Enveloped in Lilac Hues
Enveloped in Lilac Hues is a collection of poems arranged in chronological order as written while processing and coping with grief. Raw words and thoughts trying to make sense of the pain to get through to the other side. William Shakespeare"Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break."
Poems about Love and Heartache
This is a collection of writings I have done over many years, taken from my own experiences of love and loss but also drawn from the sorrow I felt for others experiencing the same.
FAT Wife Loving Husband
Let me first start by saying that I am a very confident woman. I am cute, fun, witty, anointed, intelligent, and multi-gifted. I never fish for compliments because I get them freely. Like most people, however, I have insecure moments. There are things about me that I would change and others that I dare not trade. My biggest insecurity has always been about my weight. I was told that I was cute for a big girl, I dressed nice for a big girl, I was very confident for a big girl. Like being a larger woman meant being cute, nicely dressed, or confident is rare. I ignored the stereotypes but deep down inside, my insecurities due to my weight were challenging my self-esteem.
Tears of a Clown
Leena Derham's family unit as a child was far from ideal, and her dream was to create and build a happy, loving and secure family.In her 30s, Leena met Tom on a dating website. He ticked all her boxes. Fast forward twelve months and Tom and Leena are living together. But Leena keeps noticing red flags. She ignores them, making excuses and thinking she is imagining the contradictions, lies and violence.Two years later, Leena becomes pregnant and dreams of the classic happy ending. But dark clouds are gathering. Lately, Tom's violence has soared. Leena realises she ignored the red flags for too long and now finds herself trapped by a gaslighter who abuses her physically and mentally.Just as Leena settles on her exit strategy, Tom does the unthinkable. Why didn't Leena leave? Why couldn't Leena leave?Part memoir, part self-help, Tears of a Clown has lessons for us all, whether we are a victim of domestic violence or someone who can recognise the signs and report the abuse.
Regrettably Related
Do you struggle to get along with any of your in-laws? Is nothing you do good enough? Is this person simply toxic? You may be dealing with someone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. "Regrettably Related: A Guide to Toxic In-laws" offers a Christian perspective on this incredibly challenging situation. In this book, you will learn what you can expect from toxic in-laws, ways to cope with their abusive behavior, things to consider if you are contemplating ending the relationship and also ways to cope with a spouse who sees no problems with the situation.
In Sheep's Clothing
Do you know someone others think is very kind, caring and maybe even a bit naive, yet possesses a vicious side that only you have seen? You may be in the presence of a covert narcissist. These evil people abuse in devious, sneaky ways while hiding behind a mask of kindness, martyrdom and innocence. They are among the most dangerous people in society, yet they often go unnoticed. "In Sheep's Clothing: All About Covert Narcissists" will help you to learn to identify and cope with these dangerous people, as well as show you ways to heal from their abuse.
Love Letters from a Soldier
This book is dedicated to my parents, Joe and Gloria, and their unbelievable journey of a true love story during World War II. The letters between them show the trials and tribulations (and sometimes humor) they endured and overcame over a period of five years, four and half while my father was overseas and in battle. Following and chronicling their love story through their letters has allowed me a better understanding of not only who my parents were as young adults, but also of the strength and power of their love for each other. It is a testimony that not even distance or a war could keep them apart.
Raising Babies
Many children come from places of hurt, pain, and trauma where their emotional and physical needs may not have been met. The intention of this book is for adults and children to gain a better understanding and empathy for themselves or for others who have come from intense hurt and pain that impacts their behavior, emotions and relationships. We believe that through this understanding healing can begin to occur.
Finding My Sunshine Again
Have you lost a spouse, partner, or soulmate? Are you struggling with the grieving process?I also lost my husband. This book documents my personal journey from love, through loss, grief, and on to survival.This story is heartfelt. I lived through the darkest of days, where I truly believed that the light would never shine. Yet I survived. I am sharing my own story to both show and tell you that you too can survive and even thrive after a devastating loss.
My Online Dating Experience
Online dating is the new way for people who are looking for someone as a friend or partner to find them. It's really wonderful, easy and enjoyable. Most important is that online dating provides a very good platform for a person to search for who is the best one for them, without limitations of time, location, nationality and so on. I got divorced not long ago. I am a traditional, conservative person, particularly not very good at computer science and technology (that is to say, my computer skills are not good at all). I was really reluctant to give online dating a try. However, my social activities and friend circles are very limited, so I made a decision to search for an online dating site. I found one that looked very encouraging, attractive and amazing. This really means something special. While dating online, it's important to pay special attention to protect yourself from fraud. My Online Dating Experience is quite special. This love story is not very long, so please read, and send your thoughts to me.Reader: People who are looking for someone as a friend, partner or soulmate to find them.
Stop Marrying Mistakes
After a divorce, men and women face crucial issues to recover their self-esteem and rebuild their lives. The courage to reclaim your confidence in relationships impacts how you interact with your ex-spouse, your children and any new relationships that you start. Lisa J. Peck provides an exceptional guide with clear steps to help you rebuild, strengthen and enhance your relationships. Things you will learn in this book - Achieve High Self-Worth - No More ""Faking It"" Break the Cycle - No More Unhealthy Relationships Magnificent Parenting throughout the Divorce and Beyond How Am I Suppose to Get Along with You? - The Answers Date Mr. or Miss Right and Avoid Mr. or Miss Wrong Dodge the Pitfalls of a Difficult Remarriage and Make it Spectacular
Dying the Right Way
If you died today, would your family know how to settle your estate? If you were told today that you have cancer and you have a month to live, would your family know what your final wishes are? If you suddenly lose all your financial memory, due to Alzheimer's, would your family know what to do? Do you have a parent or loved one whose health is declining? Are you a senior that needs help in estate planning or is thinking about moving into a facility? Or, are you a senior planning to stay at home but expect to need help in the future? Dying the Right Way is a caregiving story for seniors, families, and caregivers, taking one on a journey from the beginning of caregiving through the death experience and settling of the estate.
Long Distance Relationships
The Complete Guide to Long Distance Relationships.If You're in a Long-distance Relationship or Perhaps You're Just Flirting Around the Edges of One, Then This Book Contains Everything That You'll Ever Need. This Book Contains an Amazing Amount of Information on Long Distance Relationships, Things You've Always Wanted to Know and a Lot You Probably Haven't Even Consider. Here Is a Preview of What You'll Learn...- How to Understand Who You Are in the Relationship- Seek to Understand Your Partner- Make Rules and Stick to Them- Setting Expectations- Communication- How to Enhance Your Intimacy- Finding Your Balance- The Importance of Reassurance- Much, Much More! Inspiration to Overcome All Challenges and to Create Your Dream Relationship Despite the Distance Step-by-step Guides on the Key Topics You Will Face in Your Long-distance Love: Online Communication, Traveling, Keeping It Fun, Relocation, Parents, Sex and Intimacy, Cheating, Building a Team, and Much More...
Caring for Nigel
LARGE PRINT EDITIONAt the age of sixty-nine Nigel Murray, a retired university lecturer and former Army officer, was diagnosed with dementia. Doctors suspected he was suffering from a rare and degenerative neurological disorder known as Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). However, Nigel also had many of the symptoms of both Parkinson's disease and Lewy Body dementia and an official diagnosis was never made.For four years Nigel's wife, Eileen, kept a diary. This was her "safety valve" - an outlet for the daily stresses of caring for him at home, as his mental and physical health slowly deteriorated. In her diary she gives a frank and detailed account of his challenging and erratic behaviour, his bizarre hallucinations, the relentless struggle with his incontinence and the endless disturbed nights.Even in her darkest moments, Eileen's dry Scottish humour shines through - you will laugh one moment and be moved the next. You can't help but smile at Nigel's trousers with the "appetite mechanism" and his special "anti-dandruff comb".As the dementia advances, Nigel retreats into a busy world of army and lecturing duties, harking back to his earlier days. Eventually, the burden of running her own "one-woman nursing home" becomes too much for Eileen and her quest to find respite care begins. This presents challenges of its own.This true and touching account offers a unique insight into the day-to-day experience of caring for someone with dementia or a related illness.Some Amazon Five Star Reviews★★★★★ Excellent - a great read★★★★★ Loved it★★★★★ Very eye opening★★★★★ Brilliant book★★★★★ Sad but a good read★★★★★ A gem★★★★★ Five stars
I Remembered
In this book I chronicle my experience-at age forty-nine-when I recalled the sexual abuse by my father as a young girl. Through my journal entries, represented here verbatim, I share my journey to heal from the aftermath of this profound awakening. My story is one of survival. It follows the course of the first year of healing-from my psychotic break and diagnosis of PTSD and paranoia, through the flashbacks and memories, my disclosure to family, working through the grief process, and finally to acceptance and forgiveness. My story is one of survival and hope-one that will interest fellow survivors of sexual abuse, loved ones who want to help them, the recovery community, and those with a general interest in this subject.
The Heart of Every Marriage - Real Stories by Real People
From across the country and around the world, over 30 couples have opened the doors of their lives. Go behind the scenes with us to meet real people with real stories. The messy parts aren't sanitized. The joys aren't minimized. You might see them broken, bruised and yet abundantly blessed. As each page of their story is turned, you will be sure to ask how some could find hope in the middle of their circumstances. Yet, the joy they each found in their marriage will grip you. Intricately threaded through their lives is the real author of their story, Jesus. Come with us to discover how each marriage was touched with His fingerprints of hope.
The Good Sistah
Aaliyah and Yvette's sibling rivalry continues in the conclusion of "If I Knew Back Then What I Know Now"
Tales of the Neglected Housewives
This book is based on real issues of life and marriage. Some are true and some are just for entertainment. Wether you are a neglected housewife or not, I'm sure you can relate to one of these women.
Polarities of Power
Energy work can be a bonding activity for couples (or triples, or other loving combinations), but no one generally talks about how that works in a power dynamic relationship. Polarities of Power shows how to use erotic or practical energy to help bond the relationship that is negotiated unequal by design. Just as Tantra uses the polarity of male and female to raise energy, practitioners of a power dynamic of any gender combination can use the dance of dominance and submission to raise energy that is equally as powerful, and celebrates the beauty of these consensual relationships.
Lyrical Poetry and Telling Tales
A collection of poems, lyrics, and short stories. These have helped me explore my life, my relationships with aspects of myself, my lovers, and others. I hope that you enjoy them and do not find them too disturbing. Caution: Contains adult content!
A Return to Black Love
This book, simply put, is about Black love. Beyond insight about black fatherhood, motherhood and marriage, it gets personal. There are six, heartwarming, intimate and delightful interviews about Black love with a Professional Basketball player, a President of a College, a DJ, a Music Producer, Teachers, an Actress and more. Reading their stories is an opportunity to feel and understand Black love, through their lenses, and learn from the successes of their relationships. Meeting the newlyweds, the single father and those Black men who have been married for the long term is encouraging and shatters the myth of the missing Black father. Pearls of wisdom are dropped in each interview, which are truly gems. Before and after these soulful sojourns, the reader gets to participate in this jaunt into Black love through exercises, throughout the book, which are followed by a list of Black love ingredients and affirmations for everyday consideration. This book, is not written as a discourse about segregation or division, but rather to invite everyone to understand, explore and appreciate the beauty of Black Love, in a very diverse world. .
Touch Me, Claim Me
Don't move, Please! Nobody move!" Then he said, "Shane! Sherrah is fine, no one is hurting her. Please calm down!" Shanes' eyes narrowed but he was still glowing, fang still visible and a warning growl still rumbled in his throat. He backed up a step to completely shield Sherrah from everyone. "Listen to my voice, Shane. It's dad, Please calm down. This is your family, Your Queen is not in danger." Shane didn't move. Nyame said to Sherrah, "Sweetheart, call to him. Show him your ok." Sherrah looked at Shane and said, "Shane? Love, I'm ok. Look at me, Please." Then Sherrah got up and reached for Shanes' snort. Joanna, Phoenix, and Elizabeth sucked in air, fear all over their face. Joanna raised her hand to freeze him, but Katonda grabbed her hand and said, "No! No magic!" Ben shouted, "SHERRAH DON'T!" Nyame said, "It's ok Ben. He won't hurt her." Sherrah stepped closer and rubbed his snort and ran her fingers through his mane. She rubbed her face against his and whispered, "I'm ok love." Shane stopped glowing nuzzled into her chest and shifted then dropped to the floor. Sherrah dropped to his side frantically saying, "What happened! He was just awake! What is happening! Shane! Shane!" Ben rushed over to Sherrah, grabbed her away from Shane and Sherrah fought against him saying, "LET ME GO, DAD! SHANE! BABY GET UP! WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM!" Joanna slowly walked over to Sherrah, her hand glowed and she ran it across her forehead and said, "ssshhh." Sherrah calmed down instantly. Joanna held her and said, "Breath honey, it will be alright." Dain looked at Katonda then Nyame and said, "What just happened?" Everyone looked between Katonda and Nyame.
Kellye A. Bowens - SheEo Chronicles
The year 2020 was an interesting year to say the least... Although the world was in an abyss of "the unknown" around us, there were some amazing shifts and transformations taking place within us. We were given vision and insight as to who we were "truly" designed to be and seek to become... PURPOSE! We experienced breakthroughs and revelations about ourselves we didn't know existed... truths we continue to walk in today. For some "the year" 2020 was a horrific year; however, there were those of us who received the revelation of 20/20 vision. From the revelation we were able persevere and turn the potential negative outcome into and of the best years of our lives.
Why Should I Be Grateful?
"Why Should I Be Grateful?" ponders a very profound question through the lens of children experiencing the reality of things like bullying, COVID-19, natural disasters, and injustice. With a stance of bold faith and intentional gestures of gratitude, children (and adults alike) can embrace a deeper sense of joy despite the problems they face.
Touch Me; Claim Me
She is Yin; He is Yang. He has the power to destroy everything if he loses control. If his power gets out of control, she is the only one who can shut him down. Nyame and Sherrah are twins born into a family no one dares to challenge. Their mother is known as Permanent Death. Their father is a warlock who denounces his family legacy for the love of a Dream Walker. The twins are inseparable. Nothing or no one will come between them. Nyame will protect his sister with his last breath. Any man who gets near Sherrah will deal with the protective wrath of Nyame. No man dares to even try to approach her, Until the Son of the Sun falls for her... And he will not back down. Will Nyame step aside? Or will this one-man fight for her love and break their bond? Will he step aside and let Sherrah come into her own and be loved? Will Sherrah have to choose Between The Son of the Sun or her brother? Will the Great Mother have to send Aphrodite to help Nyame feel the love?
Touch Me, Claim Me
Don't move, Please! Nobody move!" Then he said, "Shane! Sherrah is fine, no one is hurting her. Please calm down!" Shanes' eyes narrowed but he was still glowing, fang still visible and a warning growl still rumbled in his throat. He backed up a step to completely shield Sherrah from everyone. "Listen to my voice, Shane. It's dad, Please calm down. This is your family, Your Queen is not in danger." Shane didn't move. Nyame said to Sherrah, "Sweetheart, call to him. Show him your ok." Sherrah looked at Shane and said, "Shane? Love, I'm ok. Look at me, Please." Then Sherrah got up and reached for Shanes' snort. Joanna, Phoenix, and Elizabeth sucked in air, fear all over their face. Joanna raised her hand to freeze him, but Katonda grabbed her hand and said, "No! No magic!" Ben shouted, "SHERRAH DON'T!" Nyame said, "It's ok Ben. He won't hurt her." Sherrah stepped closer and rubbed his snort and ran her fingers through his mane. She rubbed her face against his and whispered, "I'm ok love." Shane stopped glowing nuzzled into her chest and shifted then dropped to the floor. Sherrah dropped to his side frantically saying, "What happened! He was just awake! What is happening! Shane! Shane!" Ben rushed over to Sherrah, grabbed her away from Shane and Sherrah fought against him saying, "LET ME GO, DAD! SHANE! BABY GET UP! WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM!" Joanna slowly walked over to Sherrah, her hand glowed and she ran it across her forehead and said, "ssshhh." Sherrah calmed down instantly. Joanna held her and said, "Breath honey, it will be alright." Dain looked at Katonda then Nyame and said, "What just happened?" Everyone looked between Katonda and Nyame.
Kneeling in Spirit
In erotic stories, consensual submissives and slaves are usually beautiful, perfect-bodied people who can endure any physical hardship while balancing a tray of drinks in one hand. But what about real life, where many of us in dominant/submissive or master/slave relationships cope with imperfect bodies and real-life challenges? Kneeling In Spirit explores the brave stories of disabled people in service and surrender, and the inventive masters and mistresses who love them.
Hell on Wheels
In the world of Dominant/submissive and Master/slave relationships, new seekers often find an overriding ideal archetype of dominants, masters, and mistresses always being big and strong, and able to physically overpower and discipline their submissives and slaves. But what happens when the dominant is or becomes disabled, and requires caretaking from the submissive? This book is an anthology of the experiences of brave disabled dominants and the people who gladly serve them, and how they maintain their authority from the darkness, the chair, and even the bed. These stories are a bouquet of triumph and loyalty, and an inspiration to every temporarily-abled person who reads them.
Building The Team
When we create conscious and consenting power dynamic relationships, most of the models we find in fiction and fantasy are adversarial, with dominant and submissive members on opposite sides of a display of force. This model works for some couples, but not for all. Instead of an adversarial model, this book outlines a cooperative Teamwork model where the dominant and submissive members work together to make effective progress in the goals of the relationship. The Teamwork method of building a mindful unequal relationship emphasizes mutual responsibility, problem solving, honesty, and trust. Complete with exercises, this book is a primer for everyone who finds that an adversarial model of power exchange isn't the best choice for their relationship.
Pictures of Midnight
Clayton Foster: Wildlife photographer who, on the same night he meets the woman of his dreams, is attacked and left for dead by a thousand year old vampire. Tallis Coulter: Immediately drawn to a handsome stranger in a bar, throws all caution to the wind, she spends a night of passion with him and soon realizes her life has changed forever. Lilith Bronwyn: One of the most powerful vampires in existence, she kills for sport and isn't happy Clayton survived and will do anything to change that fact. St. Thomas: Another powerful vampire who invites Clayton and Tallis to his Maine compound, claiming he wants to help destroy Lilith and find the cure that Clayton so desperately seeks. Slade Blackwell: Ruggedly handsome vampire, leading a small group of young vampires through their cursed existance, offers his assistance to Clayton and Tallis as they face off against Lilith. Who is really on their side St. Thomas or Blackwell, and will they survive to see if they have a chance together?
The Tale Of Slade Blackwell
Turned at the age of twenty-five, Slade Blackwell has been a vampire for over two hundred years. He was attacked and left for dead by Lilith Bronwyn, the oldest known vampire. He gets the chance to exact his revenge when Lilith is injured in a fight and loses her memory. Slade finds that when she is helpless and vulnerable he can't kill her so he saves her and keeping her secretly in his home he tries to find out what makes Lilith the way she is. What turned her into a brutal killer. Lilith has wandered the world for over a thousand years angry and destructive. But now with no memory of who she is or how she became a vampire she depends on Slade to help her remember her past. Lilith falls in love with Slade and can't understand why he keeps her at arm's length. Can Slade and Lilith find a way to be together without their past getting in the way.
Finding My Sunshine Again
Have you lost a spouse, partner, or soulmate? Are you struggling with the grieving process?I also lost my husband. This book documents my personal journey from love, through loss, grief, and on to survival.This story is heartfelt. I lived through the darkest of days, where I truly believed that the light would never shine. Yet I survived. I am sharing my own story to both show and tell you that you too can survive and even thrive after a devastating loss.
Caught You Doing Something Right
Often times while in relationships we become comfortable, familiar, and sometimes just too judgmental.We often only think of what WE ourselves want out of the relationship so we badger our partner, children, or significant others to become the idol in our head. So, my husband and I decided to help people on a journey to catch people doing things RIGHT instead of what we feel is wrong.
The No-Nonsense Guide to Divorce
The No-Nonsense Guide to Divorce is the straight-talking book divorcing people need now. Written by an experienced family lawyer, it's a blunt, funny, empathetic look at one of the most challenging times in life. Filled with concrete advice and hilarious and sometimes cringe-worthy examples, it's the perfect blend of how-to and what-not-to-do.
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The KAMA SUTRA [Illustrated]
The KAMA SUTRA Of Vatsyayana - The Sensual Art Of Lovemaking And Sexual Positions. Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra has 1250 verses, distributed in 36 chapters, which are further organized into 7 parts structured like the following: 1. General remarks 2. Amorous advances/Sexual union 3. Acquiring a wife 4. Duties and privileges of the wife 5. Other men's wives 6. About courtesans 7. Occult practices
Beneath The Surface of the Skin
Summer Reynolds had it all. Young, beautiful, and possessing a fierce attitude that complimented her career, she was the lead District Attorney for the state of North Carolina, a position traditionally held only by her male counterparts. During her ten years in practice, she spent three of them breaking every rule possible without suffering disbarment. She spent the other seven years terrorizing judges, their chambers, and their courtrooms from district to district resulting in separating families from their loved ones. Becoming known as a modern-day Delilah, seeing other people's pain became an addiction for Summer. She thrived on it! Then one day it happened; the loss of one high profile case, which involved a former classmate, destroyed her career.After losing everything, Summer Reynolds battled demon after demon: chronic depression, financial misery, suicidal thoughts, and a deadly disease commonly known as binge eating. So, when her lifeline came to her in the form of a blue eyed, sandy-blonde haired Ken doll look alike named Brad, Summer was forced to swim uncharted waters once again in her life.- Racism, bigotry, and hate -Could she, with the help of her knight in shining armor, replace all the above with love, peace, and happiness? It all starts- Beneath the Surface of the Skin!
Married Love or Love in Marriage
Married Love or Love in Marriage (1918) is a book on reproductive health by Marie Stopes. Banned in the US and scorned by the British establishment, Married Love or Love in Marriage was controversial for its openness regarding sex and the use of contraceptives between husbands and wives. While relatively conservative by today's standards, the pioneering work was an essential, bestselling book that guided generations of men and woman on how to nurture happy, healthy sexual relationships without increasing the stresses of motherhood and everyday life. "More than ever to-day are happy homes needed. It is my hope that this book may serve the State by adding to their number. Its object is to increase the joys of marriage, and to show how much sorrow may be avoided." Working with this goal in mind, Marie Stopes set out to rewrite the rulebook on sexual relationships between married men and women. Published the same year that she opened the first birth control clinic in the United Kingdom, Married Love or Love in Marriage pursued the thesis that desire and happiness could be nurtured within the home between a husband and wife by educating men and women on the use of contraceptives. An immediate bestseller, Stopes' work marked a seismic shift in discourse on women's reproductive health, paving the way for many of the reforms and attitudes some take for granted today. Risking her reputation and leaving behind a successful career in paleobotany, Stopes dedicated herself to the rights of women in England and around the world, for whom the burden of motherhood often proved not only limiting, but detrimental to their physical and mental health. This edition of Marie Stopes' Married Love or Love in Marriage is a classic of British scientific literature reimagined for modern readers. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.
No Men in the Village
Love is an intimate part of who we are as human beings. It's the ebb and flow of our very existence. And when that flow is interrupted by such challenges as fear, disappointment, hurt, separation, and grief, we tend to run away from the one thing that gives us strength. We sometimes forget that love will never disappoint us, it won't hurt us or separate us or cause us to be afraid. In fact, love is the only thing we can truly count on.Have you ever had something to say but was kept silent by a secret that only your heart knew but refused to tell? Well, Darius did.Have you ever felt locked away while on the inside your heart was wide-open? Well, Darius did.Have you ever felt unknown and yet longed to be known? Well, Darius did.And have you ever been so in love with love but was frightened by its presence? Well, Darius was until the day a star from heaven fell into his arms and rescued him from all his fears. With her boldness, she intrigued him; with her kindness, she invited him in; and with her love, she changed him forever.
The Essential Questions
Uncover new sides of family members you've known your entire life with this indispensable guide that includes space for journaling. Just as the oral histories of people around the world are disappearing amid rapid change, there is a risk that your family's personal stories, too, will be lost forever. In The Essential Questions, anthropologist Elizabeth Keating helps you to uncover the unique memories of your parents and grandparents and to create lasting connection with them in the process. As you seek to learn more about your family history, how do you get beyond familiar anecdotes and avoid the frustration of oppositional generational attitudes? By asking questions that make the familiar strange, anthropologists are able to see entirely different perspectives and understand new cultures. Drawing on her lifelong work in this field, Keating has developed a set of questions that treat your parents and grandparents not just as the people who raised you, but as individuals of a certain society and time, and as the children, teenagers, and young adults they once were. The Essential Questions helps you to learn about the history of your elders, to see the world through their eyes, and to honor the language they choose to describe their experiences.
How to Save Your Fourth Marriage
Whether you're having difficulty in your first relationship, or you're heading into marriage number eight, the information here is for you. It's not so much about how many times you've tried, but rather, do you want your relationship to work or work better? Do you wish to be happier together? If you love each other and don't know how to get along or how to become closer, this information is especially for you. Even if you've given it your best shot and have thrown your hands up, there is still hope.
How to Save Your Fourth Marriage
Whether you're having difficulty in your first relationship, or you're heading into marriage number eight, the information here is for you. It's not so much about how many times you've tried, but rather, do you want your relationship to work or work better? Do you wish to be happier together? If you love each other and don't know how to get along or how to become closer, this information is especially for you. Even if you've given it your best shot and have thrown your hands up, there is still hope.
What The Church Didn't Tell Us
Is your marriage based on purpose? Is love truly enough? Take a journey with Shavon Smith as she digs deep into the purpose-driven marriage, and how who you marry should be based on purpose and not just love.Marriage is NOT about love; it is all about fulfilling PURPOSE!!! Know that you can be in love with someone you are not called to be in partnership with! Make sure when choosing a spouse that you're choosing someone that you can fulfill purpose with!Marriage is the most significant relationship that GOD has ordained! Why not be happy in your marriage? Have you ever asked yourself, how can you be the help that's suitable for your husband, how do you communicate effectively with your spouse, what do you do if you feel like you compete with your spouse, what can you do to regain your passion and intimacy with your husband, and how to balance it all? What the Church Didn't Tell Us: Wives Edition will answer these important questions, provide healthy tips to thrive as a wife in a purpose-driven marriage and shed light to those topics that the church is afraid to talk about. Experience candid yet uplifting teaching for every wife and future wife.
