Milagros
Milagros

Author: Helen Thompson

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2011-05-03

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 0062018582

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Let the ancient power of milagros work miracles for you! Based on traditional Latin American talismans, these tiny silver charms are reminders that a miracle can fit in the palm of your hand. Throughout Latin America and the American Southwest, milagros are offered at shrines and sacred sites by believers as requests for divine assistance, or as thanks for blessings received. Modern day milagros may be carried in a pocket to protect from illness or harm, kept in the office to insure success, or placed in the car to avoid accidents--whenever you need a little magic in your life. Milagros: A Book of Miracles is a wonderful introduction to this ancient tradition. Filled with beautiful milagro-inspired imagery, thoughtful meditations and reflections to enhance your daily life, and inspiring true stories of real people who have been touched by the magic of these ancient charms, this book proves that miracle do happen! IF YOU BELIEVE ... A young newlywed pins a milagro to a statue of St. Francis after her husband suffers a near-fatal accident. After his miraculous full recovery, she returns every year to give thanks. A heartbroken man carries a heart-shaped milagro in his pocket after losing the love of his life-shortly after, they are reunited. A surgery patient fastens a milagro above his heart and is restored to better health than his doctors ever anticipated. Milagros--Spanish for miracles--come in an endless variety of shapes and sizes. Since before recorded history, these offerings to the gods have been an essential part of Latin American culture. More than just symbolic gifts, milagros are thought to be magical: if you believe and make your desire known with good faith, the milagro may work its wondrous power. This book is an inspiring introduction to the beauty anddivine blessings of these ancient talismans.

After Hours on Milagro Street
After Hours on Milagro Street

Author: Angelina M. Lopez

Publisher: Carina Press

Published: 2022-07-26

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0369719158

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"A sexy, emotional, and pitch-perfect romance." —NPR on Lush Money Opposites attract in this rivals-to-lovers romance from Lush Money author Angelina M. Lopez Guapo pobrecito her grandmother calls him. The “poor handsome man.” Professor Jeremiah Post, the poor handsome man, is in fact standing in the way of Alejandra “Alex” Torres turning Loretta’s, her grandmother’s bar, into a viable business. The hot brainiac who sleeps in one of the upstairs tenant rooms already has all of her Mexican American family’s admiration; she won’t let him have the bar and building she needs to resurrect her career, too. Alex blowing into town has rocked Jeremiah to his mild-mannered core, but the large, boisterous Torres clan is everything he never had. He doesn’t believe Alex has the best interest of her family, their community, or the bar’s legacy in mind. To protect all three, he’ll stand up to the tough and tattooed bartender with whom he now shares a bedroom wall—and resist the insta-lust they both feel. But when an old enemy threatens Loretta’s and the surrounding neighborhood, Alex and Jeremiah must combine forces. It will take her might and his mind to save the home they both desperately need. "Sparks fly and tempers flare in this passionate, un-put-downable rivals-to-lovers romance that launches a sizzling new series...Lopez seamlessly blends high-heat romance with discussions of Alex’s heritage and the fascinating history of 19th-century Mexican immigrants to the Kansas plains. This is a treasure." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Super Sparkly Everything
Super Sparkly Everything

Author: Maria Milagros Vazquez

Publisher:

Published: 2017-08-26

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 9780999303009

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Super Sparkly Everything is a saying that captures what life is supposed to be about- a supernatural connection with God, sparkly blessings and promises, and everything means, well, everything. I share some stories from my past, some learning moments and some techniques and reminders that help keep me sane. My connection to God and personal responsibility took my life from a place of abuse, depression and struggle to a life of freedom, gratitude and love. There are seven principles, that when put into practice, can also help you live a fun, fulfilled life full of freedom and love.

The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War

Author: John Nichols

Publisher: Holt Paperbacks

Published: 2013-12-10

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 146685961X

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The Milagro Beanfield War is the first book in John Nichols's New Mexico trilogy (“Gentle, funny, transcendent.” —The New York Times Book Review), later adapted to film by Robert Redford. Joe Mondragon, a feisty hustler with a talent for trouble, slammed his battered pickup to a stop, tugged on his gumboots, and marched into the arid patch of ground. Carefully (and also illegally), he tapped into the main irrigation channel. And so began-though few knew it at the time-the Milagro beanfield war. But like everything else in the dirt-poor town of Milagro, it would be a patchwork war, fought more by tactical retreats than by battlefield victories. Gradually, the small farmers and sheepmen begin to rally to Joe's beanfield as the symbol of their lost rights and their lost lands. And downstate in the capital, the Anglo water barons and power brokers huddle in urgent conference, intent on destroying that symbol before it destroys their multimillion-dollar land-development schemes. The tale of Milagro's rising is wildly comic and lovingly tender, a vivid portrayal of a town that, half-stumbling and partly prodded, gropes its way toward its own stubborn salvation.

Cracking the Healer's Code
Cracking the Healer's Code

Author: Milagros Phillips

Publisher:

Published: 2021-08-23

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9781637303382

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Racism is a condition that affects the whole human race - the entire human family. More than fifty years have passed since the Civil Rights Movement, yet here stands America, still struggling with the issue of race. But that can change if we have the courage to move toward our collective transformation. Cracking the Healer's Code is the guidebook to help us do just that. Within the pages of this book you'll find: the historical context behind the last five hundred years of our internalized racial conditioning the roadmap for breaking through the layers of misinformation, preconceived assumptions, and stereotypes the healing process, broken down into stages, which will empower us to claim our right to wholeness the resources to help us connect the dots at the end of the process Moving through the violence and trauma of our human history will not be an easy task, nor should it be. Cracking the Healer's Code invites us to walk through the healing process and be transformed.

Lulu and Milagro's Search for Clarity
Lulu and Milagro's Search for Clarity

Author: Angela Velez

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2022-02-08

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0063071800

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Booksmart meets Never Have I Ever in this Latinx road trip adventure—a big-hearted, voice-driven YA about two sisters who couldn’t be more different, but become begrudging partners on their school’s cross-country college trip—from debut author Angela Velez. Perfect for fans of Lilliam Rivera, Jenny Han, and Sandhya Menon. Overachiever Luz “Lulu” Zavala has straight As, perfect attendance, and a solid ten-year plan. First up: nail her interview for a dream internship at Stanford, the last stop on her school’s cross-country college road trip. The only flaw in her plan is Clara, her oldest sister, who went off to college and sparked a massive fight with their overprotective Peruvian mom, who is now convinced that out-of-state-college will destroy their family. If Lulu can’t fix whatever went wrong between them, the whole trip—and her future—will be a waste. Middle sister Milagro wants nothing to do with college or a nerdy class field trip. Then a spot opens up on the trip just as her own spring break plans (Operation Don’t Die a Virgin) are thwarted, and she hops on the bus with her glittery lipsticks, more concerned about getting back at her ex than she is about schools or any family drama. But the trip opens her eyes about possibilities she’d never imagined for herself. Maybe she is more than the boy-crazy girl everyone seems to think she is. On a journey from Baltimore all the way to San Francisco, Lulu and Milagro will become begrudging partners as they unpack weighty family expectations, uncover Clara’s secrets, and maybe even discover the true meaning of sisterhood.

Milagro
Milagro

Author: Penelope Alegria

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 9781642595222

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Penelope Alegria's Milagro is a retracing of parental lineage, a recount of the stories that course through the veins of family. The collection examines the effects of immigration from the perspective of both the immigrant and the immigrant's child, investigating how the act of leaving reverbrates through generations. These poems echoe with fondness and longing, with love and sacrifice that reflects the first-generation American's struggle to belong. Alegria writes about uncles, Peruvian cuisine and first boyfriends to show how what immigrants choose to leave behind is often what their children carry with them.

Answered Prayers
Answered Prayers

Author: Eileen Oktavec

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2022-03-29

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 0816547750

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When Catholics in the Southwest ask God or a saint for help, many of them do not merely pray. They also promise or present a gift—a tiny metal object known as a milagro. A milagro, which means "miracle" in Spanish, depicts the object for which a miracle is sought, such as a crippled leg or a new house. Milagros are offered for everything people pray for, and so they can represent almost anything imaginable—arms, lungs, hearts, and eyes; men, women, and children; animals, cars, boats—even lost handbags and imprisoned men. In Answered Prayers, the Mexicans, Mexican Americans, Tohono O'odham, and Yaquis who practice this tradition share their stories of unwavering faith and divine intervention. Anthropologist and photographer Eileen Oktavec has spent more than two decades documenting this fascinating tradition in the Arizona-Mexico borderlands. Quoting extensive interviews, she explains the beliefs of the people who perform this ancient folk ritual and the many rules guiding this practice. She also describes the many places where milagros are offered—from the elaborate Mexican baroque Mission San Xavier near Tucson, Arizona, to tiny household shrines and hospitals on both sides of the border. Oktavec also explains how milagros are made, where they are bought, and how they are used in jewelry, sculpture, and art.

12 Secretos Para Una Fe Que Obra Milagros
12 Secretos Para Una Fe Que Obra Milagros

Author: Victor N. Alvarez

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2013-12

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 1490816445

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Victor N. Alvarez tenía 15 años de edad cuando su familia se trasladó desde Lima, Peru a San Antonio, Texas, EE.UU. (1962). Comprendía muy poco Inglés cuando llegó a los EE.UU., Victor aprendió a leer, hablar y escribir en Inglés por su cuenta. El trabajo duro y la fe positiva llevaron a Victor a ganar licenciaturas en Psicología y Español, de Thomas A. Edison College, Newark, New Jersey, EE.UU. (1972). Hijo de un pastor de iglesia, y una vez profesor de HOMILÉTICA en el Colegio Bíblico Menonita en San Antonio, Texas (1987-1989), el propio Victor ha sido un Evangelista y Pastor por 40 años. Durante ese tiempo, él ha enseñado y predicado sobre la espiritualidad adecuada en muchos países diferentes y en diferentes contextos sociales: carpas, cárceles, auditorios, radio y televisión incluidos. "FE" es un tema favorito de Victor para dar una conferencia. Y su libro 12 SECRETOS PARA UNA FE QUE OBRA MILAGROS se escribió con el fin de ayudar a cualquier persona que quiera mejorar su habilidad para recibir milagros!

Valley of the Moon
Valley of the Moon

Author: Sherry Garland

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 9780439088206

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Set in 1846, this tale tells the story of a mestizo servant who worked under the harsh supervision of Se±or Medina in his Spanish home during the period when Alta California is lost to the Americans.