For the Love of a Mother, Grandmother, Friend
For the Love of a Mother, Grandmother, Friend

Author: Venrah Ali

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2023-03-21

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1039162762

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After retiring, two months into the first COVID-19 lockdown, Venrah Ali saw how our world was immersed in negativity. Doomscrolling, isolation, and increased mental stress had become parts of everyday living. With these ongoing daily adversities, it can be difficult to remember the joys of ordinary life. For the Love of a Mother, Grandmother, Friend is a collection of fifty anecdotes which remind us that pockets of joy exist all around us. With warmth and humour, these stories highlight simple pleasures, the power of community, and reflect on what the future may hold. Even in isolation, we can still connect with one another, and this connection will foster positivity and peace. These stories are bite-sized, perfect for readers looking to pause and dive into a feel-good story. But this is more than a cheerful, easy read. Full of tips on relationships, aging, travelling, and gardening, Venrah shares her passions and insights that will ignite your own.

Childless by Marriage
Childless by Marriage

Author: Sue Fagalde Lick

Publisher:

Published: 2021-06

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781733685238

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First you marry a man who does not want children. He cheats and you divorce him. Then you marry the love of your life and find out he does not want to have children with you either. The three he has are more than enough. Although you always wanted to be a mother, you decide he is worth the sacrifice, expecting to have a long happy life together. But that's not what happens. This is the story of how a woman becomes childless by marriage and how it affects every aspect of her life. This is the book of my heart, the one I had to write. Ever since I realized I was not going to have children, I have felt recurring grief and an emptiness in my heart. I am different from most women, but I have found that I am not alone. There are many of us childless women, and I think it's important to share our stories about what it's like when you don't have children in a world where most girls grow up to become mothers. I hope this book offers comfort to those who are childless and understanding to those who are not. If it makes you smile here and there, even better.

True and Constant Friends
True and Constant Friends

Author: Kelley Paul

Publisher: Center Street

Published: 2015-04-14

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 145556074X

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Kelley Paul, wife of Senator Rand Paul, celebrates lifelong friendships in a beautifully illustrated book about the female bond. Feeling blessed to be one of seven friends who met and grew close in college-and looking forward to their celebration of a milestone birthday together-Kelley Paul wanted to know more about the women who were their first sources of love and inspiration, as her own grandmother and mother have been to her. So she asked each friend to tell her the story of a woman who influenced and guided her, who fostered her sense of joy, independence and courage. As you read each one, you'll discover, as Kelley did, that they're the stories of women everywhere, for they are personal yet universal, ordinary yet extraordinary. This lovely book also features works of art by the women of HomeFront Family Preservation Center and wise words of female authors and poets.

Don't Mom Alone
Don't Mom Alone

Author: Heather MacFadyen

Publisher: Revell

Published: 2021-10-12

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1493431978

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Being a good mom isn't about doing everything right to create a set of perfect trophy children--though every mom has felt the pressure to do just that and to do it all on her own. To ask for help feels like defeat. Yet when we try to do it all by our own strength, we end up depleted, lonely, and ineffective. Heather MacFadyen wants you to know that you are not meant to go it alone. Sharing her most vulnerable, hard mom moments, she shows how moms can be empowered by God, supported by others, and connected with their children. With encouragement and insight, she helps you foster the key relationships you need to be the mom you want to be. Whether you work or stay home, whether you have teenagers or babes in arms, you'll find here a compassionate friend who wants the best--not just for your kids but for you.

For the Love of Chr I S T M a S
For the Love of Chr I S T M a S

Author: Heather McCall

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2020-10-20

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 1664207481

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Here are the inspirations for the celebration of Christmas. This book is all about the Christmas story, from the first prophecy about a coming Savior, the special love story of Jesus’s conception and birth, and the many different ways we can be creative in celebrating it. It features floral designs with fresh and modern flower arrangements, from the simple thing that anyone can do to the more advanced, elegant, and stunning type. Each creation can be done in the color of your choice in order to match your Christmas theme. Also featured are many tried and true recipes for your Christmas dinner meals or parties and things you might like to make and give away as gifts. Through this book, Heather reminds us to live, laugh, love, and enjoy our creativity at this special time of year. Reach out to others, and remember the real reason for the season. “I didn’t buy ‘For the love of Christmas’ - I experienced it! The book’s stories, colour, and easy to make yet tantalising recipes revived my love for Christmas that had been lost. Thank you Heather for bringing back the true meaning of Christmas and its unique wonder.” Yvonne Godfrey, Friend & Author “This is no ordinary Christmas book. Within these pages is revealed the love of God, the sweetness of family and the appreciation of food & fellowship. I have been in Heather’s home and experienced her creativity firsthand. She is a gifted and talented woman who expresses her Creator’s love by her hospitality, lovely flower arrangements and food creations. Allow this book to inspire you within the beauty and elegance of it’s pages.” La Verne Krieder, Friend & Co-Leader of Dove Christian Fellowship International “This beautiful book is a joyous celebration of the Christmas season. Heather shares her life and creative talents in a unique way as she motivates, informs and encourages the reader. ‘For the Love of Christmas’ warms the heart and inspires the mind. It is a book to be picked up and read all year round. I thoroughly recommend this book” Alison Condon, Friend & Author

Tombstone Inscriptions in the Temecula Public Cemetery 1889-2012
Tombstone Inscriptions in the Temecula Public Cemetery 1889-2012

Author: Mary Kay Hushman Lavezzari

Publisher: Mary Kay Hushman

Published: 2012-07-22

Total Pages: 55

ISBN-13: 1478201207

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A directory of the tombstones in the Temecula Public Cemetery, Temecula, California, USA, listing names, dates, symbols and complete inscriptions. Includes photographic collages of historical markers.

Love, Mom
Love, Mom

Author: Kathy Vikre

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2020-09-23

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 198225453X

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Thanks to her mother’s steadfastness in letter writing, Kathy Vikre received news from home once a week for nearly forty years. Within handwritten letters that began with “Dear Kath” and ended with “Love, Mom,” Kathy’s mother shined a light on her Catholic beliefs, compassion, and boundless energy. But what her daughter did not know is that one day the letters, which numbered over one thousand by the end of her mother’s life, would provide both a lifeline and a happy ending to her story. Within a touching presentation that intertwines excerpts of her mother’s letters with details of her own journey through life, Kathy shares a personal look at motherhood and survival that reveals a glimpse into the joys, struggles, and relationships between parents and their children in the years after the Second World War. Decades later after her mother died and Kathy slipped into the darkness of an old depression, she discloses how the process of re-reading her mother’s letters helped guide her inward to eventually rediscover her faith and a renewed happiness in living. Love, Mom shares a poignant snapshot into the lives of a mother and daughter through personal stories and letters as they experienced delights, challenges, death, and a rebirth.

Around the World in Black and White
Around the World in Black and White

Author: Alana Best

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2023-08-29

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1647425328

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When Alana and Roland, a spirited Canadian couple with an insatiable desire to live life to the fullest, embark on an epic yearlong travel adventure around the world with their newborn son and ten-year-old daughter, they think they’re prepared for whatever might come their way. They soon discover that this is not entirely true. This charming family love story, sure to inspire wanderlust, is peppered with funny parenting mishaps, thrilling adventures, breathtaking sceneries, unforgettable monuments, and culinary bliss. However, as you are taken through the temples of Southeast Asia, the pyramids of Egypt, the rolling hills of Tuscany, and the African plains, you will also be exposed to the world as experienced by a biracial, blended family. Around the World in Black & White is a tale of self-discovery, racial awakening, resilience, and deeper understanding. This bold, witty, and heartfelt memoir will have you rethinking how you travel, how you see the world, and how the world sees you.