Download or read book Loving Rachel written by Jane Bernstein and published by Little Brown. This book was released on 1988 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mother describes the difficult task of coping with a handicapped child as their family moved from grief to acceptance.
Download or read book Loving Tessa written by Rachel Hanna and published by Rachel Hanna. This book was released on with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s hiding from a dangerous threat. He’s hiding from women altogether. When life puts them right next door to each other, will he have any idea what he’s gotten himself into? Tessa and her three year old son can’t seem to escape a dark past, but will Aaron give them a brighter future? Or will her past finally catch up with her? Get this clean beach romance now.
Download or read book Inspired written by Rachel Held Evans and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If the Bible isn't a science book or an instruction manual, what is it? What do people mean when they say the Bible is inspired? When New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans found herself asking these questions, she embarked on a journey to better understand what the Bible is and how it's meant to be read. What she discovered changed her--and it can change you, too. Evans knows firsthand how a relationship with the Bible can be as real and as complicated as a relationship with a family member or close friend. In Inspired, Evans explores contradictions and questions from her own experiences with the Bible, including: If the Bible was supposed to explain the mysteries of life, why does it leave the reader with so many questions? What does it mean to be chosen by God? To what degree did the Holy Spirit guide the preservation of these narratives, and is there something sacred to be uncovered beneath all these human fingerprints? If the Bible has given voice to the oppressed, why is it also used as justification by their oppressors? Drawing on the best in biblical scholarship and using her well-honed literary expertise, Evans examines some of our favorite Bible stories and possible interpretations, retelling them through memoir, original poetry, short stories, and even a short screenplay. Undaunted by the Bible's most difficult passages and unafraid to ask the hard questions, Evans wrestles through the process of doubting, imagining, and debating the mysteries surrounding Scripture. Discover alongside Evans that the Bible is not a static text, but a living, breathing, captivating, and confounding book that can equip us and inspire us to join God's loving and redemptive work in the world.
Download or read book Hands Free Mama written by Rachel Macy Stafford and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the power, joy, and love of living a present, authentic, and intentional life despite a world full of distractions. If technology is the new addiction, then multitasking is the new marching order. We check our email while cooking dinner, send a text while bathing the kids, and spend more time looking into electronic screens than into the eyes of our loved ones. With our never-ending to-do lists and jam-packed schedules, it's no wonder we're distracted. But this isn't the way it has to be. Special education teacher, New York Times bestselling author, and mother Rachel Macy Stafford says enough is enough. Tired of losing track of what matters most in life, Rachel began practicing simple strategies that enabled her to momentarily let go of largely meaningless distractions and engage in meaningful soul-to-soul connections. Finding balance doesn't mean giving up all technology forever. And it doesn't mean forgoing our jobs and responsibilities. What it does mean is seizing the little moments that life offers us to engage in real and meaningful interaction. In these pages, Rachel guides you through how to: Acknowledge the cost of your distraction Make purposeful connection with your family Give your kids the gift of your undivided attention Silence your inner critic Let go of the guilt from past mistakes And move forward with compassion and gratefulness So join Rachel and go hands-free. Discover what happens when you choose to open your heart--and your hands--to the possibilities of each God-given moment.
Download or read book Searching for Sunday written by Rachel Held Evans and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you struggling to connect with your church community? Do you find yourself questioning the core beliefs that you once held dear? Searching for Sunday, from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans is a heartfelt ode to the past and a hopeful gaze into the future of what it means to be a part of the modern church. Like millions of her millennial peers, Rachel Held Evans didn't want to go to church anymore. The hypocrisy, the politics, the gargantuan building budgets, the scandals--to her, it was beginning to feel like church culture was too far removed from Jesus. Yet, despite her cynicism and misgivings, something kept drawing Evans back to church. Evans found herself wanting to better understand the church and find her place within it, so she set out on a new adventure. Within the pages of Searching for Sunday, Evans catalogs her journey as she loves, leaves, and finds the church once again. Evans tells the story of her faith through the lens of seven sacraments of the Catholic church--baptism, confession, holy orders, communion, confirmation, the anointing of the sick, and marriage--to teach us the essential truths about what she's learned along the way, including: Faith isn't just meant to be believed, it's meant to be lived and shared in community Christianity isn't a kingdom for the worthy--it's a kingdom for the hungry, the broken, and the imperfect The countless and beautiful ways that God shows up in the ordinary parts of our daily lives Searching for Sunday will help you unpack the messiness of community, teaching us that by overcoming our cynicism, we can all find hope, grace, love, and, somewhere in between, church.
Download or read book Fit to Burst Abundance Mayhem and the Joys of Motherhood written by Rachel Jankovic and published by Canon Press & Book Service. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fit to Burst is a book of parenting "field notes" written by a mom in the thick of it all. It is chock-full of humorous examples and fresh advice covering issues familiar to moms, such as guilt cycles, temptations to be ungrateful or bitter, enjoying your kids, and learning how to honor Jesus by giving even in the mundane stuff. But this book also addresses less familiar topics, including the impact moms have on the relationships between dads and kids, the importance of knowing when to laugh at kid-sized sin, and more. Fit to Burst will help us to be moms who parent with the story in mind rather than the snapshot, who know how to give much and to require much from their children in the everyday mayhem, and who understand the importance of biscuits. A note from Rachel: "I don't pull punches or hold back in this book, because I am writing to myself as much as to you. If something in this book strikes a little close to home for you, know that it struck in my home first. I am not writing about other people's problems, although I know many of them are common. I write about what I know, and what I know is the challenges, the joys, and the work involved in raising little people."
Download or read book To Love and Let Go written by Rachel Brathen and published by Gallery Books. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Rachel beautifully illustrates that loving fiercely and grieving deeply are often two halves of the same whole. Her story will break you down and lift you up.” —Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Love Warrior and founder of Together Rising While on her way to teach a yoga retreat in March 2014, Rachel Brathen collapses at an airport, brought to her knees by excruciating stomach pains. She is rushed to the hospital on the tiny island of Bonaire, and hours later forced to undergo surgery. When she wakes up from anesthesia, her boyfriend is weeping at her bedside. While Rachel was struck down with seemingly mysterious pain, her best friend, Andrea, sustained fatal injuries as a result of a car accident. Rachel and Andrea had a magical friendship. Though they looked nothing alike—one girl tall, blond, and Swedish, the other short, brunette, and Colombian—everyone called them gemelas: twins. Over the three years following Andrea’s death, at what might appear from the outside to be the happiest time—with her engagement to the man she loves and a blossoming career that takes her all over the world—Rachel faces a series of trials that have the potential to define her life. Unresolved grief and trauma from her childhood make the weight of her sadness unbearable. At each turn, she is confronted again and again with a choice: Will she lose it all, succumb to grief, and grasp for control that’s beyond her reach? Or can she move through the loss and let go? When Rachel and her husband conceive a child, pregnancy becomes a time to heal and an opportunity to be reborn herself. As she recounts this transformative period, Rachel shares her hard-won wisdom about life and death, love and fear, what it means to be a mother and a daughter, and how to become someone who walks through the fire of adversity with the never-ending practice of loving hard and letting go.
Download or read book You Belong written by Rachel Platten and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A warm and loving message of welcome to newborn babies, You Belong--a picture book from singer-songwriter Rachel Platten and illustrator Marcin Piwowarski--will touch the hearts of everyone. I’m patiently waiting for you to arrive I want to meet you so much I could cry I wonder whose hands and whose eyes you will have? I wonder if you’re going to smile like your dad? Nothing you ever do will be so wrong You belong, you belong. Rachel Platten has written soft and sweet words of welcome to new babies. It explores the myriad of emotions expectant parents experience. The dreamy illustrations capture the magic and wonder a parent has for their precious one before they arrive, and the person they envision as they grow up in the world.
Download or read book Reset written by Rachel Christian and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What Rachel did for me was life changing for me. I lost close to 30lbs and it did not feel like I was starving myself. As my Health Coach, not only did she help me to achieve my weight loss goal, but most importantly she made me feel comfortable with forming new habits necessary for lifestyle change making the transition seamless. I feel healthier - I sleep better, I have more energy, my immune system has improved, my skin has cleared up, my vision has improved and I am able to accomplish more of my goals on a daily basis. Rachel is organized, meticulous, always prepared, caring and results driven and the fact that she leads by example is also an asset, she is a truly life changer."- Odetta Rockhead Kerr. RESET- Living Clean and Loving It! is a 'How to' guide dedicated to the idea that weight loss can be better realized by first achieving optimal health. Health Coach Rachel Christian identifies and explores the essential connection between our Primary and Secondary Foods and how achieving better balance between them can lead us to a healthier and longer life as well as increased personal and professional fulfilment. In clear and concise detail, Rachel- a self-admitted former serial dieter- shares the tips and techniques she has used to successfully coach her clients, as well as the secrets of her own permanent weight loss success. She achieved this only after embarking on a healthy lifestyle journey, bringing herself closer to optimal health. If you are ready to press Reset - live lean clean and love your life, this guide is ideal for you! Rachel Christian is a wife, mother and Health Coach who also works alongside her husband in their family business. After several years of struggling with issues she attributed solely to being overweight, she happened upon what she describes as a 'life changing discovery' - that her weight struggle was a symptom of her overall health and that all of her weight loss efforts were counterproductive if her overall health was not first optimized. Passionate about wanting to help others who felt as disempowered as she did, Rachel studied at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN) and became a certified Health Coach. In observing the close relationship between Optimal Health and Goal Achievement in herself and among her clients, Rachel chose to add the title of Author to her resume with the publication of her first book - RESET- Living Clean and Loving it! In her own words, "RESET is my way of changing the misguided approach often taken toward weight loss. It is my way of showing gratitude to those who have taught me- to pay it forward and share with a wider audience the lessons I have learned, the knowledge I have gained and the results I have observed in so many others over such a short time."
Download or read book Gashmu Saith It written by Douglas Wilson and published by Canon Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem, Gashmu and the enemies of Israel mocked him: "It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel..." (Neh. 6:6). Too many Christians building communities today take the taunts of every modern-day Gashmu seriously. Community is a buzzword, and it turns out there's a lot of bad advice about how to build one. In Gashmu Saith It, Douglas Wilson includes forty years of experience for Christians wanting to build robust communities without retreat or compromise on the foundation of the Gospel. This book is full of wisdom: Get calluses. Be loyal. Fight sin. Build walls on the outside and a church in the middle.
Download or read book Rachel written by Angelina Weld Grimké and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tale of racial prejudice set in an unnamed northern American city in the early 20th century and centered around Rachel Loving, a college-educated African American woman, and her adopted son.
Download or read book Rachel s Choice written by Judith French and published by Ivy Books. This book was released on 2011-11-09 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widowed, pregnant, and with acres of crops to plant, Rachel Irons is determined to save her farm. When fate sends her an extra pair of hands in the form of a handsome rebel soldier, she's willing to risk the danger of harboring the enemy. And William Chancellor is willing to work her fields in return for her silence. But it will take every ounce of Rachel's tenacity to remember that this gentlemanly man with the warm-honey Virginia drawl is the enemy--and her heart loses the battle as soon as it begins. Though this man she calls Chance finds himself both moved and aroused by Rachel's strength and simple beauty, his honor demands that he uphold a blood vow he made long before he ever set eyes on her. But Rachel is a fighter, too, and giving up Chance is a surrender she vows never to make--even as his presence puts her own life in peril. . . . From the Paperback edition.
Download or read book In the Days of Sand and Stars written by Marlee Pinsker and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2012-01-11 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take out your time telescope, wipe the dust and cobwebs from its lens, tilt it upwards, and find a twinkling speck of light. Now look behind it … way back, to the days of sand and stars. Here are the Midrash stories of famous women whose names you may know, but whose daily lives and human thoughts have been ignored for far too long. From Eve to Emzera, from Sarah to Rebecca, they are presented here with humor and affection as they face a new and changing world where miracles and customs shape their destiny. Midrash tales are what-if stories built around the grains of information the Bible offers, and author Marlee Pinsker excels as she imbues these legendary women with warmth and spirit. A wonderful gift book for anyone, but especially meaningful for Bat Mitzvahs and Confirmations, In the Days of Sand and Stars is an impressive, straightforward collection, sparse and clear in its telling. Quebec artist, François Thisdale has produced a marvelous collection of images with his “time telescope” and digital expertise. Through his talents we see all of these very human women in moments of reflection, tenderness, ingenuity, and wonder.
Download or read book The Brides of Lancaster County written by Wanda E. Brunstetter and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 11582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Is Never Plain and Simple Strong family and community ties merge in Pennsylvania Amish Country where four young women seek God’s will for their lives and their place in the modern world—while finding true love in the process. A Merry Heart The man of Miriam Stolzfus’s dreams has decided to marry another woman. Miriam’s bitterness threatens to cloud her future, until two special men enter her life—and she is forced to make a monumental decision. Looking for a Miracle After a freak accident paralyzes her legs, Rebecca Stolzfus is confined to a wheelchair. She longs to be loved for who she is—but she’s forced to watch from the sidelines as the man who has stolen her heart is obviously infatuated with her best friend. Plain and Fancy When interior design student Laura Meade comes to the Lancaster valley, she falls in love with Eli Yoder, one of the “Plain People.” Will Laura be able to choose between two drastically different lifestyles? The Hope Chest Rachel Beachy wants something she can’t have—her sister’s boyfriend. When she finds her floundering dreams for love rekindled in a most unexpected way, will she become the next bride of Lancaster County? Journey through Lancaster County along with New York Times bestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter within the first four books she penned about the Amish.
Download or read book The Spiritual Magazine Or Saint s Treasury written by and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rebel with a Cause written by Sheri L. Brown and published by Outfox Digital Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventures of Claire Sinclair continue! After her delayed acceptance into college, Claire finds time to explore the world around her… and her spiritual world within. She falls in love with Declan, the dreamy yoga instructor, and celebrates life in Manhattan with her friends and family. Her vivid dreams continue, as well as her talks beyond the grave with Zia Regina. Just as life begins to settle down, Claire is offered an opportunity to visit her extended family in Italy. The mystery Zia Regina created begins to unravel and Claire is swept up in the magic of the Italian lifestyle. Meanwhile, back at home, Claire’s parents begin a new chapter in their marriage after a near tragedy, Rachel finds love on the Upper East Side, and Skylar is a breath away from being the new It Girl, breaking all the rules, to be a rebel with a cause.
Download or read book Misunderstood written by Vicki Andree and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Misunderstood is the enlightening story of four Biblical women who have historically been maligned by Bible scholars. Commentaries and study notes throughout the ages have condemned them for one reason or another. As you read these stories, I hope you will take some time to think about giving grace to others instead of judging. Judging is the easiest and most natural thing we do when things don't look right to us. A Holy God above us sees all. I would rather err on the side of grace than judgment. What if some women in the Bible weren't the evil souls portrayed by Biblical scholars throughout history? Suppose their stories were interpreted through a different lens? In the past, most accounts of women have been portrayed by men. What if, like many women throughout history, these women were simply misunderstood?
