Author: Sandi Patty
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418554723
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
For every mother who has thought, "I just blew it with my kids," for every wife who thinks she just can't stand to pretend anymore, for every friend who thinks she's reached the end of her patience, for every headline you read about someone who has compromised?there's a story that started from birth and led to the chapter she is currently surviving. Sandi Patty knows more than a little about such stories. At the height of a spectacular singing career, Sandi found herself in the middle of an affair, a divorce, and a fall from grace that couldn't possibly have been more public. How could she have mde those choices? What are the warning signs that disaster is ahead? What are the steps needed to rebuff temptation? How do you recover from such a visible shame? Is there life after failure? Sandi describes the red flags that indicate a crisis on the horizon as well as the path to recovery. She shares how she managed to move on, with God's grace and the help of friends and family . . . and she shows how you can see crossroads looming in your own life and find safe places to fall. From relearning joy to finding the right support group, Sandi helps us all to begin anew, embracing the power of God's redemptive grace.
Falling Forward
Author: Sandi Patty
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418554723
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
For every mother who has thought, "I just blew it with my kids," for every wife who thinks she just can't stand to pretend anymore, for every friend who thinks she's reached the end of her patience, for every headline you read about someone who has compromised?there's a story that started from birth and led to the chapter she is currently surviving. Sandi Patty knows more than a little about such stories. At the height of a spectacular singing career, Sandi found herself in the middle of an affair, a divorce, and a fall from grace that couldn't possibly have been more public. How could she have mde those choices? What are the warning signs that disaster is ahead? What are the steps needed to rebuff temptation? How do you recover from such a visible shame? Is there life after failure? Sandi describes the red flags that indicate a crisis on the horizon as well as the path to recovery. She shares how she managed to move on, with God's grace and the help of friends and family . . . and she shows how you can see crossroads looming in your own life and find safe places to fall. From relearning joy to finding the right support group, Sandi helps us all to begin anew, embracing the power of God's redemptive grace.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1418554723
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
For every mother who has thought, "I just blew it with my kids," for every wife who thinks she just can't stand to pretend anymore, for every friend who thinks she's reached the end of her patience, for every headline you read about someone who has compromised?there's a story that started from birth and led to the chapter she is currently surviving. Sandi Patty knows more than a little about such stories. At the height of a spectacular singing career, Sandi found herself in the middle of an affair, a divorce, and a fall from grace that couldn't possibly have been more public. How could she have mde those choices? What are the warning signs that disaster is ahead? What are the steps needed to rebuff temptation? How do you recover from such a visible shame? Is there life after failure? Sandi describes the red flags that indicate a crisis on the horizon as well as the path to recovery. She shares how she managed to move on, with God's grace and the help of friends and family . . . and she shows how you can see crossroads looming in your own life and find safe places to fall. From relearning joy to finding the right support group, Sandi helps us all to begin anew, embracing the power of God's redemptive grace.
Falling Forward
Author: Jennifer Cohen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
At an age when most girls are curating picture-perfect Pinterest wedding boards, twenty-six-year-old Jess Klein is sobbing over a stack of divorce papers. Everyone told her marrying Chris was a monumental mistake, but stubbornness and blind adoration kept her from heeding their advice. Not long after saying "I do," Jess is living in her "forever home" all alone, lamenting what could have been. Attempting to piece her shattered fairytale back together while discovering what being on her own truly means, Jess inadvertently seeks solace in a roundup of losers. From the Guy Who Refuses to Eat, to Mr. Neurotic Neat Freak, to the One Who Refused to Grow Up, her luck with love seems to have run dry. In a desperate attempt to fix herself from the inside out, Jess seeks out advice from the lovable Dr. Green, a seventy-year-old shrink who feels like the only one to truly understand her plight. As Jess continues to fall forward, confident in nearly every aspect of life except for matters of the heart, she embarks upon a journey of self-discovery she never imagined she needed, begging the question: Can she have it all...just not all at once?FALLING FORWARD explores self-identity, the power of female relationships, and the painful realization that sometimes you need to lose the life you had in order to create the one that's waiting for you.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
At an age when most girls are curating picture-perfect Pinterest wedding boards, twenty-six-year-old Jess Klein is sobbing over a stack of divorce papers. Everyone told her marrying Chris was a monumental mistake, but stubbornness and blind adoration kept her from heeding their advice. Not long after saying "I do," Jess is living in her "forever home" all alone, lamenting what could have been. Attempting to piece her shattered fairytale back together while discovering what being on her own truly means, Jess inadvertently seeks solace in a roundup of losers. From the Guy Who Refuses to Eat, to Mr. Neurotic Neat Freak, to the One Who Refused to Grow Up, her luck with love seems to have run dry. In a desperate attempt to fix herself from the inside out, Jess seeks out advice from the lovable Dr. Green, a seventy-year-old shrink who feels like the only one to truly understand her plight. As Jess continues to fall forward, confident in nearly every aspect of life except for matters of the heart, she embarks upon a journey of self-discovery she never imagined she needed, begging the question: Can she have it all...just not all at once?FALLING FORWARD explores self-identity, the power of female relationships, and the painful realization that sometimes you need to lose the life you had in order to create the one that's waiting for you.
Failing Forward
Author: John C. Maxwell
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1418578657
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1418578657
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Failing Forward
Author: Alan Migliorato
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
ISBN: 1644132001
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Raising teenagers to be principled and upright is tough enough. Raising ones who embrace the Catholic Faith can seem nigh impossible. The good news is that the teen-tested, internationally proven, five-step program explained in these pages will not only help keep your teens Catholic but can also make them genuine leaders in the Faith . . . and in the secular world as well. This simple program, which can be employed by parents at home, confronts teens with modest, absorbing challenges that require them to exert persistent efforts after repeated failures. After a series of successes, your teens will develop the optimism and habits of perseverance that are the hallmarks of all true leaders. That's because they will have grasped the truth that hard-fought experience has engraved in the souls of all great men and women: failure is just a door to success. In short order, that conviction will empower your teens to achieve remarkable results: improved grades and athletic performance, greater readiness and eagerness to serve, increased Church participation, openness to constructive criticism, improved decision-making, the ability to handle setbacks maturely, and many other life skills that will transform them into strong leaders and faithful Catholics!
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
ISBN: 1644132001
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Raising teenagers to be principled and upright is tough enough. Raising ones who embrace the Catholic Faith can seem nigh impossible. The good news is that the teen-tested, internationally proven, five-step program explained in these pages will not only help keep your teens Catholic but can also make them genuine leaders in the Faith . . . and in the secular world as well. This simple program, which can be employed by parents at home, confronts teens with modest, absorbing challenges that require them to exert persistent efforts after repeated failures. After a series of successes, your teens will develop the optimism and habits of perseverance that are the hallmarks of all true leaders. That's because they will have grasped the truth that hard-fought experience has engraved in the souls of all great men and women: failure is just a door to success. In short order, that conviction will empower your teens to achieve remarkable results: improved grades and athletic performance, greater readiness and eagerness to serve, increased Church participation, openness to constructive criticism, improved decision-making, the ability to handle setbacks maturely, and many other life skills that will transform them into strong leaders and faithful Catholics!
Falling Forward
Author: R. J. Stastny
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469783258
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Wes, a romantic and accomplished gay man in his forties, thinks that he has his life in order. He has been in a relationship for years, and he is confident that he knows what the future holds. But when his partner dies suddenly, Wes finds himself "falling forward" into a future filled with grief, uncertainty, and untapped potential. Now Wes must fight to regain his equilibrium and build a new life in a new city-while somehow holding on to the stability of his lost past. A robust yet disparate group of friends, lovers, and acquaintances become his guides on a new series of international escapades in which Wes finds himself uncompromisingly involved. He is now forced to acknowledge that his life is built upon little twists of fate and choices. Ultimately, Wes must decide if he is one of those brave adventurers willing to achieve the highs of finding love, even at the cost of possibly losing it. --Publisher's description.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469783258
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Wes, a romantic and accomplished gay man in his forties, thinks that he has his life in order. He has been in a relationship for years, and he is confident that he knows what the future holds. But when his partner dies suddenly, Wes finds himself "falling forward" into a future filled with grief, uncertainty, and untapped potential. Now Wes must fight to regain his equilibrium and build a new life in a new city-while somehow holding on to the stability of his lost past. A robust yet disparate group of friends, lovers, and acquaintances become his guides on a new series of international escapades in which Wes finds himself uncompromisingly involved. He is now forced to acknowledge that his life is built upon little twists of fate and choices. Ultimately, Wes must decide if he is one of those brave adventurers willing to achieve the highs of finding love, even at the cost of possibly losing it. --Publisher's description.
Falling Forward
Author: Chris Easterly
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692330296
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
How do you start a whole new life from the ruins of all you've known for so long? How do you handle the shame of divorce? What crutches work to pull you through your grief? How do you reenter the dating scene? Will you ever feel normal again? These are just a few of the questions people ask when a marriage collapses. Many divorce books cover topics like how to secure the best attorney, keep your financial assets, and have great sex again. Those are all helpful subjects. But FALLING FORWARD is a different kind of book. It explores the emotional journey of one man's divorce, from his wife's affair to his eventual healing, and it declares a resounding truth: you will survive.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692330296
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
How do you start a whole new life from the ruins of all you've known for so long? How do you handle the shame of divorce? What crutches work to pull you through your grief? How do you reenter the dating scene? Will you ever feel normal again? These are just a few of the questions people ask when a marriage collapses. Many divorce books cover topics like how to secure the best attorney, keep your financial assets, and have great sex again. Those are all helpful subjects. But FALLING FORWARD is a different kind of book. It explores the emotional journey of one man's divorce, from his wife's affair to his eventual healing, and it declares a resounding truth: you will survive.
Too Big to Fall
Author: Barry B. LePatner
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 0984497803
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
A comprehensive overview of the shocking state of our nation's infrastructure and what must be done to fix it
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 0984497803
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
A comprehensive overview of the shocking state of our nation's infrastructure and what must be done to fix it
Risk Forward
Author: Victoria Labalme
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 1401961819
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
"Some people in life know exactly what they want to achieve. This is a book for the rest of us." - Victoria Labalme if you're trying to figure out your next steps at work or in life... if you wish you had the courage to move in a new direction... if you sense there's something more, waiting to be discovered... Risk Forward will help you find your way. In this brief, full color, whimsical book "experience," Hall of Fame speaker, leading consultant, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Victoria Labalme shares a series of principles from the arts that are practical, reassuring, and radically freeing. "Sage advice-and brisk inspiration-for anyone contemplating the daunting prospect of a new project or change of direction." - Pamela Liebman, President & CEO, The Corcoran Group "RISK FORWARD is a mosaic that will change the way you view your life forever." - Roberta Matuson, FORBES.com "If Picasso and Apple produced a book, this would be it!!!" - Vince Poscente, New York Times best-selling author & Olympian Through these uniquely designed and thought-provoking pages, you'll learn: • 4 Questions to help you discover your next best step • How to make a decision when you have a variety of options • 3 key filters to evaluate input and advice • Permission and Ideas to express your whole self at work and in life • The #1 way to identify what really matters • What holds you back
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 1401961819
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
"Some people in life know exactly what they want to achieve. This is a book for the rest of us." - Victoria Labalme if you're trying to figure out your next steps at work or in life... if you wish you had the courage to move in a new direction... if you sense there's something more, waiting to be discovered... Risk Forward will help you find your way. In this brief, full color, whimsical book "experience," Hall of Fame speaker, leading consultant, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Victoria Labalme shares a series of principles from the arts that are practical, reassuring, and radically freeing. "Sage advice-and brisk inspiration-for anyone contemplating the daunting prospect of a new project or change of direction." - Pamela Liebman, President & CEO, The Corcoran Group "RISK FORWARD is a mosaic that will change the way you view your life forever." - Roberta Matuson, FORBES.com "If Picasso and Apple produced a book, this would be it!!!" - Vince Poscente, New York Times best-selling author & Olympian Through these uniquely designed and thought-provoking pages, you'll learn: • 4 Questions to help you discover your next best step • How to make a decision when you have a variety of options • 3 key filters to evaluate input and advice • Permission and Ideas to express your whole self at work and in life • The #1 way to identify what really matters • What holds you back
Falling Forward - Poetry and Haiku
Author: Tonya Young
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359900240
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Falling Forward is a book of poetry that gives you a piece of the author herself. A tiny light into the mind of an artist that has a passion for words like the greats who came before her. This collection like every other that this artist has written is her way of letting her readers into her mind if only for a few pages.Read, laugh, cry and get lost in deep thought as you reminisce over your own experiences as the words of each poem washes over you. Above all else enjoy every page of this collection!
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359900240
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Falling Forward is a book of poetry that gives you a piece of the author herself. A tiny light into the mind of an artist that has a passion for words like the greats who came before her. This collection like every other that this artist has written is her way of letting her readers into her mind if only for a few pages.Read, laugh, cry and get lost in deep thought as you reminisce over your own experiences as the words of each poem washes over you. Above all else enjoy every page of this collection!
Casting Forward
Author: Steve Ramirez
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493051466
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
In Casting Forward, naturalist, educator, and writer Steve Ramirez takes the reader on a yearlong journey fly fishing all of the major rivers of the Texas Hill Country. This is a story of the resilience of nature and the best of human nature. It is the story of a living, breathing place where the footprints of dinosaurs, conquistadors, and Comanches have mingled just beneath the clear spring-fed waters. This book is an impassioned plea for the survival of this landscape and its biodiversity, and for a new ethic in how we treat fish, nature, and each other.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493051466
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
In Casting Forward, naturalist, educator, and writer Steve Ramirez takes the reader on a yearlong journey fly fishing all of the major rivers of the Texas Hill Country. This is a story of the resilience of nature and the best of human nature. It is the story of a living, breathing place where the footprints of dinosaurs, conquistadors, and Comanches have mingled just beneath the clear spring-fed waters. This book is an impassioned plea for the survival of this landscape and its biodiversity, and for a new ethic in how we treat fish, nature, and each other.