Author: Karilee Hayden
Publisher: Focus on the Family Publishing
ISBN: 9781589973558
Category : At-risk youth
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Speaking profoundly to the hearts of hurting family members, a mother and daughter tell the journey of the prodigal experience and its redemption from the perspective of both the parent and child.
Author: Lynn Plourde
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689832680
Category : Fathers and sons
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Father Time's son, Winter, tries to get his busy father's attention.
Author: Catherine Newman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440626626
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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To fifty thousand readers, Catherine Newman is the beloved author of “Bringing Up Ben & Birdy,” a weekly column on babycenter.com. Now in the delightfully candid, outlandishly funny Waiting for Birdy, Newman charts the year she anticipated the birth of her second child while also coping with the realities of raising a toddler. As she navigates life with her existentially curious and heartbreakingly sweet three-year-old, and her doozy of a pregnancy, she lends her irresistibly unique voice to the secret thoughts and fears of parents everywhere. Filled with quirky warmth and razor-sharp wit, Waiting for Birdy captures the universal wonder, terror, humor, and tenderness of raising a family. On the web: http://www.babycenter.com, http://www.parentcenter.com
Author: Cathy LaGrow
Publisher: NavPress
ISBN: 1496408608
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 355
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Now with a new afterword! A five star–reviewed, unforgettable story that bestselling author Homer Hickam calls “one of the most eloquent, moving, irresistible true stories” he’s ever read. The Waiting will touch your heart and make you believe in love’s enduring legacy, as well as the power of prayer. In 1928, 16-year-old Minka was on a picnic in the woods when she was assaulted and raped. And suddenly this innocent farm girl—who still thought the stork brought babies—was pregnant. The story that follows has been almost a hundred years in the making. After a lifetime of separation, Minka whispered an impossible prayer for the first time: Lord, I’d like to see Betty Jane before I die. What happened next was a miracle. Written by Cathy LaGrow (Minka’s granddaughter), The Waiting brings three generations of this most unusual family together over the course of a century in a story of faith that triumphs, forgiveness that sets us free, and love that never forgets. (As seen on The Today Show.)
Author: Nia Vardalos
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062231855
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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"Some families are created in different ways but are still, in every way, a family." Writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos firmly believed she was supposed to be a mom, but Mother Nature and modern medicine had put her in a headlock. So she made a choice that shocked friends, family, and even herself: with only fourteen hours' notice, she adopted a preschooler. Instant Mom is Vardalos's poignant and hilarious true chronicle of trying to become a mother while fielding nosy "frenemies" and Hollywood reporters asking, "Any baby news?" With genuine and frank honesty, she describes how she and husband Ian Gomez eventually found their daughter . . . and what happened next. Vardalos explores innovative ways to conquer the challenges all new moms face, from sleep to personal grooming, and learns that whether via biology, relationship, or adoption—motherhood comes in many forms. The book includes laugh-out-loud behind the scenes Hollywood anecdotes, plus an Appendix on how to adopt worldwide. Vardalos will donate proceeds from the book sales to charities. Vardalos candidly shares her instant motherhood story that is relatable for all new moms (and dads!)
Author: Allison Martin
Publisher: A Martin Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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She wanted a fling, and he offered her forever. Influencer Nova Forester is on the run from a blackmailer set to destroy her. Desperate to forget her problems, she crashes into the arms of a rugged, small-town mechanic before disappearing again. Former playboy Ezekiel Stryker can’t stop thinking about the mystery woman who showed up at his shop months ago, but he’s moved on to a new girlfriend and a stable life—until Nova arrives on his doorstep, pregnant and with nowhere to go. There’s more to Nova’s life than she’s letting on, and Zeke’s determined to gain her trust and prove he can be what she needs. But danger is closing in—as terrifying as the love growing between them. When the twisted truth finally comes out, protecting Nova and their baby could cost Zeke everything. If you like devoted heroes, flawed heroines, hair-pulling sexual tension, and laugh-out-loud banter to go along with your suspense, The Stryker Family Saga is sure to keep your pulse pounding. Wild Child is an accidental pregnancy, forced proximity romance that deals with blackmail, domestic violence & mental health.
Author: Tara Zann
Publisher:
ISBN: 1250103835
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
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On a family camping trip, Olive meets Forest, a boy who has grown up in the wild. Olive's father agrees to let him move in, as long as Olive can teach him to behave properly before the family dinner with her fastidious Gam Gam. Olive only has one week to show him how to take a bath, eat off a plate, and sleep in a bed . . . but Forest doesn't even know the meaning of proper. He likes to hang out with the neighborhood birds and swing on chandeliers. It doesn't help that Olive's brother, Ryan, tries to convince Forest that football should be played inside! Forest's shenanigans and the black-and-white illustrations throughout will have both reluctant and avid readers laughing out loud.
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547346034
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
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Twelve-year-old Molly and her ten-year-old brother, Michael, have never liked their seven-year-old stepsister, Heather. Ever since their parents got married, she's made Molly and Michael's life miserable. Now their parents have moved them all to the country to live in a house that used to be a church, with a cemetery in the backyard. If that's not bad enough, Heather starts talking to a ghost named Helen and warning Molly and Michael that Helen is coming for them. Molly feels certain Heather is in some kind of danger, but every time she tries to help, Heather twists things around to get her into trouble. It seems as if things can't get any worse. But they do—when Helen comes.
Author: Carrie Visintainer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945796579
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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When Carrie Visintainer became a mother at the age of thirty-two, she worried it was all over, that her adventurous life was done. World travel? Adios. Solo explorations in the mountains? Ciao. Creative outlets? She wondered, are diapers my new white canvas? Immersed in a whirlwind of sleeplessness and spit-up, she was madly in love with her new baby, yet also felt her adventurous spirit and core identity crumbling. So Carrie laced up her boots and set out on a soul-searching journey, with revelations near and far. Inside a local Walmart, she realized that new motherhood is like traveling to a foreign country, with a new vocabulary, unknowable customs, and extreme jetlag. Lying in a yurt in the Colorado forest, she came to terms with her postpartum depression. While sailing on a gullet off the coast of Turkey, she examined feelings of guilt about leaving her child in pursuit of adventure. And then, while perched in a handsome stranger's motorcycle sidecar in the Mexican jungle, she found herself face-to-face with her central quandary: Domesticity vs. Wanderlust. Finally, she discovered she could-and should-have both.
Author: Dena Yohe
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 1601428375
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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You would go to the ends of the earth for your child. So, if your teenager or young adult is in the midst of crisis due to self-injury, mental illness, depression, bullying, or destructive choices, you probably feel broken, powerless, and isolated. Dena Yohe wants you to know you are not alone. You are not a bad parent. And you are going to be okay. Dena has been where you are. In You Are Not Alone, she speaks from experience as she offers healthy ways to maintain your other relationships, suggestions for responding to friends who don’t understand, and ideas for keeping up your emotional and spiritual well-being when your world feels as if it’s crashing down. It is possible to find purpose in your pain, joy beyond your fear, and hope for every tomorrow. Includes prayers, exercises, websites, and other helpful resources.
