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In a new world the day before she turns five, Anneke finds herself walking down a pathway leading to her new school in the United States of America.That's when she sees a lock and a large brass door handle.Anneke opens the door, and her life unfolds in this tale highlighting the immigrant experience. Her story takes you through her family's struggles and toils, and shines a spotlight on the schools, barns, houses, magnificent architecture, and the astonishing sights of nature in Northern and Upper Michigan.She recalls her adventures singing in the auditorium of North Bessemer School, where four teachers lived on the second floor of the school, and how students memorized verses from the Bible. She also recalls the class bully and the unforgettable blizzard of 1938.Forward and backward, this story is filled with pictures and reveals a community that finds beauty in nature and strength in each other.Recommendation - LaVerne Blickley"Part immigrant memoir, part colorful visuals of natural beauty, this book will speak to and draw forth your own experiences and dreams. The author generously shares through astonishing award-winning pictures and imagery the immigration journey as a young child through adolescence into adulthood. Family life in all its successes and tragedies, its promises and realities, anchors this book into a strong sense of nature's grandiose strength and endurance. Your own heart and mind will be moved by memories past into reminisces of more recent events and on to inspirations for future road trips and vacations."Exquisite- John Van OoyenAnne has inquiring and exquisite eyes for nature's moment, caught by her camera. Anne's photos bring out the beauty hidden in nature. Anne's photos are beautiful!Timeless - AnnekeThe promise of new lands, education for immigrant children, large barns of meaningful, architectural design - tell the story ... walking, canoeing - discovery, observing. Immersed in nature - use your imagination viewing colorful diversity within nature of wildflowers, birds and insects. "Pictured Life" will stimulate your imagination, as memories of past are relived.

Totally Tossed traces the journey of the Rev. Fr. Priestley Plubriuschola, SJ, a Jesuit priest, who is falsely accused of sexual harassment and defrocked, as he searches for a new life and identity, one totally different from his former life as a Jesuit priest and as a university professor. To his surprise, he succeeds in carving a new life full of meaning and even greater consolation.

As children grow, we want them to make good choices but sometimes forget to give them enough information to make those good choices. What choice would you make?

¿Heidi Eversole¿s House Visualization Technique is a powerful resource for people touched by trauma and is a ¿must read¿ for mental health professionals and survivors alike. As a therapist who specializes in trauma, I consider this work to be groundbreaking and much needed!¿¿ Dr. Michelle Flaum, professor at Xavier University and author of Managing the Psychological Impact of Medical Trauma: A Guide for Mental Health and Health Care Professionals¿Heidi brings the House Visualization Technique from a personal and passionate level, which is ultimately beneficial to the reader. I appreciate the depth of preparation in understanding the entire process through education and identification of emotions, understanding how different brains function, and uses of the technique. This solid yet flexible approach will help many for years to come.¿¿ Rebekah Miles Mental Health Advocate and Speaker ¿I¿m fine/save me¿ viral tattoo movement¿I¿ve started dozens of workbooks that address similar topics and was never able to complete any of them. This simple, yet inspiring visualization technique pulled me in from the start and gently guided me through to the end. But that¿s the thing here, it doesn¿t just end, it¿s perhaps a beginning. It¿s the beginning of a pathway to healing.¿¿ Richard Crocker CRNA, Afghanistan war veteran¿HVT is a new and unique way for me to be introspective and it felt like a place of comfort and where I find safety and solace in my life. As a therapist, I can see value in doing this with the parents of my pediatric clients or when doing work with my adolescent clients who may not be in a space to have the words to express themselves fully. I love finding new ways to reach clients and this definitely is a valuable tool!¿¿ Hailee Carter, LPCC-S, Children and Family Therapist.

The pandemic arrived in 2020, and many schools closed, teaching kids online. When children began to reenter schools after a time, parents, educators, and children from around the world entered into the unknown. No one knew what to expect once students returned to brick and mortar schools. A picture book for children, Besitos de Lejitos, Kisses from a Distance shares the story of a little girl going back to school as her mother gives her reminders to keep her safe. Written in both Spanish and English, author Noemi Mendez celebrates the courage it took for all to return to in-person education.

In the hamlet of Littafuchee, Alabama, in 1985, the KIRWIN family faces hardships and adventures in a crossroads community, an admixture of hilarious and murderous eccentrics.The Rose Quartz Arrowhead explores the reality of rural life decades ago when guns, brutality, segregation, patriarchy, and feuds ruled a closed system. As two of the keepers of the Native American rose quartz arrowhead (which represents the spirit of unconditional love when worn close to the heart), the Kirwin family's two matriarchs do some lively storytelling about early family history. They and other locals offer insight into southern similes and metaphors, such as "the trouble with kittens is they grow up to be cats" and "dirt under my fingernails means food on our table." Including wisdom from Alabama writers, lyricists, and pundits, this novel considers the old-timers' dilemma: What happens when there is nobody to inherit the land? And the girl who inherits the rose quartz necklace is empowered having learned that loving deeply is both the reward and the source of pain for lives intermeshed.Built on a foundation of southern storytelling, this coming-of-age novel for older teens and adults tells the story of one family dealing with the joys and struggles of rural Alabama life.

This book is designed to empower the reader to "shift". In a society where the averageattention span has decreased to 8.5 seconds, this 90-minute book supports reaching a reader fast and maintaining the reader's attention. With the author's own experiences infused throughout the mini-text, this book offers one message: Life will let you know when it is time to move to the next level. The key is, do you value yourself to give yourself the chance to win? Upgrade your standards and your mindset for greatness, grab the keys to success and change... and shift into first.

This book is about restoring God's proper day of worship to Saturday. the Sabbath day, the day he commanded, blessed, sanctified, and made holy. This book explores the challenges Christians face in making the change to Sabbath day worship, and the consequences God places on them for not obeying his holy word. This book exposes the issues that are keeping them trapped in the false day of Sunday worship. This book offers believers clear cut scriptural evidence of God's holy day of worship, and exposes the Christian leaders responsible for misleading their congregations in false Sunday worship.

Oaklee Drake is that girl, you know the one... the friend thats always obsessed with her online world versus whats happening in the real world. One day she finds herself in a setting where the lines between real life and social media are blurred. Will Oaklee discover the true meaning of organic connections? Will her connections to the outside world be powerful enough to save her?

Good relationships require growth, and you cannot properly grow without good information. Dr. Edward Lee Johnson Sr. draws on his decades of experience in the military, as a business owner, and as a pastor to reveal how to grow as a person and live a more fulfilling life in this book. Insights include: ¿ People don't follow you because you are great; they follow you because of what you do for them. ¿ There will come a time when you'll have to cut ties but make absolutely sure it is the right time. ¿ If you think the other person is wrong, chances are he or she feels the same way about you. ¿ God's kingdom cannot be established as long as our culture, pride, and social status stand in the way.These relational tips can be used in the workplace, in church, and in the home - as well as on vacation or anytime you're meeting new people. By striving to boost communication skills and seeking to understand others, you can rise above the fray of pettiness and build meaningful relationships.

Chickens are supposed to lay eggs. Some chickens lay eggs when quite young, but other chickens develop more slowly. What does it feel like when all the chickens except one have already laid eggs? Four chickens-Annie, Belinda, Cutie, and Darlin'-come to live in the blue coop in the spring, when they are soft and fluffy chicks. They are already growing feathers, though, when the fifth chick, Evie, arrives. She is young and small and very shy. In the autumn, the chicks have grown up into chickens of all different colors. One by one, the older chickens begin laying eggs. But days go by, and still Evie has not laid an egg. Although Evie is sad, her owner will love her no matter what, even if she never lays an egg.This children's story shares the power of encouragement and empathy and the value of being responsible to help other living creatures. This book also teaches about the different chicken breeds, what they look like and the different color eggs they lay.

It is the middle of the nineteenth century and Anne Rose is an independent young woman who is intent on leaving a loveless engagement behind and becoming a surgeon in England. After she purchases a ticket on a steamship to Cairo under a false name, she lies to several passengers and tells them she is heading to Egypt to join her father. But then moments later, she fibs again and tells other passengers she is meeting her professor husband. Richard Lawrence has been traveling to Cairo for the past decade to deliver expedition groups to Cairo as part of his job at a British museum. After he is introduced to Anne on the ship, he is immediately drawn to her, but suspicious of her conflicting stories about her life. As the two-week voyage begins and an unexpected medical event brings them together, their chemistry heightens when Anne reveals the real reasons why she is traveling to Cairo. Will their burgeoning feelings for each other be enough to survive their challenges and propel her down a path toward her dream? In this historical novel, a young woman with a big dream of becoming a surgeon in nineteenth century England must reconcile with her past as her path crosses with a handsome suitor.

It is Easter 1863 and fifteen-year-old Ellen Loretta Shepard is terrified she will be violated by one of the Union soldiers marching through her family's Mississippi cotton plantation while on their way to battle. When they hear word that troops are approaching, the family members busy themselves hiding their valuables. A day later, the troops arrive and create havoc, but thankfully do not burn the plantation or violate Ellen or her sisters.As the Civil War rages on, Ellen matures into a beautiful young woman who has now reached the age where she wishes to marry an honest and loving man. Unfortunately, good men are in short supply, and the ones she finds are more than twice her age and deemed unacceptable by her family. When she meets the charismatic Jasper Lee at a church event, Ellen eventually marries him, despite her father's objections. But when he dies just six years later, Ellen is left to defend the estate he left her and raise their only son. Will she somehow find a way to move on and realize happiness once again?In this novel based on true events, a young woman experiences romance, hardships, and forgiveness while living in the Deep South during the mid-to-late nineteenth century.