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Warmth is a hand-knitted woolly jumper and a crackling fire in the grate. Warmth is a smile when we need encouragement and a hug when things aren't going our way. This one word has so many powerful, positive associations.
Warmth is one of the basic building blocks of existence; without it, there would be no life or growth. As parents we want our children to be warm - physically and emotionally. We raise them to be warm people full of compassion and...
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Italian immigrants of the early 20th century experienced an inevitable, and often emotionally painful, cultural transformation after arriving in America. Worlds turned upside down. Lives changed forever. Greg Casadei captures what that process was like in this touching tale about his family's "Americanization. " He also provides insights and lessons that his experiences provided along the way. The Americanization of Greg's family began with his grandparents...
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Daniel Woytowichs father was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia while he was still in college. This memoir tells the story of the diagnosis of, acceptance of, and journey through the terrible illness that is dementia. Daniel hopes that his familys experience can help others, especially young people, who are dealing with loved ones that have terminal illnesses. It is the story of how a young man watched his fathers life unravel in gradual progression,...
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Frolicking together under rainy skies usually results in romantic fun for Angela and Roger, until they encounter the tempestuous storm of their lives the death of their child. Ac-company them through their struggle of shattered dreams, broken hearts, and torn relationships. Discover how they overcome their sorrow and the path they took towards mending their relationship and moving towards healing in their journey of grief. Learn also how you can have...
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Raising grandchildren can be challenging for many reasons. Often, the children have experienced complicated family dynamics, heartbreaking loss, abuse, and neglect all of which may affect their emotions, behavior, and development. In Courageous Love, author Laura Montan Bailey draws on both professional and personal experience to offer grandparents the hero status they deserve and the encouragement they need, to continue to fight for the lives of...
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The author's poetry are about the people in our lives, private reflections, and a celebration of faith. The reader can relate to their own family, friends, coworkers, mentors, and neighbors while different are still the same in our thoughts and characteristics. The sentiments described in her poems, love of family, a mother's anguish over the loss of a child, a celebration of our faith in God, admiration of our teachers and classmates, young or old....
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If there is something you can give to your child or loved one when you are no longer close enough to give them a hug, what would it be? This book wishes to explore that.
I believe in the amazing power of words. It has the power to unite people from all walks of life across different cultures and backgrounds. It does more than just brighten someone's day; it can also comfort a grieving man. It has the capacity to cut and heal at the same time.
If...
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Marriage is a choice. It is not a religious or social obligation and it doesn't complete us, but if we do get married, the marriage can be happy and prosperous. "Marriage: Sink or Swim" touches on spiritual principles that have proven over time to be effective in smoothing out a relationship. To back up the spiritual principles, other chapters are added to the book: "Footsteps of Truth" and "Debunking Misconceptions about 'Science and Health.'" Cheryl...
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According to experts, being involved in a prior marriage decreases the success rate of subsequent marriages. The aim of this book is to reduce the failure rate of remarriages and to promote the success of blended families. Successful Blended Families addresses the common challenges of blended family life and provides practical tools for dealing with them effectively. Attention is given to children in these families, step-parenting, preparation for...
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Mean moms say no. Mean moms are consistent. Mean moms trust themselves. Mean moms don't care what everyone else is doing. Mean moms teach kids the life skills they need to know. Mean moms slow it down. Mean moms fail their kids a little bit every day. And mean moms prepare their kids for the world, not the world for their kids, raising children into adults who know how to make themselves happy. Mean Moms Rule.
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Better Living, Better Dying
Reconciling Freedom and Surrender in Aging
The aging baby boomer generation born from 1945 to 1965 poses a real challenge in aging services for themselves and their families. Many of them are not well prepared for the challenges coming their way. Neither are their children. Most people are so busy being human "doings" they have overlooked developing as human beings. You are never too old to begin the adult self-development...
72) A Simple Man
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In a newly built home in the mountains, an old man named Clarence Callahan prepares for a lengthy visit with his youngest daughter, Liza Jane. The experiences they share in the month they are together would not only bring them immense joy but it would keep precious memories alive from the past while making new memories.
Liza is a caring and fun-loving businesswoman, who set aside a month to devote spending quality time with her ailing father. She...
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AS A CHILD As a child I remember the sermon; It was on hell. As a child I remember the sermon; It was on Jesus As He said, I am the way. As a child I remember the sermon; It was about Jesus As He said, I am the truth. As a child I remember the sermon; It was about Jesus As He said, I am the life. As a child I remember the sermon; It was about Jesus As He said, No man cometh unto the Father But by me.
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It was January of 2009 when Tom Stockburger first noticed his wife, Lucy, acting strangely. He attributed it to exhaustion and sent Lucy to take a nap, with no idea that just a few hours later she would suffer a seizure that eventually led to the life-changing diagnosis of brain cancer. Without warning, Tom and Lucy were propelled on a thirty-two-month journey that would test their inner strength, faith, and courage in more ways than they ever imagined....
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Failure can displace one into a terrible state. Although it can be very difficult to bear the associated pain, it is unwise to accept or remain in a failed state. The pain enables a lesson to be learned which invariably provokes the mind to enhance the goodness in one's career, health, business, relationship with God, and social and family life.
Most successful people have failed, and it is not, unreasonable to think that their accomplishment was...
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If you found a book that would make you laugh, cry, think, experience personal introspection, evoke emotions–good and disconcerting at times; however, ultimately evolve as a human being–would you be interested in reading it? If so, then "A Spiritual Journey through Life and Self" is just such a book. This book addresses subjects in life, from the womb to death, in a deep and profound way through meaningful, easy to understand verse. It serves...
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My mother is the closest thing to God I know. Her God concept, whether she knows it or not, is that she cannot be fully known by just one name or one single entity. Not Dahlia, Zalia, Zat, Dale, Mrs. Testa, Gale, Ma, Grammy, Mimi but someone other. Someone who serves as many beings to many people, revealing herself to each of us in ways that we can best appreciate and understand. After decades of indifference, self-indulgence, rebelliousness, embarrassment,...
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Emptying a family home of all its contents is an experience that most people want to get away from as quickly as they can. But Linda Hetzer and Janet Hulstrand, authors of Moving On: A Practical Guide to Downsizing the Family Home, decided to write a book about it instead. "We decided to write the book we wish we could have had when we were going through the process of emptying our parents' homes," says Hetzer. Moving On provides a simple but very...
80) Chewy's Chest
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Step into the world of Chewy, a five year old boy growing up on a farm back in the fiftys. Follow Chewy as he goes through difficult times learning to deal with the loss of a loved one and the discovery of things hidden. Watch Chewy as he goes from a boy lost in tragedy to a boy that finds long lost family secrets from the past that help to bring him out of his shell and back into the world with his dad. As Chewy struggles with the loss of his mother...
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