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Do you ever feel like the world is crumbling beneath your feet just as you are making strides towards success? In the midst of pursuing happiness, do feelings of anxiety, depression, and fear of failure hold you back from experiencing life's positive aspects? This collection of poems delves into the raw emotions of a teenage girl who is struggling to find herself amidst the hardships of life. Though she may seem chaotic and doubtful, she eventually finds clarity and peace. As she approaches the finish line, everything that was once overwhelming suddenly makes sense. Join her on a journey of self-discovery and triumph over adversity in this powerful and moving series.

"Maria knew not to ask Eli where he would be going or when he might return. She felt certain that her birthing time was very close and hoped that Eli might be home early. Then she found herself hoping that he would not be coming home at all."Oklahoma Territory 1889: Eli Brandt is a cruel and profane tyrant, quick tempered and physically brutal. A victim of her abusive husband, Maria endures his frequent rages with a futile hope that things might somehow change. Both Maria and their son Jacob endure years of Eli's cruelty and suffer his punishments until Jacob rebels in defense of himself and his mother and their lives are forever changed.

In a time when parishioners bowed down at feet of priests in front of pulpits, an innocent boy is placed in foot of an altar that hides deep dark secrets. Under a cloak of darkness, and within the reach of the devil's grasp, young Peter Malone is brought up by a religious mother with a priestly plan. Blinded by the light of her spiritual salvation, Mother Mary Malone pushes the parameters of obedience at all cost, to achieve her spiritual reward. In this distorted world of fanatical worship, her seventh son of a seventh son is precariously placed in front of fallen clergy, who are cloaked in deception.On his preordained spiritual journey of life, young Peter Malone is pushed and pulled from the good and evil forces that surrounds his every step. Covered by the protection of three good priests, Peter is lifted with faith and filled with inspiration while growing into an adult. Watched closely by the peering eyes of evil three evil priests, Peter is confused by their disturbing deeds and conflicted by the holy leadership's reluctance to respond. As he stumbles towards his celibate life, Father Peter Malone finally searches for answers from his holy brothers, but only receives an empty chalice of silence.With the absence of answers and in a void of protection for the most vulnerable, the demented priests' prey on the weakest lambs. The wake of destruction perpetrated upon the fragile flock is too much for one broken boy to handle. That innocent soul is finally released from the pain by the ultimate sacrifice and becomes a catalyst for change within the church, and in the life of Father Peter Malone.

In this marvelous Clarke Fable, your child will learn what it is to forgive another and how to let go of hurt feelings.The little possum will capture your heart as she faces the mistakes she has made and discovers that owl is a true friend.Be sure to keep an eye out for the little stink bug who appears throughout the colorful pages.

The woman in this book is tormented by her painful past. Poverty renders her defenseless and she lack the nurturing guidance that is imperative for a firm foundation in adolescence. Despair and desperation leaves her vulnerable and she is easily lured by the illusions of the night. As she stumbles through the darkness of treacherous worlds she finds nothing stable to rely on. All she was subjected to reduces her to nothing - her shame was immense.But her soul is wise and ferocious, and dwells only in the realm of possibilities. She understands that evolution is always possible. She takes on an inner journey, and even as resentment resurfaces, she supplants her vulnerabilities and reaches deep within herself turning depression into realizations, her anxiety into hope. She builds a new life. She decides to expose her story and reveal her pain as a way to help others.

Little Red Riding Hood is not who she seems. With crooked town officials, there are plans to change the face of Grandmother's forest forever. As murder lurks in the shadows, the question on everyone's mind is: where is the great Wolf? And where is the woodsman, who is supposed to protect the forest and its inhabitants?

With Putting Art to Work, we want to show how artwork with pictures can be used as a tool to support the development of individuals, groups and organizations. With our tailor-made workshops, we invite all professionals working with learning and development: from educators at all levels, management and organizational consultants, psychologists, coaches, therapists, social workers, and health educators to use our art-based workshops, since a more exciting and enjoyable way of promoting health and supporting change and development in work life, we think, is hard to imagine.

Have you ever been in love? This book will make you think on this matter of the heart. It takes some men a long time to tell the difference between love and just plain lust. I think the difference is when you change from a ME person to thinking what is best for your partner and seeing to their needs ahead of yours.

In a small corner of America, a place where no one knows, there is a small town called Baskerville. The people are ruled by a simple set of rules. However, if those simple rules are broken you will be hanged. There is no room for discussions and no way that you are able to get away with it. If you break the rules, you will be hanged in front of the whole town. However, there is one girl who does not want to live by Baskerville's rules. She is slowly becoming a law breaker in the name of love. Amy Cleave, a bubbly girl and the daughter of one of the highest ranked monitors, takes on the greatest challenge of all within this story: changing the world.

In this fable for our times, feisty M'bali Hoyle has returned to the town of her youthful disgrace. Will tiny, isolated Quimbleton take her to its heart this time? Two glamorous visitors drop into her world just as she meets ex-rock star Hayes. Only M'bali sees the dark threat behind their glitzy facades. How can she convince Hayes and the starstruck locals, a cast of rural eccentrics, that her intuition is right? Can she draw them all more or less together when danger strikes? With a dry wit, the narrator observes the foibles of human nature as the reader is launched into a twisting, turning adventure with the future of life on Earth at its core.

In Two Marriages: From Paradise to Hell and Back Again, Jette tells the story of her journey through love and heartbreak. The first third of the book is written from the perspective of a narrator and details Jette's career, social life, and the betrayal by her first husband. The last two thirds, written by Jette in the first person, is a tribute to her second husband, Ernest Edward John Paradine, a former Major of the British Royal Artillery, who was honored by the Queen in 1981 with an MBE. Jette recounts the couple's move to England and her experiences travelling with Ernest to India, Pakistan, Brunei, Singapore, and Jordan. Along the way, the reader learns of Ernest's family secrets and Jette's love for England and classical music. The book is a true love story and a glimpse into life in 'third world countries' from 1988 to 2000, with unbelievable coincidences playing a role in both Jette and Ernest's lives.

Being with a loved one through a degenerative illness or disease takes us on a journey that requires courage. Rather than an immediate singular loss, we experience 'long loss' which includes multiple losses and changes over time. Long loss requires us to face, endure, and adapt to what is happening. Written from a personal perspective of supporting older parents with vascular dementia and episodic delirium, this book defines and applies courage to manage this form of loss. Included is the wisdom of older adults from Christchurch, Aotearoa, New Zealand, who took part in the author's doctoral study into courage. Their life experiences in managing adversity, from coping with a bombing in World War II to surviving domestic violence, illustrate courage, grit and resilience - and how to put these into action. Through the sharing of personal insights and knowledge, this book supports the application of inner strength and courage to help stay the course when experiencing the long loss of a loved one.

The angels reject me So, the demons hug me A deal with the devil To love me; for I no longer fear peril Gifting my soul away My black heart he prudently conveys The angels see their abandonment and mistake But let their minds regretfully contemplate For now, the devil lovingly hates me Protecting and indulging; he allowed me to see To fall in love with the darkness, It was truly the angels who made me heartless...

Meet these three young siblings who wake up to a new adventure every single morning. Today, Mammy is taking the Little Rascals on a shopping trip where they will cause much trouble and mischief but, as always, manage to find their way back out of it!

Clara enjoyed visiting her grandparent's house, but she could not have foreseen what was to happen following a knock on the door by the local policeman. The news he brought would lead her on a bear hunt and Clara would have to think fast if she was to help everyone to stay calm and make a new friend.

A spiritual retreat - or so this man thought - was something you go on to embrace your connection with life and (hopefully) learn a bit more about yourself. If things go well, you might end up looking to the future with added confidence. However, when the realisation dawns that you have been semi-consciously searching for "the one" for the last eleven years, and that the very essence and substance of true love risks materialising during the retreat... I mean, what is a man to do? A light-hearted search for greater well-being on a Greek island combines with "a nice holiday" to engender somewhat more sharing than anticipated. The parallel narratives of the retreat workshops and a budding relationship begin to over-flow - one nourishing the other, to the point that a rare and very real love seems almost fated. Written with great honesty and sensitivity and (yet!) through a male perspective, poignant memories from childhood are pieced together with reflections on relationships in general to bring such focus on the natural laws affecting us all, that a sense of underlying good purpose in every relationship starts to emerge. With evocative descriptions of Greek cuisine and culture as the backcloth, threads of spiritual mystique interweave with a most-passionate romance. The words of wisdom that emerge organically as the story unfolds may be left to wash over, or be investigated using the cross-references to appendices that support self-development alongside the story; but in any event, there is always the sun and the feta!

The essence of this book is its simplicity. It treats a wide range of profound and lasting values in the words of a child. This work is a wonderful resource for parents and grandparents in embedding a set of universally recognised values in our young generation. Classroom teachers will welcome this publication as an opportunity to discuss so many relevant topics with their students. The values which are highlighted in this publication are free of charge. All that is required is an attitude of respect for others.

Driven by a long-standing desire, her education and her faith, mental health professional, Wendy Nordick, and her husband Bill Blair, a retired judge, plunged into a two-year assignment with Canadian University Services Overseas. She believed her 25 years of clinical social work were appropriate credentials to help a country with the highest rates of suicide in the world. Bill hoped to work for peace and justice. They felt they became laughingstocks when work visa delays left them homeless. Days before leaving, Wendy's father died. Once in Sri Lanka, she shivered in a rickety beer factory cum hospital where she taught mental health skills. A year later, she was transported into steamy, bombed out Jaffna, the epicenter of a civil war to teach a trauma team who worked with the war affected and tortured during the war. She was humbled by what she did not know and sought help from a previous refugee.

Jack and Amelia Barker were brother and sister who lived at home with their parents. Like many children, they laughed and played together, watched TV, and sometimes they even squabbled! They loved mealtimes around the table to enjoy yummy food and share what had happened in their day. Like many children, they also had a grandad. He was a cheeky grandad who was always telling jokes and making them laugh. But most of all, he always seemed to know when they had a day out and find the best place to hide from them and surprise them. This Saturday they were heading to the beach for a day in the sand and sea. I wonder if Grandad would be there and, if so, where they might find him.

In a world of technological advancement, political correctness to the point of absurdity and bright vibrant colours. One man dares to live in sepia. Detective Joseph Quincy Kingly is back. And he's back with inadvertence. When a dastardly murder is committed, Detective Kingly is the only person in the immediate area who can possibly solve the case. Of course, it won't be that easy for the man who should be everyone's favourite private eye. This time he must answer to the local police inspector Mary McCaskill, a no-nonsense, by-the-book cop with whom Kingly shares a sordid past. This will the biggest test of Detective Joseph Quincy Kingly's abilities yet. Can he solve the case without being pulled into a predictable romantic sub-plot? Or is he in well over his hat once again?

Alan is trying hard to make sense of his world since his wife left him for Chuck in Morewilling and the local Co-op closed down. 21st century technology is eating into his wallet and his soul, and the price of a night out doesn't leave change from a tenner anymore. But he is sure about three things: No one in Lesswilling needs a bidet or a hot tub. There's no place for preserved lemons on British supermarket shelves. His mother was right about hindsight - it is a "wonderful thing to meet your own arse coming back."

This book is a practical, informative approach to "begin your journey" into weight loss. The idea of "good fats" as opposed to the unhealthy and detrimental "saturated fats" sets this method apart from the rest. Other dieting methods are critically evaluated and exercise routines are covered briefly. There is a worldwide pandemic of obesity in developed and some developing countries. Sugar is the killer!

Sid was a lonely young man, who never quite outgrew his childhood fantasies. One stormy night, he accidentally opened up a portal to the Toon World, which unwittingly sucked him in. His childhood passion may have come to life, but it's not all fun and games. Supported by his new friends, he tried to live the adventure of a lifetime, but found himself in the clutches of an evil witch. Will they be able to escape? Will he be able to return to his world?