“Captures with unusually knowing and respectful perception the steps of a friend shift.” —BCCB (starred review) Two life-long best friends grow up and begin to grow apart in this honest, deeply felt middle grade debut. Sara and Nadine. Nadine and Sara. It’s only ever been the two of them. Two halves of the same person. Best friends forever—until they aren’t. Everything has changed this year. Nadine has suddenly skipped a grade and gone to high school without Sara. No matter how hard she fights to save their friendship, Sara can feel it slipping away. But change can happen from the inside, too. The forever-friend days of running through sprinklers and slurping up ice cream cones may be over. Yet in their place, Sara just might discover something new and wonderful: herself.
This is a must have experience for those truly serious about changing their life. The lessons, exercises, imageries, and fictional stories included in the Journey to Joy manual and in this workbook are intended to facilitate movement from your present state of being into increased and lasting joy. Learn how to let go of the pain from the past, and everything that is keeping you from the life of your dreams. Experience the feelings of being in the presence of one of Gods greatest miracles, YOU! Discover the light within, your magical healer, and your true identity as a gifted child of God. Awaken the greatest part of you, and become a positive person who lives life daily in joy. Understand why you keep repeating the same old patterns, and why change is so difficult. Learn to see your adversity from a new optimistic point of view. Experience simple techniques and tools that will change your life forever. Learn the role your family and your environment play in your opposition. Learn to apply principles of abundant and productive living as you embark on this marvelous Journey to Joy. Tannie Bennett has been the recipient of destructive abuse in her life and in the process of her own healing has learned the principles in this work. She has left her life of sorrow, and is now living in peace and joy. Come join her in this great work.
Outlines irrigation options available to homeowners, from fully automated sprinklers for a large yard to simple manual drip systems for balcony plants. Explains sprinkler systems and how to install them. Includes a section on maintenance and repairs.
Synopsis The novel is aimed at those interested in not just football but the human condition. The Lion of Dellwood is a story of resilience and the human spirit. Dellwood, Derry, Defiance, Dennis, and Dementia are five places life leads Donald Richards. Richards is a young boy who spends his formative years as a ward of the state, and the guest of an abusive foster family. He’s a “payday” and an unpaid laborer for the Bono family. The system labels the orphan a five, a broken boy they describe as physically inept, mentally impaired, and intellectually behind. He believes the message and the reality he observes: he’s damaged. The number five is his curse but also his blessing. Throughout his life the five appears as a symbolic reminder he’s both broken and exceptional. He finds solace in books and in sports. Reading takes him places he’s never been. He discovers a score of fascinating people and endless possibilities. Sports are his chocolate; he can’t imagine his life without them. When he’s immersed in a book or playing on an athletic field, he feels like a ten—like anything is possible. The outward criticism drives Donald to make something of himself. He spends his life pursuing a game that would eventually kill him. Football is his focus, beacon of hope, and plan for a better life. Magically, things start to align in his troubled universe. His escape from Dellwood, Missouri manifests in the form of a comic book, a park, a letter, a fire, then a gym, a failed physical exam, a scholarship, and an opportunity to play professional football. With a boost from a devil named Kapp, he becomes a fixture with the Pennsylvania Lions of the Professional Football League. He thrives but continues to struggle off the field. Richards’ turbulent childhood taught him that people can’t be trusted, and that his time is better spent pursuing his passion instead of relationships. He constructs walls at an early age to keep people out but they also isolate him from the rest of the world. Love finds Richards at the worst possible time. He won’t trust it, so he deflects it to pursue his goal—football. A decade later Richards stumbles into an unwanted marriage and an unplanned family. As his long and uneventful career grinds to an end he’s conflicted and wonders if he’d missed the mark. Does he need the one thing he purposely pushed away—love? He concludes his life is imperfectly perfect. He found his place on a football field, and for now, that’s enough as he navigates this uncharted journey called life.
Miss the old days when the best place in the world was your grandfather's house? Well, rekindle that family spirit through the stories in this book and relive some of those fond memories! Watch as a boy and his grandfather, his "Gumpa", pronounced "GOOM-pah", grow together in the small upstate New York town of Endwell. Laugh as their light hearted enchanting adventures enjoy a fun and carefree Gumpa flair, taking them from barbers to nursing homes to football to homework and oftentimes to Gumpa's house. Learn from Gumpa's unique spin on the world as he teaches valuable lessons about life, love, and self. Be humbled as Gumpa gives of himself without concern, placing the needs of others before his own. As you wonder if he can do and deal with anything, discover no man can take the world on alone. Be inspired when together they must come to grips with their greatest obstacle yet, death. There is nothing quite like the bond shared between grandson and grandfather--because there is nothing quite like the love of a grandparent and ultimately, the love of a family. Read it, and then read it again. Or better yet, go call your grandfather.
From Eden to Gethsemane to the garden in which Jesus was buried and raised, our story of faith wanders through much fertile soil. But in our current world of fast food and to-go meals, we often do not make time to explore where our food comes from and how we break bread together. Journeying through the season of Lent with this in mind, A Time to Grow encourages readers to slow down, move through the painstaking process of growth, and end together with great feasting and celebration of the resurrection. Themes of soil, water, light, time, fasting, feasting, and more guide the way from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Readers will explore the intricacies of how faith is required to produce food and how that faith can lead us all to feast at the table on Easter morning. Additional elements are included to enhance communal spiritual practice for small groups or the entire congregation during Lent. These elements include sermon prompts, liturgies with communal responses, altar art ideas for decorating worship spaces, and prompts for children's time in worship.
You have potential, even if it’s hidden. You have talent, even if you’re afraid to use it. Your dreams just might change the world if you only believe the truth: I’m possible. Internationally known celebrity photographer and philanthropist Jeremy Cowart shares his powerful story of transcending the traditional, following his ideas into a life lived in the fullness of possibility. Jeremy started out as a failure. Growing up, his life was defined by the words I can’t do it. Consistently bringing home poor grades, he felt overcome with the feeling that he just wasn’t good enough. His parents refused to allow him to be crushed by his lack of self-confidence and reprogrammed his mind with a single sentence: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Armed with that verse, Jeremy began to truly pursue his ideas, no matter how impossible they seemed. From becoming an award-winning celebrity photographer and visual artist to a philanthropist dedicated to investing dignity and value in people from underserved communities, now Jeremy firmly believes “I’m Possible.” This book is perfect for those seeking to: Appreciate your own unique talents and potential contributions to the world Speak your dreams aloud and take the first steps towards making them real Overcome feelings of fear and anxiety to discover your true purpose Build a fulfilling life you love In I’m Possible, Jeremy shares how he found inspiration in frustration, failed forward, and ultimately discovered his true purpose. It’s a book that will inspire readers with the message that all things are possible when we engage our God-given purpose to change the world.
Magical ladders to sky' is an anthology which radiates absolute positivity in the form of hope and inspiration. This book comprises of powerful writings by 40 Co-Authors who have beautifully showcased their positivity in the form of poems, quotes, articles and short stories. This book is conceptualised and compiled in view of spreading hope and insight among readers by Ms.Haniya Azfar and presented by Shanmugavalli. Happy reading!
In these eleven unforgettable stories, Richard Bausch plumbs the depths of familial and marital estrangement, the gulfs between friends and lovers, the fragility and impermanence of love—and manages to find something quite surprising: human hope. "A writer at the very top of his form. . . . So emotionally insightful, so masterful in subtle manipulation of plot and theme that the sheer beauty of the stories’ construction will move you almost as much as what happens in them.”—San Francisco Chronicle With his signature grace, penetrating wit, and richly nuanced prose, Bausch explores the fragile bonds between husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and lovers—the gulfs that can open even in our most intimate connections, and the impermanence of love itself. Yet amid the estrangement and yearning, the miscommunications and betrayals, glimmers of resilient hope emerge. From the poignant unraveling of a long marriage to the bittersweet musings of a widower facing an uncertain future, these masterfully crafted tales showcase Bausch's unparalleled talent for illuminating our most profound human experiences.
