A handbook for families who are looking for creative ways to spend time together at home or in and around the southeastern Minnesota community of Rochester.
"I encourage everyone to read this book." --Dr. Jane Goodall There's no doubt about it--plastic is in almost everything. From our phones and computers to our toys and utensils, plastic is everywhere. But the amount of plastic we throw away is hurting the health of our planet. With The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics, readers will be fascinated as they learn about the growing plastic problem and meet just a few of the young activists who are standing up and speaking out for change. You'll hear about the "Be Straw Free" campaign, started by nine-year-old Milo Cress. You'll discover how scientists are using jellyfish snot and munching, crunching caterpillars to break down plastic pollution faster. You'll meet Xóchitl Guadalupe Cruz López, the eight-year-old girl turning old plastic bottles into solar heaters. And there are many more incredible kids here, not much older than our readers, who will inspire us all to change the way we think about plastic! With an introduction from Milo Cress and bright, colorful illustrations from Christiane Engel, this collection of brilliant, lyrical nonfiction poems by award-winning author Susan Hood highlights the threat of plastic and the kids who are fighting for change to save our planet. Includes extensive backmatter with a timeline, author's note, further resources, and more.
In this helpful guide by Vicki Tiede, women are gently reminded to turn toward God and away from despair. When Your Husband Is Addicted to Pornography addresses the struggles women experience when they are shattered, betrayed, and alone. Writing from personal experience, Vicki Tiede offers daily readings and questions on six important topics: hope, surrender, trust, identity, brokenness, and forgiveness. She helps readers grow in healing and hope in the midst of marriage trials. By describing one of the "hidden sins" in our churches and culture that destroys marriages, the author offers biblical advice on a workable plan of action. She shares the stories of twenty-five women who have known this deep anguish, and she helps bridge the gap in the healing journey so many other materials leave out. She comforts readers and refreshingly points hurt women toward the one who calms the raging seas. Allowing God to meet your greatest needs is a long and learned process, but he promises to help you every step of the way. Questions and daily readings are suitable for both individuals and small groups.
Demonstrates the principles of transforming life into a party, with hundreds of humorous tips and tricks for games, party themes, drink recipes, party decoders, and everyday life.
Steven Foster has one speed: Full-Throttle! It's that commitment to going flat out that, in 2013, led him to embark on a thirty-four-day, thirty-four-state, 13,000-mile solo motorcycle ride along the perimeter of the United States wearing a pair of combat boots to raise awareness and support for the Boot Campaign, a national veterans service organization where he serves as an ambassador and advisory board member. In Full-Throttle Leadership: Passion, Power, & Purpose on the Edge of America, Steven Foster recounts the most memorable places from "Sea to Shining Sea," but more importantly, the remarkable people who made his "Full-Throttle Leadership Ride" a life-changing experience. Each mile riding alone through wicked thunderstorms, scorching heat, a mountain wildfire, and the constant deluge of assorted bugs, dirt, and grime--provides the backdrop for stories of the people he encountered in small towns and big cities across America who exemplified what is truly at the core of great leadership: service, sacrifice, and a commitment to helping others navigate the challenges of their own personal and professional "ride." Their stories sustained him then and inspire him now as an advocate for giving back in the communities where we live, work, and meet; and it's that commitment that fuels his passion to inspire others to become "force multipliers for goodness." You don't have to ride a motorcycle to become a full-throttle leader, but Steven's journey as a biker, entrepreneur, and Force Multiplier for Good provides a road map for anyone on how to run wide open to serve the people who saddle up with you every day to do the work you do, whatever it may be. If ever there was a moment to throttle up and refuel your own leadership ride, that moment is now. ............................................................................................................. Steven G. Foster, CMP is available for speaking engagements and book signings. To inquire about an appearance at your event, email to [email protected] Social Media Links www.linkedin.com/in/stevengfostercmp/ www.facebook.com/FosterandFathom www.youtube.com/FosterFathom
Your little one will love making a splash with their favorite Baby Einstein characters while learning their colors! This fun book is soft, durable, and floats in the water. It is also easy to clean and ready to be used again and again.
He’s smart. He might be a genius, but in Resume Speed in 1958, they don’t test for things like that. Besides, he doesn’t know he’s smart, and it wouldn’t change him if he did. What he knows for sure is that if you let it, life would be pretty funny. He knows that the girlfriend he doesn’t have, the matchless Cheryl Loeb, is twice the girlfriend his best friend doesn’t have. Finally, he knows he has an enemy who is determined to destroy him, and to him there’s sport in that. His name is Lawrence, which in itself is not bad, but his full name is Lawrence Lawrence, and that should be felony. In a mutinous act, he renamed himself Gunnar, and he’s a rascal but not a scoundrel. Somewhere wedged between those two words, we find a surprising measure of both character and virtue. In the main, this is his story, but it is also the story of an aging English teacher, an underachieving underclassman, the villain, a girl, the Communists, a dead body, puberty, and what a smart kid does to stay sharp in an exceedingly dull place. Welcome to a year in the life of Gunnar Lawrence, who has both the good luck and the awful misfortune to grow up in the unremarkable little town of Resume Speed.
Abby Cadabby the fairy-in-training loves being able to make magical things happen, but her spells don't always work out the way they should. On board pages.