Download or read book The Happiest Golfer written by Bryan Skavnak and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-25 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Score doesn't matter. People do.After a less than stellar 2011 when my mom died of lymphoma, I decided to write an email to my family, friends, fans, and followers expressing what she meant to me. This email began the funny, heartfelt, and inspirational stories that continue today. These stories relate more to life than to golf and are read by golfers and non-golfers alike. The Happiest Golfer is meant to share my experiences and help others.This is not a golf book. It's a life book with golf stories. Golf is not about the score and life is not about the stuff. What matters is the people you're with, the relationships you have, the connections you make, and the memories you create.About the AuthorBryan Skavnak is the author of The Happiest Golfer, and owner of the Bryan Skavnak Golf Academy, which for the last 13 years has taught kids and adults how to have more fun, smile more, and have the confidence to perform exceptionally, by showing them that score doesn't matter, people do.He was recently named one of the Top 50 Master Kids Teachers in the world by U.S. Kids Golf and has been a member of the Professional Golfer's Association of America (PGA) since 2005. He is also founder of The Daddy Caddy, Minnesota's best parent/child golf event.As an inspiring speaker and writer, Bryan has helped thousands of golfers (and non-golfers) achieve their dream of being happier and more confident by revealing how to surround themselves with a team of good people and embrace how the game of golf can improve relationships.Bryan has 11 different colored belts, has stacked 5 golf balls on top of each other, and can dance to N 'SYNC's Bye, Bye, Bye. And most likely will do one of those things when you meet him.He is married to his beautiful wife Kim, and has two darn cute kids, Ethan and Ella, who eat more vegetables than candy. Weird kids.Meet Bryan at www.bryansgolf.com or www.thehappiestgolfer.com

Download or read book Boy Mom written by Monica Swanson and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook, packed with wisdom, practical advice, resources, and encouragement, explores how moms can equip their sons with what they most need to succeed in life. Monica Swanson knew she'd tapped a heartfelt concern when nearly two million readers shared her blog post "What a Teenage Boy Needs Most from His Mom." In this helpful book, she takes mothers deeper into the insights they need for the boy-raising journey, covering topics from dealing with the daily influences of friends and technology to helping a boy grow to be physically, spiritually, and emotionally healthy. She also addresses learning and finding passions, perspectives on relationships and dating, and work ethics and money management. Each chapter features relatable stories, handy checklists, and practical advice based on a combination of research, experience, and biblical truth to guide and equip a mom in helping her son achieve his God-given potential. Praise for Boy Mom “In Boy Mom Monica Swanson offers readers practical advice and resounding hope that parenting our sons well through all seasons is not only possible but also enjoyable. This book is like an essential trail guide that I’ll refer to again and again in the beautiful and challenging adventure of motherhood.”—Becky Keife, author of No Better Mom for the Job and mom of three spirited boys “Monica Swanson is the friend we all need in our lives: humble, straightforward, warm, full of wisdom, and short on nonsense—and she knows her stuff like no one else. In Boy Mom she holds the bar high yet is forthcoming about her own struggles and imperfections. Inside these pages you’ll find deeply rooted biblical and practical advice along with calls to action when you don’t know where to start. The Boy Mom Manifesto at the end will not only inspire you but also make your heart swell.”—Kate Merrick, author of Here, Now: Unearthing Peace and Presence in an Overconnected World “Monica Swanson is the ultimate Boy Mom mentor. While her perspective on parenting is grounded in biblical wisdom, each chapter holds excellent practical tools for how to work out that wisdom on a daily basis in our homes. Of course, we know there aren’t formulas that will ensure we get it all right, but we also know that gleaning wisdom from women who have gone before us (and are still in the trenches with us) is invaluable in the wonderful adventure of helping boys become all God created them to be.”—Jeannie Cunnion, author of Mom Set Free

Download or read book Design Mom written by Gabrielle Stanley Blair and published by Artisan. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times best seller Ever since Gabrielle Stanley Blair became a parent, she’s believed that a thoughtfully designed home is one of the greatest gifts we can give our families, and that the objects and decor we choose to surround ourselves with tell our family’s story. In this, her first book, Blair offers a room-by-room guide to keeping things sane, organized, creative, and stylish. She provides advice on getting the most out of even the smallest spaces; simple fixes that make it easy for little ones to help out around the house; ingenious storage solutions for the never-ending stream of kid stuff; rainy-day DIY projects; and much, much more.

Download or read book In the Snare of the Fowler written by Dale Patterson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: City folk pass through one stop light towns often not understanding their charms. They shudder to think of ever living in such a hick address, away from the glitter, glamour, and sophistication of the American metropolitan sprawl. Surprisingly, while rural America is an endangered species, the people that dwell there face many of the same joys and heartaches as city folk. Only the context is changed. In the Snare of the Fowler is a reminiscence of life beyond the stoplight. The stories of the people-at Little League games, Easter Sunrise Services, funerals, high school graduations, county fairs-shed endearing light on life in our small towns. A city-dweller tells these remembrances when by a great surprise he became a parish pastor in just such a town. Rather than being horrified by the tiny dot on the map, he fell in love with the people, and the life in a one-stoplight town.

Download or read book Mother and Child written by Claiborne Swanson Frank and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the latest body of work by author and photographer Claiborne Swanson Frank, the artist set out to explore what modern motherhood means in the 21st century. Turning her lens on 70 iconic families of mothers and children from such celebrated names as Delfina Figueras, Carolina Herrera, Lauren Santo Domingo, Anne Vyalitsyna, Aerin Lauder, and Patti Hansen, Swanson Frank’s stunning portraits capture the emotional bonds and beauty that frame the primal relationship of a mother and her child. Complementing her work is a series of questions-and-answers, in which Swanson Frank delicately tasks each mother to look within themselves and express what being a mother truly means to them. Their answers, while exceedingly thoughtful and introspective, are also amusing, fascinating, and moving. Each one of these deeply intimate and stunning portraits will captivate and inspire readers as they embark on this profound journey that reminds us all of the power of motherhood and the great gift of love.

Download or read book Walking with Jack written by Don J. Snyder and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Don Snyder was teaching the game of golf to his son, Jack, they made a pact: if Jack ever played on a pro golf tour, Don would walk beside him as his caddie. So when Jack developed into a standout college golfer years later, Don left the comfort of his Maine home and moved to St. Andrews, Scotland, to learn from the best caddies in the world on famed courses like the Old Course and Kingsbarns. He eventually fought his way onto the full-time caddie rotation and recorded the fascinating stories of golfers from every station in life. A world away, Jack endured his own arduous trials, rising through the ranks and battling within the college golf system. When Don and Jack finally reunite to face the challenges of high-level golf competition together, this moving, one-of-a-kind narrative reveals the special bond between father and son.

Download or read book Golf Widow written by Kim Julian and published by Golf Widow. This book was released on 2011-07-29 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kimberly Julian, wife of PGA golf pro Jeff Julian, had to face the most unfathomable of circumstances when her new husband was diagnosed with a terminal illness eight months after they were wed.

Download or read book People I Want to Punch in the Throat written by Jen Mann and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A debut collection of witty, biting essays laced with a surprising warmth, from Jen Mann, the writer behind the popular blog People I Want to Punch in the Throat People I want to punch in the throat: • anyone who feels the need to bling her washer and dryer • humblebraggers • people who treat their pets like children Jen Mann doesn’t have a filter, which sometimes gets her in trouble with her neighbors, her fellow PTA moms, and that one woman who tried to sell her sex toys at a home shopping party. Known for her hilariously acerbic observations on her blog, People I Want to Punch in the Throat, Mann now brings her sharp wit to bear on suburban life, marriage, and motherhood in this laugh-out-loud collection of essays. From the politics of joining a play group, to the thrill of mothers’ night out at the gun range, to the rewards of your most meaningful relationship (the one you have with your cleaning lady), nothing is sacred or off-limits. So the next time you find yourself wearing fuzzy bunny pajamas in the school carpool line or accidentally stuck at a co-worker’s swingers party, just think, What would Jen Mann do? Or better yet, buy her book. Praise for People I Want to Punch in the Throat “People I Want to Punch in the Throat is so good that it’ll make you want to adopt all the cats in the world. I’m not sure about the correlation, but it’s that good. It should come with a warning.”—Jenny Lawson, author of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened “Jen Mann has an amazing way of telling stories that will make you cringe and burst out laughing at the same time. From swinger parties to racist toddlers, she makes the suburbs unbelievably funny.”—Karen Alpert, author of I Heart My Little A-Holes “Jen Mann says the things we’re all too afraid to say. Her honest and hilarious writing style reminds me of David Sedaris and Tina Fey.”—Robin O’Bryant, author of Ketchup Is a Vegetable: And Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves “Jen Mann’s shrewd and unrelenting assault on the absurdity of suburban life is an honest peek into the occasional nightmare that is part of living the American dream. I love Jen. I wish she was my neighbor. It’s so refreshing to know that I’m not the only one who wants to punch almost everyone in the f***ing throat.”—Nicole Knepper, author of Moms Who Drink And Swear

Download or read book How To Raise A Boy written by Michael C. Reichert and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when many boys are in crisis, a much-needed roadmap for helping boys grow into strong and compassionate men Over the past two decades there has been an explosion of new studies that have expanded our knowledge of how boys think and feel. In How to Raise a Boy, psychologist Michael Reichert draws on his decades of research to challenge age-old conventions about how boys become men. Reichert explains how the paradigms about boys needing to be stoic and "man like" can actually cause them to shut down, leading to anger, isolation, and disrespectful or even destructive behaviors. The key to changing the culture lies in how parents, educators, and mentors help boys develop socially and emotionally. Reichert offers readers step-by-step guidance in doing just this by: Listening and observing, without judgment, so that boys know they're being heard. Helping them develop strong connections with teachers, coaches, and other role models Encouraging them to talk about their feelings about the opposite sex and stressing the importance of respecting women Letting them know that they don't have to "be a man" or "suck it up," when they are experiencing physical or emotional pain. Featuring the latest insights from psychology and neuroscience, How to Raise a Boy will help those who care for young boys and teenagers build a boyhood that will enable them to grow into confident, accomplished and kind men.

Download or read book WHAT ELITE ATHLETES EAT written by Deborah M. Westphal, RPh, BCNSP (Registered Pharmacist, Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist) and published by CeeJayEnterprizes. This book was released on 2015-02-14 with total page 1964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talking to Elite Athletes and to Americans we noticed Americans do not have knowledge of what their own NBA stars, Olympic teams, and Pro Football teams eat to be elite athletes. Most of us would delight to eat what these stars eat. If only we knew. What Elite Athletes Eat is Scepter Nutrition. The program is completely different from the average American diet. We should all be so lucky to eat the same delicious food. Don’t worry that these athletes are more active than us; the average American burns as many calories on thinking, studying, or stress as the elite athlete burns in training. Athletes are not into hunger, deprivation programs, or feeling weak. They demand performance from their nutrition programs. Jenny Thompson (12 Olympic Medals – 8 Gold), James Donaldson, NBA Star, and Pablo Morales (2 Olympic Gold Medals) are some of the athletes that first bought into nutrition rich in fats with controlled servings of protein and carbs. By doing this they not only rose to the top of their sport, they extended their athletic careers far beyond others in their sports. Elite athletes have further refined these principles, resulting in the Scepter Nutrition Plan. WHAT ELITE ATHLETES EAT also known as Scepter Nutrition flies in the face of what most of us have heard from our sports coaches, doctors AMA (American Medical Association), public schools, MY PLATE, School Lunch Program, the US Surgeon General, the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture, ADA (American Diabetes Association) and the popular published fad diets. WHAT ELITE ATHLETES EAT in their Scepter Nutrition Plan is the exact opposite of these programs. Some things are immutable, they do not mutate, they do not change, and they are truth. The human body was created to be optimally sustained by a certain fuel mix (nutrient mix). This fuel mix will not change and has not changed for centuries. No amount of fad diets, advertising, government MY PLATE programs, or USDA Food Pyramid recommendations is going to change the way our bodies are designed to operate. Two of those immutable truths are: first that the human body is designed to use select fat, protein and carbohydrate in a ratio of 60%-17%-23% (in calories) and secondly the body is also designed to operate best within tightly controlled carb and protein servings based on your body size which can be easily determined visually based on the size of your hands to achieve peak performance. Experience with elite athletes over the past 20 years has demonstrated that they perform best when they apply these principles. This has also been demonstrated in select nutrition research trials over the same 20 years, where we precisely control everything given to patients. When an athlete wants to be best at a sport, they go find the best mentors and coaches they can. They find someone who can beat them and compete and train with them. They don’t find someone they can already beat and ask them to train them. Athletes are turning to other elite athletes to train them in nutrition as well as their sport. Athletes are ahead of us and we can learn from them and enjoy their same delicious food. Elite Athletes are breaking world records more and more frequently. Much of the credit goes to nutrition breakthroughs that have been documented to dramatically improve performance of the finest athletes trained by the world’s best coaches at their documented peak performance levels to move beyond what even they and their coaches thought possible.

Download or read book Cobble Valley Golf Yarns and Other Sketches written by Ada Whitton Tillinghast and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Flamingo Feet written by Shreya Gupta and published by Tellwell Talent. This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aria has always dreamed of being a jazz dancer. When some kids bully her and call her "flamingo feet", Aria drops out of the dance competition. Will Aria find the courage to stand up for herself? With a beautiful story and eye-catching illustrations, this tale is a gentle inspiration for every child with dreams of greatness!

Download or read book Holidays with the Billionaire written by Carolyn Delaney and published by Pin House Press, LLC. This book was released on 2024-10-15 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adlee Getting passed over for a promotion to someone way less qualified is making me want to quit this company altogether. I won’t be treated this way, forced to continue to be some jerk’s secretary. But when that less qualified bimbo has an accident at our Christmas party, I’ve been moved into the role I wanted to begin with. But, once I’m told that I’ll have to attend the annual week-long business trip at the owner’s ski lodge, I try to come up with any excuse in the book. I may live in Colorado, but I do not like the snow or snow sports. But Kelton Fox will not hear it. It’s bad enough the cocky ex-hockey player-turned-billionaire looks like some kind of sports god, but to be around him constantly for a full week? I’ll surely be out of a job by the end of the week since I can’t resist flirting with him, and I’m sure he’ll have none of that. Kelton After my secretary retired, I wasn’t crazy about the pool of applicants, but settled on the blonde instead of Adlee Phillips. There was no way I could work in close proximity with the brunette day in and day out. I’d surely catch some kind of harassment case. But now I’m forced to bring Adlee with me on the annual board members’ trip to my ski lodge, and I have no idea how I’m going to keep it professional around her. She’s absolutely gorgeous, and just having her in the main offices is hard enough day in and day out. Little did I know that along with beauty, she has brains, which makes her even harder to resist. How am I going to maintain control around her for a full week? It turns out that is way harder than I thought it would be. Holidays with the Billionaire is a standalone Christmas novel for readers 18+.

Download or read book Golf Dads written by Curt Sampson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interplay between fathers and sons has long been one of golf’s most essential and enigmatic relationships. In Golf Dads, the best-selling writer and former touring professional Curt Sampson brings to life ten remarkable stories of golfers, their fathers, and the game that brings them together. The stories feature well-known subjects such as Michelle Wie, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, and David Feherty, as well as some surprises, such as six-year-old phenom A.J. Beechler--not yet known to the world. “This is a book about fathers,” Sampson writes, “using golf as a wedge to pry open a few insights.” We get up close with the embarrassing Byung Wook Wie and his talented daughter at a PGA Tour event in Pennsylvania; travel to the Mexican jungle for bogeys and butterflies with a club pro bearing his father’s ashes in a black Hogan shag bag; journey to San Francisco for transplant surgery for a golf pro father from his golf pro son; feel the wonder and weight of fathering a six-year-old golfing sensation whose future is too bright to see clearly. For fans of James Dodson’s Final Rounds, Golf Dads is sure to resonate with anyone who has been handed a worn club by his father or who has watched his child swing a stick at a rock and marveled at the possibilities.

Download or read book Raising Amazing written by Monica Swanson and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raising Amazing combines years of research with personal stories and step-by-step, practical advice to equip you to raise kids of godly character and deep faith who love their parents and remain close to their siblings for a lifetime. Parents love to imagine their children growing up to be exceptional adults. But for many, raising exceptional adults seems a daunting task. Perhaps you're a new parent and don't know where to start, or maybe you're a parent of teens and feel like you've made a mess of it all. Or perhaps you're somewhere in between and just don't think you're good at the whole parenting thing. Wherever you are in your parenting journey, there's hope for you. As a mom of four boys, Monica Swanson--also the author of Boy Mom and host of the popular Boy Mom podcast--knows firsthand the challenges and struggles of parenting and the kind of help that parents in the trenches are looking for. In Raising Amazing, Monica gives you the tools and techniques you need to: Raise countercultural kids in the midst of a crazy world Train your children in the biblical character qualities you value most Find ways to help your kids navigate technology, sports, and dating Introduce your children to a vibrant life of faith that will draw them closer to God Cultivate strong sibling bonds and mend those that may already be struggling Develop healthy relationships with your children that will lead to friendship for a lifetime Encourage dads with a "note to dads" at the end of each chapter written by Monica's husband This isn't just a book; it's a fresh perspective on parenting that may just change the trajectory of your family forever.

Download or read book The Red Dress written by David Laird Smith and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-10-22 with total page 719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An historic tale of erotic scenarios and furtive explorations in one of Canadas foremost tourist attractions: Prince Edward Island. The two main characters, Cheryl Maguire and Christopher Laird, are both just out of high school and coincidentally obtain summer jobs at the same fast food establishment in Cavendish, anchor of PEIs National Park and legendary beaches. Chris, eighteen, is still a virgin and rectifying that condition is uppermost on his dating agenda. Hes a very well read individual with a passion for who done it mysteries and a craving, albeit judiciously, for adventure. Cheryl is eighteen as well and, although a take charge individual by nature, has led a very protective life until now. Shes also a literary fan and confides to Chris of having an imaginary bond, or kindred spirit with an infamous female gangster of the dirty thirties. Their boss, Ollie Musick, is horse racing enthusiast and a possible crook. The disappearance and suspected murder Ollies sexy girlfriend, the owner of a provocative red dress, and the Robbery of the Century, not to mention the possible whereabouts of a priceless artifact, sets the stage for their involvement in intrigue and clandestine activities hitherto unheard-of on tranquil PEI.

Download or read book The Best American Short Stories 2012 written by Tom Perrotta and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Best American Series® First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected — and most popular — of its kind. The Best American Short Stories 2012 includes Nathan Englander, Mary Gaitskill, Roxane Gay, Jennifer Haigh, Steven Millhauser, Alice Munro, Lawrence Osborne, Eric Puchner, George Saunders, Kate Walbert, and others