Download or read book Finding Baby Holly written by Holly Marie and published by Worthy Books. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holly Marie was forty-two years old the day she found out she was missing. At ten months old, Holly Marie was brought to the door of a church by three barefoot women in white robes and head coverings. Adopted by the pastor and raised in a loving Christian home, Holly nevertheless struggled with the ache of not knowing what had happened to her biological parents. She still felt their absence even as she married and started a family of her own. When two detectives showed up at the restaurant where she worked and informed her that she had a large family in Florida who had been searching for her for over 40 years, Holly’s past became the reality of her present, and she began the sometimes painful journey of discovering the truth about her origins: Her parents had been brutally murdered, their case still unsolved. With the help of law enforcement across four states, forensic genealogists, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and her newly discovered family members, the missing pieces began to come together. Except these—why had her parents been murdered? And who had murdered them? She soon found out that the truth leads not always to answers but sometimes to more questions, that it also brings healing and restoration, and that we must surrender our unknowns to God until, in His perfect timing, all truths are revealed. Finding Baby Holly is the true, inspiring story of a wife and mother who was “missing” for over forty years after her parents’ murders, the persistent detectives who never stopped investigating, and the birth family who never lost hope in finding her.
Download or read book Finding a Way to the Child written by Margaret Rustin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Rustin’s writing is characterised not only by its subject matter, which is diverse, but by her imaginative sensitivity to the emotional lives of children and young people, the depth of her understanding, and her original insights into the complexities of child and adolescent psychotherapy. Here a selection of her work, edited by Kate Stratton and Simon Cregeen, is brought together in a collection which focuses mainly on clinical issues and concerns: the dynamics of the interaction between patient and therapist in the consulting room; the task of assessment; the particular needs of children and young people whose early development has been distorted by trauma, loss or neglect; and the framework and skills required for effective psychoanalytic work with parents. Illustrated by vivid narratives detailing the strains and possibilities of the therapeutic encounter, this book is a record of clinical work and thinking over 50 years of psychoanalytic practice. It will prove essential reading for psychoanalysts and child analysts, child psychotherapists, all those training as mental health professionals in work with children and parents, and anyone with an interest in deepening their understanding of the emotional lives of children and young people.
Download or read book Baby Hearts written by Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D. and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who says your baby can’t “talk” about his or her feelings? In fact, babies’ actions often speak louder than words! Understanding those actions–and responding appropriately to them–is the key to giving your child a head start to a healthy and happy future. Now the authors of the bestselling Baby Minds and Baby Signs translate the latest research on the rich inner life of babies into practical, fun activities that will foster your child’s emotional skills during the most critical period–between birth and age three. This comprehensive guide will help you help your child express emotions effectively, develop empathy, form healthy friendships, and cope with specific challenges. Learn how to: •Talk with your child about emotions in order to help him recognize and control his own •Use face-to-face interaction, tone of voice, song, and touch to make your infant feel safe and secure •Start a gratitude journal to help your child appreciate the good things in life •Nurture self-esteem with “try, try again” activities and simple chores •Create a “What are they feeling” deck of cards to help your child understand and practice emotions •Use games and songs to help your child practice self-control •Overcome temper tantrums, aggression, shyness, separation anxiety, and other challenges Whether your child is as easy to raise as a sunflower, as difficult as the prickly holly bush, requires the patience of the delicate orchid, or is as active as the exuberant dandelion, Baby Hearts helps you provide the emotional support that may be the most important gift a parent can give.
Download or read book Mysterious Montana written by B.J. Daniels and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author B.J. Daniels—two classic Harlequin Intrigues, two dangerous women, and two men who will do anything to protect them. A WOMAN WITH A MYSTERY A year ago Holly Barrows raced through a raging snowstorm, convinced that someone was trying to kill her—and straight into the arms of Slade Rawlins. But after their moment of passion, she vanished, only to return the following Christmas with an outrageous claim of kidnapping. She has no memory beyond her time with Slade, and any child she had would also be his…but can he protect a family shrouded in mystery? MYSTERY BRIDE The moment Will Sheridan met Samantha Murphy at a party, he knew she was the one hed been waiting for. But one kiss, and she disappears. Will wont give up looking for her, his lost bride, but Samantha is a private investigator working very hard to hide her identity. When Will gets swept up in her latest case, things take a dangerous turn and she has no choice but to let him in. Now on the run to save an innocent life, can they stay alive long enough to act on their attraction?
Download or read book Everything Happens for a Reason written by Jacqueline Harvey and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holly Reed is a successful attorney and is partnered with two friends. Their law firm is called Reed, Benjamin and Mann. Holly had recently ended a long-time relationship when she met Philip, who was a new friend of Vanessa Benjamin’s husband, Courtney. Philip was a wealthy restauranteur, with Denzel Washington looks and charm. Holly would indulge in a whirlwind affair with him. However, she wasn’t the only one caught in Philip’s ‘twister.” Although that’s a bit surprising, it doesn’t compare to the shock of Vanessa becoming pregnant, yet, her husband is sterile. Needless to say, apparently Vanessa and Holly were sharing more than a law firm. Now as astounding as that may appear, this story takes another turn that’s so compelling you will be left speechless!
Download or read book On Singing Onstage written by David Craig and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1990 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Acting Series). A terrific take on theatre singing by a master teacher. "David Craig knows more about singing in the musical theatre than anyone in this country which probably means the world. Time and time again his advice and training have resulted in actors moving from non-musical theatre into musicals with ease and expertise. SHORT OF TAKING CLASSES, THIS BOOK IS A MUST." Harold Prince
Download or read book Finding Aaron Laws A Walter Spotsman Spots Mystery written by Joseph DeMark and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the enthusiastic visions of a bright seventeen year old man catapult him into the dark world of drugs and violence, he negotiates a life changing agreement with the devil himself. Aaron Laws finds himself running for his life with no destination in sight. The blue barrel of a large caliber revolver aimed point blank at his head, and the thermal trauma about to take place in his life, jolt him back to reality. After Bob and Linda Laws retain case-hardened private detective Walter Spotsman (Spots) to find their son, Aaron, they are brutally assassinated on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. When Spots is informed of the couple's violent murder, he pledges to find Aaron Laws, dead or alive. Spots' committed path to finding the young man, hurls him into the intrigue and danger of the underworld's hierarchy. His unmeasurable tenacity ignites a forceful finale.
Download or read book Reckless Abandon written by Stuart Woods and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-09-28 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stone Barrington tracks a mobster within the witness protection program—with a little help from Florida police chief Holly Barker—in this “full-throttle”* thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Stone Barrington is, once again, right at home in New York City. But this time he’s joined by the tenacious Holly Barker—the lady police chief of Orchid Island, Florida. She’s come to Manhattan hot on the trail of a fugitive from her jurisdiction. And Stone is, well, glad to see her, right up until the moment when her presence creates a great danger to both of them—and to their surprise, she becomes the pursued instead of the pursuer...
Download or read book The Developing Child in the 21st Century written by Sandra Smidt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a sociocultural approach to education and learning, this fascinating exploration of childhood provides an in-depth understanding of how children make sense of the world and the people in it. Examining the ways in which children express their thoughts, feelings and actively generate meaning through experience and interaction, this fully revised and updated new edition is illustrated throughout by extensive case studies and covers a diverse range of topics, including: socio-historical and global child development over time and place; the child as meaning-maker and active learner; learning in the context of family, culture, group, society; representing and re-representing the world; understanding roles, identity, race and gender; making sense of science and technology; the implications of neuroscience. Taking a clearly articulated and engaging perspective, Sandra Smidt draws upon multiple sources and ideas to illustrate many of the facets of the developing child in a contemporary context. She depicts children as symbol users, role-players, investigators and creative thinkers, and follows children's progress in forming their understanding of their environment, asking questions about it, and expressing it through music, dance, art and constructive play. Highly accessible, and with points for reflection concluding each chapter, The Developing Child is essential reading for teachers, lecturers and students taking courses in early childhood, psychology or sociology.
Download or read book Finding Joy Beyond the Headlines written by Bobby Lewis and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-07-25 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: News headlines rarely uplift us. They tell depressing stories about everything that is going wrong in the world. The headlines can give us an unrealistic picture of what is actually happening. God is doing amazing things in this dark and broken world! He shows up today in the middle of our mess and provides reasons to be thankful, hopeful, and joyful. The headlines get the attention, but there is good news everywhere! Are you looking for it? Im all about looking for the good because when you do, that is exactly what you see. Blindness has taught me that no matter how dark life seems, there is still goodness and grace all around. That is why I love Bobby Lewis book! He helps us see beyond the bad news and focus our hearts on hope. I really think he may have the cure for the common headlines right here on these pages! After reading just one chapter, I was reminded that God is good. He is here. There is hope and joy is possible. Jennifer Rothschild Author of 14 books including bestsellers Lessons I Learned in the Dark and Me, Myself and Lies
Download or read book Fairy and the Vampires Journey to Four Stars written by Emma Sarah Harris and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-10-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hi, my name is Emma Harris. I am 17 years old. I was born on the 8th June 1993. I live in Ireland, just in a small village outside of Naas in Co. Kildare. I have a learning disability so I attend a school in Newbridge called St. Marks. I got the idea to write the book after my best friend and I were playing a game in my back garden. It took me three years to write all four books which I then decided to put into one book.
Download or read book The Vyvernault Heir written by Anthea Wald and published by Greyman Works, LLC. This book was released on 2021-10-16 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holly Brown is a vampire with a secret; she’s not actually one at all. She’s uniquely the first human offspring of her family and also the last. One day, she is secretly admitted to her fiancé’s vampire school and finds herself in more danger than ever. Her fiancé, Harold does his best to protect her from the vampires around them. But he’s got a temper which could prove to be more dangerous than the students. With these outbursts of emotion, Holly starts to question the future of their relationship. As she begins to contemplate a life without Harold, she suddenly finds the answer she’s looking for in an unexpected place. Can she break free of her constricting life?
Download or read book Rancher Daddy written by Lois Richer and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His Perfect Family All rancher Luc Cramer's ever wanted is to someday have a family of his own. And from the moment he meets five-year-old orphan Henry, he's determined to give the little boy a home and a father. So the good-looking cowboy enlists his neighbor Holly Janzen to help him with the adoption process. As she spends time with Luc and adorable Henry, she knows she's losing her heart to them. But once Luc finds out Holly's long-held secret, will he still see her as the wife and mother that she is clearly meant to be?
Download or read book Leave a Light on for Christmas written by Barb Bissonette and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leave a Light on for Christmas is reminiscent of Christmases past and is old fashioned in its sincerity. It is Christmas Eve. The elderly woman narrating the story is rocking her great-grandchild by the light of her Christmas tree. She proceeds to tell the story behind every ornament on the tree, thereby telling her own life story. The book starts in 1935, covers the war years, and the many important changes that have led up to present day. The story is told year by year, as Christmas comes around and the ornaments on the old woman's tree reflect the changes and events of her life. Set in present day, the narrator reflects back on her childhood until gradually her life story is told, one Christmas at a time.
Download or read book One Night with the Texan written by Lauren Canan and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a one-night fling become the real thing? A novel from the award-winning author known for her “scrumptious and sensual” romance (Fresh Fiction). For wealthy real estate CEO Cole Masters, a weekend in New Orleans means meeting a beautiful woman and blowing off steam. No names, no strings. So months later when the same woman shows up on his doorstep, it’s a shocker. Even worse, she’s an archaeologist with a court order to access his property—and mess up his business plan. And yet he’s still wild about her. For Tallie Finley, this mission is both professional and personal, and Cole could prove too tempting a distraction. Will her efforts to uncover her family legacy be derailed . . . especially when she discovers she’s expecting?
Download or read book Happy All the Time written by Laurie Colwin and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern classic first published in 1978 that is as much a sophisticated romantic comedy about the love between two partners as it is a novel about the powerful bonds shared by family members, friends, colleagues and confidants. “A comedy of manners that reminds us that manners are comic and should be enjoyed as such.” —The New York Times Guido and Vincent, best friends (and third cousins), aren’t expecting to fall head-over-heels in love, but that is exactly what happens. Guido is smitten with Holly, a dazzling young woman who chafes at the idea of complacency, while Vincent falls for Misty, a work colleague with an acerbic sense of humor who seems as uninterested in romance as she is in Vincent (at first). In the months that follow, both couples will experience the rituals of courtship, jealousy, estrangement, family entanglements, and other perils of the heart as they try to find love in spite of themselves. Colwin is a master of portraying the messiness of life: here, in hilarious and endearing prose, she follows these two improbable pairs, and their families, as they navigate and ultimately find happiness together—not all the time, but for most of it. With a foreword by Katherine Heiny.
Download or read book Lessons in Laughing Out Loud written by Rowan Coleman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internationally bestselling author Rowan Coleman delivers a heartwarming new tale about a recent divorcee who finds the courage to tackle her weight issues, her love life, and the dark family secret that has haunted her for years. Willow Briar (known as Will) is thirty-six-years old, five feet two, and a size eighteen. Now that she’s divorced, Will’s social life revolves around her job—working for her demanding talent agent boss Victoria Kincade—and her best friend Daniel Fayre, a successful fashion photographer for whom she harbors a secret crush. An identical twin, Will has struggled with her self-esteem for years—particularly when she looks at her slim, married, happy sister. One day she finds her luck suddenly turning around after buying a fabulous pair of vintage shoes that make her feel slimmer, taller, and sexier. These shoes seem to have a secret history, and Will starts to wonder if they are a little bit magic. Little does she know not even a magic eight ball could predict the shocking turn her life is about to take or that the courage she needs to confront her deep-seated issues will require more than a fashion makeover—it will take a life makeover. Armed with newfound confidence to begin her journey, Will finds the courage to face the dark family secrets of her past—and claim the future meant for her.
