Author: John Kalenberg
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469169029
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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This book describes the profound insights on life itself that this traumatic yet positive life changing experience had on Grandpa John; a realization that we are mere mortals living a life of immortality; and a realization that life needs a reckoning of those important things that we know but that we don't really understand because we have never personalized them. Each profound and insightful chapter is dedicated to a specific life topic. As Goethe put it "All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times, but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, until they take root in our personal experience."
Author: Children's Bible Hour
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414380364
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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For 10 years kids have had fun learning about Scripture with The One Year Book of Devotions for Kids series. Now The One Year Book of Devotions for Kids,Volume 2 is available for a new generation of readers. Each day's lesson focuses on a key theme from a Bible story. A contemporary story, application questions, a memory verse, and an action phrase combine to reinforce the theme for each day. A great way to help kids connect with God.
Author: John Leland
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN: 0374717052
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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A New York Times Bestseller! An extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and a heartening guide to well-being, Happiness Is a Choice You Make weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the “oldest old”— those eighty-five and up. In 2015, when the award-winning journalist John Leland set out on behalf of The New York Times to meet members of America’s fastest-growing age group, he anticipated learning of challenges, of loneliness, and of the deterioration of body, mind, and quality of life. But the elders he met took him in an entirely different direction. Despite disparate backgrounds and circumstances, they each lived with a surprising lightness and contentment. The reality Leland encountered upended contemporary notions of aging, revealing the late stages of life as unexpectedly rich and the elderly as incomparably wise. Happiness Is a Choice You Make is an enduring collection of lessons that emphasizes, above all, the extraordinary influence we wield over the quality of our lives. With humility, heart, and wit, Leland has crafted a sophisticated and necessary reflection on how to “live better”—informed by those who have mastered the art.
Author: Patrick Flaherty
Publisher: Teckni-Corp., Ltd.
ISBN: 0972417885
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 97
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Author Patrick Flaherty and his brothers honor their mother by sharing stories and life's lessons learned from her during their childhood. Doris Flaherty was typical of the millions of moms raising families in the 1950's, 60's and 70's. Much of what these moms did on a daily basis for teaching and disciplining their children can easily be used by today's mothers. Many stories are humurous anecdotes of how common situations were handled through the wisdom of motherhood.
Author: Warren J. Luedtke
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 145008561X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
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Author: Richard Ham
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504917154
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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as the title refers, this is a story about a living Christmas tree named Jasper. In the beginning, Jasper himself explains how he came to be from seed to sprout at his birthplace at Christy Farms. It is there that he makes friends with his growing tray mates and a large orange orb known as a pumpkin named Oscar. Jasper was a slow grower and known as the runt of the crop and had received grief for it. Over time he and one of his tray mates grew to be two of the largest trees at Christy Farms. Jasper, his fellow tray mate, and Oscar the Pumpkin win a local grow-off competition, which in turn sends them to the state fair. At the state fair, Jasper is bought at an auction by a casino mogul, and he is shipped to Las Vegas, where he experiences the life of being an official Christy Christmas tree. Through the days leading to Christmas, life was grand. Lots of attention was given to Jasper. On Christmas Eve late at night, Jasper makes friends with a special guy in a red suit that recognizes Jasper as a Christy tree. Jaspers newfound late-night friend promises Jasper a belated Christmas gift for an act of kindness Jasper had shown. After Christmas, the situation goes downhill for poor Jasper now that his job is finished, and life as he knows it seem grim. Read to see how Jaspers life turns out being a past tree of Christmas.
Author: Russell Means
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312147617
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 628
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The Native American activist recounts his struggle for Indian self-determination, his periods in prison, and his spiritual awakening.
Author: Dr. Chris Sutton
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1664288589
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
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This book gives preteens a biblical perspective for life, culture, and their role in it as followers of Christ. It encourages older children to regularly seek guidance from the Bible.
Author: Lizzie K. Foley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101575336
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
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"A lot of outlandish entertainment." —The New York Times Everyone in Remarkable is remarkable. Everyone except Jane, that is. While the rest of the town is busy being talented, gifted, or just plain extraordinary, she's never been anything but ordinary. Then Jane finds herself in school with the mischievous Grimlet twins, and her life suddenly gets a whole lot more interesting. And when a strange pirate captain appears in town, setting of a series of adventures that put the whole town in danger, it's up to Jane to save the day. Along the way, she might just find that she can be pretty remarkable after all. * "A rich, unforgettable story that's quite simply - amazing." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review * "Filled with clever word play, wholly unique situations, outlandish characters...Foley's novel is a remarkable, middle-grade gem." —Booklist, starred review
Author: Elizabeth Grace Jung
Publisher: Abbott Press
ISBN: 1458207323
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 349
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Eighteen-year-old high school senior Dennis Moore is in a quandary. Unsure of what direction he should take after he graduates from high school, he writes in his journal, hoping that through his unspoken words he will find the answers. But with his father passed away and his mother and brother both battling serious health issues, Dennis?s sense of duty is overwhelming as he wonders if he should stay on the farm and help his family. Gifted through his faith with strength and confidence enough to see him through many crises, Dennis is inspired by his partnership with a crime prevention program that places troubled boys at their family farm to perform chores and hopefully gain self-esteem. As he continues to pray for answers, Dennis is encouraged by his high school counselor to apply to the police academy. But just as he thinks he is squaring away his future, Dennis?s brother, Paul, becomes gravely ill again. Now, Dennis must learn to trust God?s wisdom as he attempts to balance his dreams with his obligation to his family and the farm. In this Christian coming-of-age story, a young man standing at a crossroads must wait and hope that the Lord will provide the answers he so desperately needs to move forward with his life.
