The essential guide to giving your baby the best possible start in life. Why bother making your own baby food when there are so many choices conveniently located at your grocery store? Unfortunately, many people don’t realize just how easy (not to mention economical!) it is to make your own. Armed with a steamer, a blender and a little planning, in one afternoon parents can prepare a month’s supply of healthy, wholesome meals for their infants and toddlers -- food that’s bursting with nutrition and flavour. By introducing your baby to a wide range of fresh, stimulating tastes and textures, you will help establish healthy eating patterns they will follow into adulthood. Recipes such as Vegetable Ragout, Broccoli Risotto, Chicken Apple Delight and Gourmet Tuna Melts, all kid-tested and mom-approved, are grouped according to age: four to six months, six to eight months, eight to twelve months and twelve to twenty-four months. And most of the recipes are designed to be prepared in advance and frozen in single servings. It couldn’t be easier to provide your baby with great taste, freshness, variety and balanced nutrition. It’s also important to note that none of the recipes in this book contains any added salt or sugar, not to mention the starches and fillers found in many commercially prepared jarred varieties. The Baby’s Table was co-written by a teacher and a medical doctor, in response to patient demand and their own needs as parents. Creative recipes that stress the importance of whole foods and fresh ingredients, in combination with current medical/nutritional information that complies with the Canadian Paediatric Society’s guidelines, make this book the most comprehensive resource available for practical advice on feeding your baby. Your baby’s nutrition is critical for growth and development. Making your own baby food is a fun and cost-efficient way to participate in your baby’s health, offering the widest variety of textures and flavours, as well as many other nutritional advantages not available in commercial baby food. Give it a try and watch your little one grin from ear to ear! Also included are weekly and monthly meal-planners, growth and development charts, and detailed information on relevant topics such as: • Breastfeeding • Weaning • Formulas • Vitamin supplementation • Timing of introducing new foods • Food allergies and intolerances • Omega-3 fatty acids • Choking • Iron deficiency • Fluoride use
Looking for STEM-driven literature for your middle grades classroom? This literature-based thematic unit features character studies, vocabulary and number puzzles, research in renewable resources and recycling, instructions for creative student expressions such as lapbooks, and much more
Concert pianist Alyson Anderson comes to Dawson, Oklahoma, searching for a place to hide. She needs to escape the spotlight and come to terms with her fiancé's betrayal and a bombshell family secret. What she finds is her free-spirited grandmother and a host of kind strangers who give her a sense of belonging she's never known. And then there's Jason Bradshaw, a charming bull rider on the mend. At a crossroads in his own life, he's willing to teach Alyson about faith—and love—if she'll let him. But would opening her heart mean sacrificing her newfound freedom and independence?
Former bad boy turned cowboy Jeremy Hightree is back in town. And he wants to bulldoze an old broken-down church. Problem is, his old love Beth Bradshaw won't let him. She's got strong memories of that church—and of him—and won't let him destroy it. Then a storm sweeps through town, and Back Street Church is the perfect shelter for townspeople who've lost their homes. As Jeremy and Beth work together to rebuild their community, he realizes that God has led him back home for a reason. And that this cowboy's homecoming just might become permanent….
Cowboys get a second chance at love in these two stories by author Brenda Minton The Cowboy’s Family Widower Wyatt Johnson brought his two little girls home to Dawson, Oklahoma, looking for a place to heal after his wife’s passing. He’s in for a surprise when lovely young nanny Rachel Waters shows up on his doorstep. In Rachel he finds a nurturing woman whom his daughters adore. Together, Wyatt and Rachel help each other realize that they’re deserving of a second chance at love. The Cowboy’s Homecoming Former bad boy turned cowboy Jeremy Hightree is back in town and wanting to bulldoze a run-down church. But old love Beth Bradshaw won’t let him destroy a place where they shared such fond memories. Then a storm sweeps through town and it becomes the perfect shelter. As Jeremy and Beth work to rebuild their community, he realizes that his homecoming just might become permanent…
When an earthquake hits New Madrid on her thirteenth birthday, Crystal Brave sets out to find her parents, who had been studying petroglyphs on Taum Sauk Mountain.
Looking for curricula to help children understand Down syndrome? Jon's Bouncing Ball: Yellowstone National Park, a book written by Marva Dale Bicknell, takes readers on a journey through the majestic park in an all-inclusive adventure to learn environmental lessons from an ancient Arapaho elder. This literature-based thematic unit features an introduction for teachers; vocabulary practice; before, during and after reading activities to engage students, and much more!
Having a crush on her drop–dead–gorgeous boss could get Hopewell General intern Jasmine Campbell fired...especially with the prestigious Virginia hospital reeling from a shocking scandal. But head resident Lucien De Winter is impossible to resist. And he's arousing a healthy dose of desire as the good doctor wages an all–out war to make the sheltered Southern belle his own... Head over heels for Jasmine, Lucien vows to keep their relationship a secret. He knows they're playing a dangerous game, but he can't live without the sensual sister. Even if it means putting his hard–fought career on the line, the seduced surgeon is ready to risk it all. Because Lucien knows that the only thing to cure his acute condition is a lifetime of love
Brenda Murray is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the greater Richmond area. She has worked for almost 20 years in mental health as a drug and alcohol counselor. Her passion to help others stems from being born into a very dysfunctional family where alcohol abuse was commonplace. The traumatic experiences of emotional and sexual abuse she suffered from those around her created an enviornment of secrets and shame. For many years, that shame became a part of who she was. But through the grace of God, she was able to overcome many battles and is living proof that God redeems the bad events in our lives.
Builds on the basic skills of word processing and introduces students to realistic office tasks up to advanced level. The exercises cover the whole range needed for success in national word processing examinations up to and including the RSA Stage III syllabus and its equivalent.
BESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTION Reader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authors. DOSE OF DESIRE… Gorgeous statuesque fitness expert Wynn Lane can’t help but fall for her sexy neighbor, paramedic Zack Grange, and his adorable daughter. But brash, outspoken Wynn is not Zack’s idea of mommy material, even though she’s making his libido do flip-flops. As much as Zack might be tempted, he will have to resist—he’s got a daughter to think of, and he can’t carelessly invite a woman into his life. Wynn is no shrinking violet, and she isn’t about to change for Zack. Not that he’s asked her. It would be nice if he could see beyond his prejudice, but Wynn isn’t going to get her hopes up. Still, the laws of attraction rule—and Wynn is a force of nature all on her own! FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! In the Doctor’s Bed by New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson Doctor Lucien De Winter is impossible to resist—but falling for her boss could get Hopewell General intern Jasmine Campbell fired. They’re playing a dangerous game…but this sexy surgeon is ready to risk it all! Previously published.
For years, I have heard real-life stories from women in the midst of a storm. Their stories have been heart-wrenching because of powerful feelings of hopelessness. They have experienced tragic losses, severely broken childhoods, rebellion of many kinds, abortion, sexual abuse, abusive relationships, broken marriages and many other desperate situations. So often, hearing someone elses story with similar experiences created hope. These ladies show with Gods grace, no situation is beyond restoration and healing! Some familiar questions I consistently hear from broken hearts are: Where is my hope? Will I survive this? Am I being punished by God? Will I ever be able to trust again? Will my children and family survive this? How do you forgive God and the one who hurt you? How do you forgive yourself? My shame is overwhelming. How do you overcome it? Did you feel angry? Did you get mad at God? How did you get out of bed in the morning? Where is God in all this mess? How can a good God let this happen? Do you hear me God? What do I do about all the gossip? How can God use this tragedy for good?
Two heartwarming novels of love, family and rodeos by bestselling author Brenda Minton HIS LITTLE COWGIRL Six years ago, cowboy Cody Jacobs left behind the woman he loved. Now he's come to make amends—only to discover the daughter he didn't know about. Can single mother Bailey Cross trust him with their child's heart—and her own? A COWBOY'S HEART Former rodeo star Clint Cameron is used to taking care of everyone. His family, friends and especially his twin four-year-old nephews. Yet his stubborn, beautiful neighbor, Willow Michaels, keeps pushing him away. She's hesitant to trust him, but Clint is not about to let her walk away.
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