Hope For the Flowers
Hope For the Flowers

Author: Trina Paulus

Publisher: Hope For the Flowers LLC

Published: 2017-07-13

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 0988940507

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Hope for the Flowers: A must read during this time of the corona virus and civil unrest in 2020. Caterpillars, Butterflies, Life & a real Hope Revolution THE WORLD HAS BEEN COCOONING; LET US EMERGE WITH HOPE. We have all lived through months of strange relationships with ourselves and the world around us. Virtual gatherings have become the norm, while the pain, uncertainty and injustice goes on. What will our new normal possibly become? What new work? How can we do our part to heal the world from whatever limited space we have? How can our United States truly be one nation under God with liberty and JUSTICE FOR ALL? “What might I do to help others during this global crisis? Is likely still your question as well as still mine. I will continue to offer my e-book for $2.99 with my hope that it can strengthen hope and courage in each of you and your children. We will need all we can get! If inspired, please join our Facebook group - Hope (For the Flowers) Revolution. Maybe we can inspire each other to build the better world that's possible. My hope for us is that, like our caterpillar heroes, Stripe and Yellow, we transform in the darkness of the cocoon to something new and totally unexpected. May we each find a way to use this time of darkness to light the way to justice and peace in the world. May we discover our own new beauty as we discover the beauty in our differences. May we each discover our purpose and live with passion this thing called life, while we still can. “How does one become a butterfly” Yellow asks pensively. “You must want to fly so much That you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” I can't think of anything more transformational and radical than the change that happens when a lowly caterpillar worm becomes a flying beautiful butterfly. And it doesn't end with flying! They find their true purpose, to carry the pollen of love from one flower to another and receive in return the sweet nectar that keeps them alive. What wondrous exchange! Sharing is the answer to so much! I'm so grateful the story seems to reach every culture, and over 3 million have loved and shared the paper version in English and countless more in other languages for 50 years. May each of us and the world flourish after this strange dark cocoon of isolation.

The Hope Flower
The Hope Flower

Author: Joy Dettman

Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Aus.

Published: 2021-03-30

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13: 1760985341

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From the bestselling author of Mallawindy and the Woody Creek series comes a story of love and survival. Lori Smyth-Owen isn't your average teenager - as you'd expect from the only girl in a family of twelve. Or they were a family, until their father took his own life to escape his bed-bound wife, too obese to leave her room. But for Lori and the remaining brothers, there is no escape from their volatile, mentally unstable mother. They raise themselves away from the gaze of the authorities, realising that though abandoned, they are now in charge. They can control everything, including their mother's food intake. In time, their mother emerges, after losing two-thirds of her body weight. But does she bring with her the seed of hope for a better future, or will all hell break loose? 'The texture of the writing as well as the mind-boggling plots give her books a fatally addictive attraction' Saturday Age

A Life in Flowers
A Life in Flowers

Author: Holly Heider Chapple

Publisher: Bloom Imprint LLC

Published: 2022-02-08

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781736848111

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Wedding and event florist and founder of the Chapel Designers floral community, Holly is a creative visionary and a highly recognized and sought-after floral designer whose work has been published in countless prestigious publications and top industry blogs. Learn about Holly's floral journey, the inspiring story of Hope Flower Farm, and the values of hospitality, creativity, and community that embody her life in flowers.

Dare to Bloom
Dare to Bloom

Author: Zim Flores

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2020-12-08

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1400218659

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Either by choice or by circumstance, we all encounter times of starting over. Seasons of hardships, abundance, seeking, and struggle all have a purpose because growth demands change. Dare to Bloom urges us to be both vulnerable and resilient in new seasons of life as we boldly position ourselves for what God has for us next. Serial entrepreneur and author, Zim Flores (neè Ugochukwu), reveals the challenges she's faced and how even her failures have helped shape her sense of purpose. Her parents had big plans for her life. The daughter of Nigerian immigrants, Zim Flores was uprooted from her community as a young girl, marking the beginning of her quest for true identity. Though she experienced unprecedented worldly success as a teenager and young adult, Zim declares that even when we feel pressured by the world around us, our true identity is never at risk. In Dare to Bloom, Zim offers practical and hard-won truths about: How to reclaim your true identity How to surrender your desired outcomes to God How to move forward after broken friendships How to find comfort during your darkest hours How to navigate new beginnings with hope for whatever is next How to joyfully participate in your own story--even when you don't know what the future holds Dare to Bloom is a powerful gift for readers in times of transition or struggle who need a reminder that their true identity never changes. It empowers those who feel stuck in their current circumstances to follow God obediently into the unknown, finding joy in each new beginning. Inside you'll find: Breathtaking photography from Zim's travels Thoughtful questions for reflection at the end of each chapter Zimisms--wisdom-filled phrases from the author When everything changes around us, it can be easy to think that we're only as good as our last success. Though our identities are challenged day by day, Dare to Bloom encourages us to reclaim our identity in God, who is unchanging through it all.

Flower of Hope
Flower of Hope

Author: Tomi Omotowa

Publisher: Harmony Publishing

Published: 2023-08-17

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13:

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The poems and tale in "Flower of Hope" (Laelyn) by Tomi Jael Omotowa show the many different ways one’s life might go. Adolescent life is chronicled in this work. The book is written in very simple language since the author believes that the experiences she had in high school and the emotions she faces every day have given her the ability to express herself in ways she never thought possible. The book is divided into three sections, one for each of the three kings. We are all familiar with the story: the guys followed a star in the hopes of finding something spectacular. The book’s title conveys a sense of hope that things will get better soon. The book’s first part, titled "Fear and Desire," is structured like the stages of the three wise men’s journey. They were looking for Jesus' birthplace and thought the star would lead them there. The poems in this section express hope that one’s dreams and aspirations will be achieved, while also reflecting on one’s previous failures and how they contribute to the greater good. The second part of the book is titled "Love and Evil," and it examines some of the difficulties you may face in achieving your goal. They were determined to reach their destination and did not let anything stand in their way, in contrast to the three wise men. Here we talk about love, which plays a small role in the story of the three wise men but is all too common throughout adolescence. The emphasis of the poems in this section is on the effects of sadness on teenagers, showing how much it interferes with their ability to concentrate on schoolwork and develop their skills. The last half of the book is a short novel called "A Tale of Laelyn," and it is the only part that is not entirely composed of poetry. In this story, the main character, Laelyn, faces mental problems on top of all the other problemsshe faces in life. Due to her extreme insecurity, she ends up failing in life. The story delves into the repercussions of never discovering your flower of hope. But Laelyn found this to have a devastating impact on her life.

The Flower Man
The Flower Man

Author: Mark Ludy

Publisher:

Published: 2014-12-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780991635214

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A man moves into a dark, colorless town, and brings with him flowers and color that affect all of his neighbors.

The Flower of Empire
The Flower of Empire

Author: Tatiana Holway

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 0199911169

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In 1837, while charting the Amazonian country of Guiana for Great Britain, German naturalist Robert Schomburgk discovered an astounding "vegetable wonder"--a huge water lily whose leaves were five or six feet across and whose flowers were dazzlingly white. In England, a horticultural nation with a mania for gardens and flowers, news of the discovery sparked a race to bring a live specimen back, and to bring it to bloom. In this extraordinary plant, named Victoria regia for the newly crowned queen, the flower-obsessed British had found their beau ideal. In The Flower of Empire, Tatiana Holway tells the story of this magnificent lily, revealing how it touched nearly every aspect of Victorian life, art, and culture. Holway's colorful narrative captures the sensation stirred by Victoria regia in England, particularly the intense race among prominent Britons to be the first to coax the flower to bloom. We meet the great botanists of the age, from the legendary Sir Joseph Banks, to Sir William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, to the extravagant flower collector the Duke of Devonshire. Perhaps most important was the Duke's remarkable gardener, Joseph Paxton, who rose from garden boy to knight, and whose design of a series of ever-more astonishing glass-houses--one, the Big Stove, had a footprint the size of Grand Central Station--culminated in his design of the architectural wonder of the age, the Crystal Palace. Fittingly, Paxton based his design on a glass-house he had recently built to house Victoria regia. Indeed, the natural ribbing of the lily's leaf inspired the pattern of girders supporting the massive iron-and-glass building. From alligator-laden jungle ponds to the heights of Victorian society, The Flower of Empire unfolds the marvelous odyssey of this wonder of nature in a revealing work of cultural history.

The Flower Shop on Serendipity Lane
The Flower Shop on Serendipity Lane

Author: Sarah Hope

Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd

Published: 2024-02-25

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1805491423

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Take a stroll down Serendipity Lane, breathe in the beautiful fragrances of the flowers and see if you can spot the love in the air... After years of juggling long hours at work, studying for her dream vocation and struggling for money, Sadie realises it’s finally time for change. Following her dream to become a florist, Sadie Locke moves her two daughters, Lily and Poppy, into The Flower Shop on Serendipity Lane. But on discovering that her ex-husband’s friend and divorce solicitor, Alex Marshal, works next door, Sadie feels her hopes of a fresh start quickly slipping away. And when they’re pushed together at a mutual friend’s wedding, will Sadie and Alex be able to rekindle a lost friendship or realise too much has come between them? A romantic and heartwarming story, perfect for fans of Holly Martin, Jessica Redland and Polly Babbington.

Flower
Flower

Author: Elizabeth Craft

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2017-01-03

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1459293975

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A relationship with a mysterious pop star turns a girl’s life upside down in “a great novel about first love . . . a very touching book” (Fresh Fiction). These are the things that I’ve always wanted: To get the top grades in my class. To make my grandmother proud. And most of all, proof that I could succeed where the rest of my family had not: a Stanford acceptance letter, early admission. My mother and my sister were obsessed with boys and love and sex. So obsessed that they lost sight of their futures, of what they wanted. And in the end, they lost everything. I’ll never let a boy distract me. I promised myself that. But that was before Tate. Before the biggest pop star on the planet took an interest in me. Before private planes and secret dates and lyrics meant for me alone. There’s so much I don’t know. Like why he left music. Where he goes when we’re not together. What dark past he’s hiding. But when we kiss, the future feels far away. And now . . . I’m not sure what I want. “Fun and enjoyable to read . . . Fans of musicians and YA contemporary romance will devour it like I did.” —Buried in a Bookshelf