call posed by the greatest public health crisis in one hundred years with courage and resilience. CEO Cindy Baier shares a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes look at how Brookdale Senior Living navigated the COVID-19 pandemic as she stood at the helm of a company with $3.5 billion of revenue in 2020. Woven together with her own personal accounts, Cindy highlights the broad symphony of voices and diverse cast of players who proved pivotal in helping save lives during the most challenging crisis the senior living industry has ever faced. The book is chock-full of heartfelt sentiment and granular insights that serve to redefine corporate leadership as the world enters a new normal. Heroes Work Here is the new gold standard for crisis management, a perfect primer for leaders wanting to stay one step ahead of any crisis, and a keen reminder of the wonders that result from a culture of caring.
Sex When You Don’t Feel Like It
A practical guide to understand both low and high libido, drawing on science, straight talk and useful exercises to stop blame and rekindle pleasure. From the Vatican to Vegas, From Disney to PornHub, we've been tricked into believing love and sex are like a hand in a glove, though few of us experience them that way. In Sex When You Don't Feel Like It: The Truth About Mismatched Libido and Rediscovering Desire, Cyndi Darnell helps demystify our relationship to desire by making it authentic, relatable, and most importantly, attainable. Darnell guides readers step-by-step through a useful framework to discover their authentic longings while recognizing it can feel uncomfortable when they're unaccustomed to deep, soul-nourishing conversations about sex. From reading this book, you will learn what desire needs to thrive and how to understand your unique erotic template.At its core, Sex When You Don't Feel Like It is honest. It understands that exploring sex is complicated in a culture that insists sex is both natural and dangerous. It doesn't promise eternal happiness with tips and tricks in three-easy-steps. It does, however, get to the heart of how everything we've been led to believe about erotic desire is untrue, and demonstrates how these beliefs shape our struggles with cultivating pleasure and understanding the nature of passion. Darnell takes desire from a passive, resigned sense of failure to an inspired quest by offering countless prompts, practices, suggestions and reflections to help the reader understand why they're feeling what they're feeling, why they're feeling stuck, what they really want, and how to get there. This book offers abundant alternatives to sexual struggles and tackles the self-doubt, awkwardness, and embarrassment of exploring erotic desire to support the reader in creating a dynamic erotic identity that is uniquely theirs.
Water Into Wine; A Part of the Journey
Water Into Wine is a collection of my memories, thoughts, poetry and experiences. Using the scriptures as my footprints; I tell my story hoping that along the way the messages of encouragement & inspiration are received. It is our purpose to stay PRAYERFUL, GOD FAITHFUL, to LIVE, FIGHT & CELEBRATE LIFE!
Cykas
Is it about time for you to have the dreaded "Good secrets, Bad secrets" conversation with your children?Whether you've already had the "talk" or are intending on having the "talk," then this book, Can You Keep A Secret? is just for you.Prepare to have the whole concept of secrets turned on its head as Juanita Headley shares the true story of the harrowing ordeal she endured at the hands of her stepfather who subjected her to attempted rape between the ages of 4 - 10. Speaking from her very own lived experience, Headley simplistically converses with the reader to explain why "Yes," is the only appropriate response to the question, "Can you keep a secret?"Through the use of victim and survivor testimony, she not only educates and empowers the reader, but also truly inspires them to join in the fight against the biggest slave trade movement in the history of the world. In doing so, Headley candidly discusses the relentless sacrifices she has made over the last decade, including the highs and lows of frequently giving up paid employment to sacrificially serve an overseas community through volunteerism, free trainings and presentations. Although justice was never served in the case of her stepfather, Headley has demonstrated unwavering commitment and determination to protect and safeguard children from sexual abuse and commercial exploitation; consequently 60% of profits raised through the sale of this book will be used to build safe houses in the Philippines.
Gurrrl Pleasseee!!
This journal gives you 55 pages with a week per page to record your progress Monday-Sunday in a separate section. There's a beautiful silhouette of a woman and the words scrolled across the top "GURL PLEASE", to remind you daily not to stop growing or moving forward. See you next year!
Awaken Yourself Journal
This woman's Journal is a journey inside yourself packed full of art pages to colour and many self discovery journal prompts
180 Your Life from Tragedy to Triumph
Craft a Life You Love. 180 Your Life from Tragedy to Triumph A Personal Study Guide & Journal is the first companion book to 180 Your Life from Tragedy to Triumph: A Woman's Grief Guide. This individual study guide and journal is a step-by-step, day-by-day, mindfulguide to empower the reader's healthy grief recovery. 180 Your Life is a year-long grief empowerment program that strengthens widows, bereaved women, and their families by providing practical steps to Team, Train, Triumph after loss. This book teaches readers how to nourish their bodies during grief, exercise in a supportive team, achieve triumph through a forward-facing goal such as a 5K race, and create purpose from pain by helping others. The 180 Your Life Eight Step Program is a holistic form of grief recovery: empowering your ground zero, forging your team, training your mind, body, and spirit, crossing your finish line, living your legacy, and unveiling your triumph. This book provides a daily roadmap to transfigure the reader's grief journey from tragedy to triumph. Written by Mishael Porembski, a 20-year network news veteran, who was catapulted into intense grief after the untimely death of her husband when she was seven months pregnant with her second daughter. Feeling lost and isolated as a widow with young children, Mishael turned to her faith in God and eventually realized the need for grief communities that were active, healthy, and fun for those experiencing loss. 180 Your Life is a movement that creates these needed healthy communities for grieving families and for those who support them. For easy small group facilitation, look for these companion books to this series: 180 Your Life from Tragedy to Triumph: A Woman's Grief Guide 180 Your Life from Tragedy to Triumph: A Facilitator's Guide for Small Group Study
Introduction to Family Processes
Introduction to Family Processes: Diverse Families, Common Ties serves to provide an explanation of the complex workings of inner family life. The text primarily focuses on family processes and dynamics (the "inside" of families) as opposed to sociological trends, political topics, or the individual psychological approach. The text further presents the research underlying these processes and effectively presents ways to increase the positive aspects of family life.This edition has been updated to include current research and contemporary topics. The text has been divided into four parts: Foundations, Building and Establishing Families, Maintaining Families, and Change/Turbulence/Gains/Losses. While the research methods chapter still provides an introductory examination of family science research, it now includes an expanded discussion on research design, methods, and advances in the area. A new chapter, titled "Forgiveness, Kindness, Hope, and Gratitude" has been incorporated to amplify positive family processes and highlight emerging research. This edition provides added emphasis on diverse families (e.g., race/ethnicity, family structure, LGBTQIA, ability, culture, and family formation), and each chapter includes a new "Discussions in Diversity" section related to that chapter. The authors have consciously included an epilogue as a way of reflecting on what they have learned, along with what they hope to learn in the future.Aimed at courses related to family studies and family dynamics, this text provides a comprehensive review of family processes. Whether it is used for undergraduate or graduate classes, professional growth, or personal enrichment, the text assists readers in enhancing the positive aspects of family life, avoiding undesirable aspects, and more effectively managing the challenges and obstacles families face that cannot be avoided. Thus, the text holds an appeal for people who live (or will live) in families, as well as those who want to work with families.
Child Sex Abuse
Our world enables the sexual abuse of children.Children of all ages are abused in every country in the world, by members of every society, culture, religion, and socio-economic class. About 120 million children under twenty, or one child in ten, report sexual abuse.We often blame children for their own abuse instead of holding the perpetrators responsible for their crimes. When perpetrators are prosecuted, punishments are rarely severe. Remarkably, we sometimes justify child sex abuse, or even facilitate it, allowing it to continue, not only in hidden places, but even in the open. This book exposes the stunning extent of child sex abuse in today's world.
Blue Skies Have Come Again
In 2021 an apparently healthy but elderly man, Donald Cornish, was suddenly admitted to hospital. Discharged just after the New Year, he was readmitted three days later and never lost the hospital, dying there a few weeks later. This book tells the tale of a sudden and unexpected deep romance between one of his nurses, Beth Jose, and his son, Nick Cornish and they became engaged six days after meeting properly for the first time. The romance was unplanned and arose during a charity event for Ukraine, accelerating from there. Equally unexpected was the fact that twelve of the days were marked by songs usually sung by Beth to Nick which are described in this volume. This volume comprises two parts. Part I, Nick's Story, comprises messages largely exchanged between Nick and his best friend, Heidi, and tells the tale of the romance in almost real time from just before the charity event to their equally sudden engagement. Part II, Beth's Tale, starts with three sections, outlining her early, challenging, life (which, although written as matter of fact, is quite tear-jerking) and then briefly discusses the working life of a nurse during the pandemic before recording the same events as in Nick's Story. The third part comprises her diary entries for the whole event which record the same events but from her perspective and less contemporaneous than the messages in Nick' Story.
Cheating on God
Infidelity is quite popular today and negatively perceived as an acceptable norm. However, according to Scripture, it is an ungodly act of betrayal against the relationship with a spouse, children, and so many others connected to the marriage union. Most of all, infidelity is an offense to the creator of heaven and earth, our Father God. Although many marriages survive infidelity, so many more fail because this act is for many a deal-breaker that calls for a divorce.As unthinkable as the notion is of breaking such a covenant with a spouse covered by God when infidelity happens, awkward and controversial questions are raised: What happened? Should I stay? If I stay, will he or she cheat on me again? Where do we go from here? Can trust be rebuilt? In this book, we will identify spiritual strategies that attack and tear down our defenses.God teaches us to press forward and forgive others, no matter the offense. But forgiveness is easier said than done. Still, practice makes perfect. We must come to the master of forgiveness, Jesus Christ, our Lord, and Savior. Jesus experienced betrayal, but instead of holding grudges or seeking revenge, He forgave. David also cried out to God after being betrayed by someone close to his heart (Psalm 55). The power of forgiveness allows one to be grudge-free.Overall, overcoming betrayal and infidelity is not a simple process, and couples cannot heal on their own. The power to heal comes directly from God, who delivers and provides the strength to forgive. Only with the unequivocal help of God's Spirit can we love, heal, forgive, and pray for those who harm us.
Kitty Cat
Looking for perfect gift to connect with your dear ones experiencing cognitive loss?"Kitty Cat: Kittens Picture Book for Dementia and Alzheimer's Patients" contains 40 Premium Kitten Photos color printed on high quality 70lb paper.No-text picture books are specifically formatted for those who enjoy looking through a book yet struggle with reading.This is a Level 1 book for cognitive loss.They are very popular as picture books for people with dementia, and are also suitable for: People who have had strokes, brain injuries, strokes or any cognitive lossParkinson's diseaseAlzheimer's diseasePicture Books for people with Dementia: Picture books can be a useful tool as they help promote conversation & dialogue, which in turn can have a whole host of benefits: Helps alleviate boredomCan help combat depressionReduces isolation between individuals when used as group therapy, for example in care homesIncreases relationship levels between individuals & carers, as pictures help promote conversation about life events in a casual & non-invasive mannerThe pictures used in these books were specifically chosen for people with Alzheimer's & dementia, there is a large variety of Curious Kitten images that help soothing and relaxing.
The Widow's Oil
This book is a simple, no holds barred guide for the younger widow(er). It gives concrete practical wisdom, insight, and advice for those who unfortunately find themselves in this group and do not know their next steps.
The Guide to Dating for the Mature Woman Using the Dating Sites
A book to help look for the right man in the right moment and right place.
Breakfast with my Father
My father divorced my mother when I was 5. Thus began a life long adventure in looking for and (mostly) not finding my father. My passion for writing poetry came as I discovered a viable tool for processing my anger, confusion, guilt and fractured self image.''Breakfast with my Father'' began in 2016 as I made my way from California to Minnesota. On the way to my newly appointed church music position, I travelled through the city of my birth, Bismark, N.D. I visited for the first time the house where I lived. I visited the church my father pastored. I visited with the, now, aged woman who took care of me during the first two years of my life. I found myself immersed into the life of my parents; their thoughts about each other and the descision to grow their little fractured family. These poems are my attempt at reconciling the feelings of a 5 year-old with those of a grown man, father and grandfather. This is my pilgrimage. I do not relate actual historical events or empirical truth. You are welcome to join me!
The Guide to Dating for the Mature Woman Using the Dating Sites
A book to help look for the right man in the right moment and right place.
Transforming Conflict
With more than three decades of ministry and conflict resolution research, Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley embraces conflict as an opportunity for growth within church congregations. Exploring the neuroscience and psychology of conflict, Cooley reveals new response patterns and includes exercises and discussion questions for individuals or group seminars.
Transforming Conflict
With more than three decades of ministry and conflict resolution research, Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley embraces conflict as an opportunity for growth within church congregations. Exploring the neuroscience and psychology of conflict, Cooley reveals new response patterns and includes exercises and discussion questions for individuals or group seminars.
Post-Hypnotic
A Post Hypnotic Suggestion: Keep Your Eyes Wide Open What could an ancient legend, a trumpet flower and a growing subculture of sexual predators using ethically repugnant psychological principles possibly have in common? Uncover the underworld and find out for yourself in this part memoir, part expos矇 by Passiflora incarnata. Pour over scientific research and real court cases that prove, sometimes, fact really is odder than fiction. Lastly, hear a true and harrowing 1st hand account of an experience in the world of dark psychology that's so outrageous, it will undoubtedly change the way you view what's "possible" or even "probable", forever. If you dare to give it a read, you may just find out something that could save your life-or equally importantly- Your mind.
Garden Picture Book
Looking for perfect gift to provide joy for people struggling with cognitive loss? "Garden Picture Book" contains 40 Premium photos color printed on quality 70lb paper. It is a NO-Text picture book.This book is a compendium of world's beautiful Gardens right from Versailles in France to Majorelle Garden in Marrakech. The pictures bring a sense of tranquility and peace with a perfect blend of colors.They are very popular as picture books for people with dementia, and are also suitable for: People who have had strokes, brain injuries, or any cognitive lossParkinson's diseaseAlzheimer's diseasePicture Books for people with Dementia: Picture books can be a useful tool as they help promote conversation & dialogue, which in turn can have a whole host of benefits: Helps alleviate boredomCan help combat depressionReduces isolation between individuals when used as group therapy, for example in care homesIncreases relationship levels between individuals & carers, as pictures help promote conversation about life events in a casual & non-invasive mannerThe pictures used in these books were specifically chosen for people with Alzheimer's & dementia, there is a large variety of Garden images that help soothing and relaxing.Our books make great presents, care home activities, or simply a brilliant reminiscence product.
Food for Thought
Linnie Sr. notes that the intrinsic nature of his writings are to enlighten his readers. He sets out in food for thought, then and now, to share the reality that he lived and as result view the impossible through a practical lens.His intentions lie in how his perspective makes you feel. His hope is that this book will spark that introspective journey into who you are and what you believe...what you can be and that you can make it.
Stop Praying for a Good Man
Tired of dating the wrong person over and over? Have you been praying for a "good one" but God keeps getting your order wrong? Not sure of the next steps on your path, however, if you sign up for one more dating app, you just might lose your mind. Feeling like giving up? You are not alone on the path to find your partner, soulmate, husband, wife, or just a decent dinner date. Stop Praying for A Good Man: My Discernment Journey is an honest look at the author's path to her "person". The path is not an easy, smooth, or quick but the journey is honest and true. There will be moments of laughter, deep thought, tears, aha, and "oh my". Hopefully, you will see yourself in the pages of this book and find solace in your journey knowing that you are not alone. Germaine Z. English is the Founder of Discernment Journey Ministries (www.discernmentjourney.org). She currently lives in South Florida in the United States and has lived all over the United States. She is a minister, friend, sister, aunt, confidant and more importantly a Child of the Most High God. She grew up attending all kinds of churches, synagogues, sang in choirs, taught Sunday school and Catholic confirmation class. Germaine considers herself to be a Believer and not a member of any one religion. She loves books, traveling, and cooking which is her love language.
180 Your Life From Tragedy to Triumph
What if grief were the catalyst to your best life? 180 Your Life from Tragedy to Triumph: A Woman's Grief Guide is a raw, authentic journey into the heart of loss that empowers widows, bereaved women, and their families. 180 Your Life is a year-long grief empowerment program that strengthens widows, bereaved women, and their families by providing practical steps to Team, Train, Triumph after loss. This book teaches readers how to nourish their bodies during grief, exercise in a supportive team, achieve triumph through a forward-facing goal such as a 5K race, and create purpose from pain by helping others. The 180 Your Life Eight Step Program is a holistic form of grief recovery: empowering your ground zero, forging your team, training your mind, body, and spirit, crossing your finish line, living your legacy, and unveiling your triumph. This book provides a daily roadmap to transfigure the reader's grief journey from tragedy to triumph. When is it appropriate to cheer members of a grieving family? When they are crossing a finish line! Written by Mishael Porembski, a 20-year network news veteran, who was catapulted into intense grief after the untimely death of her husband when she was seven months pregnant with her second daughter. Feeling lost and isolated as a widow with young children, Mishael turned to her faith in God and eventually realized the need for grief communities that were active, healthy, and fun for those experiencing loss. 180 Your Life is a movement that creates these needed healthy communities for grieving families and those who support them. For easy small group facilitation, look for these companion books to this series: 180 Your Life from Tragedy to Triumph: A Facilitator's Guide for Small Group Study 180 Your Life from Tragedy to Triumph: A Personal Study Guide & Journal
Did I Say That Out Loud?
From the former editor-in-chief of Real Simple, enjoy this hilarious and deeply insightful take on the indignities of middle age and how to weather them with grace: "A pure pleasure to read" (Cathi Hanauer, author of Gone). ​ Do you hate the term "middle age?" So does Kristin van Ogtrop, who is still trying to come up with a less annoying way to describe those years when you find yourself both satisfied and outraged, confident and confused, full of appreciation but occasional disdain for the world around you. Like an intimate chat with your best friend, this mostly funny, sometimes sad, always affirming volume from longtime magazine journalist van Ogtrop is a celebration of that period of life when mild humiliations are significantly outweighed by a self-actualized triumph of the spirit. Finally! Featuring stories from her own life, as well as anecdotes from her unwitting friends and family, van Ogtrop encourages you to laugh at the small irritations of midlife: neglectful children, stealth insomnia, forks that try to kill you, t.v. remotes that won't find Netflix, abdominal muscles that can't seem to get the job done. But also to acknowledge the things you may have lost: innocence, unbridled optimism, smooth skin. Dear friends. Parents. It's all here: the sublime and the ridiculous, living together in the pages of this book as they do in your heart, like a big messy family, in this no-better-term-for-it middle age.
Modern Ego Psychology and Human Sexual Experience
This text examines human sexuality through psychoanalytic theory and modern ego psychology, which looks at emotional meaning and its organization in symbolic representations of affect as organized by the ego. It starts with an exploration of how symbolic representations are applied to the sensory experience of the body in human sexuality, both in reality and in fantasy. Next, the author delves into the phenomenon of romance as an important self-state in human growth and development. The book concludes with an examination of fetishes and fetish enactments, followed by a discussion of relevant treatments. With its original and fulsome insights into the workings of human sexuality, this book will prove vital for psychoanalysts and psychotherapists in training and in practice, as well as all those seeking to understand human sexual experiences in greater depth.
