Download or read book The Brave Art of Motherhood written by Rachel Marie Martin and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full-time FindingJoy.net blogger, speaker, marketer, podcaster, and single mom of seven, Rachel Marie Martin presents a rallying cry to anyone who believes the lie that she is "just a mom." Over the years, you willingly pour everything you have into your family, but in the process, you lose the essence of who you are. In her characteristic raw and visceral style, Rachel teaches you how to rewrite the pages of your story, follow your passion, and discover the beauty of who you are. Drawing on lessons from her own incredible journey--together with insight from conversations with thousands of other women--Rachel encourages moms to break cycles, take off masks, and prevent fear from taking control. She balances her "no excuses" approach with breathing room and grace for those messy moments in life and mothering. Rachel reminds you there is always a reason to hope, to move forward, and to dare the impossible. You can make changes. You can pursue dreams, find yourself, and live a life of deep happiness and boundless joy. Stop waiting for "someday." Take hold of the moment, and say yes to your dreams.

Download or read book Planning to Live written by Heather Wardell and published by Heather Wardell. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-something Rhiannon is an obsessive planner and goal-setter, but somehow nothing she achieves ever seems good enough to her. Determined to lose forty pounds for her best friend’s August wedding, Rhiannon flees her parents’ house in a Christmas-day blizzard to avoid the temptation of all her favorite foods, but her car skids off the deserted road into a tree. Unable to escape the car, with her leg trapped and bleeding and her cell phone out of reach, Rhiannon is at first certain she’ll be rescued and writes notes to her friends and family to pass the time. As the weather cools and her condition deteriorates, though, she recognizes the possibility that her life might be over. Interspersed with increasingly desperate escape attempts, her letters become deeper and more heart-felt as she comes to see what really matters in life. She's spent her whole life planning but hasn't ever really lived. Will she get the chance to change that?

Download or read book Nothing Goes as Planned a Novel written by Charles Carroll Lee and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing Goes As Planned - A Novel The Carson’s are in the fight of their lives as a friend shows no remorse for his past misdeeds, and a “girlfriend” wants a helping hand in spite of her previous crimes. However, these two people become entangled in an unthinkable situation that will ultimately end in death. Shannon Carson, a Gulf War veteran, is the hero of this fictional story. His family members, Courtney, Irene, Stanley, Noelle, and Helena, serve as revenge seeking and supporting characters as they soon realize that - “Nothing Goes As Planned.” Central Virginia is the backdrop for this tale of lies, treachery, sex, bullying and murder until the gruesome conclusion.

Download or read book Letters to My Mother written by Mary Ruth Borg and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I knew I liked to write when I was a teenager, locking myself in my room. I was angry, frustrated and needed a positive outlet. I was tired of breaking things. I was sad having to pick up pieces of my little treasures. So I picked up a pencil to write about how I felt and why I was being self-destructive. I was determined to find a way to diffuse the confusion in my head. Taught very early to pray, I'd put my prayers on paper. Seeing something written brought me back into reality. I had a reference point. Something I could read over and over to remind myself who I was and that I would be okay. This is my story of survival. My journey from the traumatic experience of being molested countless times by my step-father while living within the strict religious practices of Jehovah's Witnesses to my healing process with Parents United. I thought my life of confusion, mistrust and low self-esteem could never change. As I got older, I attracted more dysfunction in my choices. I didn't know I could change that. I didn't know any better. I became afraid for my children. I thought I was crazy and didn't have good parenting skills. After years of therapy, I learned to have control over my life and how to take the power back that I kept giving away. I am no longer a victim. It has been a long and twisty road. Today, I am proud to be happy, healthy and productive in my world. I am proud to be a survivor! I hope to inspire others and give them hope that the craziness in their heads can go away. I want to keep talking about this until the cycle is broken and all children are safe.

Download or read book Tiny Beautiful Things written by Cheryl Strayed and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Soon to be a Hulu Original series • The internationally acclaimed author of Wild collects the best of The Rumpus's Dear Sugar advice columns plus never-before-published pieces. Rich with humor and insight—and absolute honesty—this "wise and compassionate" (New York Times Book Review) book is a balm for everything life throws our way. Life can be hard: your lover cheats on you; you lose a family member; you can’t pay the bills—and it can be great: you’ve had the hottest sex of your life; you get that plum job; you muster the courage to write your novel. Sugar—the once-anonymous online columnist at The Rumpus, now revealed as Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir Wild—is the person thousands turn to for advice.

Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Download or read book Dear Mom Volume IV written by Sankalita Roy, Akshay Sharma, Biren Sasmal, Daisy Bala, Vardan Singh, Tulika Majumder, Srijita Dutta, Swetha Sankaranarayanan, Juvy Pem, Palak Chauhan and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-10 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Selfless and unconditional. I have heard those words many times, but it did not occur to me before that they were perhaps discovered only to describe a Mother.” – Rohit Dharupta, Third Button

Download or read book It s Always Been You written by Elle Wright and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They just crossed the line… Newly minted Dr. Lovely “Love” Washington plans to devote her medical career to helping women. But her own happy ending eludes her. Then one morning she wakes up in a Vegas hotel under the sheets with the very familiar and extremely charming Dr. Drake Jackson. The longtime best friends didn’t only become overnight lovers. They got married, even if neither remembers tying the knot. And Love is tormented by sizzling memories of the passion-filled night they shared. Matters of the heart have always fascinated Drake. Now the aspiring cardiothoracic surgeon and in-demand playboy must confront his growing feelings for his oldest, most alluring, off-limits friend. Amid a disastrous family reunion and the unwanted attention of Love’s persistent ex-boyfriend, the newlyweds are digging themselves deeper into a deception that has to end. Or does it? Has Drake finally found what’s been right in front of him all along—the true Love of his life?

Download or read book Wildflower written by Aiken A. Brown and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2024-10-13 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emily McLachlan is a smalltown girl of mind and moxie, a dreamer, fiercely loyal to her best friend, Morgan, and their lifelong friendship that is the soundtrack of her life. Morgan McLachlan, once a smalltown quarterback who dreamed of a different stage, is now, along with his wife, fellow singer/songwriter Taylor McLachlan, country music’s newest sensation. At twenty-six, after completing her master’s degree and pursuing a career in the music industry, Emily has become a fearless, capable, Nashville-based agent and showrunner overseeing her biggest tour yet, all while seeking out ways to bring deeper meaning to it all. Wildflower is the story of a sold-out, country music tour, a cross-country road trip, and an unforgettable journey of faith and friendship that unfolds one wildflower summer.

Download or read book Substitute written by Nicholson Baker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how the author became an on-call substitute teacher in pursuit of the realities of American public education, describing his complex difficulties with helping educate today's students in spite of flawed curriculums and interpersonal challenges.

Download or read book As Quiet as It S Kept Shhh written by Jacquelyn Dortch and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-06-14 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Quite as Its Kept is a journey into the heart, mind, and soul of the author. Jacquelyn Dortch has used writing as a means of dealing with lifes joys and challenges. This book is a compilation of short stories and poems that depict major events occurring in Jacquis life. She credits these events as the driving forces for how she stumbled into her purpose. The ultimate reward for this author is that someone might be inspired or encouraged by her words.

Download or read book Reborn As the Mate of the Cursed Alpha King written by Lance Lunar and published by StarNovel (HK) Co., Limited. This book was released on 2024-03-21 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emily's life was shattered by the ultimate betrayal. In her past, she was a devoted sister and wife, but the flames of treachery consumed her, leaving her to die in a fire set by her own husband and sister. However, the moon had other plans, granting her a second chance at life. Reborn on her 18th birthday, Emily awakens to the cruel truth of her sister's envy and her husband's sinister intentions. Determined to rewrite her destiny, Emily rejects her deceitful mate, only to discover her soul is intertwined with that of the enigmatic Lycan King Benson Doorson, the sworn enemy of her ex-husband. What will Emily choose? Love or revenge?

Download or read book Get It Together written by Melanie Cullen and published by Nolo. This book was released on 2024-09-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you die or get sick, your loved ones will need access to important details that only you may know. This workbook helps you organize and store that information so that it’s available when they need it. It’s not just a notebook with lists, it’s a workbook that helps you find, organize, and store your records.

Download or read book Steele S Embrace written by K.L. Burrell and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-05-26 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chloe and Kellen have begun to build a life together. They have a new home on Jupiter Island. The spa is doing well. Kellens gym franchise is expanding. They are happy and seem to have everything they could possibly want. Or do they? Planning for their future should be a time of happiness. But their plans for a future together are challenged. Does Kellens past continue to interfere with their plans? Chloes love for Kellen will be tested. She stands to lose everything, even those she loves. Will she be strong enough to face the demons before them? Will she stay or walk away from the man she loves? Will Kellen be able to lay his past to rest and keep the woman he loves by his side? The romance and heat continue in Palm Beach County as the story of Chloe and Kellen takes many turns. Some are good; some are not. Will they be strong enough to make it through what lies ahead? Only time and love will tell.

Download or read book Dear Diary Just Thinking written by Bettie Jo Walker and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-19 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Hope for All I wish you love, peace, joy and healings. Love God, love others, and love yourself with your whole heart. Make a difference for the better by sharing your love and God-given talents as you encourage those around you. Others will not have to guess that you truly care when you let them know by what you say and how you say itWhat you do and how you do it. When others think of you, let them get a good feeling and Smile!

Download or read book The Bride Groom Thank You Guide written by Sharon Naylor Toris and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-06-06 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can I ever thank you? Thank-you notes are essential-but they don't have to be torturous to write and stilting to read. With this concise guide, modern couples can make the task easy while adding essential personal touches to each note they send. Filled with information on everything about writing the perfect thank-you, including: - Modern technology like email, DVDs, and videostreaming-to use or not to use? - The top 15 thank-you mistakes-and how to avoid them - A thank-you thesaurus - How to word thank-yous for non-traditional gifts, including charitable donations and honeymoon registries - Thanking the bridal party and other special people - Creating unique cards with stamp art, photos, and more - Thank-you checklists, shopping lists, and a writing timetable

Download or read book Touch the Face of God written by Robert Vaughan and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2002-02-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inspirational novel explores the drama, sweep, and grandeur of World War II--those who fought it overseas and those who lived through it on the home front--and a time when faith in God was our national security. "Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth . . . Put out my hand, and touched the face of God"--John Gillespie Magee, Jr., a WWII airman who died in combat at the age of 19. It has been called "The Last Good War" and those who fought it have been called "The Greatest Generation." They lived every day as if it were their last--loving, laughing, and trusting that God held their future. In this moving novel, Lt. Mark White, a B-17 bomber pilot, meets Emily Hagan only weeks before he ships out to England. They fall in love through letters as each faces the war on separate sides of the Atlantic, but will the war and a misunderstanding tear them apart forever? Lt. Lee Arlington Grant has disappointed his military family by becoming a chaplain instead of a warrior. He hopes his service in the war will heal his rift with his father while he shares Christ with his fellow soldiers-especially Tom Canby. Their lives and the lives of the men and women who fight at their side are interwoven with danger, romance, tragedy, and ultimately hope as the war and their roles in it draw to a close. This powerful story is about a man's love for a woman, the soldiers' love for their country, and the love of God for each of His children. Written by a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, Touch The Face of God brings to life a time and a place that is quickly being forgotten.