Download or read book Don t Call Me Grandma written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and published by Carolrhoda Books. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great-grandmother Nell eats fish for breakfast, she doesn't hug or kiss, and she does NOT want to be called grandma. Her great-granddaughter isn't sure what to think about her. As she slowly learns more about Nell's life and experiences, the girl finds ways to connect with her prickly great-grandmother.

Download or read book Nanaville written by Anna Quindlen and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A bighearted book of wisdom, wit, and insight, celebrating the love and joy of being a grandmother, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist and #1 bestselling author “This tender book should be required reading for grandparents everywhere.”—Booklist (starred review) “I am changing his diaper, he is kicking and complaining, his exhausted father has gone to the kitchen for a glass of water, his exhausted mother is prone on the couch. He weighs little more than a large sack of flour and yet he has laid waste to the living room: swaddles on the chair, a nursing pillow on the sofa, a car seat, a stroller. No one cares about order, he is our order, we revolve around him. And as I try to get in the creases of his thighs with a wipe, I look at his, let’s be honest, largely formless face and unfocused eyes and fall in love with him. Look at him and think, well, that’s taken care of, I will do anything for you as long as we both shall live, world without end, amen.” Before blogs even existed, Anna Quindlen became a go-to writer on the joys and challenges of family, motherhood, and modern life, in her nationally syndicated column. Now she’s taking the next step and going full nana in the pages of this lively, beautiful, and moving book about being a grandmother. Quindlen offers thoughtful and telling observations about her new role, no longer mother and decision-maker but secondary character and support to the parents of her grandson. She writes, “Where I once led, I have to learn to follow.” Eventually a close friend provides words to live by: “Did they ask you?” Candid, funny, frank, and illuminating, this is the perfect gift for new parents and grandparents. With the same insights Quindlen brought to motherhood in Living Out Loud and to growing older in Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, this new nana uses her own experiences to illuminate those of many others.

Download or read book My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry written by Fredrik Backman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cloth bag containing 10 paperback copies of the title, 1 large print edition, 1 audio book, that may also include a folder with sign out sheets.

Download or read book Love Like That written by Amanda Hill and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-08-15 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Dalton Moss: quick-witted, impulsive, aggressively unambitious; a halfhearted assistant to a Hollywood events planner, she has a penchant for dive bars and abusing her mother’s credit card. Meet Dalton’s boyfriend, Roman: charming, intellectual, worldly; he lands in L.A. just long enough to slip a two-carat diamond on her finger before flying right off again. Now meet Dalton’s other boyfriend, Jeremy: perfect in his imperfection, surly in his attraction to her and can match her beer for beer; she doesn’t want to love him, but can’t help herself, despite Roman—and despite Jeremy’s other girlfriend. Confused? So is Dalton. Now that she’s engaged, twenty-five-year-old Dalton figures she should temper her fiery, furtive relationship with Jeremy. After all, this is her chance to shed her bad-girl habits and live happily ever after. It’s a no brainer: Roman’s offering a rescue from her drowned existence in L.A. But Jeremy could be her twisted ticket to wonderland. She’s been holding out for a crushing feeling, a love like that, but will she figure out which man she has it with before she loses them both?

Download or read book Earth to Charlie written by Justin Olson and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high school outcast spends his life hoping to be abducted by aliens in this funny, quirky novel about finding your footing in a world that sometimes feels like Mars. Convinced his mother has been abducted by aliens, Charlie Dickens spends his nights with an eye out for UFOs, hoping to join her. After all, she said the aliens would come back for him. Charlie will admit that he doesn’t have many reasons to stick around; he doesn’t get along well with his father, he’s constantly bullied at school and at work, and the only friend he has is his 600-pound neighbor Geoffrey, and Geoffrey’s three-legged dog, Tickles. Then Charlie meets popular, easy-going Seth, who shows him what real friendship is all about. For once, he finds himself looking around at the life he’s built, rather than looking up. But sooner than he expected, Charlie has to make a decision: should he stay or should he go?

Download or read book One More Taste written by Melissa Cutler and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: f you can’t take the heat... Chef Emily Ford has the talent and ambition to make it in the cutthroat culinary world—which is why she refuses to accept her demotion at the hands of Knox Briscoe, the new CEO of Briscoe Ranch Resort. He has grand plans that include bringing in a celebrity chef to helm an exciting new restaurant at the resort, but Emily has plans of her own—to do whatever it takes to change his mind... ONE MORE TASTE Cut out of the Briscoe fortune by an old feud that left his family in ruins, Knox grew up dreaming of revenge. Out-maneuvering his uncle for control of Briscoe Ranch is merely the first step in a grand plan that doesn’t include the brazen and beautiful Emily Ford...or the attraction that sizzles between them. With both their futures on the line, can they keep their desires on simmer—or are they headed from the frying pan straight into the fire? Return to Brisoce Ranch Resort in the second book in Melissa Cutler's One and Only Texas series!

Download or read book God Doesn t Waste a Thing written by Luke Chance and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-01-12 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After being sentenced to 20 years in the Department of Corrections, Luke found himself involved in many tragic, heartbreaking, and surreal moments behind bars. However, during those same events, God showed Himself to be faithful, loving, and present in creating miracles out of what many would consider impossible situations. Luke’s journey is like Joseph’s in Genesis. What many intended for harm, God chose to use for good. Luke shares how, even in the worst circumstances, God works all things according to His will. God Doesn’t Waste a Thing leads you through the many divine miracles that Luke witnessed during his incarceration and will show how nothing is wasted when it comes to God and building His Kingdom. Luke spent seven years in prison for a crime he committed but now shares his story of contrition, faith, and hope for redemption that will inspire others facing great adversity in their lives.

Download or read book Read to Me Grandma written by Parragon, Incorporated and published by Parragon Publishing. This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of action songs, old and new stories, and children's rhymes to enjoy together.

Download or read book Strong in the Broken Places written by Quentin Vennie and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring memoir about one man's journey to overcome addiction, anxiety, and depression through meditation, yoga, and juicing Quentin Vennie shouldn’t be alive—he has walked a path that many don’t live long enough to write about. Growing up in Baltimore, he was surrounded by nothing but dead ends. Statistics mapped out his future, and he grew hostile toward a world that viewed him with suspicion and disdain. He was shot at, sold drugs up and down the East Coast, lingered on the brink of incarceration, and stared down death more than once. Haunted by feelings of abandonment and resentment, he struggled with chronic anxiety and depression and battled a crippling prescription drug addiction. The day he contemplated taking his life was the day he rediscovered his purpose for living. Vennie’s survival depended upon his finding a new path, but he didn’t know where to turn—his doctor was concerned only with prescribing more medication. Vennie refused, and in a desperate attempt to save his own life, decided to pursue a journey of natural healing. After researching a few self-healing methods, he immediately bought a juicer from an all-night grocery store. He started juicing in the hopes that it would help him repair his body and clear his mind. He jumped headfirst into the world of wellness and started incorporating yoga and meditation into his life. This “wellness trinity” helped him cut back on and then quit the many medications he was on, overcome his addictions, and ultimately, transform his life while inspiring others to find their own unique path to wellness. Strong in the Broken Places is the harrowing story of Vennie’s life, the detours that almost ended it, and the inspiring turns that saved it. The odds were stacked against him, but he was able to defy expectations and claw his way out on his own terms. He is living proof that during our weakest moments, we have the power and ability to unlock unimaginable strength.

Download or read book New Adult eBook Box Set written by Jody Gehrman and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 1225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smoldering corporate bad boy. Hot British DJ. Irresistible secret boyfriend. Dark-eyed guitar player. Join authors Amanda Hill, Sarah Tucker, Tyne O'Connell and Jody Gehrman on four rollercoaster rides from London to L.A. and from wrong to oh-so-right. LOVE LIKE THAT by Amanda Hill Handsome, charming Roman is everything Dalton Moss has always wanted—but surly, moody Jeremy is the one she can't stop thinking about. Engaged to one man, magnetically drawn to the other…can Dalton figure out her feelings before she loses them both? THE LAST YEAR OF BEING SINGLE by Sarah Tucker Sarah Giles has the perfect fiancé and the perfect life—until an innocent office flirtation escalates into an erotic obsession. Torn between two men, Sarah writes a scandalously honest diary of one life-changing year, and faces the challenge of writing her own happy ending…. THE SEX WAS GREAT BUT… by Tyne O'Connell Holly Klein is an A-list celebrity with an army of assistants. Leo Monroe is a hotshot DJ from the streets. Scorching, top-secret sex is one thing...but can a Hollywood star and a struggling musician ever seriously work as a couple? SUMMER IN THE LAND OF SKIN by Jody Gehrman All Anna wants is to uncover long-buried family secrets so she can move on with her life. Then she gets tangled up with Arlan, a sinfully attractive guitar player—and over the course of an unforgettable summer, she'll discover that the only way to get free of her past is to embrace it.

Download or read book Obachan written by Tani Hanes and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-06-20 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mitsuko Hanamura was born wanting very little out of life: a place to call her own, maybe a small garden where she could grow flowers, just a little house with a shelf for some books, where she could live alone, with no need to share a bed, or a meal, or clothes, with anyone.But she was born in 1916 in rural Japan, the oldest girl in a family with eight children and no money, with nothing to depend on but her clever brain and indomitable spirit. Sent away at thirteen to live with relatives, hired out at fifteen to pay off a family debt, desperate for an education at any cost, this is the story of a young girl who never gave up on herself, no matter what her circumstances, no matter how bleak her life seemed to be.It is the story of my Obachan, or grandmother, as told to me by her, an amazing story which begins in the countryside of Japan and ends in the war torn streets of Kawasaki. I wrote it down as I heard it, believing it sounded more like a movie than her life; only the names have been changed out of respect for her living family. This is the journey she took as she exchanged one set of dreams for another, as she grew from a wide-eyed, hopeful teenager to a young mother in wartime Japan.

Download or read book Packing Grandma s China written by Lana M. Tatom and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Somewhere along the way in life, you start to listen to that little voice. We are all on this journey together, growing, learning, and changing. As I stood in the kitchen of my dream home, looking out on the still water of the pond, I cried. Warm, salty tears streamed down my face as I told myself I could do this. Just start with one box; dont get overwhelmed. Pack one box; stay focused. I started packing Grandmas china first. As I packed the china set, a flood of memories came of the countless times I had carefully wrapped up each piece and placed them into the box. It was at that moment that I decided to write about this beautiful set of china, all the experiences and lessons I have learned along my journey. It is through my grandmothers journey that I have found my own strength and freedom. Twenty years and thirteen moves later, the china is the only set of dishes I own. When was the last time you used your china? What are you waiting for? Dont leave it locked up, waiting for a special occasion. Make today the special occasion you have been waiting for. In loving memory of my Grandma, Veronica Billetz (January 13, 1922-December 13, 2009)

Download or read book Hey Mom Yougotthis He Sgotthis written by Judy Jane and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors book began thirty-eight years ago before blogging was even known as a form of communication. As her role changed from newspaper columnist to a full-time stay-at-home mom, she continued journaling her parenting experiences well into her childrens young adult lives. Starting out on a mechanical Corona typewriter and moving into the computer age, the author writes with humor and refreshing candor about the joys and challenges of parenting four children and how she and they survived! Her writings reflect how she sees God at work in her life through his Word and through real-life situations that bring her to a place of daily dependence on God, the great I Am.

Download or read book The Classy Crooks Club written by Alison Cherry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old AJ is dreading spending the summer with her uber-strict grandmother—that is, until she’s recruited to join Grandma Jo’s heist club—in this hilarious and quirky twist on a summer vacation story. AJ does not, under any circumstances, want to spend an entire month living with her strict Grandma Jo. Not only does her grandmother tell her how to walk, what to eat, and which rooms she can enter, she fills all of AJ’s free time with boring sewing lessons! Grandma Jo wants nothing more than to transform her adventurous, fun-loving granddaughter into a prim and proper lady…and AJ hates it. But AJ’s dull summer takes an exciting turn when she discovers that her grandmother’s “bridge group” is actually a club of crooks! And when Grandma Jo offers to teach AJ lock picking instead of embroidery in exchange for help with a few capers, AJ is thrilled to join her grandmother’s madcap band of thieves who claim to steal only for ethical reasons. But even the most respectable ladies can hide some truly surprising secrets, and AJ must decide for herself what it truly means to be one of the good guys.

Download or read book Silence of Pain written by Cheryl Tolliver and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entitled "Silence Of Pain" the manuscript is about an African American girl from Louisiana endures abuse at the hands of her schizophrenic mother, an absent father and the torment it brought into their family lives. At the age of five-years old and born the first of three children in Jonesville, La; this young girl was forced to endure pain, loneliness, loss and self-worth. This young girl's family was poor and had to raise their own cattle and crops in order to make a living. After the murder of a daughter, being drugged and hit in the head with an axe; her mother was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. At the age of sixteen years old, she entrapped a young man by getting pregnant. After moving out of her grandparents' home, she moved with her baby daddy only to find herself in an abusive relationship. At the age of two years old, her son thigh was mysteriously broken, therefore, she finds herself under an investigation and accused of child abuse. At the age of twenty-years old, she continued to go through the torment of her mother and the effect it had on their family lives. At the age of twenty one, she enrolled in a community college. Upon completion of her college courses and finding a job working in a Nursing Facility, she left her son's dad to live on her own. At the age of twenty four, she had worked at the Nursing Facility for two years; she was charged with a crime that she didn't perpetrate. By the age of twenty eight years old, her mother had recover from her illness, so she moved to Houston, Texas to escape any future episodes of her mother's torments and nightmare of being charged with a crime that she didn't perpetrate. Thinking that she would have a better life living in Texas; she was stalked, drugged, escaped death, and got caught up in an on the job scheme that cost her career which led her to become depressed and wanting to kill herself. Throughout her hard times, she regained her health and strength through prayer, friends, and self-motivation that allowed her to succeed in her daily life. Finally, she established a stronger bond with Christ to find solutions for both the physical and mental problems that she was facing.

Download or read book A Princess Meets Her Prince Charming written by Arlene Joy Sheppard and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Princess was one of those 'angels unawares.' Her physical beauty was out of this world. Her spirituality was rare. You could not be in her presence without a sense of awe. She came, she touched, she went, leaving her footprints in our heart! Greta Sheppard . . . Writer/Author, Lecturer. The youthful freshness of Arlene's account makes you cry out: "No!" And then, "Yes, take me along with you." Vicky Love, author of "Childless is not less" When you read this book, you will be moved within. Arlene wrote most of it before she went to glory. It is written from her heart... from the meditations of a young girl filled with dreams... a young girl facing eternity. It will fill you with emotions that are hard to express. You will be touched as you enter her journey... I was. Patricia King Extreme Prophetic Ministries "A Princess Meets Her Prince Charming" is the exceptionally touching story of the strong faith of a young girl battling for her life. During her short lifetime, Arlene touched many people's lives. Though her story is about her battle with cancer, the emotional ups and downs, and her strong faith throughout, it's also filled with deep love, commitment and joy. It is sure to touch your life in ways you wouldn't think possible. Arlene's book takes you through her fight, beginning with the discovery of her cancer, climaxing with her Make A Wish Foundation visit with Prince Charles, in Buckingham Palace, back through another battle with leukemia and ending with a letter from Arlene's parents, missionaries David and Rowene Sheppard. Even though Arlene is now in heaven, here is a touching story that deserves to be heard. Rick Osborne Author: 101 Things Children Ask About God

Download or read book Mystic Gold written by Aru Richardson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-01-24 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mystical and astounding story of a hero that is faced with the burden of saving the universe. Driven by his spirit and destiny, the hero faces many challenges. Mystic Gold is unlike any other book you have ever read. It is a sci-fi story that has action, love, drama, comedy, and horror that is brought together smoothly for the reader to enjoy and get caught up in the story. This book is about a man's journey in life, death, and the rebirth of the human spirit.