Author: Melissa R. Pandolf
Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN: 1622875540
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Melissa Pandolf has never been one to let a few rules stand in her way. So when she and her husband, Doug, began the adoption process, the hopeful mother-to-be had her sights set on quickly welcoming two beaming babies to make the Pandolf house a family home. However, after three years; four trips to Russia; one trip to Washington, DC; and two plane crashes that threatened to bring their dream down around them, she came to realize that a bigger destiny awaited them on the other side of the world. As the adoptive parents of four Russian siblings, the young couple from Long Island learned the true meaning of family, and what it means to go the extra mile to give your children what they need. Beginning with the first meeting with an adoption agency, The Journey for Mama's Babies chronicles the Pandolfs' three-year odyssey to bring their babies home. From her naïve initial assumptions about the process to her ultimate hard-won savvy and resolve, Pandolf shares every key aspect of the experience, including the unexpected depression that can be companion to this emotionally wrenching process. With clear-eyed candor, the author recounts the ups and downs, the unexpected twists, and the backward loops that frequently punctuated their mission. Along the way, she and her husband were also faced with heartbreaking decisions that neither had anticipated, as their dream of two children quickly grew when a larger group of siblings presented itself. At the same time, the couple also confronted the demand for an ironclad resiliency due to countless setbacks, never-ending red tape, and a constantly shifting perspective on what it truly means to be a family. Still, their challenges only began when they finally were joined together in the United States, as the Pandolfs scrambled to help their children make the transition from speaking Russian to speaking English and help them adjust to their new surroundings. Enlightening, easy to read, and arrestingly honest, The Journey for Mama's Babies will captivate anyone who has ever navigated the intricacies of the adoption process or who cares about someone who has. Both inspiring and open-eyed, this tender, telling story of a family built across oceans, languages, and every imaginable obstacle will take hold of your heart, and make you hold your loved ones closer still.
The Journey for Mama's Babies
Author: Melissa R. Pandolf
Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN: 1622875540
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Melissa Pandolf has never been one to let a few rules stand in her way. So when she and her husband, Doug, began the adoption process, the hopeful mother-to-be had her sights set on quickly welcoming two beaming babies to make the Pandolf house a family home. However, after three years; four trips to Russia; one trip to Washington, DC; and two plane crashes that threatened to bring their dream down around them, she came to realize that a bigger destiny awaited them on the other side of the world. As the adoptive parents of four Russian siblings, the young couple from Long Island learned the true meaning of family, and what it means to go the extra mile to give your children what they need. Beginning with the first meeting with an adoption agency, The Journey for Mama's Babies chronicles the Pandolfs' three-year odyssey to bring their babies home. From her naïve initial assumptions about the process to her ultimate hard-won savvy and resolve, Pandolf shares every key aspect of the experience, including the unexpected depression that can be companion to this emotionally wrenching process. With clear-eyed candor, the author recounts the ups and downs, the unexpected twists, and the backward loops that frequently punctuated their mission. Along the way, she and her husband were also faced with heartbreaking decisions that neither had anticipated, as their dream of two children quickly grew when a larger group of siblings presented itself. At the same time, the couple also confronted the demand for an ironclad resiliency due to countless setbacks, never-ending red tape, and a constantly shifting perspective on what it truly means to be a family. Still, their challenges only began when they finally were joined together in the United States, as the Pandolfs scrambled to help their children make the transition from speaking Russian to speaking English and help them adjust to their new surroundings. Enlightening, easy to read, and arrestingly honest, The Journey for Mama's Babies will captivate anyone who has ever navigated the intricacies of the adoption process or who cares about someone who has. Both inspiring and open-eyed, this tender, telling story of a family built across oceans, languages, and every imaginable obstacle will take hold of your heart, and make you hold your loved ones closer still.
Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN: 1622875540
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Melissa Pandolf has never been one to let a few rules stand in her way. So when she and her husband, Doug, began the adoption process, the hopeful mother-to-be had her sights set on quickly welcoming two beaming babies to make the Pandolf house a family home. However, after three years; four trips to Russia; one trip to Washington, DC; and two plane crashes that threatened to bring their dream down around them, she came to realize that a bigger destiny awaited them on the other side of the world. As the adoptive parents of four Russian siblings, the young couple from Long Island learned the true meaning of family, and what it means to go the extra mile to give your children what they need. Beginning with the first meeting with an adoption agency, The Journey for Mama's Babies chronicles the Pandolfs' three-year odyssey to bring their babies home. From her naïve initial assumptions about the process to her ultimate hard-won savvy and resolve, Pandolf shares every key aspect of the experience, including the unexpected depression that can be companion to this emotionally wrenching process. With clear-eyed candor, the author recounts the ups and downs, the unexpected twists, and the backward loops that frequently punctuated their mission. Along the way, she and her husband were also faced with heartbreaking decisions that neither had anticipated, as their dream of two children quickly grew when a larger group of siblings presented itself. At the same time, the couple also confronted the demand for an ironclad resiliency due to countless setbacks, never-ending red tape, and a constantly shifting perspective on what it truly means to be a family. Still, their challenges only began when they finally were joined together in the United States, as the Pandolfs scrambled to help their children make the transition from speaking Russian to speaking English and help them adjust to their new surroundings. Enlightening, easy to read, and arrestingly honest, The Journey for Mama's Babies will captivate anyone who has ever navigated the intricacies of the adoption process or who cares about someone who has. Both inspiring and open-eyed, this tender, telling story of a family built across oceans, languages, and every imaginable obstacle will take hold of your heart, and make you hold your loved ones closer still.
Brother Rabbit and the Tar Baby A Fateful Journey Through Life
Author: Tony C. Mobley
Publisher: PublishAmerica
ISBN: 1456058150
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Tony C. Mobley is an entrepreneur who still lives in Gary, Indiana. Music has been a passion of his for a very long time, and he has decided to spend most of his time developing this craft. Nowadays, you will find him writing songs in his music room. If you would like him to speak at your school, you can reach him at (219) 885-1058 or by email at [email protected]
Publisher: PublishAmerica
ISBN: 1456058150
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Tony C. Mobley is an entrepreneur who still lives in Gary, Indiana. Music has been a passion of his for a very long time, and he has decided to spend most of his time developing this craft. Nowadays, you will find him writing songs in his music room. If you would like him to speak at your school, you can reach him at (219) 885-1058 or by email at [email protected]
Hush, Mama Baby!
Author: G. Anderson Glasgow
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1682353451
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
In the thriller Hush, Mama Baby!, the daughter of a British church founder turns to child trafficking when the church’s funds cease providing her a lavish enough income. Rose Morton acquires the help of a Chinese gangster in her nefarious scheme. Under the close proximity of the chief of police investigating child trafficking – her husband – they net huge sums of money. Then a private investigator steps in to thwart their illegal activities. “Rose Morton had elevated herself from a self-styled pastor of the New Epistical Ministry of Christ, the church founded by her preacher father, to crime goddess and the head of a huge criminal organisation commanding millions of pounds in child trafficking. The demand was unlimited, and she made the market superfluous and adequate enough to enhance their bank balance. The supply was diverse, reflecting borders of accessibility covering two continents. The operations were spearheaded from her home underneath the very nose of her husband, Chief Inspector John Morton, who led Operation Sand Pearl’s investigation into child trafficking.” Will Rose be caught?
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1682353451
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
In the thriller Hush, Mama Baby!, the daughter of a British church founder turns to child trafficking when the church’s funds cease providing her a lavish enough income. Rose Morton acquires the help of a Chinese gangster in her nefarious scheme. Under the close proximity of the chief of police investigating child trafficking – her husband – they net huge sums of money. Then a private investigator steps in to thwart their illegal activities. “Rose Morton had elevated herself from a self-styled pastor of the New Epistical Ministry of Christ, the church founded by her preacher father, to crime goddess and the head of a huge criminal organisation commanding millions of pounds in child trafficking. The demand was unlimited, and she made the market superfluous and adequate enough to enhance their bank balance. The supply was diverse, reflecting borders of accessibility covering two continents. The operations were spearheaded from her home underneath the very nose of her husband, Chief Inspector John Morton, who led Operation Sand Pearl’s investigation into child trafficking.” Will Rose be caught?
The Journey
Author: Kazia Myers
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 178462750X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
‘The Journey’ is a novel in three volumes set against the backdrop of World War 2. It is a story of unimaginable deprivation and survival, love and loss, of friendships forged through most challenging experiences.
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 178462750X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
‘The Journey’ is a novel in three volumes set against the backdrop of World War 2. It is a story of unimaginable deprivation and survival, love and loss, of friendships forged through most challenging experiences.
Sharing the Journey: Literature for Young Children
Author: David Yellin
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351812963
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 847
Book Description
This wonderful resource from two authors with an infectious enthusiasm for children's literature will help readers select and share quality books for and with young children. Specifically focused on infants through the third grade, Sharing the Journey contains descriptive book annotations, instructive commentary, and creative teaching activities tailored for those important years. Extensive book lists throughout will help readers build a library of quality children's literature. Books representing other cultures are included to help celebrate diversity as well as cultural connection. Genre chapters include poetry, fantasy, and realistic and historical fiction. A chapter on informational books demonstrates how young children can be introduced to, and learn to enjoy, nonfiction.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351812963
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 847
Book Description
This wonderful resource from two authors with an infectious enthusiasm for children's literature will help readers select and share quality books for and with young children. Specifically focused on infants through the third grade, Sharing the Journey contains descriptive book annotations, instructive commentary, and creative teaching activities tailored for those important years. Extensive book lists throughout will help readers build a library of quality children's literature. Books representing other cultures are included to help celebrate diversity as well as cultural connection. Genre chapters include poetry, fantasy, and realistic and historical fiction. A chapter on informational books demonstrates how young children can be introduced to, and learn to enjoy, nonfiction.
Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1990-1994
Author: Agnes Regan Perkins
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1567507905
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Written for librarians, teachers, and researchers, this is the second five-year supplement to the authors' Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1960-1984 (Greenwood, 1986). Its 567 entries cover 189 award-winning children's books by 136 authors published from 1990 to 1994. Included are concise critical reviews of novels, biographical profiles of authors, and descriptions of memorable characters. An appendix lists books by the awards they have won, and an extensive index allows complete access to the wealth of material contained within this reference work. Included are alphabetically arranged entries for those works that critics have singled out to receive awards or have placed on citation lists during the five years covered by the volume. The reference also contains biographical entries for leading authors of children's fiction, with entries focusing on how the author's life relates to children's literature and to particular works in this dictionary. The volume provides a list of awards, along with an appendix classifying individual works by the awards they have won. An extensive index provides full access to the wealth of information in this book.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1567507905
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Written for librarians, teachers, and researchers, this is the second five-year supplement to the authors' Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1960-1984 (Greenwood, 1986). Its 567 entries cover 189 award-winning children's books by 136 authors published from 1990 to 1994. Included are concise critical reviews of novels, biographical profiles of authors, and descriptions of memorable characters. An appendix lists books by the awards they have won, and an extensive index allows complete access to the wealth of material contained within this reference work. Included are alphabetically arranged entries for those works that critics have singled out to receive awards or have placed on citation lists during the five years covered by the volume. The reference also contains biographical entries for leading authors of children's fiction, with entries focusing on how the author's life relates to children's literature and to particular works in this dictionary. The volume provides a list of awards, along with an appendix classifying individual works by the awards they have won. An extensive index provides full access to the wealth of information in this book.
Mama's Journey Home
Author: Elena Farah
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1304255832
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
True modern day version of the story of the Book of Ruth.This is not an ordinary story, but it's my story.I hope you'll get inspired to stretch beyond your emotional limits and trust in the fact that no matter what tragedy you are facing, God will use it for your good.Happy reading and be blessed.Elena Farah
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1304255832
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
True modern day version of the story of the Book of Ruth.This is not an ordinary story, but it's my story.I hope you'll get inspired to stretch beyond your emotional limits and trust in the fact that no matter what tragedy you are facing, God will use it for your good.Happy reading and be blessed.Elena Farah
Hope for the Journey
Author: William Cook
Publisher: Eliot Werner Publications/Percheron Press
ISBN: 1734281898
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
The authors-professional psychologists who work with children and families-believe that adults can help children build hope and combat hopelessness, and use stories that children construct about themselves to document the hope-building process. Included are two useful appendixes and a new introduction, in which the authors respond to readers' questions and reactions to the original edition, which was published by Westview Press in 1997.
Publisher: Eliot Werner Publications/Percheron Press
ISBN: 1734281898
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
The authors-professional psychologists who work with children and families-believe that adults can help children build hope and combat hopelessness, and use stories that children construct about themselves to document the hope-building process. Included are two useful appendixes and a new introduction, in which the authors respond to readers' questions and reactions to the original edition, which was published by Westview Press in 1997.
Journey to Polonia
Author: Geraldine Prusko
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 1457541041
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Investigating her family history helps a teenager heal after a brutal attack. Olivia, 17, becomes the victim of a rape by someone she knows on her way home from school. Unwilling to face her classmates, she turns to her extended family while she heals, listening to stones about their journeys from Poland in the late 19th century. Her grandmother's story touches her deeply. She hears about Albert and Sara, who leave for America just one step ahead of revenue agents; Peter and Ursula, who dream of a land without oppression; and Francis and Anna, who emigrate rather than endure rule by the Russians, even though Anna was forced to travel alone. Listening to their stories brings strength to Olivia, who learns of their courage in creating new lives. Set in the 1960s, the novel also highlights the history of Poland in the 1800s, when it existed mainly in the minds of its people because the country did not exist from 1795 to 1918. Without a homeland to call their own, immigrants to the United States had to claim Germany, Russia or Austria as their native country, and more than a million did so in that timeframe. Like Olivia's ancestors, they found community in neighborhoods and Roman Catholic churches that spoke their language and followed Polish customs. Journey to Polonia echoes the author's own family history of immigrants and will resonate with anyone who has taken a chance on a better way of life.
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 1457541041
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Investigating her family history helps a teenager heal after a brutal attack. Olivia, 17, becomes the victim of a rape by someone she knows on her way home from school. Unwilling to face her classmates, she turns to her extended family while she heals, listening to stones about their journeys from Poland in the late 19th century. Her grandmother's story touches her deeply. She hears about Albert and Sara, who leave for America just one step ahead of revenue agents; Peter and Ursula, who dream of a land without oppression; and Francis and Anna, who emigrate rather than endure rule by the Russians, even though Anna was forced to travel alone. Listening to their stories brings strength to Olivia, who learns of their courage in creating new lives. Set in the 1960s, the novel also highlights the history of Poland in the 1800s, when it existed mainly in the minds of its people because the country did not exist from 1795 to 1918. Without a homeland to call their own, immigrants to the United States had to claim Germany, Russia or Austria as their native country, and more than a million did so in that timeframe. Like Olivia's ancestors, they found community in neighborhoods and Roman Catholic churches that spoke their language and followed Polish customs. Journey to Polonia echoes the author's own family history of immigrants and will resonate with anyone who has taken a chance on a better way of life.
Journey to Eternity
Author: Dr. Nellie M. Brown
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504972120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
This book is about a young woman whose life had many ups and downs. Her mother gave her to her father when she was three months old. Her father was a drunk and could not take care of her. Lee Ann was raised by Willie. Lee Ann called Willie Big Mama. Lee Ann's father picked her up from school and dropped her off at Big Mama's house every schoolday. Lee Ann's father was murdered when she was eight years old. She knew that day Big Mama picked her up from school something was wrong. Lee Ann left Dallas after graduating from high school. She moved to New York to live with an aunt to attend college. Before arriving in New York, her aunt took her to Chicago to meet her mother. That was the first and last time Lee Ann saw her mother. Lee Ann met and married Randy. They had a son. Randy murdered their four-month-old son and threatened to kill Lee Ann when he got out of prison. The most tragic things that happened to Lee Ann was the murder of her father and the murder of her four-month-old son. As if life had not been tough enough for her, she developed cancer. With all the abrupt, unexpected changes and shifts she often met in life, she had faith and moral strength that helped her to endure and achieve. Lee Ann faced situations after situations, crisis after crisis, circumstances after circumstances. Life for her strongly resembled a merry-go-round, and it seemed as if the carousel never stopped. One shocking thing after another. Her most valuable prize was her friends. She said, There is a miracle called friendship that dwells in the heart. You do not know how it happens or when it gets you, but you know the special lift it always brings, and you realize that friendship is one of Gods most precious gifts. I hope that Lee Ann's journey will be an inspiration to all. I say to you, know the good from bad. If you ever find yourself on the ground, crushed by lifes circumstances, do not get up the way you went down. Get up with a new mind-set.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504972120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
This book is about a young woman whose life had many ups and downs. Her mother gave her to her father when she was three months old. Her father was a drunk and could not take care of her. Lee Ann was raised by Willie. Lee Ann called Willie Big Mama. Lee Ann's father picked her up from school and dropped her off at Big Mama's house every schoolday. Lee Ann's father was murdered when she was eight years old. She knew that day Big Mama picked her up from school something was wrong. Lee Ann left Dallas after graduating from high school. She moved to New York to live with an aunt to attend college. Before arriving in New York, her aunt took her to Chicago to meet her mother. That was the first and last time Lee Ann saw her mother. Lee Ann met and married Randy. They had a son. Randy murdered their four-month-old son and threatened to kill Lee Ann when he got out of prison. The most tragic things that happened to Lee Ann was the murder of her father and the murder of her four-month-old son. As if life had not been tough enough for her, she developed cancer. With all the abrupt, unexpected changes and shifts she often met in life, she had faith and moral strength that helped her to endure and achieve. Lee Ann faced situations after situations, crisis after crisis, circumstances after circumstances. Life for her strongly resembled a merry-go-round, and it seemed as if the carousel never stopped. One shocking thing after another. Her most valuable prize was her friends. She said, There is a miracle called friendship that dwells in the heart. You do not know how it happens or when it gets you, but you know the special lift it always brings, and you realize that friendship is one of Gods most precious gifts. I hope that Lee Ann's journey will be an inspiration to all. I say to you, know the good from bad. If you ever find yourself on the ground, crushed by lifes circumstances, do not get up the way you went down. Get up with a new mind-set.