On Brighter Days focuses on only children and their feelings about wanting a sibling but ultimately realizing how lucky they are to be in a small loving family. It is pretty universal that children ask for things they want but that may not be possible (a puppy, a new toy, or a sibling). This book highlights the importance of appreciating all the wonderful things that children do have in their families.
In the dead of winter, a super EMP destroys the nation's power grid. No electricity. No cars or phones. Worst of all: No heat. The country is plunged into instant chaos. But for twenty-six-year-old Hannah Sheridan, it's the best day of her life. For the last five years, she's been held captive by a sadistic psychopath--until the EMP releases the lock of her prison.Hannah emerges from her underground cell into a hostile winter landscape with no way to call for help, no vehicle that will drive, armed with nothing but the clothes on her back and her own determination to survive.Liam Coleman, cynical loner and former soldier, is headed nowhere fast. He believed he was prepared for any disaster--until the EMP took everything he'd ever cared about in a matter of seconds. When he runs across a desperate woman who will die without his help, he's forced to make a choice.Two hundred frozen, perilous miles stand between them and their destination in rural Michigan. But the lack of power, desperate people, and the treacherous elements aren't the only threats.Hannah's captor isn't about to let her go. He will hunt her to the ends of the earth and beyond, destroying anything and anyone who gets in his way. For she has something he wants--she's nine months pregnant with his child.Edge of Collapse is a gripping post-apocalyptic EMP thriller perfect for fans of Ryan Schow, Grace Hamilton, Harley Tate, Jack Hunt, and Boyd Craven.
Prayers to guide your journey of raising kids in a complicated world. In an age of distraction and overwhelm, finding the words to meaningfully pray for our children--and for our journey as parents--can feel impossible. Written with warmth and welcome, To Light Their Way gives voice to your prayers when words won't come. Filled with more than 100 modern liturgies, this book guides you into an intentional conversation with God for your children and the world they live in. From everyday struggles like helping your child find friends or thrive in school to larger issues like praying for a brighter world rooted in peace and truth, these pleas and petitions act as a gentle guide, reminding us that while our words may fail, God never does. At the core of To Light Their Way is the deepest of prayers: that our children will experience the love of God so deeply that their lives will be an outpouring of love that lights up the world.
Can these lifelong friends ever find true love happiness amongst all the drama that ties them together? A tight nit group of friends all after the same thing: true love and ultimate happiness, but for them it seems like life won't let that happen! When the dream couple Kyla and Darious are pulled apart by Darious's cheating ways, Kyla goes on to find true love in a man named Amir. Darious isn't through loving Kyla yet and sets out to destroy her happiness by doing whatever it takes. Then there's Greg who loses his faith when his soul mate is killed by a case of mistaken identity. He's spiraling down a long road of despair and depression. Will he ever be able to find his way back? Priscilla and Felicia are both strong, smart and attractive women with one down fall: falling for bad boys when the answer to true love is much closer than they expected. Last there's, Sophie who is suffering from a broken spirit and wondering if she can ever love again.
Winner of Child Magazine's Best Parenting Boo of 1991. "An honest look at how children can drive the most loving parent to periodic madness, along with practical suggestions for how to cope."—Adele Faber.
Peri Reed is a survivor. The next time a good looking man crosses her path, she's going to smarter and wiser. However, when a very good-looking man of Irish descent crosses her path, Peri is at a loss. Sure Brendan Donovan is good looking, stable, and is an art director at a prestigious museum in Dallas, Texas, but she's still waiting for the other shoe to drop. With each date, Brendan is wearing down her resistance and Peri finds she's drowning in a sea of love. Brendan knows he has his work cut out for him. Peri is a beautiful woman, scarred but beautiful. Was getting to know this brown- eyed beauty worth all the trouble she was putting him through? Yes, he decides, after the first kiss, Peri was worth getting to know. He just had to convince her that he is nothing like her previous lover. When said lover makes a reappearance, Brendan's protective side comes out and he's ready to protect her at any cost. In that instant Brendan realizes that he wants Peri in his life permanently. He knows it's possible. He'd just have to show her the art of love.
In this vital début, Kyla Jamieson sifts through the raw material of her life before and after a disabling concussion in search of new understandings of self and worth. Energized by the tensions between embodiment and dissociation, Body Count flickers between Vancouver and New York, passing through dreamscapes and pain states. Both earnest and irreverent, comedic and cosmic, these poems come from a full heart (“You came here / for a kind of truth / & I want to give / you everything”) that often finds its way obstructed by fear, anxiety, and the myriad ways trauma can pattern a life. Here, we see the work of removing the barriers between this heart and the world, and glimpse the labour it takes to heal a body and mind discarded by capitalism. One part rape culture protest anthem, one part long-distance love story, one part invisible illness testimony, and 100% epistolary intimacy, Body Count is a tonic for the times we live in, an open invitation to question the textures of our realities, the ways we inhabit our bodies, and the futures we envision for ourselves and our communities.
Breaking up with Alex Duvall was not on Kyla DeKane's agenda, and now her future dreams are dashed. On the heels of that, she must deal with the unexpected appearance of her biological father, leaving her bursting with questions regarding his seventeen year absence. Needing a job, Kyla takes a temporary position as nanny for Professor David Grant's two young boys at Wynnbury House, his mansion on the backwaters of the Mississippi. Before too long, it becomes apparent to her that the secluded mansion is a fertile ground for secrets. As the summer unfolds, Kyla opens up to the kind and sympathetic housekeeper, Susan Gordon, who helps her navigate her troubled feelings regarding her biological father's abandonment and other childhood hurts. A bond also begins to form between Kyla and Dr. Grant, who is adamant about the importance of a father's role in one's life, a lesson he learned the hard way. Kyla even begins to appreciate capable and hard-working Peter Watkins, who, though ultra-religious, is vigilantly keeping an eye out for everyone at Wynnbury. However, when an accidental discovery by her two-year-old charge causes her to question who in the household she can trust, Kyla realizes that she must confront the lies that she has believed about God and turn to him for help.
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