Download or read book Dedicated Lives written by Michael Scofield and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 2016-09-05 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book honors the legions of people in the United States who are dedicating their lives to helping others. The representative thirteen in-depth talks with fourteen people you’re about to eavesdrop on took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The author has g

Download or read book A Dedicated Life written by David Lawrence and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this inspiring memoir, “an unfailing champion for all children . . . shares his ever- committed life story . . . What an example he is for all of us” (Marian Wright Edelman, President of the Children’s Defense Fund). After spending three decades in journalism as a newspaper reporter, editor and publisher, Dave Lawrence dedicated his life to a new mission: making sure every child has a real chance to succeed. A prominent advocate for children across the country, David helped found The Children’s Movement of Florida, an organization that launched in 2010 with the purpose of making Florida’s children, especially in their early years, the top priority for state investment. In A Dedicated Life, David tells his story from his time at the Detroit Free Press and the Miami Herald to his “retirement” at fifty-six, when he transitioned into his new calling and began making significant strides in Florida’s pre-K programs, parent skill-building, and so much more. “This special book is the story of a good man who has lived an impressive, fascinating, full life dedicated to his family, his profession, his faith and his service to others, especially the youngest and most vulnerable among us.” —Jeb Bush, Florida’s 43rd Governor “[A] highly principled man applying his talents and values in a transitioning America.” —Bob Graham, Florida’s 38th Governor and former Senator

Download or read book No One Tells You This written by Glynnis MacNicol and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featured in multiple “must-read” lists, No One Tells You This is “sharp, intimate…A funny, frank, and fearless memoir…and a refreshing view of the possibilities—and pitfalls—personal freedom can offer modern women” (Kirkus Reviews). If the story doesn’t end with marriage or a child, what then? This question plagued Glynnis MacNicol on the eve of her fortieth birthday. Despite a successful career as a writer, and an exciting life in New York City, Glynnis was constantly reminded she had neither of the things the world expected of a woman her age: a partner or a baby. She knew she was supposed to feel bad about this. After all, single women and those without children are often seen as objects of pity or indulgent spoiled creatures who think only of themselves. Glynnis refused to be cast into either of those roles, and yet the question remained: What now? There was no good blueprint for how to be a woman alone in the world. It was time to create one. Over the course of her fortieth year, which this ​“beguiling” (The Washington Post) memoir chronicles, Glynnis embarks on a revealing journey of self-discovery that continually contradicts everything she’d been led to expect. Through the trials of family illness and turmoil, and the thrills of far-flung travel and adventures with men, young and old (and sometimes wearing cowboy hats), she wrestles with her biggest hopes and fears about love, death, sex, friendship, and loneliness. In doing so, she discovers that holding the power to determine her own fate requires a resilience and courage that no one talks about, and is more rewarding than anyone imagines. “Amid the raft of motherhood memoirs out this summer, it’s refreshing to read a book unapologetically dedicated to the fulfillment of single life” (Vogue). No One Tells You This is an “honest” (Huffington Post) reckoning with modern womanhood and “a perfect balance between edgy and poignant” (People)—an exhilarating journey that will resonate with anyone determined to live by their own rules.

Download or read book Our Lives Out Loud written by Ann Louise Gilligan and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating story of love and campaigning for equality and social justice. When Katherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan met it was love. It has been love through twenty-seven years together. But that love had consequences which brought this couple to the High Court, and beyond. They met at Boston College. Returning to Ireland, their relationship had to be kept secret. Jobs were at stake, and elevation to positions of authority could be jeopardised. What would happen if one of them died? Only a married couple received the support of the state in such circumstances. Ireland rejected their Canadian marriage and they had to make a huge decision: to go public and fight or to stay quiet and suffer the consequences? Here they offer their deeply personal story – out loud for all to read. Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Download or read book Key Moments written by Liz Mohn and published by Currency. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You always saw the world as your workplace." In 2009, this was how Reinhard Mohn--the man who turned Bertelsmann AG from an unremarkable, postwar German business into a successful, international media conglomerate--described the professional dedication of his wife, Liz Mohn. Born into a seemingly hopeless world, this girl from Wiedenbrück, Germany, grew into a proactive woman who, following her late husband's death, now represents the fifth generation of Bertelsmann's ownership. She sits on the company's supervisory board, where for decades she has brought unconventional ideas to a traditional media empire, and she also serves as vice chairwoman of the Bertelsmann Foundation's executive board. In her new book, Key Moments, Mohn tells her remarkable personal history, recalling with great candor the difficult early years in Gütersloh and how she grew into her role at the side of her influential husband. She met challenges with curiosity and a desire to learn from her mistakes. Through it all, she followed her life's motto: Try it. You can do it. An active philanthropist, Mohn highlights the importance of every individual being accountable to a greater good while appealing to the social responsibility of the political and economic sectors as well. She makes the case that each of us is called to contribute his or her part toward creating a successful future. This, of course, is what Liz Mohn has done all of her life. In light of her efforts and successes, she is often asked, "How do you do it all?" Key Moments gives readers a fascinating insight into the answer.

Download or read book Dedicated to God written by Abbie Reese and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second decade of the twenty-first century, Catholicism appears under siege. Reporters fixate on drama-accusations, investigations, the selection of a new pope. They ignore the inner story, the very reason why the church has survived from the Roman Empire's persecution through Renaissance splendor to the present day. This is the story of a search for truth, peace, and salvation, a story of selfless dedication that continues behind monastic walls even in our time. In Dedicated to God, Abbie Reese opens a window onto the Corpus Christi Monastery of the Poor Clare Colettine Order, a community of cloistered monastic nuns living within a 25,000-square foot enclosure near Rockford, Illinois. It is a world apart from our noisy, digital, hyper-connected world, a world of poverty, simplicity, and prayer. These women have surrendered everything-their names, shoes, even their families. They disappear from the larger world; when one dies, the order marks her grave with a simple stone indicating religious name and death date, nothing more. While they live, they pray five times a day at the Liturgy of the Hours for the victims of catastrophes and personal tragedies around the globe. The author spent six years learning their individual stories and the ancient rules they have chosen to live by. Reese makes that choice understandable, showing how each nun's values led her there, even if families were sometimes befuddled (one great-niece calls the monastery "the Jesus cage"). With an eye for complexity, Reese ranges from the challenges individuals face (she calls one "the claustrophobic nun") to the uncomprehending society that threatens this place with extinction.

Download or read book Discipleship written by Anton Labuschagne and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you 100 percent convinced of the true heart of God who loves you unconditionally, unmerited, and undeserved? Do you have a deep revelation of what the finished work of the cross means and how you can apply that every day to live a victorious life? Do you have an intimate relationship with the most important person on earth, the Holy Spirit? Do you have a clear understanding of what kingdom life entails? What does it mean to you that you are positioned "in Christ"? What part do you believe you can play in effectively expanding this powerful kingdom we are a part off? The lack of true discipleship undermines everything that we seek to accomplish as believers in this life. Many Christians never commit to a growing relationship with the Lord and because of this become unfit to face the challenges in life. This book will inspire every believer and give practical guidelines to help discover the significance of our authority and identity in Christ. It brings dispensational understanding that allows every child of God to possess everything which Jesus paid for on the cross. After all, it makes you fall in love with God all over again.

Download or read book The Life of Abraham Lincoln written by Ida Minerva Tarbell and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Textuality and Inter textuality in the Mahabharata written by Pradeep Trikha and published by Sarup & Sons. This book was released on 2006 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at the National Seminar on Textuality and Intertextuality in the Mahabharata : Myth, Meaning and Metamorphosis held at Ajmer.

Download or read book The Works of the Rt Rev Charles C Grafton Vocation or The Call of the Divine Master to a sister s life and other writings of the religious life written by Charles Chapman Grafton and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Nation in Making written by Sir Surendranath Banerjea and published by London ; Toronto : H. Milford. This book was released on 1925 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book She Has Done a Beautiful Thing for Me written by Anne C. Kwantes and published by PhilAm Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Goldwin Smith His Life and Opinions written by Arnold Haultain and published by McClelland & Goodchild. This book was released on 1914 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Spirit Growth Volume 1 written by Rodger Gibbs and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through poetry, prayer and its answers, sermon notes, Bible study, and quiet time in communion with God, Gibbs describes his life in Christ. (Christian)

Download or read book Vatican Council II written by Elizabeth Harrington and published by ATF Press. This book was released on 2013-08-31 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sacrosanctum Concilium opened the door to all Christians to understand the contemporary challenge to their life and health, and it started with the reform of the liturgy. In the words of Paul VI the liturgy is the 'first source of life communicated to us, the first school of our spiritual life, the first gift we can give to Christian people by our believing and praying, and the first invitation to the world.' That is surely true for all of us.

Download or read book Tell Me a Riddle written by Tillie Olsen and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains an authoritative text of the story, along with a chronology, critical essays, and a bibliography.

Download or read book Choosing the Best written by Matthew O. Sadiku and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want your life to really count? If so, you must learn to make the right choices because the choices you make turn around to make you. The way you choose has the potential of increasing or decreasing your joy in life. Making a quality choice between several alternatives is tough. To ease the path and alleviate the problem of making wrong choices, this book presents twelve major criteria you should consider in making choices. These criteria include: - The Greatest Tragedy - The Greatest Mistake - The Greatest Priority - The Greatest Knowledge - The Greatest Pursuit - The Greatest Motive - The Greatest Motivation - The Greatest Influence - The Greatest Enemy - The Greatest Friend - The Greatest Helper - The Greatest Power These criteria affect our personal, social, and spiritual life. Choosing the best involves making choices in view of the criteria. It involves having priorities and being focused in life. Choosing the best is knowing what God wants you to accomplish in life and investing your resources-time, talent, and treasure-on just that. In short, it is to live for the things that really matter in the long run.