Twins
From the moment the doctor utters those mind-blowing words, "Congratulations, you're having twins", life as you know it changes in the most amazing ways. A rollercoaster of emotions is triggered in an instant and it can be hard to process the excitement, panic, joy and overwhelm that follows. So if your head is spinning as you contemplate the real life journey of having and raising not one baby, but two, this book is perfect for you and your family. Written by a mother blessed with two sets of twins herself, this book has all the tips, tricks, and funny anecdotes to settle your mind and prepare you for all the malarky to come. In this story, Annie will help you find calm in the mayhem, structure in the chaos and confidence in your abilities so you can relish in the pure joy that twin parenting brings. Author, Annie Gibbins, delivers firsthand experience of raising not one, but two sets of twins, through a thoughtful, well-informed and at times, comical guide for those heading into the daunting role of twin parenthood.
Broken Pieces
The main character of this book is about an African-American, divorced, single mom who grew up in South Carolina. The area where she grew up on was a back country road named McCutheon road. She grew up in the home with two loving parents filled with love and joy. She is the baby sister out of all her siblings. She had a hardworking father and mother at home until her father passed away, leaving her heartbroken at end of her high school year.Her mother was left to become a widow to carry on with family. Instead of going to college after high school like her classmates, she decided to get married and have children with the love of her life. She wanted something different in life like a loving husband and family until her marriage hit rock bottom with infidelity, leaving her depressed for so many years. She is gaining the courage to pick up the pieces of her life.
Teo's Timing
You wanted the perfect birth story...God gave you His perfect plan. This is the miraculous story of God's goodness expressed through the challenges of childbirth. He worked through the hands of doctors, midwives and nurses and proved His goodness to a dad, a mum and their pre-term baby.Cheryl Adamos Noutch shares the tender account of the birth of her first-born child. This is an honest account of her journey into motherhood and her struggle with an emergency caesarean. As a woman of faith in Jesus, she explores the testimony of what God did for her, her husband and her pre-term baby through unexpected circumstances. She shares how she worshipped through the struggle of physical pain and the heartache of feeling that she didn't get what she prayed for, in the end realising that God answered and kept His promise fully: that He would deliver her. The candid vulnerability of this book as an encouragement for all mothers who have questions about their own birth stories, and also for those who struggle to find God in their hardest moments.
As Long as I Know You
Writer Pam Houston once summed it up: "Nice mother-daughter stories are a dime a dozen; pain-in-the-ass mother-daughter stories are the ones that grab us." As Long as I Know You is a compelling read for any adult grappling with a living elder who might also be a pain in the ass, particularly, any reader who wants a tender take on the lethal combination of dementia and defiance. As Long as I Know You narrates Anne-Marie Oomen's journey to finally knowing her mother as well as the heartbreaking loss of her mother's immense capacities. It explores how humor and compassion grow belatedly between a mother and daughter who don't much like each other. It's a personal map to find a mother who may have been there all along, then losing her again in the time of Covid. As the millions of women like Oomen's mother reach their elder years and become the "oldest of the old," their millions of daughters (and sometimes sons) must come on board, involved in care they may welcome the way they'd welcome hitting a pothole the size of a semi. How a family makes decisions about that pothole, how care continues or does not, how possessions are addressed--really, no one wants the crockpot--and how the relationship shifts and evolves (or not), that story is universal.
America - The Architect of My Destiny
Majority of people acknowledge the importance of sharing their life journey - each of us has a special place in the world and the experience we had can never be repeated or replaced. Writing a memoir is overwhelming but rewarding at the same time. This book was inspired by multiple people and events. By hardships, challenges, mistakes, forgiveness, and love.
Love, Relationships, And, Sometimes, Just Letting Go
Are you seeking to nurture a budding romantic relationship and would you like guidance that can help you to reach your goal? Are you in an existing relationship and want to prevent challenges because you love your person and you love your relationship? Are you grappling with whether your relationship has reached the point of possibly letting it go? Author Reginald D. Smith (Coach Reg) wants to share his relationship coaching principles with you in this original and engaging new book. If any of these scenarios resonate with you, then this book is a must-read! Coach Reg titled this book "Love, Relationships, and Sometimes Just Letting Go" because romantic relationships are evolving. Through skillfully-crafted narratives, stories, scenarios, and examples, Coach Reg gently guides the reader through relationship joys and struggles. His advice, wisdom and personal storytelling style lead the reader along a wealth of paths that can help to sustain or strengthen a relationship. He also gracefully guides anyone who feels that navigating his or her relationship is no longer working. This book is raw and real, with chapter topics that relate to everyone. Universal appeal makes this book a real page-turner. Make time to read "Love, Relationships, and Sometimes Just Letting Go," because once you start, you won't want to put this book down. Enjoy the read and enjoy the ride! For more information go to rucoached.com
Calm Parent Confident Kids
In the vastness of the human experience, we sometimes overlook the relationships most precious to our hearts. That of our sacred privilege and responsibility to nurture all children. Conscious Brain Training from your heart is a key to cultivating happiness. This book asks parents and teachers to reimagine how to teach and learn with their children. Instead of for them (and sometimes against everyone's best interests.) It provides easy-to-follow steps for how to neutralize negative programs with compassion, joy, and love. In the words of The Mind Aware creator, Dana Wilde, "But the best benefit of training my brain is that I know how to stay emotionally aligned. I know how to be authentically, deeply happy. Happiness is something that all of us have at our fingertips. We generate happiness by the thoughts we think, and each of us can become focused, proactive thinkers." This book provides a plethora of practices, techniques, and evidence of how to train your own brain for health, happiness, success, and creativity. The authors have also provided a myriad of styles to play with and model in your relationships, your parenting, your teaching, and your business. Once you begin to see the results for yourself, you will know how to model and practice with your children, students, and each other. Calm Parents Confident Kids: How to Use Brain Training to Raise Happy Resilient Children is a 21st-century essential reference manual for creating peace in your hearts, peace in the home, and more peace on earth.
Wonderful Ways to Love a Teen
While there are a lot of highs to parenting, there are plenty of challenges, particularly when it comes to teens. While we were all teenagers once, we often can't understand what our own teens are going through. But there are certain habits you can pick up that can make the teen years easier for both you and your child.
Sonny's Adventures
Sonny the Puppy Dog is waiting for his best friend Little Duke to show up. Little Duke lives in the north and comes and visits his grandparents every summer. Little Duke's grandpa and grandma are the owner of Sonny the Puppy Dog. But because Little Duke calls them Grandpa and Grandma, so does Sonny when he barks at them to tell them something.Little Duke and Sonny go and visit Old Man Jack. He is a good friend also. Old Man Jack is always helping hurt animals. Today Old Man Jack had found a hurt baby owl. It had a hurt wing. So everyone went to the wildlife center together. And there the baby owl got help. Sonny went and looked around the center. Wow! Looks like there are so many different animals. And there were a lot of raccoons, turtles, baby deer, and a lot more. Some would live here at the center, and some would be let back out into the wild when they healed and got bigger.But Sonny saw the pony. The pony had a bad leg. He walked with a limp. Sonny went to see the pony. Sonny found out the pony did not like the name the caregivers had given him, Clyde. Sonny told Clyde his name meant "big and strong." Sonny and Clyde became best of friends.
Dear Dory
Partner Pregnant. Less than nine months to prepare. Holy s**t - you're going to be a daddy!Now, a soon-to-be first-time father is charting a course through the perilous and choppy waters of living with a pregnant woman. He's dodging hormonal right hooks, evading emotional explosions, saying all the wrong things (like 'Are you okay?') and trying to figure out how the hell you install a car seat.Written as a journal to his unborn child, Dear Dory is the unfiltered, irreverently funny, honest and heartfelt account of one man's journey to fatherhood as he contemplates his new identity as a Daddy and prepares for the responsibility of a lifetime.WARNING: This book contains a truckload of profanity.
ADHD
As a parent of a child with ADHD, you can easily become overwhelmed by the information and choices facing you. In addition, you are dealing with a child who is constantly demanding your attention. You don't have a lot of time to spend learning what is necessary to help your child. Following your brief consultation with the doctor, you are likely to have many lingering questions. There is a need to have clear, supportive, up-to-date information and advice regarding ADHD. - What are the symptoms of ADHD? - What are the different types of ADHD? - What conditions can co-exist with ADHD and complicate evaluation and treatment? - How do you decide among the various treatments? - Are there some complementary treatments not discussed during your brief office visit? - How do I help my child control his behavior at home? - What do I do when she gets angry? - How do I get him to sleep? - How do I help my child in school? - Are there support groups and additional resources for further information about ADHD? ADHD: A Quick and Easy Guide for the Stressed Parent of a Child with ADHD will be helpful to those who wish to function as better role models for their children and to those who need the comfort of knowing that there are solutions to the multitude of problems facing them. This book eases your access to information about ADHD with extensive use of infographics. Use the special section on meditation and yoga to ease and nourish the mind and body of both you and your child.
The Big One Line a Day Journal for Moms
Capture moments big and small with this keepsake journal for moms With all the chaos of being a mom, it's important to take a few moments every day to reflect and nurture your spirit. This one-line-a-day journal encourages you to write a quick line or two about everything from your favorite memories with your kids to your work life, friendships, and hobbies. Journal your way--There are no prompts and no rules; this is your journal to make your own and cherish forever!5 years of memories--Enjoy 5 years' worth of daily entries for writing whatever you wish.Room to write comfortably--Find ample space to record a little bit each day, with taller and longer write-on lines than other journals.Create a beautiful memento of the next 5 years with this one-sentence-a-day journal for moms.
It's Okay . . . to be a Mum
It's okay to have bad mornings and rough days.It's okay to cry or feel overwhelmed.It's okay to not be out at work all day, or not have the perfect home.It's okay to be 'just' a mother!As women, it's easy to feel like our lives are a mess! Leitu Kimitaunga learned that as mums, we don't need to have it all together. She soon discovered, however, that if she was to step into the life God had for her, she needed to deal with childhood trauma, promiscuity, and addiction, and embrace the gift of motherhood. It's okay . . . to be a Mum is a story for women who are struggling with their situation or season in life. You are not alone! God promises to be with you every step of the way. Whatever your struggle, there is a path of freedom and joy. You're going to be okay!
Raising A Child With Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Oppositional defiant disorder has a familial association, and many factors can lead to this condition. However, parents should not be blamed for their oppositional children. The treatment involves carefully considering the familial structure, behavioral changes of the ODD children and designing customized strategies that work well with the child's irritable mood.This book consists of the information that can help handle an ODD child's oppositional and defiant behavior. The change starts with family. Parents should re-assess their relationship with children. Sometimes, parental abuse can go unchecked, worsening the condition. Moreover, anger is not the only solution, and sometimes smarter strategies are needed.The initial chapters are focused on changing the familial structure and parent-child relationship. Then comes a discussion regarding improving the bond between parents and their ODD children. The later sections focus on scientifically-proven strategies to change oppositional behavior in children.Oppositional defiant disorder makes it hard for children to learn from experiences. So, parents shouldn't expect them to understand a point without repeating their mistakes. The process demands patience, careful planning, and dedication. This is where you will find this book extremely helpful.
Autistic, Not Broken
High impact research shows that the parents of autistic children can greatly improve their children's social, imaginative, and communicative skills. However, this is only possible when parents know practical strategies to assist their autistic children. The author Philip has spent years assisting children with autism and their parents. This book contains all the necessary information that can result in better rehabilitation of your autistic child.The book includes: Right education: You cannot help your children with ASD when you are not knowledgeable about the condition itself. This book will build a foundation about the facts that are relevant to autism.Tips and strategies: The author ensured a realistic approach so that every tip and trick mentioned in the book can work well in real-life scenarios. Strategies are carefully planned for the long-term assistance of your child with autism.Activities: Autistic children show great interest in playful activities. These science-backed but fun-filled activities can promote the social, communicative, and imaginative development of your autistic child. Help your child with ASD in the best possible way. An early start can result in better outcomes. Get your hands on the evidence-based tools and strategies for the bright future of your autistic child.
How to Hold a Glue Stick
How to Hold a Glue Stick and other Clues to Parenting Life as a parent, especially a first time parent, is not so easy and Froukje Matthews has combined her Montessori teaching experience with the knowledge gained over the years as a parent. Her own children, she claims, were her best teachers as they were also the reason for becoming a Montessori teacher. This pocket book is intended as a guide for parents and grandparents; when time permits a chapter can be read over a cup of tea or coffee. The examples and vignettes are true to life and based on nearly 30 years of observations and interactions with the very young. The chapters are not sequentially arranged and can be read as desired. The topics, based on questions asked by every new parent, are about: Learning the language The word "No" Consistency Obedience Discipline Tantrums Routines Manners Sharing Paying attention
It’s Not The Duck
These are my life stories involving famous and interesting people that teach us a lesson in both life and sales.I would argue that no matter how great your brand name recognition is, someone still must sell your product or service. In this world, nothing happens until a sale is made and no matter what product you're selling, "people buy from people." Even better said, "more people buy from exceptional people." Throughout my entire adult life as a commissioned salesperson, I've been searching for the right angle; the right path; the right qualities that lead to greatness. We all have the potential for greatness when we seek to improve the "walk and the talk" in our lives. It is the way in which you impact others that determines your greatness. It is the "everything else" that distinguishes you from the rest of the pack. In this read, our focus is perfecting the "everything else" in you that sets apart your "walk and talk" in sales from everyone else.
La Familia
In detailed historical analyses of Mexican immigration, economic class struggle, intermarriage, urbanization and industrialization, regional differences, and discrimination and prejudice, La Familia demonstrates how such social and economic factors have contributed to the contemporary diversity of the Mexican-American family. By comparing their family experience with those of European immigrants, he discloses important dimensions of Mexican-American ethnicity.
Turning a Blind Eye
What happens when one member of the family decides that the family secret isn't worth keeping?Based on a true story, this riveting tale exposes the shared secrets that many families would rather take to the grave.Chantel's world was turned upside-down when she discovered the abuse of her brother Roy at the hands of her mother's boyfriend, J.R. Outrage and panic left Chantel's head spinning. How could someone do something so disgusting and violating?Even after numerous attempts to end the abuse, Chantel was silenced by her family. It was clear to Chantel that they were not being protected by those who are supposed to love them the most.The questions lingers with Chantel for years to come: Why is J.R's protection continuously held above the love and care of innocent children?Chantel was expecting that this tortuous situation was in the past. She had hopes that Roy could heal despite of the abusive presence still in their lives. Healing, however, isn't in the cards yet for this family as all three of Roy's children- Chantel's nieces and nephew-have experienced the same horrors as their father before them.Chantel will not be silent and allow the family to keep J.R.'s sordid secrets.Turning A Blind Eye introduces a heroine whose fierce ambition has her stop at nothing to expose her family's secret. It is Chantel's mission to reveal the truth and break the generational curse.
Finding My Family
The story of one woman's search for her father and grandparents and the surprising results. How was her mother able to keep the facts from her children for over forty years?Set on the prairies, it is a true story but the mysteries surrounding it read like fiction. Her search took her to Minnesota, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Manitoba and finally to Washington State. Share the author's joy and heartbreaks as she searches for her past.
Shop Social
In today's world, a woman can be overwhelmed by the picture-perfect expectations put upon her by society and social media-people who don't know her, what she wants, or who she wants to be. Where do you turn when you know you want more, but your "more" doesn't look like everyone else's?You can shop around for happiness and fulfillment, but the choices are many and the outcomes aren't clear. You don't know if anything you buy will do what you want it to do, and there are no guarantees. Consumerism is a costly, time-consuming, and ineffective solution for getting what you want.Instead, you need clarity around what you want and intentionality in how you get it. And you need expert partners who have your best interests in mind-a circle-to support you in your transformation from consumer to investor in yourself, your home, and your family.Shop Social goes beyond the traditional understanding of buying from friends and shows how building a microcommunity of people who know you and who are personally invested in your well-being can be a life-changing experience that saves time and money, while putting you in control of your own health, happiness, and fulfillment. It takes the struggle out of "what to do next" and puts you on a clear path to your best life.
Shop Social
In today's world, a woman can be overwhelmed by the picture-perfect expectations put upon her by society and social media-people who don't know her, what she wants, or who she wants to be. Where do you turn when you know you want more, but your "more" doesn't look like everyone else's?You can shop around for happiness and fulfillment, but the choices are many and the outcomes aren't clear. You don't know if anything you buy will do what you want it to do, and there are no guarantees. Consumerism is a costly, time-consuming, and ineffective solution for getting what you want.Instead, you need clarity around what you want and intentionality in how you get it. And you need expert partners who have your best interests in mind-a circle-to support you in your transformation from consumer to investor in yourself, your home, and your family.Shop Social goes beyond the traditional understanding of buying from friends and shows how building a microcommunity of people who know you and who are personally invested in your well-being can be a life-changing experience that saves time and money, while putting you in control of your own health, happiness, and fulfillment. It takes the struggle out of "what to do next" and puts you on a clear path to your best life.
Adulting for Beginners - Life Skills for Adult Children, Teens, High School and College Students The Grown-up's Survival Gift
Congratulations, the day has finally arrived! You're officially a GROWN UP! Which is great in theory, but maybe a bit more stressful in practise...Here's what's coming towards you very quickly...You're going to have to learn how to cook, clean, find a job, fix your car, live away from home and manage your money. You'll need to eat the right stuff (sorry, but noodles 24/7 just won't cut it), ace the job interview, impress your boss and fix your flat tire on Monday morning so you get to work or college on time. Ideally you'll make more money than you spend, make new friends, maybe even start your own business and create a life you love.These are all the important life skills we need to know as an adult, that we're NOT taught in school!Right, don't panic! You're in the right place. This book will share with you the proven tips & strategies to make your adulting days the best days of your life.In Adulting for Beginners you'll discover: The basics you need to stock your kitchen with to always have something to eatEasy meal plans and ideas to keep your body healthy, even if you hate cooking.How to do useful stuff like do your laundry, how to fix your toilet and never run out of toilet paperFirst aid tips, better health strategies, and how to make exercise funHow to choose the right apartment, house, and flatmates to avoid troubleExactly how to find a job, negotiate your salary and get on the promotion fast track even if it's your first job!How to change your oil, fix a flat tire and look after your car even if you're not a mechanic!When to create a rainy day fund, 401Ks and how to manage debt without stressHow to expand your income by becoming an entrepreneur and creating passive income opportunitiesHow to make money, pay your taxes and prepare to buy a house in the future.And tons more grown up survival tips and tricks in this guide for students, graduates, girls, women, men and boys!With this book you'll be able to look forward to many happy years as a successful and happy adult. So grab a copy today.An awesome high school graduation giftThe book is also the perfect high school graduation, new job and college gift. It's packed full of adulting life hacks to help your daughter, granddaughter, niece or friend succeed in the world.
All I See Is You
**Hardback includes bonus pages of additional poetry!**Jessica's poetry books have sold over 150,000 copies worldwide!"Mama, I can't see past you right now, I'm so small and everything's a little blurry.All I see is you.When you feel alone, like the walls are closing in, remember I'm here too. I know your world has changed and the days feel a little lonely. But they aren't lonely for me.You are my everything..."'All I See Is You', captures the heartfelt and honest moments of early motherhood including popular viral poem 'AlI I See Is You'.Jessica's words encompass the highs and the lows, the raw and the vulnerable and everything in between. It's the kind of book you want on your bedside sitting next to the bottles, or breast pump.This book of 60 poems and proses will take mothers on a journey of healing and growth with a powerful affirmation that you are not alone. A popular gift around the world for expectant mothers, new mothers and mothers with grown children. There are words in here for everyone."Jessica found a way to put into words the very soul of motherhood'. - Reader"This author writes as though she's taken the words out of every mother's head... the feelings that most mothers will experience but can't always express. So relatable, so beautiful, sometimes funny and often emotional, I challenge you not to get teary eyed!" - Reader'All I See Is You', is Jessica's second in her collection of poetry, with 'From One Mom to a Mother' being first, and 'My After All', her final in the early motherhood series. Jess has also released a book of Selected poems titled 'Beautiful Chaos' with Penguin.Jessica is also a best selling author of 'The Rainbow In My Heart', a children's picture book on emotions, with other books 'My Superpowers', and 'You Hung The Moon', a gift book for mothers.Jess's poems can also be found on Etsy!www.jessicaurlichs.com
Flyest Vibes
Living my life in between doubled-margined lines, cleverly disguised as fair to all, yet only to some, the most belonging ones of this clandestine society. Nevertheless, it is the society blame as the pinpoint for my synthesized word usages within the lines of prophetic poetry. The gift of an art lending multiple meaning, yet truly effective when sincerely interpreted. And I, an ambassador, a master of the craft, have purposefully prepared this material to disturb you. I, a fellow sojourner of these streets of these oppressed communities, have purposefully riddled my tongue to touch tones deeply embedded in you. And should a tear fall, may it fall on behalf for anger instead of sadness, and lend madness to cause you to shake your head upon reflections of that which is truly sad-sad because of the audacity of statesmen servicing an apparent God-fearing country, cowardly functioning under the adrenalin of apparently doing evil-deeds to fuel their own happiness. And the irony of my work is that it makes me happy, it makes me see, it makes me believe that I have purpose here, and it causes me to breathe easily as I rip holes in these pages to deliver to you some of my best poetry-including my reflections during thirty for thirty. This shit here. My gift to move you from this forward through all your days forward. Keep your eyes on you path; but watch your ass.
Serenity's Dealing With Divorce- God's Guidance
Serenity's very confused when she knows about her parent's divorce. She is extremely shocked. She has no idea what a divorce is but she knows it isn't good. Serenity realizes that her mom and dad loves her and with God's guidance, she can get through this tough time of dealing with divorce.
Journey of a Father
Journey of a Father is a direct little book that helps dads face their battles. Written to address the burdens and pains of dads, each short section will reveal helpful perspective and healing hope. Men who wonder what their life is about will gain insight into how fathering really works. In the end each father will be armed with new thoughts to face the ever changing seasons of their lives and the lives of their children.
Spiritual Side of Sex Workbook
Purity is part of the great values of life and the reason is that a fractured life is incapable of functioning as a whole. Therefore, wholeness is bringing every aspect of who you are, to spiritual and physical compliance. It is demonstrating your fitness - your overall completeness and readiness to live and function wholly. There are no elements of defects that may complicate or interfere with accomplishing the purpose of life. You cannot be released into your purpose with defects, which is why we are tested and tried to establish our spiritual and physical compatibility. Sex is a delicate procedure and like the artistry of surgical operations, sexual contacts can destroy the lives of the participants. Love is the anesthesia of sexuality but often, people mistake or misplace lust and perversion with sex. The restrictions placed upon sexual performances are to control the parameters and limit sudden overstepping into the controlled boundaries. The infiltration of the physical realm into the spiritual realms can intertwine to bind the soul and the spirit with cords - leading to chaos in a person's life.
Surviving Marmite
In 2000, when I was just seven years old, my family immigrated from Iran to New Zealand. Fresh off the plane, we settled in Timaru, a port 'city' where everyone farms and wears gumboots under their rugby shorts. There, we stood out like a bunch of Middle Eastern immigrants in a town where everyone farms and wears gumboots under their rugby shorts. We arrived with zero knowledge of our new country nor the English language. Surviving Marmite chronicles our wild Kiwi journey; brimming with serious culture shock to hilarious misunderstandings and everything in between. It features my unconventional family: my overly optimistic taxi-driver father, my overly pessimistic eyebrow-threading mother, and my sister and I, frizzy-haired, confused and clearly incongruous third-culture kids.
Children's Justice
Children's Justice explores the treatment of children as a social justice issue. In this groundbreaking book, award-winning filmmaker and author Brendon Marotta applies the principles of social justice to the youngest among us. Combining over a decade of advocacy experience with modern critical theory, Children's Justice demonstrates the systemic harm that common social structures and cultural assumptions have on children. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to create a better world for the next generation.
Raising Faith
Raising Faith: The Ups and Downs of Raising a Child with Down Syndrome is an essential read for moms, dads, family members, teachers and anyone who loves a person with Down syndrome. Rather than having a book about caring for a child with Down syndrome written by a doctor, this one is a wonderful memoir and guide written by a mother. It's a personal message, while also educating other mothers or family members on what they can do to help make things easier through the wonderful and difficult times. The author leaves nothing out. In this page turner, you will not only learn useful tips and strategies but will feel as if you are no longer alone as you laugh and cry reading her stories and those of other moms. Stories of happy and memorable times, of stressful and rough times, of times when faith and hope was all they had, and of times when nothing sounded better than to just run away. This mix of emotions truly makes this story enticingly raw and relatable. Ultimately, through the good and the bad, the author's daughter has been nothing but a blessing, in her and her family's lives. Gina Panzino Lyman reassures and encourages readers to hold onto faith that God will always provide for them. Gina Panzino Lyman is a mother raising a beautiful and smart daughter with Down syndrome. She is the author of the children's book, "Have a Little Faith'', about all her daughter's accomplishments. She is an advocate for all people with special needs and is actively involved in awareness, support, and fundraising groups. She is a teacher with more than twenty years experience. Although Gina enjoys writing to promote Down Syndrome Awareness, she recently launched a podcast where she discusses self-care, health, nutrition and living a balanced life. She is currently working on future children's books and inspirational books for adults. You can learn more about Gina at www.ginapanzinolyman.com.
Rose City Redneck
Rose City Redneck is my Poetic Journey through life so far. I start the book with my Grandparents and go on through Love, Kids, Faith, as well as darker subjects like Addiction and Suicide. I have witnessed all of these in my short lifetime and hopefully I can help others know they are not alone as they walk through them as well. Come and walk with me and who knows, maybe we can laugh, love or commiserate together. I am a man in my sixties who was raised in the rural areas of Arkansas. I am the the father of four wonderful daughters and eight grandchildren and one brand new Great-grandson. My wife Susie and I are nearing our fortieth anniversary. I have for many years written poetry to be able to deal with life. It's very therapeutic to allow these thoughts to drift from my head to the tip of a pencil. It turns out these poems had quite a chronological order to them when i gathered them all up. The poems are just insights into my life from the very highest of highs to the very lowest of lows. I hope you can relate to many of these poems as you go through your life as well.
The Daily Dad
"Life is short. Do not forget about the most important things in our life, living for other people and doing good for them."--Marcus Aurelius Becoming a parent is more than just a biological process - it's a lifelong commitment to sacrifice, service, and most importantly, love. It's a challenge to get up every day and put your kids first. You will experience moments of heroic compassion and humiliating failure, sometimes within the same day. But you don't have to do it alone. From Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash hit The Daily Stoic, The Daily Dad provides 366 timeless meditations on parenting in a few manageable paragraphs a day - useful for even the most sleep deprived new parent. Drawing on his own experience as a father of two as well as lessons from the lives of legends such as Theodore Roosevelt, Bruce Springsteen, Queen Elizabeth II, Marcus Aurelius, and Toni Morrison, this daily devotional provides wisdom and guidance on being the role model your child needs. Whether you're expecting your first or already a grandparent, The Daily Dad offers encouragement, perspective, and practical advice for every stage of your child's life.
Losing Her, Finding Me
How does a mother who put her entire identity into her baby the moment she came into the world find herself again when, years later, her grown child cuts all ties? Michelle Rohlf's unwanted estrangement from her daughter Naomi strips her of everything . . . her grandchildren, her peace of mind, and most of all, herself. In spite of her broken heart and broken spirit, she embarks on a three-year journey of healing and forgiveness, discovering the impact her own upbringing had on her attachment to her daughter. But just asMichelle learns that her life isn't over because her daughter walked away, Naomi shows up again, without apology or explanation. Much to Michelle's surprise, this reappearance challenges her own recovery from codependency. She finds herself in a struggle to hold on to the sense of self she fought so hard to gain. This is the story of a woman who had to lose her daughter in order to find the identity she'd never really had. If you are a parent who has become estranged from your child, there is hope. You are not alone in this journey of rejection. The first step toward healing is to work on yourself. Find your own life apart from your child, because you are valuable and the world needs you.
You Raised Me Up
It's been a long time since Laila lived in Nairobi. The death of her mother, Lakshmi, brings her home. Lakshmi, the mother she's always loved but hasn't always liked. Lakshmi, exuberant and vivacious, a nuisance to teenage Laila but a blessing as she's raised her own family. Lakshmi, wasted away at the hands of a cruel illness.The loss takes Laila back to her childhood experiences and then through the revolving doors of the decadent five-star hotel world where she has spent the rest of her life, travelling the globe from Dubai to Kinshasa. A world not as glamorous as Paris Hilton's, where petty rivalries and fleeting friendships have become far too familiar. A crumbling marriage and helping genocide victims are some of the trials Laila has encountered in her search for happiness.Lakshmi, Laila's rock, may be gone, but her legacy survives. Her beliefs, her values, every way that she has touched Laila's life-these things will live on. It's time for Laila to become the person her mother always wanted her to be.
The Best Me I Can Be
Cielo Marie was born a little bit different than everyone you see. Some people have fair skin and others may have darker skin. She was born with both. Although some people may not have nice things to say, Cielo is brave, confident, and shows forgiveness. Cielo Marie is quite unique indeed.
The Best Me I Can Be
Cielo Marie was born a little bit different than everyone you see. Some people have fair skin and others may have darker skin. She was born with both. Although some people may not have nice things to say, Cielo is brave, confident, and shows forgiveness. Cielo Marie is quite unique indeed.
Baby boy first words
Baby boy first words is a book about babies, learning to say words needed to speak and ask questions for the first time. Most babies speak their first words around the age 9 months to 15 months. Their words will be simple one words and not complete sentences. This book is a great starter for babies to learn words, pictures and be able to communicate with others.
Timmy The Elephant
Timmy The Elephant is a book about a young pre-teen elephant. This book journeys through Timmy's life as a fifth grader in elementary school. This book details Timmy's life in the village of Castleberry with his family and friends. Join Timmy as he participates in school activities, his own band, and school vacations. This is a book young readers are sure to enjoy. There is lots of cooking and eating and plain old fun.
The Miracle Child
"Mike, this is Kristin. Kelly and the girls were in a car accident," the recording from my answering machine says in the stillness of my home. I hold my breath and wait for the next line, telling me, ". . . but everyone is all right." It never comes. Imagine parents with two young children, the husband recently laid off, saddled with a mortgage on a brand-new house, when the family's minivan is hit and forced through an intersection by a reckless driver. Their lives are altered forever, but the family commits to each other through various hardships over fifteen years, encouraged when a pediatric neurologist calls their three-year-old daughter "the Miracle Child." In The Miracle Child: Traumatic Brain Injury and Me, Kelly and Michael Lang share their alternating and unique thoughts over the days and years following the tragic car incident that fractured their family and their lives, revealing the power of persistence, faith, acceptance, and above all, the commitment of family.
The Miracle Child
"Mike, this is Kristin. Kelly and the girls were in a car accident," the recording from my answering machine says in the stillness of my home. I hold my breath and wait for the next line, telling me, ". . . but everyone is all right." It never comes. Imagine parents with two young children, the husband recently laid off, saddled with a mortgage on a brand-new house, when the family's minivan is hit and forced through an intersection by a reckless driver. Their lives are altered forever, but the family commits to each other through various hardships over fifteen years, encouraged when a pediatric neurologist calls their three-year-old daughter "the Miracle Child." In The Miracle Child: Traumatic Brain Injury and Me, Kelly and Michael Lang share their alternating and unique thoughts over the days and years following the tragic car incident that fractured their family and their lives, revealing the power of persistence, faith, acceptance, and above all, the commitment of family.
Raising Children
Raising Children is a collection of messages passed on to me to share to inspire those that are parents, teachers, grandparents, neighbors, etc. Anyone that helps protect and nurture children will benefit from these messages. These are words of encouragement, guidance and wisdom to help us understand what roles we play in cultivating the unlimited potential that exists in children. It is a quick read for those that are busy and in need of something that resonates in understanding the goals and influences of raising children in our current world.
