Download or read book Tears of Pain Tears of Joy One Mother s Story written by Paula Baysinger Morhardt and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-20 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you start married life at 17, problems are everywhere you look. First baby, second baby, husband out late, children getting sick. Problems, problems, and more problems. But there are bright moments, too-the first daughter-in-law, the first grandbaby. Tears of pain and tears of joy were shed during the first 25 years of this marriage. Learn what being a mother meant to this woman, and how she handled it.
Download or read book How Winter Began written by Joy Castro and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iréne gives the wealthy businessmen what they want, diving headfirst into the filthy river, thinking only of providing for her baby daughter, Marisa, as the men salivate over her soaked body emerging onto the bank. A young boy tries to befriend the reticent younger sister of the town's cruelest bully, only to discover the family betrayal behind her quiet countenance. Josefa, a young bride, is executed for murdering the man who raped her. Joy Castro's How Winter Began traces these and other characters as they seek compassion from each other and themselves. Thematically linked by the lives of women, especially Latinas, and their experiences of poverty and violence in a white-dominated, wealth-obsessed culture, How Winter Began is a delicately wrought collection of stories. The question at the heart of this riveting book is how or whether to trust one another after the rupture of betrayal.
Download or read book Surviving Sorrow written by Kim Erickson and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advice from One Grieving Mom to Others When Kim’s three-year-old son tragically passed away, she found plenty of resources on grieving. She says what she really needed, though, "was someone who would give me advice for living, not just grieving . . . How do I get through the grocery store without crying? What do I do with my son’s things? When will my mind stop replaying the emergency room scene?" Now, ten years later, she’s written that book. With raw vulnerability, a deep well of wisdom, and the practical knowledge of someone who’s been there, she walks grieving moms through the life-after-death process from how to plan the funeral to how to deal with friends, family, holidays, and birthdays. This is a profound and powerful resource that’s invaluable for the mom who has lost a child—and for her friends and family who want to love her well.
Download or read book When God Created Mothers written by Erma Bombeck and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it first appeared in Erma Bombeck's Mother's Day column in 1974, When God Created Mothers was an instant success, clipped from newspapers, tucked into purses, and tacked onto refrigerators all over America. Now in this beautiful keepsake edition, Bombeck's moving words are paired with original art that bring to life the warm portrait of motherhood contained within.An angel marvels at the detail and overtime that the good Lord is putting into his creation of mothers. Despite the six pairs of hands and the three pairs of eyes that every mother needs, the angel thinks she has discovered a flaw:"There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model.""It's not a leak," said the Lord. "It's a tear.""What's it for?""It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness and pride.""You are a genius," said the angel.The Lord looked somber, "I didn't put it there."Every mother will treasure this moving tribute, penned by America's most beloved expert on motherhood.
Download or read book The Girl Death Left Behind written by Lurlene McDaniel and published by Laurel Leaf. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will be touched and inspired by this latest novel from bestselling author Lurlene McDaniel: Beth's world has been torn apart. She cannot figure out how to go on when a car accident claims the lives of her entire family, and she is the only survivor. Things seem to get even worse when she moves in with her aunt and her spoiled cousin, Terri. But with the love and support of her aunt and some unexpected friends, Beth struggles to overcome the despair that threatens to consume her. Will she be able to move past the painful memories without feeling guilty for being a survivor?
Download or read book Eventown written by Corey Ann Haydu and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kirkus Best Books of 2019 * Kids’ Indie Next Pick List * Bookpage Best Books of 2019: Middle Grade “Beautiful, mysterious and deeply satisfying.” —Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me and Goodbye Stranger The world tilted for Elodee this year, and now it’s impossible for her to be the same as she was before. Not when her feelings have such a strong grip on her heart. Not when she and her twin sister, Naomi, seem to be drifting apart. So when Elodee’s mom gets a new job in Eventown, moving seems like it might just fix everything. Indeed, life in Eventown is comforting and exciting all at once. Their kitchen comes with a box of recipes for Elodee to try. Everyone takes the scenic way to school or work—past rows of rosebushes and unexpected waterfalls. On blueberry-picking field trips, every berry is perfectly ripe. Sure, there are a few odd rules, and the houses all look exactly alike, but it’s easy enough to explain—until Elodee realizes that there are only three ice cream flavors in Eventown. Ever. And they play only one song in music class. Everything may be “even” in Eventown, but is there a price to pay for perfection—and pretending? “Engrossing.” —New York Times Book Review “Enchanting, heart-rending, and bittersweet.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “An emotionally complex and wonderfully told story.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Thought-provoking.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Download or read book Seeing Through Tears written by Judith Kay Nelson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeing Through Tears is a groundbreaking examination of crying behavior and the meaning behind our tears. Drawing from attachment theory and her own original research, Judith Nelson presents an exciting new view of crying as a part of our inborn equipment for establishing and maintaining emotional connections. In a comprehensive look at crying through the life cycle, this insightful volume presents a novel theoretical framework before offering useful and practical advice for dealing with this most fundamental of human behaviors.
Download or read book Amazing Grace for Mothers written by Emily Cavins and published by Ascension Press. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amazing Grace for Mothers will lift your heart and send your spirit soaring. You will laugh, you will cry, but most of all you will be refreshed by stories of love, inspiration, miracles, and God's amazing grace. This collection of 101 stories will bring you the warmth and support of other women, all dedicated to the same glorious role motherhood. In these pages, you will meet: ● A mother who hears the most beautiful word in the world ‘Mom’ from a son who came out of a 19-year coma just moments before. ● An NFL football star whose sacrificial giving to underprivileged kids is the result of the life lessons instilled by the single mother who raised him. ● A little boy who asks his mother about the daddy he has never met and then ends up playing matchmaker. ● A pregnant wife with cancer whose husband exhibits heroic love after she reveals a long-hidden secret. ● A mother who is gored by a marlin and, near death, curses God for taking her from her children and then experiences the depths of God's love. Amazing Grace for Mothers is a retreat in a book that will help you celebrate the beauty and joy of motherhood. It is the perfect gift for any mother, whatever stage of motherhood she is in. Experience God's love. Experience his amazing grace.
Download or read book Tears of Sadness Tears of Joy written by Jo Vamos Honig and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a memoir of a successful Indiana pastor, eventually diagnosed with a bi-polar disorder, and of his wife, who made that journey with him. Through the years Bill and Jo experienced many challenges; bi-polar illness, breast cancer, a near divorce, a hurtful situation in the church that caused Bill to consider leaving the ministry, as well as several frightening episodes in the community, including one in which he helped avoiding a race riot. Bill and Jo grew in faith and developed a deep love and appreciation for each other. The setting of the story are the flat lands of Indiana and exotic places in India and Africa. What makes this story unique is Bill's courage to provide a graphic description of his experience in a psychiatric hospital. By sharing his story, Bill hoped readers would gain insight into the impact of this disease and how one can still live a productive life"--
Download or read book Aching Joy written by Jason Hague and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When his oldest son was diagnosed with severe autism, pastor Jason Hague found himself trapped, stuck between perpetual sadness and a lower, safer kind of hope. This is the common struggle for those of us walking through the Land of Unanswered Prayer. Life doesn’t look the way we expected, so we seek to protect ourselves from further disappointment. But God has a third path for us, beyond sadness or resignation: the way of aching joy. Christ himself is with us here, beckoning us toward the treasures hidden in the darkness. Aching Joy is an honest psalm of hope for those walking between pain and promise: the aching of a broken world and the beauty of a loving God. In this place, rather than trying to dodge the pain, we choose to feel it all—and to see where Jesus is in the midst of struggle. And because we make that choice, we feel all the good that comes with it, too. This is Jason’s story. This is your story. Come, find your joy within the aching.
Download or read book Greek Laughter and Tears written by Margaret Alexiou and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-05 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the range and complexity of human emotions and their transmission across cultural traditionsWhat makes us laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time? How do these two primal, seemingly discrete and non-verbal modes of expression intersect in everyday life and ritual, and what range of emotions do they evoke? How may they be voiced, shaped and coloured in literature and liturgy, art and music?Bringing together scholars from diverse periods and disciplines of Hellenic and Byzantine studies, this volume explores the shifting shapes and functions of laughter and tears. With a focus on the tragic, the comic and the tragicomic dimensions of laughter and tears in art, literature and performance, as well as on their emotional, socio-cultural and religious significance, it breaks new ground in the study of ancient and Byzantine affectivity.Key featuresIncludes an international cast of 25 distinguished contributors Prominence is given to performative arts and to interactions with other cultures Transitions from Late Antiquity to Byzantium, and from Byzantium to the Renaissance, form focal points from which contributors look backwards, forwards and sidewaysHighlights the variety, audacity and quality of the finest Byzantine works and the extent to which they anticipated the renaissance
Download or read book The Mothers friend ed by Ann Jane written by Ann Jane and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why Do We Cry written by Fran Pintadera and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoughtful, poetic book uses metaphors and beautiful imagery to explore the reasons for our tears. In a soft voice, Mario asks, “Mother, why do we cry?” And his mother begins to tell him about the many reasons for our tears. We cry because our sadness is so huge it must escape from our bodies. We cry because we don’t understand the world, and our tears go in search of an answer. Most important, she tells him, we cry because we feel like crying. And, as she shows him then, sometimes we feel like crying for joy. This warm, reassuring hug of a book makes clear that everyone is allowed to cry, and that everyone does.
Download or read book A Round of Stories by the Christmas Fire written by Household words. a weekly journal and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Charlotte Perkins Gilman Novels Stories Poems LOA 356 written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and published by Library of America. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive edition of the groundbreaking feminist fiction of a nineteenth century pioneer Library of America presents the fullest selection ever of visionary American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman: two novels, forty-four brilliant short stories, nearly two-hundred poems, and both the published and manuscript versions of the landmark story “The Yellow Wall-Paper.” The short fiction presented here showcases Gilman’s mastery of ghost stories, allegorical fantasy, and social realism and includes a virtuoso series of stories written in imitation of the most acclaimed authors of her day. The utopian novels Herland and With Her in Ourland—about a remote and isolated society of women—are pioneering works of speculative fiction and still-incisive commentaries on the politics of gender. Gilman was known to her contemporaries first and foremost as a poet, and this volume brings together her collection In This Our World with more than fifty other poems, many written in support of suffrage and other causes.
Download or read book Poems Memories Short Stories written by Edward Kelley and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-10-03 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have always loved flowers, nature, and poetry. I have added some of that to the book. I was born in a small town in the mountains of Virginia. Some stories are about that area. I have a nice family that I love dearly; some stories are about them. Poems about Mom and Dad have been added. I have listed a few stories from the Bible that may be of interest to some readers. I lost my daughter Becky at the age of forty-two. She was precious to me; it brings tears to my eyes as I think of the day the car accident took her from me. I wrote some poems about her. I have written stories about many subjects. A lot of good memories of my life are in the book. Perhaps others may have good memories of the life they have lived as they read it. I enjoy reading my book and hope other readers will find it interesting.
Download or read book Just 23 written by Valerie M. Bell and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just 23 will take you on a journey through the days that followed the fifty shots that were blasted by New York City Police officers, resulting in the murder of Sean Bell. Valerie Bell finds herself having to regroup and reconnect with her emotions. Her poignant recollection, as revealed to her goddaughter Kisha, gives an account of a mothers heart that is ripped opened and filled with distress over the loss of her child.
