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 God Has a Name written by John Mark Comer and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2024-10-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What you believe about God sets the foundation of the person you will become. In God Has a Name, pastor and New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer invites you to rethink many of the prevalent myths and misconceptions about God and weigh them against what God actually tells us about himself. After all, what you believe about God will ultimately shape the type of person you become. We all live at the mercy of our ideas, and nowhere is this more true than our ideas about God. The problem is many of our ideas about God are wrong. Not all wrong, but wrong enough to form our souls in detrimental and disheartening ways. God Has a Name is a simple yet profound guide to understanding God in a new light--focusing on what God says about himself in the Bible. This one shift has the potential to radically alter how you relate to God, not as a doctrine, but as a relational being who responds to you in an elastic, back-and-forth way. John Mark Comer takes you line by line through Exodus 34:6-8--Yahweh's self-revelation on Mount Sinai, one of the most quoted passages in the Bible. Along the way, Comer addresses some of the most profound questions he came across as he studied these noted lines in Exodus, including: Why do we feel this gap between us and God? Could it be that a lot of what we think about God is wrong? Not all wrong, but wrong enough to mess up how we relate to him? What if our "God" is really a projection of our own identity, ideas, and desires? What if the real God is different, but far better than we could ever imagine? No matter where you are in your spiritual journey, God Has a Name invites you to step into a fresh and biblically rooted vision of who God is that has the potential to alter your life with God and shape who you become.

Download or read book The Jacksons written by The Jacksons and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only official, behind-the-scenes chronicle of the Jacksons' lives and careers, celebrating 50 years of one of the greatest acts of all time. The Jacksons: Legacy is the first official book on the Royal Family of Pop. Unrivaled access to the family archives as well as the private collections of Jackie, Marlon and Tito Jackson, combined with 12 days of exclusive interviews with the brothers, reveals the untold, unseen, and utterly unforgettable story behind the legend that is the Jacksons. The compelling tale unfolds from their childhood days living at 2300 Jackson Street in Gary, Indiana, through the years signed to Motown as the Jackson 5, their radical move to Epic as The Jacksons, the blossoming of their solo careers, the dizzying successes of the Victory tour, right up to the present day. A multitude of never-before-seen images, rarities and personal possessions help tell the story. Photos include intensely personal family pictures; all-angle shots of the first guitars the boys ever held; top photographer Harrison Funk's exclusive coverage of their professional lives; photos of Michael Jackson on tour with his brothers during the release of Off The Wall (1979) and the 1982 phenomenon that was Thriller-the best-selling album of all time; editions of magazines featuring the family; and official merchandise, right down to Jacksons-branded breakfast cereal boxes with giveaway 7" records attached. Published to coincide with their 50th anniversary, The Jacksons: Legacy is the definitive behind-the-scenes chronicle of the Jacksons' lives and careers, celebrating 50 years of one of the greatest acts of all time.

Download or read book Yours in a Hurry written by Ann Kathleen Otto and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna and her brothers receive an inheritance from their parents after the turn of the century and leave Ohio, seeking employment and adventure, all the while staying in contact through letters to one another.

Download or read book Managing Leadership Anxiety written by Steve Cuss and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Can Learn to Handle the Onslaught of Internal and External Pressures Does anxiety get in the way of your ability to be an effective leader? Is your inability to notice when you and those around you are anxious keeping you "stuck" in chronic unhealthy patterns? In Managing Leadership Anxiety, pastor and spiritual growth expert Steve Cuss offers powerful tools to help you move from being managed by anxiety to managing anxiety. You'll develop the capacity to notice your anxiety and your group's anxiety. You will increase your sensitivity to the way groups develop systemic anxiety that keeps them trapped. Your personal self-awareness will increase as you learn how self gets in the way of identifying and addressing issues. Managing Leadership Anxiety offers valuable principles to those who are hungry to understand the source of the anxiety in themselves and in the people with whom they relate. Readers will be empowered to take back control of their lives and lead in mature and vibrant ways.

Download or read book I Live a Life Like Yours written by Jan Grue and published by FSG Originals. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A quietly brilliant book that warms slowly in the hands." —Dwight Garner, The New York Times I am not talking about surviving. I am not talking about becoming human, but about how I came to realize that I had always already been human. I am writing about all that I wanted to have, and how I got it. I am writing about what it cost, and how I was able to afford it. Jan Grue was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at the age of three. Shifting between specific periods of his life—his youth with his parents and sister in Norway; his years of study in Berkeley, St. Petersburg, and Amsterdam; and his current life as a professor, husband, and father—he intersperses these histories with elegant, astonishingly wise reflections on the world, social structures, disability, loss, relationships, and the body: in short, on what it means to be human. Along the way, Grue moves effortlessly between his own story and those of others, incorporating reflections on philosophy, film, art, and the work of writers from Joan Didion to Michael Foucault. He revives the cold, clinical language of his childhood, drawing from a stack of medical records that first forced the boy who thought of himself as “just Jan” to perceive that his body, and therefore his self, was defined by its defects. I Live a Life Like Yours is a love story. It is rich with loss, sorrow, and joy, and with the details of one life: a girlfriend pushing Grue through the airport and forgetting him next to the baggage claim; schoolmates forming a chain behind his wheelchair on the ice one winter day; his parents writing desperate letters in search of proper treatment for their son; his own young son climbing into his lap as he sits in his wheelchair, only to leap down and run away too quickly to catch. It is a story about accepting one’s own body and limitations, and learning to love life as it is while remaining open to hope and discovery.

Download or read book Garden City written by John Mark Comer and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've heard people say, "Who you are matters more than what you do." But does the Bible really teach us that? Join pastor and bestselling author John Mark Comer in Garden City as he guides twenty- and thirty-somethings through understanding and embracing their God-given calling. In Garden City, John Mark Comer gives a surprisingly countercultural take on the typical "spiritual" answer the church gives in response to questions about purpose and calling. Comer explores Scripture to discover God's original intent for how we're meant to spend our time, reshaping how you view and engage in your work, rest, and life. In these pages, you'll learn that, ultimately, what we do matters just as much as who we are. Garden City will help you find answers to questions like: Does God care where I work? Does he have a clear direction for me? How can I create a practice of rest? Praise for Garden City: "In Garden City, John Mark Comer takes the reader on a journey--from creation to the final heavenly city. But the journey is designed to let each of us see where we are to find ourselves in God's good plan to partner with us in the redemption of all creation. There is in Garden City an intoxication with the Bible's biggest and life-changing ideas." --Scot McKnight, Julius R. Mantey Professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary

Download or read book The Lost Pibroch written by Neil Munro and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The Lost Pibroch by Neil Munro

Download or read book Hurry Up written by Kate Dopirak and published by Beach Lane Books. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A busy boy and his dog learn to slow down and enjoy life together in this lyrical, rhyming picture book perfect for hurried families everywhere. For one busy boy, life is all hurry up, hurry down, hurry round and round and round! That is until he takes a big breath...and a big break...and slows down to see all the wonderful things in the world around him. From celebrated picture book creators Kate Dopirak and Christopher Silas Neal, this playful yet powerful picture book reminds us to be present, to be mindful, and to appreciate each moment.

Download or read book Wasim and the Champ written by Chris Ashley and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Footie-mad Wasim and his team mates enter the local football competition. But after an incident at the local mosque and a fight involving Wasim's older brother, the teams become split between white and Asian boys. In an exciting climax, Wasim and the surprise celebrity at the competition, an international boxing champion from their area, cleverly diffuse a tense situation. Also available: Wasim's Challenge (ISBN 9781847800565) Wasim the Wanderer (ISBN 9781845077457) Wasim One Star (ISBN 9781847801081)

Download or read book The Lost Pibroch written by Neil Munro and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Illyadra written by Adriel and published by Adriel House Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a journey into the spectacular worldbuilding of "Illyadra," the first book of the Archeodon Series—an epic fantasy masterpiece that seamlessly weaves together humor, trauma, and philosophy to navigate the intricate realms of oppression and systems of value. “Illyadra” is set in the realm of Zoë, a divided land that encompasses five distinct countries, each governed by a unique magic system personified in the Archeodon crowns. These crowns bestow their wearers and subjects with the power of influence, ranging from Destruction and Illusion to Alteration, Conjuration, and Restoration. In this enchanting universe, those wielding powerful magic, known as "vuu," reign supreme. Drawing inspiration from the likes of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" for its premise, “Eragon” for style, the Bible Project for theology, and the “Genealogy of Morality” for themes, "Illyadra" introduces a tale that transcends genres. It skillfully crafts a worldview that dances on the edge of convention, whose subtle undertones are an invitation for those who seek novels with Christian themes while remaining unobtrusive to those who don't. Renovia, once the best nation in the world, has collapsed. Siblings Kairo and Aterah are thrust into the future during their escape and lose the crown of restoration in the process. They reemerge generations later, amidst the remnants of their people—a society reduced to a primitive, stone age militia through war and oppression, struggling to survive without vuu in a world that revolves around it. The Sigu Nii, a barbaric society with a bloodlust social hierarchy, learn of Aterah's oracle ability to see the future in her dreams and unleash their most devastating magical forces and steal her away. Fatally injured during the raid, Kairo faces a monumental dilemma—abandon his post and plunge into foreign and hostile lands to save his sister before infection kills him, or else the Sigu Nii will exploit her dreams for Renovia's ultimate destruction. Other life-like characters include: Eidhin, a stuttering young farm boy in a culture that values the façade of knowledge above all else. While devoting his life to a church that pretends to stand for truth, he gets wrapped up in a global conspiracy, brainwashed, and sold into the slave trade system. Ayrah Veligreen, a girl prodigy in the destructive Sigu Nii arts, embarks on a relentless quest to unveil the truth behind her father's execution by the immortal god-king, Ash. And then there's Wesken—a kid with a staff, white hair, and a day-long memory. "Illyadra" masterfully encapsulates a diverse array of timeless story tropes—from evil empires and the echoes of Arthurian legends to the damsel in distress—even though it is a narrative that puts strong female main characters at the forefront. Beneath the surface, "Illyadra" alludes to profound themes of oppression, caste systems, and free will. The story bites deep, evoking both laughter and tears, as it invites readers to go soul searching and think deep about the choices that shape destinies.

Download or read book Peter written by Francis Hopkinson Smith and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frances Hopkinson Smith's family-oriented tale "Peter: A Novel of Which He Is Not the Hero" (1908) is the story of a bank worker and his interfering sister, Felicia, who visits him in New York each winter. It also portrays the nuptials of their nephew and niece, Ruth and Jack. The work examines the increasing materialism and changing attitudes of people at the turn of the 20th century and suggests that the affection and support of family elders plays a pivotal role in young peoples' lives

Download or read book Peter written by F. Hopkins Smith and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Time Ages in a Hurry written by Antonio Tabucchi and published by Archipelago. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the collection's title suggests, time's passage is the fil rouge of these stories. All of Tabucchi's characters struggle to find routes of escape from a present that is hard to bear, and from places in which political events have had deeply personal ramifications for their own lives. Each of the nine stories in Time Ages in a Hurry is an imaginative inquiry into something hidden or disguised, which can be uncovered not by reason but only by feeling and intuition, by what isn't said. Disquieted and disoriented yet utterly human in their loves and fears, the characters in these vibrant and often playful stories suffer from what Tabucchi once referred to as a "corrupted relationship with history." Each protagonist must confront phantoms from the past, misguided or false beliefs, and the deepest puzzles of identity--and each in his or her own way ends up experiencing "an infinite sense of liberation, as when finally we understand something we'd known all along and didn't want to know."

Download or read book Hurry Down Sunshine written by Michael Greenberg and published by HarperCollins Canada. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of 15, during one long and difficult summer, Michael Greenberg’s daughter, Sally, was struck mad. Her visionary crack-up occurred on the streets of Greenwich Village and continued, among other places, in the lost-in-time world of a Manhattan psychiatric ward during New York City’s most sweltering months. Hurry Down Sunshine is Greenberg’s journey toward comprehending mental illness in his own family. With touching honesty and intimacy, he reveals the effect of Sally’s mania on those closest to her, including her easygoing brother, her stalwart grandmother, her new-age mother, her artistic, loving stepmother—and, finally, on himself. Unsentimental, nuanced and deeply humane, Hurry Down Sunshine is a transcendent memoir about mental illness and the restorative power of one father’s love for his daughter.

Download or read book Peter written by Francis Hopkinson Smith and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2007-11-28 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming tale of joy and pleasure is narrated in these pages. The love of elders and their blessings are a vital part of one's life. It is through their blessings that one gets ahead and progresses. In this family oriented work, Smith has created an engaging atmosphere with his beautiful style and plot.