Download or read book Hope Like Wildflowers written by Pepper Basham and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Appalachian Girl Seeks a Place to Belong Return to the mountains of 1910s Appalachia with beloved author Pepper Basham to discover Kizzie McAdams's story. Kizzie McAdams spent her childhood longing to see beyond the mountains of home, but when her job as a servant in a landowner’s house results in an unplanned pregnancy, her world tips into uncertainty and heartbreak. Disowned by her father, she seeks comfort in the arms of the man who promises to take care of her, but his support is conditional and inconsistent. She finds acceptance in the home of a nearby family who not only offer Kizzie friendship but point her to a deeper understanding of God’s love. Despite her change of heart, her status as a social outcast brings with it continued threats and alienation so she flees her past in hopes of starting over in a nearby town. But her new world carries many of the same prejudices as the old. It also brings the unexpected friendship of businessman Noah Lewis, a man who lives with the same desire as Kizzie for helping the marginalized. Unfortunately, Kizzie and Noah’s attempts to help those in need pit them against Noah’s elder brother, a powerful mill owner who holds control of the family finances. Is Kizzie and Noah’s growing romance strong enough to battle family power, social expectations, and Kizzie’s past to capture their happy ending? And when Kizzie’s first love returns to claim her, which future will she choose? Read also: Laurel's Dream by Pepper Basham The Heart of the Mountains by Pepper Basham

Download or read book Growing and Propagating Wild Flowers written by Harry R. Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to wild flower propagation and cultivation based on ten years of pioneering research at the North Carolina Botanical Garden.

Download or read book Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast written by Carol Gracie and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a detailed description of more than thirty-five wildflower species of the Northeast, describing their colors, habitats, range, pollination, history, cultural lore, medicinal uses, and literary and artistic references. The spring-blooming wildflowers looked at range from old favorites to lesser-known species. Featuring more than 500 full-color photos in large-sized format, the book delves deep into the life histories, lore, and cultural uses of more than 35 plant species. The narrative covers topics such as the naming of wildflowers; the reasons for taxonomic changes; pollination of flowers and dispersal of seeds; uses by Native Americans; related species in other parts of the world; herbivores, plant pathogens, and pests; medicinal uses; and wildflower references in history, literature, and art. The photos capture the beauty of these plants and also illustrate the concepts discussed in the text.

Download or read book A Sleepwalk on the Severn written by Alice Oswald and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An early work from the acclaimed poet of Memorial and Falling Awake, appearing for the first time in the United States. A Sleepwalk on the Severn is a reflective, book-length poem in several registers, using dramatic dialogue. Ghostly, meditative, and characterized by Alice Oswald’s signature sensitivity to nature, the poem chronicles a night on the Severn Estuary as the moonrise travels through its five stages: new moon, half moon, full moon, no moon, and moon reborn.

Download or read book Appalachian Wildflowers written by Thomas Ellsworth Hemmerly and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This informative field guide covers the wildflowers of the entire Appalachian region, which stretches from Quebec to northern Alabama, encompassing the Catskills of New York, the Berkshires of Massachusetts, the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, and many mountain ranges in between. Using this book, readers will learn to identify this region's wildflowers by shape, color, family, and habitat. Ecologist and botanist Thomas E. Hemmerly encourages us to "read the landscape" in order to learn about plants' habitats, distribution, and use. In his brief, introductory chapters, he describes ecosystems such as mountain forests and wetlands to provide a context for the information on individual plant species that will be valuable to both professional scientists and amateur naturalists. Practical: The 378 color plates, grouped by color for clear reference, appear alongside plant descriptions for ease of identification.Informative: Each entry includes a description of the plant's habitat, abundance, and geographical distribution, along with information about its ethnobotanical, economic, or medicinal uses. An appendix lists and describes the best places in the Appalachians for "botanizing."User-Friendly: Diagrams of leaf and flower shapes are a further aide to plant identification.The Appalachian Region: Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

Download or read book How to Be a Wildflower written by Katie Daisy and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A field guide to finding calm, creativity, and self-discovery through encounters with nature. A fresh perspective, an outdoor exploration, a new adventure about to begin—How to Be A Wildflower is a book for celebrating these and other wide-open occasions. Encouraging self-discovery through encounters with nature, beloved artist Katie Daisy brings her beautiful paintings and lettering to this collection of things to do and make, quotes, meditations, natural history, and more. Find wonder and inspiration in these peaceful pages, live life to the fullest, and discover the wild and free spirit within. “For pure whimsy, you just can’t beat How to Be a Wildflower: A Field Guide by Katie Daisy. The Bend, Oregon, artist brings her beautiful paintings and lettering to this delightful book, a collection of nature-inspired quotations, meditations, lore, and even a recipe for fresh strawberry-rhubarb pie.” —Traditional Home

Download or read book Like Wildflowers written by Catherine Taylor and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Like Wildflowers" is a book of poetry chronicling my journey to healing. These pieces reflect on the good, the bad and the gray. My hope is that this book of mine will allow my heart to speak to yours in some way, to show you that pain is real but that healing is too.This is my first book of many to come, created and shared with love. I hope you like it :)

Download or read book Careless Hope written by Kate McWilliams and published by Kate McWilliams. This book was released on 2024-06-28 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teach the hot, brainy doctor how to flirt and please a man? Easy. Walk away unchanged at the end of it? That’s another story… I’ve lived my whole life in my older brother’s shadow, happy to play the part of the carefree good ol’ boy—drinking, carousing, and living life with no strings attached. Now it’s time for something real; something I can build and be proud of. I want to expand our ranch and take on the management of a new division. But no one is ready to take me seriously and give me the chance I need. When I run into Dr. Caroline Cressley at the local bar, she’s gorgeous and confident—nothing like the meek little bookworm she was in high school. She’s blossomed in other ways too, and don’t think I didn’t notice. Except she’s not as experienced in some areas as she’d like. And apparently I’m the perfect tutor to get her all caught up. When she asks me for help learning about the, ah, finer ways of seduction, I can’t believe my luck. Not only do I get to play around with this gorgeous woman for a few weeks, but it’s the perfect arrangement to get my brother off my back. With the well-respected town doctor on my arm, he’ll finally realize I’m settling down and ready to take life more seriously. I just never expected to develop feelings. Real ones. Because as different as we are, Caroline’s body and soul fit next to me like a missing puzzle piece. And the more time we spend together, the harder it will be to say goodbye…

Download or read book Our Native Orchids written by William Hamilton Gibson and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wild Hope written by Andrew Balmford and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tries to answer that question through a global journey in search of places where conservation efforts mean things are getting better, not worse an attempt to understand conservation success, celebrate it, and learn from it.

Download or read book RaeAnne Thayne Hope s Crossings Series Volume Two written by RaeAnne Thayne and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne welcomes you to Hope's Crossing, Colorado, where love always finds a way… Currant Creek Valley Workaholic chef Alexandra McKnight doesn't need a serious relationship. Sam Delgado seems perfect for a fling, but the single dad wants more than she can give. Now it's up to him to help Alex see that they can build a bright future together. Willowleaf Lane Candy shop owner Charlotte Caine has iron self-control, but she can't resist heartbreaker Spencer Gregory. He and his daughter are dangerous to Charlotte's heart. But in Spencer's soulful eyes, can she find the hero she's always wanted? Christmas in Snowflake Canyon Genevieve Beaumont is forging a new life for herself, and wounded veteran Dylan Caine is her salvation. Despite their mutual attraction, surely an heiress and an ex-soldier wouldn't work! But a Christmas miracle might prove them both wrong…

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Download or read book Flare Stacks in Full Bloom written by Katherine Hoerth and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2023-05-12 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flare Stacks in Full Bloom is a collection of eco-feminist poetry set in southeast Texas. This region, sometimes called “Cancer Alley,” is home to the nation’s largest oil refinery. It has also been on the front lines of climate disasters such as Hurricane Harvey, the historic flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda, and just last year, Hurricanes Laura and Delta. It’s a region that feels the tension of climate change: economically, it is dependent on the oil industry, the same industry that poisons its citizens and threatens its lands existence as sea levels rise. Flare Stacks in Full Bloom explores this tension through a chronicle of Hurricane Harvey—before, during, and after the storm, through formal poetry (sonnets, villanelles, and blank verse narratives). The Margaret Lea Houston Series ... from "Flare Stack Eden" You smell it like a snake, from miles away— this Eden made of benzene, naphthalene and gasoline. The smokestack garden never rests. It works through day and night, like any forest does. It turns the blood of earth into the fuel that makes it sing this dusk chorus of whistles, bells, and whooshing flame. You look up, imagining these towers as tupelo trees that scrape the sky. All around you, pipelines form a labyrinth, meandering like streams for endless miles. The whistle blows like Bachman’s sparrow’s song, beckons your return as you slip on your work boots once again to toil through the nightshift, promising a world of green. Suddenly, a flare stack blooms as quickly as a burst of evening primrose, fills the sky with something almost beautiful in vibrant hues of gold and cherry red. Standing at the gate in awe, you breathe, tasting the awful cost of paradise.

Download or read book From Dry Bones to Living Hope written by Missy Buchanan and published by Upper Room Books. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though the shadow side of aging is a reality, author Missy Buchanan brings spiritual light and nourishment to people in the later years of life. Older adults struggle with chronic pain and diminished physical abilities. They contend with losses that pile up like the dry bones in the prophet Ezekiel's vision—the loss of loved ones and friends, the loss of their home and belongings, the loss of independence, and the loss of purpose. In a culture that values youth more than age, older adults often feel forgotten and without purpose. Each chapter of From Dry Bones to Living Hope opens with an intimate, prayerful lament to God from the perspective of the older adult who longs for spiritual renewal and purpose. The authentic voice of lament establishes credibility with older readers who yearn for others to empathize with their struggles. The second part of each chapter, "Cultivating Hope," guides them to God's perspective on aging and specific actions they can take that lead to hope and joy.

Download or read book Hope for Today Bible written by Joel Osteen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 1537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God's Word is Truth. It is the very character and essence of God in written form. As you study the Scriptures with an alert mind and a receptive heart, you will be strengthened, empowered, and filled with the hope that comes through a loving and growing relationship with Jesus Christ. We are who the Bible says we are, we can have what it says we can have, and we can do all that it promises we can do. This is the heart of the message that Joel and Victoria Osteen share every week with an audience of millions around the world via television, the internet, and worship events. Their practical, uplifting message of hope found in Christ has changed the lives of individuals, impacted families, and literally transformed communities. They place an incredible value on the principles of the Bible, which have a miraculous, life-changing impact on anyone who is willing to study and obey its truths. The Hope for Today Bible is filled with insights, notes, and encouragements from Joel and Victoria designed to help you grow deeper in your walk with God. It also includes specific verses that you can pray over your relationships, your children, your finances, and your health. In addition, "HopePoints" are key words and supporting scriptures related to topics such as favor, forgiveness, anger, depression, loneliness, self-control, and many more. This Bible is presented in the New Living Translation, which combines phenomenal scholarship and textual accuracy with clear, easy-to-understand contemporary language. The Bible will come alive and become clear like never before.

Download or read book Wildflowers written by Lorrie West and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04-14 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lorrie's second book is a profound exploration of love & loss. Her attitude is at once filled with sadness and yet hope underlies each poem, like a silver lining filled with the excitement of love and kids and the beauty of the natural world. Her poems drive us forward and inspire us to live the fullest life we can. "In nature we hold our arms high / only to hug the beautiful day"

Download or read book Rising from the Ashes written by Barrett Williams and published by Barrett Williams. This book was released on 2024-07-08 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ### Rising from the Ashes A Journey of Survival, Resilience, and Rebirth Embark on an extraordinary journey with *Rising from the Ashes*, a gripping eBook that delves into the heart of human endurance and the indomitable spirit of recovery. In a world shattered by catastrophe, where darkness seems perpetual, this compelling guide illuminates the path toward a hopeful dawn. Whether you're drawn to tales of survival, strategies for rebuilding, or profound insights into human nature, this book offers a beacon of light in the darkest of times. #### The Dawn after Darkness Discover the first glimmers of hope as we navigate the broken world left in the wake of devastation. With a focus on survival instincts, learn essential skills for finding food and water, and creating shelter, setting the foundation for physical and emotional recovery. #### Healing and Resilience Explore critical strategies for healing physical wounds with basic first aid, and delve into long-term health practices vital for maintaining well-being. Simultaneously, build emotional and mental resilience by coping with trauma and fostering mental fortitude. #### Rebuilding Communities Transition from individual survival to forming new alliances in emerging communities. Share resources and skills, rediscover lost knowledge, and teach the next generation, laying the groundwork for a connected and informed society. #### Restoring Communication and Trust Understand the power of language and stories in rebuilding communication networks and learn how to overcome suspicion, paving the way for new societal foundations based on trust. #### Cultural Revival and Innovation Reconnect with nature’s healing power, embrace sustainable living practices, and explore the essential roles of art and music in reviving culture. Discover ingenious inventions born of necessity and practical technologies for a new era. #### Leadership, Relationships, and Spirituality Witness the rise of reluctant leaders and the principles of ethical leadership. Build bonds amidst ruins and navigate family dynamics in crisis. Embrace diverse spiritual perspectives, finding meaning and faith in destruction. #### Triumph and Recovery Read personal narratives of bravery and collective success stories that inspire hope. Celebrate small victories and look ahead to long-term visions, reflecting on humanity’s lessons and igniting the flame of hope in the next generation. *Rising from the Ashes* is more than a survival guide—it’s a testament to human resilience. Dive into this profound exploration of recovery, and embrace a new beginning as you move forward into a hopeful future.