Download or read book The Grace of Dogs written by Andrew Root and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the bestselling tradition of Inside of a Dog and Marley & Me, a smart, illuminating, and entertaining read on why the dog-human relationship is unique--and possibly even "spiritual." Dr. Andrew Root's search for the canine soul began the day his eight-year-old son led the family in a moving Christian ritual at the burial service for Kirby, their beloved black lab. In the coming weeks, Root found himself wondering: What was this thing we'd experienced with this animal? Why did the loss hurt so poignantly? Why did his son's act seem so right in its sacramental feel? In The Grace of Dogs, Root draws on biology, history, theology, cognitive ethology (the study of animal minds), and paleontology to trace how in our mutual evolution, humans and dogs have so often helped each other to become more fully ourselves. Root explores questions like: Do dogs have souls? Is it accurate to say that dogs "love" us? What do psychology and physiology say about why we react to dogs in the way that we do? The Grace of Dogs paints a vivid picture of how, beyond sentimentality, the dog-human connection can legitimately be described as "spiritual"--as existing not for the sake of gain, but for the unselfish desire to be with and for the other, and to remind us that we are persons worthy of love and able to share love. In this book for any parent whose kids have asked if they'll see Fido in Heaven, or who has looked their beloved dog in the face and wondered what's going on in there, Dr. Root delivers an illuminating and heartfelt read that will change how we understand man's best friend.

Download or read book Awakening to Grace written by Dharma Joy Penketh and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awakening to Grace is a spiritual memoir. It shares the inner unfathomable beauty and poignancy of a Divine Love, the intense and wonder-filled learnings of a devotee, which are truly the gifts of Grace of her Guru. Grace is everything. All we are encouraged to do, is recognize it. Grace is in our birth, our relationships, our lifes journey, our inner development and our awakening awareness that there is more to life than our senses perceive. Dharma shares with you some of her personal and spiritual experiences, all aligned with the perception of Grace. These are the stories of a novice mystic.

Download or read book Stay written by Dave Burchett and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amazing (Furry) Lessons from a Dog’s Life You’ll be enthralled by this story of a man and his lovable Labrador retriever, Hannah, and what their canine friendship can show us about life, grace, and long walks in the park. Hannah was Dave’s best friend. He couldn’t imagine starting a day without her tail wagging an energetic greeting, her body wiggling with sheer gratitude when her food dish was filled, and her unbridled enthusiasm for tennis balls. (How she fit three tennis balls in her mouth at once he’ll never know.) So when Dave first learned of Hannah’s cancer diagnosis, he decided to take whatever time he had left with Hannah to cherish the moments and capture his thoughts in a journal. As he wrote about his canine friend, he soon realized that Hannah was an able (and furry) mentor of faith, grace, kindness, and forgiveness. The lessons were invaluable: from being present to trusting the master. When Hannah lived well past the expected time frame, Dave started to see that the insights he was gaining were more than just journal entries about a family pet. Through Hannah’s antics, God was preparing Dave for life itself. You won’t want to miss this heartwarming tale of a dog who knew how to live . . . and showed her owner how.

Download or read book Shame Less Lives Grace Full Congregations written by Karen A. McClintock and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-12-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Shame-Less Lives, Grace-Full Congregations, author Karen McClintock invites readers to become shame-less, so they can assist others in a congregational system to find a life of joy and grace. McClintock explores shame as a theological and psychological emotion, defining it as "a feeling of unworthiness in the sight of God or significant others." While guilt says, "I made a mistake," shame says,"I am a mistake," she explains. With skilled storytelling and gentle humor, McClintock takes readers on a journey in which we learn to recognize the many forms shame takes and explore and heal the shame of our own upbringing, particularly the shame-laden messages within our own religious teachings and practices. She illustrates the ways shame-laden leaders interact with congregations and ways congregational shame influences clergy and laity within the system. She shows us how to recognize shame in the behavior of other leaders and clergy around us, to reduce shame-reinforcing theology, and to provide alternative messages of hope and healing. She also guides us in liberating others from their shame, be they friends, colleagues, or people in a congregation where we worship and serve. McClintock advises readers that eradicating shame may take a few weeks, months, years, or a lifetime. This book is not written so that we can be free of all shame. It is written so we can become shame-less by acknowledging old patterns and consciously changing them, because shame-less leaders create shame-less congregations.

Download or read book By the Grace of the Gods Volume 4 written by Roy and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2020-08-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that Ryoma has parted ways with the duke's family, it's time for him to begin a new life on his own in the abandoned mine he manages. Assorted issues take place at his laundromat, but as he solves them, he installs more security equipment in the store and becomes closer with his employees. When it's suggested that he starts training new staff so he can open a second laundromat in another location, Ryoma seeks out the ideal spot for his new store by going on a solo adventure for the first time! Ryoma's connections with the kind people around him further expand his world in the fourth installment of this daily life fantasy!

Download or read book Collected Studies from the Research Laboratory Department of Health City of New York written by New York (N.Y.). Department of Health. Research Laboratory and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Stages of Grace written by Connie Ruben and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-10-02 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connie Ruben fell in love with her future mother-in-law, Grace, the day they met. The two women established a relationship and formed a strong bond. Connie recounts her journey with Grace through Alzheimer's disease, sharing the challenges of being a caregiver while also having a job and family, the emotional cost of helping a loved one through the many different stages of the disease, and how joy manifests at unexpected moments.

Download or read book The Place Between Breaths written by An Na and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A searing, shattering, exquisite shard of a book.” —Ally Condie, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Matched Trilogy “A brilliant, necessary candle in the darkness.” —Brendan Kiely, New York Times bestselling and award-winning coauthor of All American Boys and Tradition From master storyteller and Printz Award–winning author An Na comes a dark, intensely moving story of a girl desperately determined to find a cure for the illness that swept her mother away, and could possibly destroy her own life as well. Sixteen-year-old Grace is in a race against time—and in a race for her life—even if she doesn’t realize it yet… She is smart, responsible, and contending with more than what most teens ever should. Her mother struggled with schizophrenia for years until, one day, she simply disappeared—fleeing in fear that she was going to hurt those she cared about most. Ever since, Grace’s father has worked as a recruiter at one of the leading labs dedicated to studying the disease, trying to lure the world’s top scientists to the faculty to find a cure, hoping against hope it can happen in time to help his wife if she is ever found. But this makes him distant. Consumed. Grace, in turn, does her part, interning at the lab in the gene sequencing department, daring to believe that one day they might make a breakthrough…and one day they do. Grace stumbles upon a string of code that could be the key. But something inside of Grace has started to unravel. Could her discovery just be a cruel side effect of the disease that might be taking hold of her? And can she even tell the difference? With unflinching bravery, An Na has created a mesmerizing story with twists and turns that reveal jaw-dropping insights into the mind of someone struggling with schizophrenia.

Download or read book Uprooted written by Grace Olmstead and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A superior exploration of the consequences of the hollowing out of our agricultural heartlands."—Kirkus Reviews In the tradition of Wendell Berry, a young writer wrestles with what we owe the places we’ve left behind. In the tiny farm town of Emmett, Idaho, there are two kinds of people: those who leave and those who stay. Those who leave go in search of greener pastures, better jobs, and college. Those who stay are left to contend with thinning communities, punishing government farm policy, and environmental decay. Grace Olmstead, now a journalist in Washington, DC, is one who left, and in Uprooted, she examines the heartbreaking consequences of uprooting—for Emmett, and for the greater heartland America. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, Uprooted wrestles with the questions of what we owe the places we come from and what we are willing to sacrifice for profit and progress. As part of her own quest to decide whether or not to return to her roots, Olmstead revisits the stories of those who, like her great-grandparents and grandparents, made Emmett a strong community and her childhood idyllic. She looks at the stark realities of farming life today, identifying the government policies and big agriculture practices that make it almost impossible for such towns to survive. And she explores the ranks of Emmett’s newcomers and what growth means for the area’s farming tradition. Avoiding both sentimental devotion to the past and blind faith in progress, Olmstead uncovers ways modern life attacks all of our roots, both metaphorical and literal. She brings readers face to face with the damage and brain drain left in the wake of our pursuit of self-improvement, economic opportunity, and so-called growth. Ultimately, she comes to an uneasy conclusion for herself: one can cultivate habits and practices that promote rootedness wherever one may be, but: some things, once lost, cannot be recovered.

Download or read book Lab Life Grace written by Hunter Johns and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-07 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 120 Pages Goals Diary Dream Diary Journal or Diary College Ruled Great for Homeschool Perfect for taking notes in school or to use as a diary. Great Book for School notes or anything kids and adults want to write down! Great Birthday Party Gift Favors!

Download or read book Laboratory Dogs Rescued written by Ellie Hansen and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animal testing is a controversy that has raged for hundreds of years. Some people view experiments on dogs as necessary for human medical progress, while others argue that the practice is barbaric. When the author adopted Marty--a beagle rescued from a research laboratory--she found herself rehabilitating a terrified dog with a traumatic past. She soon discovered the well-kept secret of painful and often fatal testing on dogs. This book details what the author has learned about the past and present of laboratory testing on dogs, life after laboratories and the hope for a future without animal testing. Interviews with rescue organizers and adoptive families reveal the struggles of removing dogs from laboratories and acclimating them to daily life. Scientists discuss the ethics of dog research and advocate for new biomedical technologies. Fundamental change is brewing, with the public, scientists and governments urging the use of new technologies that can replace testing on animals and yield better results.

Download or read book Grace written by Julie Eddy and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2013-02-27 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grace is a creative work of fiction covering bonds of friendship, relationships and forgiveness, second chances, childhood tragedy, life, death, good, evil, triumph, pain, and the ways God can use all of it and all of us for His plan of reconciliation and hope. Shilohhaving witnessed the murder of her parents at a young age and suffering what she thinks is the betrayal of Jesse, her one true lovehas turned cold to her friend Graces idea of a loving God. The bond of this enduring childhood friendship with Grace, who is gifted as a sensitive and highly aware of Shilohs demons, has planted the seeds that eventually cost Grace dearly, but just may be what will save her dearest friend from the darkness tormenting her spirit.

Download or read book Collected Studies from the Research Laboratory written by New York (N.Y.). Department of Health. Research Laboratory and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Full of Grace written by Rosemary Hurren and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder is always big news in small town Ontario. When Grace Inglehook’s terminal cancer is in remission, she makes plans for her one or two remaining years. But all her dreams shatter the morning she wakes up bleeding. Upon her death local headlines scream ‘murder’; Grace’s husband is persuaded to plead guilty to the lesser charge of third degree. Two years later, Kit Anne Kotcka, bulldog-determined private investigator, is hired to prove the husband innocent. In the small lakeside town of Fort Erie, what starts out a simple investigation carries Kit into a vortex of deceit, and evidence plays a game of peekaboo. Two murders later, despite Kit’s insistence, the police discount any connection between Grace and the fresh bodies. It’s up to Kit to prove otherwise. Suddenly, not only is Kit at risk but the lives of her friends are in danger.

Download or read book Grace s Seasons written by Sharron Bedford-Vines and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-27 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Grace supports her artist husband, Wellington Holmes, as he recovers fully both mentally and emotionally from a deliberate plane crash, the faith-based power couple now face a new set of seasons in their lives. Grace celebrates the development of a ground-breaking Liquid Art Intelligence product, and Wellington opens the doors to the Wellington Holmes Art Academy. They are the subjects of a new movie; revel in a newfound romance; see delightful, discerning, and renewed family ties with their two children; and facilitate a growing Artist Wife Organization with national members. But it’s evident all is not well in their life seasons. Grace’s secret admirer could get her killed, and evil threats are commonplace. In Grace’s Seasons, author Sharron Bedford-Vines skillfully exploits deep-seated involvements in Grace and Wellington’s lives. In this, the second book, she features the Artist Wife Organization, detectives, an old nemesis, and new arch enemies as they surface from throughout the world disrupting their glamorous and cosmopolitan fine-art, celebrity lifestyle.

Download or read book Project Hail Mary written by Andy Weir and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science—in development as a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling. HUGO AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Bill Gates, GatesNotes, New York Public Library, Parade, Newsweek, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal • “An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi.”—USA Today “If you loved The Martian, you’ll go crazy for Weir’s latest.”—The Washington Post Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone. Or does he? An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.

Download or read book A Laboratory for Christian Living written by Amelia Foster and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-01-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “There is no available information at this time. Author will provide once available.”