Finding Grace
Finding Grace

Author: Alyssa Brugman

Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Published: 2009-02-25

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0307484831

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RACHEL HAS JUST graduated from high school and thinks she knows everything. Well, maybe not quite everything. Then she meets the mysterious Mr. Preston, who offers her a live-in job looking after Grace—a brain injured woman with a lovely house, grasping sisters, feral neighbors, and a box full of unfinished business. As Rachel tries to cope with the demands of her employment and the start of college, she’s also determined to fit together the pieces that were Grace’s former life. The more she finds out about the woman in her care, the more Rachel finds herself. Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards’ Shortlist for YA

Finding Grace in the Face of Dementia
Finding Grace in the Face of Dementia

Author: John Dunlop, MD

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2017-07-14

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1433552124

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There Is Hope . . . When a patient is diagnosed with dementia, it impacts not only the patient but also those who care for them. It can be devastating to watch loved ones lose the independence, personality, and abilities that once defined them, knowing there is no cure. How should Christians respond to a diagnosis of dementia? Experienced geriatrician Dr. John Dunlop wants to transform the way we view dementia—showing us how God can be honored through such a tragedy as we respect the inherent dignity of all humans made in the image of God. Sharing stories from decades of experience with dementia patients, Dunlop provides readers, particularly caregivers, with a biblical lens through which to understand the experience and challenge of this life-altering disease. Finding Grace in the Face of Dementia will help you see God's purposes as you love and care for those with dementia.

Plenty in Life Is Free
Plenty in Life Is Free

Author: Kathy Sdao

Publisher: Dogwise Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1617810851

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In this new book, renowned dog trainer Kathy Sdao reveals how her journey through life and her decades of experience training marine mammals and dogs led her to reject a number of sacred cows including the leadership model of dog training.

Finding Grace in the Moment
Finding Grace in the Moment

Author: Fr. Simeon Daly OSB

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2005-04

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0595354556

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Finding Grace in the Moment is a collection of Fr. Simeon's writings--some personal, some whimsical, some heartfelt--but all filled with the insight and wisdom learned from his lifetime journey as a monk and a lover of the written word. The collection includes: personal stories, homilies, and reflections on life in the monastery. With joy, wonder and humor, this Benedictine monk and priest shares stories about his family and friends, his brother monks, and his musings on topics as varied as his door, church bells and chance meetings. Some of the stories in Finding Grace in the Moment are also available on a three-CD set and can be purchased from Saint Meinrad's Scholar Shop, phone (812) 357-6751 or online at www.saintmeinrad.edu/shop.

Bumping into God
Bumping into God

Author: Dominic Grassi

Publisher: Loyola Press

Published: 2010-06

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 0829429336

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People look for God's presence in many places. They gather in the basilicas of Rome or at the red rocks in Sedona. I find God's presence quite nearby-in the magnificent complexity of the human person. -Dominic Grassi We bump into God's grace every day in all kinds of humorous, serious, mysterious, random, and sometimes completely unlikely ways. This charming collection of thirty-five stories reveals one person's myriad encounters with God in both the mundane and extraordinary moments that make up our days. This is not a book about ideologies, but about people. . . . There are miracles and ordinary moments to celebrate, grace and joy to share, silly folk and saints to relish. -Dominic Grassi A natrual storyteller, Dominic Grassi invites readers to share his warm memories of life in Chicago over the past five decades. He shows how God is reflected in the people we meet every day: a butcher, a bookstore owner, a short-order cook. With rich and often funny descriptions of human triumphs and struggles, laughter and tears, youthful pranks and quiet maturity, Grassi uncovers grace in the most unexpected places. Stories such as Wisdom Teeth and Window Washers and Thumping Watermelons help us see not only moments of grace in Grassi's life but also times when we too have unexpectedly bumped into God.

Small Pleasures
Small Pleasures

Author: Justine Toms

Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing

Published: 2008-08-28

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 1612830269

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Small Pleasures is a collection of forty-nine short meditative essays that help readers to turn aside from their chaotic lives for a while to experience grace and possibility in the small, critically important things in life. Author Justine Toms divides the book into five sections, each with essays that draw upon her many connections and her wealth of experiences:A Broad Horizon: How We See Ourselves in the WorldAnimals and Nature as TeacherBe an Activist without Driving Yourself CrazyWith a Little Help from Our Friends--Circles and FriendshipsCelebrations and Rituals With a foreword by author Carole Lee Flinders (co-author of Laurel's Kitchen), Small Pleasures offers many ways for readers to "tune-in" to their daily lives and connect with what is good, meaningful, and beautiful.

Birthed
Birthed

Author: Elizabeth Hagan

Publisher: Chalice Press

Published: 2016-12-06

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0827203136

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When infertility painfully interrupted Elizabeth Hagan's plan to start a family, the path of grace offered her another way. Instead of giving birth to a child, she birthed herself instead. Along the way, she learned you can't control how fast your dreams come true, if they come true at all, but you can find grace for embracing your life in the present tense, grief and all. Through her new book Birthed, Elizabeth Hagan offers her story as a companion and guide for living through your own pain and loss. For the one in eight couples who face infertility, you will know you are not alone and a long season of grief does not have to destroy your marriage or your friendships with childbearing friends. For those friends and family members of infertile couples, there are no "one size fits all" answers to a fertility journey-medically, emotionally, or spiritually-and the worst thing you can say is nothing at all. Adoption is never the complete solution to infertility, and through it all, pain can never be fixed, only lived through. So allow grace to help you begin to live today in the present moment.

Finding Grace
Finding Grace

Author: Donna VanLiere

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2009-04-28

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1429964774

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Finding Grace is the powerful, often humorous, and deeply moving story of one woman's journey of broken dreams. It is the story of how a painful legacy of the past is confronted and met with peace. This book is for anyone who has struggled to understand why our desires— even the simplest ones—are sometimes denied or who has questioned where God is when we need him most. This story is about one woman's unlikely road to motherhood. Finally, it's a book about the "undeserved gift which is life itself." It's the story of "Finding Grace." Donna VanLiere has entertained millions with her inspirational stories. In her new book, she gives us a candid look into her own life, a life filled with suffering and pain, but one that ultimately finds peace with itself.

This Is the Life
This Is the Life

Author: Terry Hershey

Publisher: Franciscan Media

Published: 2019-10-14

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1632532794

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Before we decipher life, let us see life. Before we wish for another life, let us feel this life. Before we give in to “if only,” let us listen to this moment. Before we succumb to “someday,” let us inhale this day. Before we trade in this life for the life we “should” have, let us taste this life. We are born to savor life, to live in the moment. What holds us back? When we stop the noise, the distraction, the compulsion to perform, the fear of rejection, we make space to savor the power of the present moment. We carry this capacity to honor the present into every encounter and relationship, meaning that we honor the dignity that is reflected by God’s goodness and grace. Every encounter, every relationship, is a place to include, invite mercy, encourage, receive, heal, reconcile, repair, say thank you, pray, celebrate, refuel, and restore. This book is an invitation to practice, to savor, the sacred present. We are called to be available. To be curious. To be alive. To be willing to be surprised by joy. To know there is power in the word enough. Ask yourself this: What will you choose to honor today?

Finding Grace
Finding Grace

Author: Lynn Blodgett

Publisher: Earth Aware Editions

Published: 2008-06-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781601091055

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Strength. Dignity. Humanity. Grace. These qualities are not commonly associated with America's homeless, so often overlooked or avoided on our city streets. Yet they are precisely the qualities that illuminate the faces pictured in this astonishing volume. These are our sisters and brothers, and this collection of portraits honors them. Photographer Lynn Blodgett is the head of the nation's largest provider of computer-based services to state and local governments. While traveling for work, Blodgett began compiling a photographic journal of the homeless people he encountered in each of the cities he visited. He discovered the grace and dignity in his subjects. He listened to their stories. And in response he has created a compelling social document, at once gorgeous and simple. Finding Grace: The Face of America's Homeless is Lynn Blodgett's elegant statement on humanity. Through his lens we are reminded of the inspiration that can be found in the gravest of circumstances, and that can be the source of change. Proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit the Finding Grace Homeless Initiative in its efforts to raise awareness for homeless issues across the country.