Download or read book God Went to Beauty School written by Cynthia Rylant and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deeply compelling collection of poems about God and our everyday world from a Newbery medalist. Cynthia Rylant takes teens on an invigorating spiritual journey as she explores what God's life on Earth might be like. Rylant's reflective and often humorous verse follows God as he tries out human activities such as getting a dog, writing a fan letter, and making spaghetti. God Went to Beauty School combines the awesome with the everyday in an accessible, thought–provoking, and intelligent manner.
Download or read book God Got a Dog written by Cynthia Rylant and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and two-time Caldecott Honoree Marla Frazee imagine a God living among us in this spirited and moving collection of illustrated poems. What if God was living a human existence? What might God do to pass the time? Write a fan letter? Get a desk job? Make spaghetti? Take a bath? Get a dog? A sublime book for all ages, God Got a Dog celebrates the simple things in our world while taking a long, close look at what it means to be human. The soft, reflective, and often humorous words and pictures create a glimpse into everyday life through wide and wondering eyes that blends the familiar with the profoundly spiritual. These poems were originally published by HarperCollins without illustrations as part of a larger collection entitled God Went to Beauty School ©2003.
Download or read book Beauty by the Book written by Nancy Stafford and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2010-04-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From celebrated Hollywood starlets to the covers of Cosmo, our society seems obsessed with beauty. Actress and Main Floor host Nancy Stafford (best known for her starring role as Michelle Thomas on Matlock) digs below our culture's fixation on outward appearance to show you that true beauty is more than skin-deep. "Every woman has beauty," says Stafford, "but not everyone sees it. I want you to see it." In Beauty by the Book she bares her heart to readers, laying out the Scriptures, promises, and truths women need to know to find their true value. Her liberating reflections will help you see yourself as God sees you -- worthy, lovable, and beautiful.“Mirror, Mirror, on the W all…” What do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you see a unique individual created in the image of Beauty itself—one chosen, Cherished, and valued in the eyes of God? If not, you may be looking in the wrong mirror—one distorted by emotional wounds, lies from your past, or the unrealistic standards of our culture. “Everyone has beauty and worth,” says Nancy Stafford, “but not everyone sees it. I want you to see it.” Nancy shares her own poignant story and holds up the true mirror of God’s Word—inviting you to see yourself as God sees you, to absorb His truth, and to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the King is enthralled by your beauty!
Download or read book Cynthia Rylant written by Alice B. McGinty and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2003-12-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the life and work of author Cynthia Rylant, including her writing process and methods, inspirations, a critical discussion of her books, biographical timeline, and awards.
Download or read book God Goes to School written by and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God and the angel Stardrop help Danny, his teacher, and his classmates appreciate that each of us is special and unique.
Download or read book Quick and Popular Reads for Teens written by Pam Spencer Holley and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2009 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiles and annotates YALSA's "Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults" and "Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers." Includes theme lists.
Download or read book Best Books for Young Adults written by Holly Koelling and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2007-08-13 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a classic, standard resource for collection building and on-the-spot readers advisory absolutely indispensable for school and public libraries.
Download or read book Walking Wounded written by Barbara Richard and published by Barbara Richard. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story begun in Dancing on His Grave continues, as the five Finch girls one by one escape their father's psychopathic abuse, only to find themselves cast into the world drastically ill-equipped to cope with the demands of adulthood. In this sequel, the girls find their paths mined with the untruths and denial learned as children, and the lack of self-esteem or faith in their own abilities. In spite of these pitfalls, the young women's intelligence, determination and love for their children keep them striving toward normalcy. At the same time, their mother chooses to stay with her husband for seven years after her daughters have all gone, and with her classic denial conceals his increasingly psychotic behavior. Finally, after a severe concussion and a near miss again a month later, she flees to her oldest daughter's home and begins the long process of de-programming, after thirty three years of abuse. During her recovery, she fulfills a life-long dream of graduating from college with a degree in English. Meanwhile, her husband pursues the path of an alcoholic, and two years later remarries. Within a few months his new wife disappears. It takes the girls over a year to find her, back in Las Vegas, with a story of a terror-filled night when she was convinced he would murder her. Walking Wounded attempts to bring the Finch family's story to a reasonable conclusion, although the effects of the brutality inflicted on them as children create a life-long struggle for the women.
Download or read book Saving Our Sons from the Traps of the Enemy written by Sarah Haley and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-10-25 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The devil tried fiercely to sabotage her marriage in its infancy stage (She has been married for 30 years). The Voodoo Doctor has only limited information on a child of God. The Palm Reader could see that Sarah would be tortured, but couldn’t see that Sarah’s God would help her, come in and be a light to her, and cause her to win. Sarah prayed to God for a husband with a specific request, God answered her through a dream, she met exactly the man she saw in the dream. Sarah was lied on, taken to jail and booked and returned to her hair salon in less than 30 minutes. The clients stay in the salon some under the dryer until she returned, by the police officers. Through Spiritual Warfare Sarah prevented a suicide demon for killing one of her sons. Sarah heard the voice of God throughout her mission, therefore she would not stop saving her sons for the traps of the enemy. Sarah turned into a strong woman of faith and courage through many challenges.
Download or read book Confessions of a Born Again Pagan written by Anthony T. Kronman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-28 with total page 1174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this passionate and searching book, Anthony Kronman offers a third way—beyond atheism and religion—to the God of the modern world We live in an age of disenchantment. The number of self-professed “atheists” continues to grow. Yet many still feel an intense spiritual longing for a connection to what Aristotle called the “eternal and divine.” For those who do, but demand a God that is compatible with their modern ideals, a new theology is required. This is what Anthony Kronman offers here, in a book that leads its readers away from the inscrutable Creator of the Abrahamic religions toward a God whose inexhaustible and everlasting presence is that of the world itself. Kronman defends an ancient conception of God, deepened and transformed by Christian belief—the born-again paganism on which modern science, art, and politics all vitally depend. Brilliantly surveying centuries of Western thought—from Plato to Augustine, Aquinas, and Kant, from Spinoza to Nietzsche, Darwin, and Freud—Kronman recovers and reclaims the God we need today.
Download or read book Storytelling written by Janice M. Del Negro and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book serves as both a textbook and reference for faculty and students in LIS courses on storytelling and a professional guide for practicing librarians, particularly youth services librarians in public and school libraries. Storytelling: Art and Technique serves professors, students, and practitioners alike as a textbook, reference, and professional guide. It provides practical instruction and concrete examples of how to use the power of story to build literacy and presentation skills, as well as to create community in those same educational spaces. This text illustrates the value of storytelling, covers the history of storytelling in libraries, and offers valuable guidance for bringing stories to contemporary listeners, with detailed instructions on the selection, preparation, and presentation of stories. It also provides guidance around the planning and administration of a storytelling program. Topics include digital storytelling, open mics and slams, and the neuroscience of storytelling. An extensive and helpful section of resources for the storyteller is included in an expanded Part V of this edition.
Download or read book Poetry in Literature for Youth written by Angela Leeper and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006-03-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry in Literature for Youth offers teachers, librarians, parents, and students with an instrumental guide for incorporating all forms of poetry into the curriculum. More than 900 annotated entries provide descriptions of books and other resources, including anthologies, classics, various poetry formats, poetry novels, multicultural poetry, performance poetry, teen poetry, poet biographies, and curriculum connections. Educators, who are often unaware of the poetry resources available-particularly for young adults-will welcome this book with open arms. Lists for building a core poetry collection, along with resources for teaching poetry criticism and writing, electronic poetry resources, booktalks, classroom activities, and lesson plans complement this guide. Author, Geographic, Grade, Subject, and Title indexes are also included. For anyone interested in knowing more about poetry in literature, this is an indispensable guide.
Download or read book A Deep Dark Cry in Christ written by Felisha Augusta and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is about a young lady very close to me that has been in the valley in the area of marriage. This young lady does not only have a calling on her life but also has faced different challenges along the way in her walk with Christ. The Lord allows Ann to see the true colors of the people around her to teach her valuable lessons that she will need in order to be prepared for her assignment. This also touches on some wisdom that I learned as well. This here is a story dear to my heart, and I take it seriously. I want to be a voice to encourage you, direct you to let God move in your lives, and confirm things if you are or have been in certain circumstances. Let God have his way in your minds as you read this.
Download or read book Pounds Loss for the Journey written by Jerrie Gillyard and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shed weight loss journey you can afford is to help you lose the weight you desire, first I must tell you that it is not easily, but a willing mind and determine spirit must first be your focus and you must not be sidetracked with any circumstance that you will be facing in this journey of connecting with your mind and body. Many have tried to lose weight and failed in their trying; my hope is that as you read this book, it will help you to see yourself and be willing and determined to follow it and lose the weight you want. It was a struggle for me to meet the thirty days ahead, but as I thought about the women that would like to lose weight but fail in their trying, I began to pray about what I could do to help and God led me to start a connected journey and what type of food to eat and how to apply it so it would not be unhealthy for anyone. The road to any journey is unknown until we start that journey and complete it. I knew that I would lose the weight because my mind and body was connected when I took a hard, serious look at myself in the mirror. It was as if I saw a bubble doll that has so many rolls of fat, and at that time, I only weighed 172, but as each day passed, I was getting fatter and fatter. So I refused to let my body overrule my mind; it was a moment of tenseness and frustration, but then as I looked and saw, I decided to do the impossible and trust God for the possible. It is a fact that no eating after 6:00 PM or two hours before you retire to bed is because your metabolism slows down and what you eat and lie down will not burn fat, and that morning will turn into fat, so you could not eat late at night while on this connecting journey. This is a sure way of knowing that you can shed some pounds off when you follow the menu as close as you can. All this information is under girdle by the grace if God and my life experience and only what I did to accomplish this goal; I did not have a trainer (could not afford one, even if I needed one), did not sign up for any program or exercise, did not go to the gym, but with the help of God Almighty. Now let me tell you about what I was around 24/7, and that was food because I served the seniors’ dinner five days a week; did doing that cause me to forget my goal? No, because I was determined to fight the temptation, and with prayer, I was not tempted to eat. So the food did not get in my way to cause me to override what I started out to do. So if you are married and have children, that will not be a problem if you really want to lose pounds. So go for it, feed your family what is necessary and eat as you are told in this book and your family will be so pleased that you can take care of them and find time for yourself. So do what’s important for you to bring more stability and a more active, energized, outgoing mother that brings balance to the family, and you will have more energy to do what you could not do before you lost the pound for the journey.
Download or read book Greater Is in You written by Sandra Smith Moore and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greater Is in You! is a book that teaches how to endure lifes challenges through Jesus Christ and his written word. It gives a touch of real-life situations and a newfound strength through Christ. We all have a story to tell, but which parts are we willing to tell? If we do decide to tell those parts, what are our motives? Greater Is in You! tells intimate details of life to encourage you that your life story has a purpose. This book includes life situations, brief study at the end of each chapter, and a twenty-oneday journal at the end of the book. It will change lives for those who are willing to commit to accepting Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord and who understand that making the change comes with hard work, dedication, motivation, and commitment.
Download or read book Teen Talkback with Interactive Booktalks written by Lucy Schall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the genres popular with today's teensfiction and nonfiction, including poetry and graphic novelsthis resource provides 110 great book choices for young adult reading, interactive booktalks, and individual writing activities. All educators and library professionals need practical resources with easily accessible information and activities that can be immediately applied. Teen Talkback with Interactive Booktalks! is such a resource, supplying ready-to-use, interactive booktalks and curriculum connections for more than 100 recently published young adult books. This unique book is an invaluable tool for motivating teens to read. It shows how to make booktalks interactive and get teens participating in the presentation, rather than passively listening. Book selections include titles published from 2008 to 2012 organized in seven categories: Issues, Contemporary, Adventure/Survival, Mystery/Suspense, Fantasy, Heritage, and Multiple Cultures. Complete bibliographical information for each selection is included along with a literary classification as well as an age/grade level and gender designation. The read-alouds passages include talkback questions to facilitate discussion, and related works are supplied as suggestions for additional reading choices.
Download or read book The Breakthrough written by Zahra Heydari and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an eleven-year-old girl living in Iran, Zahra’s live was forever changed after her father was killed instantly in a car accident. In this firsthand account, Zahra recounts her journey of personal growth and intimate relationship with God that ultimately gave her the strength to end her abusive twenty-three-year marriage. In this tale of self-growth, Zahra describes her daily struggles as a mother and a wife, and the spiritual transformation that led her to independence. From dealing with her father’s tragic death to her rushed marriage to a man she hardly knew, Zahra shares her intimate conversations with God and how he has been there every step of the way, to help guide her through the pain, tears, dark days, and ultimately to the joy she has found today. Her faith in God allowed her to find the courage to seek justice when she thought no one was out there and enabled her to end her destructive cycle of marriage. It inspired her to follow her dreams and led her to find her passion in life. The Breakthrough demonstrates the power of God and the inspiration that can be found among those who believe in him.
