Out of the Chrysalis: Free To Fly, celebrates and embraces the transformation within oneself when surviving a loss. Healing after a divorce, or the death of a loved one can be extremely difficult. The author describes some personal accounts of her own struggles and compares them to what a caterpillar goes through when transforming into a beautiful butterfly. The battle within our own chrysalis is something that most of us cannot understand. The author offers her own story in the hopes that the reader will be inspired enough to begin their own journey towards transformation and in turn be free to fly.
A little God time can make a big difference in your day. This one-year devotional for women provides you with godly wisdom and insight to strengthen your faith and encourage your heart. Spend a few quiet moments in the presence of God each day, and be refreshed as you find the hope, peace, joy, and strength that is abundant there.
This is the graphic, authentic and often humorous autobiography of a young man's journey into Melbourne's underworld and nightclub scene in the recent past. 'The Hammer' was a feared enforcer capable of inflicting indescribable pain on anyone that stood in has way. Supreme violence and a manipulative calculating streak were tools of the trade. This story gives the reader a rare insight into addiction, the dark art of violence and ego involved in the world of a drug dealer, debt collector and stand over man in Melbourne's underworld scene. An embracing family background and unwavering ability to believe he was destined for redemption allowed 'The Hammer' to claw his way back from the darkness and use his hard-earned experience to assist men to break the cycle of addiction and crime and re-discover their own power and spirit. Nice work mate! Proud of you and glad to call you my friend. - Trevor Hendy AM
Read and find out about how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. After a caterpillar comes to school in a jar, the children are captivated as it eats, grows, and eventually becomes a beautiful Painted Lady butterfly. This is a clear and appealing environmental science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. Plus it includes web research prompts and an activity encouraging kids to identify the different types of butterflies all around them. This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: hands-on and visual acclaimed and trusted great for classrooms Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: Entertain and educate at the same time Have appealing, child-centered topics Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists Meet national science education standards Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
Times of refreshing. Oh, man...we all need them, don't we? We have been walking around in a barren wasteland of pain, anger, and loneliness for so long. We need an oasis of rest and refreshment! Times of refreshing have become a matter of life and death! But how can we find them? When do we have time to stop and rest? And how can we even believe they are for us personally when our hearts are in such pain and distress? Addressing the pain and suffering in this world, "Here...Have a Miracle" brings hope and thirst-quenching revitalization to the reader's mind, emotions, and physical well-being. This unique look at Biblical rest is stimulating, uplifting, and inspirational. Sharing her personal experience of searching for rest in her own life, Jane Harber, LBT illustrates that there is hope for all. There is light at the end of this dark tunnel. And there is a way to reach out and grab hold of what is so essential to our well-being...times of rest and refreshing.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending. Don’t miss the five-part HBO Max docuseries Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart! Social scientist Brené Brown has ignited a global conversation on courage, vulnerability, shame, and worthiness. Her pioneering work uncovered a profound truth: Vulnerability—the willingness to show up and be seen with no guarantee of outcome—is the only path to more love, belonging, creativity, and joy. But living a brave life is not always easy: We are, inevitably, going to stumble and fall. It is the rise from falling that Brown takes as her subject in Rising Strong. As a grounded theory researcher, Brown has listened as a range of people—from leaders in Fortune 500 companies and the military to artists, couples in long-term relationships, teachers, and parents—shared their stories of being brave, falling, and getting back up. She asked herself, What do these people with strong and loving relationships, leaders nurturing creativity, artists pushing innovation, and clergy walking with people through faith and mystery have in common? The answer was clear: They recognize the power of emotion and they’re not afraid to lean in to discomfort. Walking into our stories of hurt can feel dangerous. But the process of regaining our footing in the midst of struggle is where our courage is tested and our values are forged. Our stories of struggle can be big ones, like the loss of a job or the end of a relationship, or smaller ones, like a conflict with a friend or colleague. Regardless of magnitude or circumstance, the rising strong process is the same: We reckon with our emotions and get curious about what we’re feeling; we rumble with our stories until we get to a place of truth; and we live this process, every day, until it becomes a practice and creates nothing short of a revolution in our lives. Rising strong after a fall is how we cultivate wholeheartedness. It’s the process, Brown writes, that teaches us the most about who we are. ONE OF GREATER GOOD’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR “[Brené Brown’s] research and work have given us a new vocabulary, a way to talk with each other about the ideas and feelings and fears we’ve all had but haven’t quite known how to articulate. . . . Brené empowers us each to be a little more courageous.”—The Huffington Post
WHAT IF I CAN'T? “Will elicit plenty of giggles." -- Kirkus Reviews Which way to the flowers? That way. 200 miles. How am I supposed to travel that far?! You fly. Can I take a plane? No. Then I'll never make it! This comical companion to Ross Burach's The Very Impatient Caterpillar pays loving homage to every child's struggle to persist through challenges while also delivering a lighthearted lesson on butterfly migration. Remember, if at first you don't succeed, fly, fly again!
This book offers strategies and activities that inspire youth to develop better problem-solving skills, gain more autonomy in the decisions they make, and cultivate an optimistic outlook on life's problems, stresses, and difficult situations.Teaching students how to view problems as opportunities through multiple problem-solving strategies is critical in fostering healthier self-esteem and independence in our youth. Students sabotage their chances of academic success by allowing toxic, negative thinking to take place. Problems and difficulties seem insurmountable to many. Youth need problem-solving skills that will help propel them in the next phase of their lives. Keeping in mind the developmental level of 5th-12th grade students, 13 & Counting: Rescue Me? provides easy to implement, effective strategies to foster effective problem-solving abilities in students. The lessons are time effective, relational and get to the heart of the issues. Executive function and flip classroom ideas are included throughout. As an added bonus, a CD with print-ready worksheets and skill posters is included.
Twiggle Wiggle and Squiggley Wiggley are the last two crawling caterpillars in the lost land of Cool-Pillars. Knowing they are the only hope to keep the butterflies from becoming extinct, Squiggley desperately searches for the Chrysalis Kingdom. During his search, he is captured and thrown into a dark cell. Twiggle Wiggle is more concerned with being beautiful and strutting with the Cool-Pillars than finding a kingdom that doesnt exist. But when she discovers her best friend has been taken prisoner, she puts her life in danger to save him. With Twiggles sacrifice, Squiggley discovers where the Chrysalis Kingdom is, but Mr. Cooley and his guards have surrounded the two friends and are closing in. No more butterflies! declares Mr. Cooley.
