Download or read book Happiness Is Being a Mama written by Cute Journals and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 108 Medium Ruled (College Ruled) Blank Pages 6x9 Inch Format Cute Journal Planner Makes a great Mother's Day Gift for Moms, Grandmas, Nanas, Mamas Perfect for use as a notebook, journaling, list-making, or anything else. 33 lines per Page Note Down Happy Things Everyday Affordable Price, Premium Quality Blank Medium Lined Cute Journal and Planners. Exclusive Matte Finished Cover All Female Family Members will appreciate this exclusive notebook journal to write in for journaling, notes, or inspirational quotes Blank lined notebooks are great for journaling, recording thoughts, memories, or inspirational quotes.

Download or read book Hurtling Toward Happiness written by Claudia Hunter Johnson and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Funny, Wise, Bighearted Story of a Bonding Road Trip—and the Healing Power of Human Connection When Claudia’s sixteen-year-old son, Ross, announces he’s quitting high school and leaving home a year early, she panics because they’re so disconnected she’s afraid she’ll lose him forever. Then a small miracle happens—they discover they have the same escape fantasy, to head west on I-10 to where she grew up, in Corpus Christi, Houston, and Kingsville, Texas. So, on a tight budget and with the expense clock ticking, they travel from Tallahassee to Texas and back, 2,400 miles in one week. But the distance they cover transcends the miles that they drive. Along the way Claudia recounts the sometimes hilarious, often harrowing, but ultimately courageous Texas family story that defined her childhood and is Ross's heritage—a story that centers on her own mother's path-breaking journey from a family history of dysfunction, alcoholism, and abuse to create a life for herself and a loving home for her children. As Claudia and Ross spend time together, sharing stories and laughter, she's able to see more clearly the young man her son has become, and he takes responsibility for his unhappiness and finds a solution. With prose that is nimble, vivid, and rich in humor, here is a spirited testament to the crucial bond between mothers and children.

Download or read book Loving Frank written by Nancy Horan and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2007-08-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have been standing on the side of life, watching it float by. I want to swim in the river. I want to feel the current. So writes Mamah Borthwick Cheney in her diary as she struggles to justify her clandestine love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright. Four years earlier, in 1903, Mamah and her husband, Edwin, had commissioned the renowned architect to design a new home for them. During the construction of the house, a powerful attraction developed between Mamah and Frank, and in time the lovers, each married with children, embarked on a course that would shock Chicago society and forever change their lives. In this ambitious debut novel, fact and fiction blend together brilliantly. While scholars have largely relegated Mamah to a footnote in the life of America’s greatest architect, author Nancy Horan gives full weight to their dramatic love story and illuminates Cheney’s profound influence on Wright. Drawing on years of research, Horan weaves little-known facts into a compelling narrative, vividly portraying the conflicts and struggles of a woman forced to choose between the roles of mother, wife, lover, and intellectual. Horan’s Mamah is a woman seeking to find her own place, her own creative calling in the world. Mamah’s is an unforgettable journey marked by choices that reshape her notions of love and responsibility, leading inexorably ultimately lead to this novel’s stunning conclusion. Elegantly written and remarkably rich in detail, Loving Frank is a fitting tribute to a courageous woman, a national icon, and their timeless love story. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Nancy Horan's Under the Wide and Starry Sky. Advance praise for Loving Frank: “Loving Frank is one of those novels that takes over your life. It’s mesmerizing and fascinating–filled with complex characters, deep passions, tactile descriptions of astonishing architecture, and the colorful immediacy of daily life a hundred years ago–all gathered into a story that unfolds with riveting urgency.” –Lauren Belfer, author of City of Light “This graceful, assured first novel tells the remarkable story of the long-lived affair between Frank Lloyd Wright, a passionate and impossible figure, and Mamah Cheney, a married woman whom Wright beguiled and led beyond the restraint of convention. It is engrossing, provocative reading.” ——Scott Turow “It takes great courage to write a novel about historical people, and in particular to give voice to someone as mythic as Frank Lloyd Wright. This beautifully written novel about Mamah Cheney and Frank Lloyd Wright’s love affair is vivid and intelligent, unsentimental and compassionate.” ——Jane Hamilton “I admire this novel, adore this novel, for so many reasons: The intelligence and lyricism of the prose. The attention to period detail. The epic proportions of this most fascinating love story. Mamah Cheney has been in my head and heart and soul since reading this book; I doubt she’ ll ever leave.” –Elizabeth Berg

Download or read book The Blonde Effect written by Daine Myles and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deni and Cindy were destined to be best friends. Born on the same day, at the same time, and at the same hospital, they are inseparable. As they prepare to enter their senior year of high school, Deni and Cindy are determined that the best is yet to come. Little do they know that the changes they are about to make will transform their lives in more ways than they ever could have imagined. When Deni decides to dye her hair from brunette to blonde and Cindy decides to go from blonde to brunette, neither realizes how drastically their world will change the minute they walk out of the Hair Station Salon. Although Deni has always been focused on her academic accomplishments, she also has dreamed of having a boyfrienda goal she has not yet achieved. But when she meets Jack, the new transfer student, Deni soon realizes he is perfect for hermaybe a little too perfect. As Deni and Jack begin a relationship, Cindy quietly wonders why a stranger has taken to Deni so quickly. Two teenagers intent on making this year different soon realize that their adventure is going to lead them in an entirely new direction.

Download or read book Mamaw written by Susan M. Dodd and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 1988 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recreates the legend of the James brothers, Frank and Jesse, and tells the story of their mother Zerelda James who experienced many defeats in her life.

Download or read book You Have Me written by Larry D. Worden and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Have Me is the inspiring, Christian memoir of an average man, who while being buffeted by the storms of life, runs head-long into the power and very presence of Almighty God. Through these pages the author reveals one man's testimony of the faithfulness of our Lord. It shows that God is truly not a respecter of persons but desires to use His children, who will be obedient to Him, in fulfilling His mysterious and eternal purposes. This is not a book about Bible theology or interpretation. But rather, it is a lifetime account of one man's trials and misfortunes. By reading of his grief, passion and subsequent victories, one can take hope in his/her own life that God is readily accessible and holds the answers to all of life's problems for those who will call upon Him. The writer grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and after high school moved with his family to Springfield. He graduated from Drury University with a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Psychology and Business Administration. His first job was with a hometown bank and after graduation moved into industry. After 18 years in business he felt a call on his life to fulfill a season of service for a national children's institute and later as business manager for a large church and Christian school. He is currently president of a non-profit agency called Christian Senior Ministries and is an administrator with the Southwest Missouri Office on Aging, supervising six area senior centers. Larry lives with his wife, Carmen, at Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri. The highlights of their lives are the many children and grandchildren who come to the lake to visit.

Download or read book The Summer Wind written by Mary Alice Monroe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes readers group guide with discussion questions.

Download or read book Gone Pecan written by Cherie Claire and published by Happy Gris Gris Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes coming home can heal a broken heart. Dewey Hennessey left Louisiana and Michael Arceneaux, the love of her life, with so many questions unanswered. Now, fourteen years after Dewey went “gone pecan,” her grandmother delivers an ultimatum—return to Louisiana and make things right or she’ll never speak to her again. Can Dewey leave her high-profile job in Hollywood, even if it means restoring her broken heart? And even though Michael has forged ahead with his life, he can’t deny having Dewey back in town will make his life complete. But can he get past the pain she caused fourteen long years ago. The Cajun Embassy series follows three Columbia journalism coeds homesick for Louisiana who find comfort in a bowl of Cajun gumbo. Each book—Ticket to Paradise, Damn Yankees, and Gone Pecan—follows these dedicated friends as they make their way into the world. Because love—and a good gumbo—cures everything. BOOK DETAILS • Contemporary romance, set in Southern Louisiana • Book Three of Cherie’s The Cajun Embassy series • A full-length novel of approximately 90,000 words (about 365 printed book pages) • R-rated content: Steamy love scenes! Books by Cherie Claire: The Cajun Embassy Ticket to Paradise Damn Yankees Gone Pecan The Cajuns historical saga Emilie Rose Gabrielle Delphine A Cajun Dream The Letter (novella) Carnival Confessions: A Mardi Gras Novella The Viola Valentine Mystery Series A Ghost of a Chance Ghost Town Trace of a Ghost Ghost Trippin’ Give Up the Ghost The Ghost is Clear (novella) Ghost Fever Ghost Lights Non-fiction titles by Cheré Coen: Magic’s in the Bag: Creating Spellbinding Gris Gris Bags and Sachets with Jude Bradley Exploring Cajun Country: A Tour of Historic Acadiana Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana Forest Hill, Louisiana: A Bloom Town History

Download or read book Diary of a Player written by Brad Paisley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The country music superstar shares what the guitar has meant to him as a means of finding his own voice, who inspired his love of music, and memorable stories about the great guitar players he has encountered over the years.

Download or read book Mamaw s Memoirs written by Mattie Lou Cherbonneaux and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hillbilly Elegy written by J. D. Vance and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A riveting book."—The Wall Street Journal "Essential reading."—David Brooks, New York Times From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America’s white working class Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. The decline of this group, a demographic of our country that has been slowly disintegrating over forty years, has been reported on with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck. The Vance family story begins hopefully in postwar America. J. D.’s grandparents were “dirt poor and in love,” and moved north from Kentucky’s Appalachia region to Ohio in the hopes of escaping the dreadful poverty around them. They raised a middle-class family, and eventually their grandchild (the author) would graduate from Yale Law School, a conventional marker of their success in achieving generational upward mobility. But as the family saga of Hillbilly Elegy plays out, we learn that this is only the short, superficial version. Vance’s grandparents, aunt, uncle, sister, and, most of all, his mother, struggled profoundly with the demands of their new middle-class life, and were never able to fully escape the legacy of abuse, alcoholism, poverty, and trauma so characteristic of their part of America. Vance piercingly shows how he himself still carries around the demons of their chaotic family history. A deeply moving memoir with its share of humor and vividly colorful figures, Hillbilly Elegy is the story of how upward mobility really feels. And it is an urgent and troubling meditation on the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country.

Download or read book The Lowcountry Summer eBoxed Set written by Mary Alice Monroe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 699 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three granddaughters. Three months. One summer house. From New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe, the first two novels in the enchanting Lowcountry Summer trilogy—now available as an e-boxed set! The Summer Girls For years, Carson Muir has drifted, never really settling, certain only that a life without the ocean is a life half lived. Adrift and penniless in California, Carson is the first to return to Sea Breeze, wondering where things went wrong…until the sea she loves brings her a minor miracle. Her astonishing bond with a dolphin helps Carson renew her relationships with her sisters and face the haunting memories of her ill-fated father. As the rhythms of the island open her heart, Carson begins to imagine the next steps toward her future. In this heartwarming novel, three sisters discover the true treasures Sea Breeze offers as surprising truths are revealed, mistakes forgiven, and precious connections made that will endure long beyond one summer. The Summer Wind It’s midsummer and Eudora, nicknamed Dora, is staying at Sea Breeze, the family’s ancestral home on Sullivan’s Island. For years, Dora has played the role of the perfect wife and mother in a loveless marriage. Now her husband has filed for divorce, her child is diagnosed with autism, and her house is on the market. Dora’s façade collapses under the weight of her grief and she suffers “broken heart syndrome.” Mamaw and the girls rally around Dora—but it’s up to Dora to heal herself as she spends the summer prowling the beach, discovering the secrets of the island and her heart. This is a summer of discovery for all the women of Sea Breeze. Carson returns from Florida to face life-changing decisions, Lucille confronts a health scare, and an unexpected visitor has Harper reconsidering her life’s direction. When tropical storm winds batter the island, the women must band together and weather the tempest—both the one outside their windows and the raging sea of emotions within each of them. They must learn again what it means to be a sister. It is up to Mamaw to keep the light burning at Sea Breeze to guide the girls through the lies, the threats, and the rocky waters of indecision to home.

Download or read book The Tear written by Laurel Faith Parker and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a true story, Laurel Faith Gables spent her first days on a field watching Daddy playing his sport of football. Spencer Gables was a hometown football star from the small rural town of Creeksdale, who made his way to his beloved North Mason College. His eyes were turned by oneJacqueline Carr from the city of Lawson. She was everything he ever wanted. After eloping, their love blossomed with the birth of their first child, Laurel. Upon graduation, the Gables moved to Lawson, where Spence was becoming a local icon in the world of football coaching. Life on Chester Chapel was beautiful, and the two were blessed with a baby boy, Cole. The couple longed for their goal of homeownership, and they were well on their way to achieving it. Spence and Jacqueline were living the American dream until the unthinkable happened, tearing the Gables family to shreds. Is the love of a daughter strong enough to bring their world back together, or will it forever be shattered? Laurel is forced onto a bridge and she cannot turn back. The only way to bring an end is to cross. For those who have lost deeply, want to love dearly, or know those who do. For those who want to consider is vengeance deserved?

Download or read book Something Beautiful written by Jackie Tinkler and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you ever feel like there’s more to life than what you are currently experiencing? From an early age, society would have women believe that our worth is found in outer appearance. We are made to think that being pretty and popular will make us happy. But what happens when we don’t feel pretty? When we never seem to be quite enough? When we’re rejected or made to feel inadequate or even invisible? There is so much more to you than what the world would have you see or believe. Join authors Jackie Tinkler and Amber Edwards as they share biblical encouragement weaved together with personal stories of how God changed them in the midst of disappointments, insecurities, and rejections. You will be encouraged as you see how He used the tattered and torn threads of these women’s lives to create an amazing life tapestry and gave them Something Beautiful to enjoy and celebrate. It’s time to redefine our beauty and worth according to God’s Word. b

Download or read book God Saved My Empty Life written by Carmel's Granddaughter, Marlene Aaron and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-08-26 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was born to parents who abandoned me as an infant to a poor widowed grandmother. My life proves God has a good plan for every life regardless of how empty and hopeless that life is seen by everyone. My story tells of the beautiful life of love, purpose, and peace available when we accept Jesus Christ. And if we do our best to believe and follow the core values taught by my wise grandmother, sharing my private life of abandonment, sadness, loneliness, poor, and being made to feel unworthy will surely give hope to all who read--a life born empty with no one and a life rejected by everyone. But God had a plan for me. His plan was a grandmother.

Download or read book Living with What You Love written by Monica Rich Kosann and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2010 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famed portrait photographer Monica Rich Kosann has spent a career helping people add a final layer of personality to their home once the interior designer's work is done. Monica's clients--celebrities, designers, socialites--want to find ways to add warmth and love to rooms, celebrating what they cherished most--be it family, pets, jewelry, books, or travel. Having helped countless families artfully present their family photography, heirlooms, and collectibles, she now divulges the secrets to her skill in this book. Living with What You Love shows you how to integrate your treasured objects with your home's décor. With inventive ideas as simple as arranging a vignette of vacation souvenirs, and as complex as covering an entire wall with family photographs and memorabilia, Living with What You Love offers the skilled guidance of Monica's trained eye. There's inspiration for everyone, and for every type of space, whether small or grand. Anything can be a stage for display: a coffee table can be arranged with collectibles; kitchen shelves a showcase for heirloom stoneware, while walls are a canvas to be covered with happy times. Full of stunning photographs of the homes of real families, those of well-known interior designers, and Monica's own, Living with What You Love is a gorgeous and helpful guide that will help you bring your most cherished possessions into your everyday life. MONICA RICH KOSANN is a nationally recognized fine-art portrait photographer, who has worked with many prestigious families and celebrities, as well as a designer of jewelry and home accessories. Her work has been profiled extensively in national print, such as Town & Country and Elle Décor, and television media, including NBC's Today Show and Tim Gunn's Guide to Style. Her collections are sold in fine jewelry stores and gift shops nationwide, as well as at Barneys, Neiman Marcus, and her own shop within Bergdorf Goodman. Visit her web site at www.thefineartoffamily.com.

Download or read book Flies on the Butter written by Denise Hildreth and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2007-02-11 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By leaving South Carolina, Rose Fletcher thought she had shaken the dust off her feet for good, but now she's headed south again, racing for the past and hoping to leave her present troubles behind. When Rose Fletcher embarks on her car trip to Mullins, South Carolina, she has little idea what awaits her. A powerful DC lobbyist, Rose remains powerless over the demons of her past. With her marriage on the brink of disaster, her mind races with the chaos her life has become as her journey begins to dredge up memories of the mistakes she’s made and the desperate ache of the life she once knew. As Rose makes her long drive back to Mullins to attend her grandmother's funeral after 10 years away, it'll take the intervention of strangers and a painful miracle of grace to help her find that place called "home" once again. This is a story of how deep roots and southern memories—like chess pie, boiled peanuts, and crazy waitresses in small town diners—can remind you of why sometimes life has to come to a screeching halt before we can learn how to live. A poignant southern tale of how the lost can find their way back home Includes discussion questions for book clubs Also by Denise Jones: Savannah from Savannah