The founders of the blog Two Came True deliver essential information and practical prep strategies to get expecting parents ready to discover the joys of twin parenting. From mental and emotional prep to feeding and everything in between, this action-oriented guide covers the broad spectrum of how to tackle the first few months after the babies arrive.
Susan Page's groundbreaking approach to relationships gives readers the tools and encouragement they need to bring positive changes to their relationship, even when their partners are unwilling to do the work. Based on the premise that what you do in a relationship makes changes faster than anything you discuss, Page introduces the concept of "Loving Leadership" and offers fourteen empowering and doable strategies for recapturing the positive feelings, including how to: • Overcome resentment and move beyond blame • Solve major problems—one at a time • Recapture lost intimacy Step-by-step, Page demonstrates that with tangible goals, and new ways of thinking, one partner can bring new levels of harmony and love to a relationship.
Revised and updated in 2020 The creator of Twiniversity delivers an essential update to her must-have manual to having twins, now with expanded info on twin pregnancy and tandem breastfeeding, and advice on the best gear to help save your sanity. With almost two times as many sets of twins today as there were forty years ago, What to Do When You're Having Two has quickly become the definitive resource for expectant and new parents of multiples. A mom of fraternal twins and a world-renowned expert on parenting multiples, author Natalie Diaz launched Twiniversity, the world's leading global resource for twin parenting information and support online. Now, with her expanded edition of What to Do, she includes new information on breastfeeding, gear, sleep, and having two when you already have one, as well as: • creating your twin birth plan, • maintaining a realistic sleep schedule, • managing tandem breastfeeding, • stocking up on what you'll need (and knowing what high-tech products are now available and what's a waste of money), and • building a special bond with each of your twins. Accessible, informative, and humorous, What to Do When You're Having Two is the must-have manual for every parent of twins.
No one captures the messy but heartwarming experience of becoming a mother as accurately and hilariously as Messycow Comics In what ways is a toddler like a deadly weapon? What would it look like if your 2-year-old was an office worker? And how does being a parent completely transform one's sense of fashion? These questions and many more are the focus of the hilarious and relatable comics by Weng Chen, a thirtysomething Chinese-American cartoonist who details the realities of raising small children, growing older, and how technology and mass culture shape today's parenting experiences. The debut book collection of her Messycow Comics presents one mom's fresh, insightful, and hilarious take on the joys, absurdities, and anxieties of modern parenting.
Violet and Kelly are a pair of spunky twins who love doing everything together! They play games, dress alike, and share all of their secrets. Then one day, Abigail shows up and makes the girls question their own individuality. By helping others each in her own way, Violet and Kelly discover that who they truly are comes from inside. As their mom says, "Twindollicious, precisely!"
Find spiritual balance in your marriage. The Can Two Walk Together? Bible Study is an excellent tool to help couples put offered guidance into practice. Many Christians are in spiritually unbalanced marriages, desperate for someone to minister to them in their unique place. This is a wonderful tool to provide those in unequally yoked relationships with hope and help in dealing with disappointment, hurts, and heartaches. Sabrina Black brings her counseling expertise to bear on this difficult subject, assisting couples with creating and maintaining a vibrant, growing relationship despite their differences.
Having a great marriage is not automatic. It takes time, patience, commitment, and a willingness to die to yourself daily. Throughout their 25 years of marriage, Dr. Walter and Tarsha Gibson have received counsel and given counsel regarding keys to a fruitful and lasting marriage. You Two Can Have A Great Marriage is a compilation of stories, ideas, techniques, and proven strategies that if applied, will take your marriage to a better place of enjoyment and godly fulfillment. The journey towards a great marriage is not without its challenges, however, if you heed the words of this book, the authors are convinced that the TWO of YOU can have a great marriage! Dr. Walter and Tarsha Gibson met in 1991 as undergraduate students at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and were married in 1995. From 2006-2020, they served together as Pastor and First Lady of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Lansing, Michigan, where their gifts of leadership, teaching, counseling, and coaching were made evident. In their passion for developing and growing people, Tarsha attained a Master of Counseling (2014), and Walter attained a Doctor of Ministry (2014) to enhance their knowledge and understanding in their respective fields. With over 20 years of leadership, ministry, and marriage experience, they have committed their lives to helping people experience life at its fullest. Through Walter Gibson Ministries (www.waltergibsonministries.com), Walter and Tarsha offer a variety of life coaching services that nurture the spirit, soul, and mind. Walter and Tarsha reside in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and together, they have two sons (Cameron and Christian), one daughter-in-love (Whitney), and a granddaughter, Wylie Cree.
There was once a bird in the forest that was completely black, except for his white eyes, who was laughed at by all the other animals because he did not have a name. So he goes to seek his fortune - and perhaps find a name! A modern fable that answers the question "How did the toucan get its name?" - and also incidentally his amazing colours!
The "must-read YA thriller" (Bustle) from #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying about a small town with deadly secrets. "When it comes to YA suspense, Karen M. McManus is in a league of her own..." --Entertainment Weekly Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery's never been there, but she's heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age seventeen. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Now Ellery has to move there to live with a grandmother she barely knows. The town is picture-perfect, but it's hiding secrets. And before school even begins for Ellery, someone has declared open season on homecoming, promising to make it as dangerous as it was five years ago. Then, almost as if to prove it, another girl goes missing. Ellery knows all about secrets. Her mother has them; her grandmother does too. And the longer she's in Echo Ridge, the clearer it becomes that everyone there is hiding something. The thing is, secrets are dangerous--and most people aren't good at keeping them. Which is why in Echo Ridge, it's safest to keep your secrets to yourself. Fans of the hit thriller that started it all can watch the secrets of the Bayview Four be revealed in the One of Us is Lying TV series now streaming on NBC's Peacock!
The second novel in the wildly popular First Law Trilogy from New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie. Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means be trusted, and your predecessor vanished without a trace? It's enough to make a torturer want to run -- if he could even walk without a stick. Northmen have spilled over the border of Angland and are spreading fire and death across the frozen country. Crown Prince Ladisla is poised to drive them back and win undying glory. There is only one problem -- he commands the worst-armed, worst-trained, worst-led army in the world. And Bayaz, the First of the Magi, is leading a party of bold adventurers on a perilous mission through the ruins of the past. The most hated woman in the South, the most feared man in the North, and the most selfish boy in the Union make a strange alliance, but a deadly one. They might even stand a chance of saving mankind from the Eaters -- if they didn't hate each other quite so much. Ancient secrets will be uncovered. Bloody battles will be won and lost. Bitter enemies will be forgiven -- but not before they are hanged. First Law Trilogy The Blade Itself Before They Are Hanged Last Argument of Kings For more from Joe Abercrombie, check out: Novels in the First Law world Best Served Cold The Heroes Red Country