Download or read book Veil and Vow written by Aneeka Ayanna Henderson and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Veil and Vow, Aneeka Ayanna Henderson places familiar, often politicized questions about the crisis of African American marriage in conversation with a rich cultural archive that includes fiction by Terry McMillan and Sister Souljah, music by Anita Baker, and films such as The Best Man. Seeking to move beyond simple assessments of marriage as "good" or "bad" for African Americans, Henderson critically examines popular and influential late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century texts alongside legislation such as the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and the Welfare Reform Act, which masked true sources of inequality with crisis-laden myths about African American family formation. Using an interdisciplinary approach to highlight the influence of law, politics, and culture on marriage representations and practices, Henderson reveals how their kinship veils and unveils the fiction in political policy as well as the complicated political stakes of fictional and cultural texts. Providing a new opportunity to grapple with old questions, including who can be a citizen, a "wife," and "marriageable," Veil and Vow makes clear just how deeply marriage still matters in African American culture.
Download or read book The Vow written by Kim Carpenter and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2012-02-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life as Kim and Krickitt Carpenter knew it was shattered beyond recognition on November 24, 1993. Two months after their marriage, a devastating car wreck left Krickitt with a massive head injury and in a coma for weeks. When she finally awoke, she had no idea who Kim was. With no recollection of their relationship and while Krickitt experienced personality changes common to those who suffer head injuries, Kim realized the woman he had married essentially died in the accident. And yet, against all odds, but through the common faith in Christ that sustained them, Kim and Krickitt fell in love all over again. Even though Kim stood by Krickitt through the darkest times a husband can ever imagine, he insists, “I’m no hero. I made a vow.” Now available in trade paper with a new chapter and photo insert, The Vow is the true story that inspired the major motion picture of the same name starring Rachel McAdams (The Notebook), Channing Tatum (Dear John), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), and Academy Award winner Jessica Lange.
Download or read book The Complete Book of Christian Wedding Vows written by H. Norman Wright and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers help and inspiration to couples who desire creative and Christ-honoring wedding vows.
Download or read book Vow written by Wendy Plump and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Disarmingly honest, beautifully insightful. Crack open Vow and prepare to be quickly carried away by Plump's vivid prose, so-close-you-can-hear-it voice, and suspenseful storytelling skills." -- Redbook magazine
Download or read book The Vow written by Kim Carpenter and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2000 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of a couple that defied the odds and fell in love with each other again after Krickett suffered brain damage and memory loss following a car accident.
Download or read book The Vow written by Jessica Martinez and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mo is not only eighteen-year-old Annie's best friend, he is the one who helps her cope with the loss of her older sister, so when he learns he must leave Kentucky and return to Jordan with his family, Annie suggests a shocking alternative.
Download or read book The Vow written by B. E. Baker and published by Purple Puppy Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three stubborn women, each of which made a promise. Who will yield, and who will break? Abigail made a vow to her husband before he passed, one she could not, would not break. But life hasn’t been easy without him by her side, and her children grow more with each passing day. Sometimes it feels like she’ll be alone forever. Amanda is tired of being a mess. She wants to achieve, to impress, to excel. If that means changing who she is, even changing her entire life, then so be it. Donna has learned the truth about the world the hard way. You either attack, or you’re attacked yourself. She doesn’t like being the villain, but she’s done being a patsy. She's determined to carve out a place for herself, no matter what. These women have all returned to Birch Creek with big plans, but the future loves to surprise us. Can their vows keep them on target? Or will they decide it’s more important to follow their hearts, no matter how bad the fallout? kw: romantic women's fiction, women's fiction, family saga, saga, romance, clean romance, contemporary romance, ranch life, small town romance, western romance, cowboy romance, big city girl, bequest, birch creek ranch series, be baker, bridget baker, B. E. Baker, birch creek ranch, hot cowboy, cowboy romance, rock star romance, widow, later in life romance, romance after forty, mature romance, clean and wholesome romance, book club fiction, series, women's fiction series, romantic comedy, beach read, binge book, small town, love story, family drama, virgin river, Virgin River, Robyn carr, virgin river robyn carr, virgin river novel, jan moran, pam kelly, pam kelley, lilly mirren, jessie newton, hope holloway.
Download or read book The Vow Powered Life written by Jan Chozen Bays and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vow is like a GPS system for your life. When taken on mindfully it can be a source of surprising wisdom and powerful energy, enabling you to accomplish things you never dreamed possible. It can have profound effects even beyond the original intention—and it can even live on after you’re gone. A vow can be as small as the aspiration to smile at someone at least once every day, or it can be as big as marriage; it can be as personal as deciding to be mindful whenever you pick up the phone, or it can be as universal as a commitment to save all sentient beings. But whatever its inspiration, when it’s done with conscious intention a vow becomes a conduit for the energy of your life. In this guide to the vow-directed life, Jan Chozen Bays provides a wealth of practical exercises to use for formulating and implementing vows of your own and for using them to navigate your life with honesty and compassion.
Download or read book The Marian Vow of Unlimited Consecration to the Immaculate written by Fr. Stefano Maria Manelli, FI and published by Academy of the Immaculate. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book that gives a profound explanation of how one can relate with the Immaculate by means of "the Marian Vow" of total consecration to the Immaculate that is transformative and life-changing. This book is a treatise on total consecration to the Immaculate, conceived initially by St. Maximilian M. Kolbe and has developed into the distinctive charism of the Franciscans of the Immaculate. Such charism finds its consummation in the profession of this Marian consecration in the form of a religious vow, known as, "The Marian Vow." Finding its original inspiration in St. Maximilian Kolbe who envisioned of a "fourth vow" of consecration that puts no limit to the missionary work of the religious, Fr. Stefano Manelli, the founder of the Franciscans of the Immaculate continued with the same inspiration and develop it to include both Marian and missionary character. This book is the theological and ascetical explanation of this Marian Vow. The book is not, by all means, exclusive to the Franciscans of the Immaculate. One can find universal insights based on solid spiritual theology of how one can relate in a more personal way with the Immaculate who ceases to be just a mere figure of veneration; she becomes alive and present to one's soul in a unique way that is transformative and life-changing. This book is utterly unique and inspired. As the Founder and Father General of the entire family of the Franciscans of the Immaculate (Friars, Sisters, Poor Clares, Tertiaries, and M.I.M.), Fr. Stefano has distilled, and put into writing for his children, the illumination he has received about the Marian Vow over the past decades. This work is the fruit of his life of prayer, study, and missionary activity. It is the fruit of his profound union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Download or read book Secret Vow written by Willow Fox and published by Slow Burn Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-04 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She wants her freedom and all I want is her… Nicole DeLuca, she’s the daughter of the biggest crime boss on the west coast. Did I mention that her father, Gino DeLuca, is my enemy? I slept with Nikki and I can’t for the life of me forget about her. I’ve been keeping tabs on her, making sure no other men come anywhere near her. I’ll chase them away like the beast that I am to protect her. Like a caged bird, she’s desperate for freedom. Nikki sneaks out only to get snatched and sold as a bride. Even in the darkest room, the dirtiest corner of the world, I recognize her. She’s my little kitten. I buy her. Own her. Save her. Except she doesn’t see it that way… She wants her freedom and all I want is her and that baby. This mafia age gap romance is the first in the Mafia Marriages series and can be read as a standalone and ends with a happily ever after. It also features cameo appearances from the Eagle Tactical series.
Download or read book Everything Wedding Vows written by Adams Media TBD and published by Everything. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of The Everything Wedding Book and The Everything Wedding Checklist provide dozens of techniques for creating the perfect wedding vow, featuring vows appropriate for any kind of service. Two-color illustrations throughout.
Download or read book The Vow written by Denene Millner and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When three best friends come together for their sorority sister's tony wedding on New Year's Eve, they make a vow at the stroke of midnight to get married within one year. As the three women embark on their search to find their soul mates, they navigate the full-contact sport known as being a SSBFDLA (successful, single, black, female dating in L.A.) and negotiate the shark-infested waters of making a name for themselves in Hollywood. Can Trista, the hyper-driven celebrity agent, find the time to schedule a meaningful romance? Will Amaya, the sexy starlet, convince the married hip hop–label exec she has been seeing to leave his wife and slip a ring on her finger or will the NBA star steal her heart in the final seconds? After undergoing a complete makeover, will Vivian, the jaded gossip columnist, win back the father of her child? Set against the seductive backdrop of money, power, and sex, The Vow follows these women as they discover that their desire to find a husband isn't as important as finding themselves.
Download or read book Broken Vow written by Sophie Lark and published by Bloom Books. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He'll protect her...whether she likes it or not. Riona Griffin is gorgeous, intelligent, and iron-willed, determined to carve her name in the family ledger without a man at her side. But when she barely survives an unexpected attack on her life, her family hires Raylan Boone as her bodyguard--a rancher, a soldier, and a southern boy with plenty of charm to burn. And Riona hates his guts. She doesn't think she needs anybody, but Raylan is pretty sure she needs him. After all, she's being hunted by an assassin who never misses his mark. To keep her safe, Raylan will have to stay by her side, day and night, for the foreseeable future. Riona might think that's a fate worse than death, but once they're alone on Raylan's family ranch, the chemistry between them comes to a boil--and everything changes. Raylan knows Riona could learn to love him. But he'll have to keep her alive first. And this hitman isn't getting his girl without a fight.
Download or read book Wedding Vow Writing written by Hilary Gunning and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Wedding Vow Writing, Alycia offers a ten-step process for anyone who is entertaining the idea of writing original wedding vows that won't bore people... and might even make them cry. Her humor, personal vow writing experience, and insight as a professional writer turns a potentially stressful and tedious process into a fun, painless and engaging one. Wedding Vow Writing takes the pressure off for those who want to write their own vows and either feel overwhelmed by wedding plans, scared of the prospect or don't know where to start.
Download or read book Savage Vow written by Zoe Blake and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I took her innocence as payment. She was far too young and naïve to be betrothed to a monster like me. I would bring only pain and darkness into her sheltered world. That's why she ran.I should've just let her go... She never asked to marry into a powerful Russian mafia family. None of this was her choice. Unfortunately for her, I don't care. I own her... and after three years of searching... I've found her. My runaway bride was about to learn disobedience has consequences... punishing ones. Having her in my arms and under my control had become an obsession. Nothing was going to keep me from claiming her before the eyes of God and man. She's finally mine now... and I'm never letting her go.
Download or read book Wedding Vow Book written by Ken Owens and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you want your special day to be memorable, write your own ceremony instead of using a minister's 'canned' service. I'll show you how with: 13 components to the perfect wedding ceremony, 182 musical suggestions to personalize your day, and 157 templates to customize into your own vows. This book is still for you if you are not having a traditional service. Ideal for: Same Sex Ceremony, Outdoor Ceremony, Older Couple, Younger Couple, Renewal of Vows, Previously Divorced, Holiday Service, and much more. Don't let a minister's unknown words ruin your special day; write your own service!
Download or read book Highland Vow written by Hannah Howell and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now repackaged and specially priced--the passionate first book of Howell's Scottish trilogy about a woman who risks everything to win the heart of the man who captures her.
