Grieving invites the reader to understand the universality of grief, its various expressions, and the depth of emotion experienced within it. In grieving the loss of loved ones, jobs, reputations, and numerous other things, we may begin to doubt the faith that has upheld us throughout our trials. In doubting, though, we open ourselves to further growth by inviting God to share our pain and sorrow and to help us in renewing ourselves in Him. In the first part of this guide, called The Retreat, author J. Catherine Sherman offers a deeper understanding of the painful emotions that develop as part of grief, the facets of the journey through the grieving process, and the acceptance that our anger at God may be more typical than we realize. The second part, called The Journey, presents an examination of the process of grieving, moving through anger, doubt, trust, and eventual surrender to the situation as it stands. Depicted in vivid imagery, these passages transport readers to a place of meditative exploration of grief. Through thoughtful reflections and resolutions, we are able to take steps into understanding the struggle while moving beyond the initial anger with God or doubt of His love for us and our loved ones.
Lucy’s back—and this time, her plans including saving Sherman and Sherman’s natural habitat. Lucy loves her best friend, a giant lobster named Sherman. Together they swim, splash, and blurble at their beloved beach. That is, until Lucy finds Sherman tangled and twisted in old fishing line. With a lot of persistence, a little help from Grandpa, and a big bucket, Lucy gets her friend to the local Marine Life Center. But their watery woes don’t end there. Lucy soon discovers that “Sherman’s Beach” is awash in pollution. From littered sand to trash in the sea, this problem is much larger than her crustacean companion (and he’s HUGE!). That is when playtime turns to save-the-day time. Armed with a megaphone, a few posters and—most importantly—her unwavering spunkiness, Lucy is “shore” she can fix this mess. Will her clever plans and plucky spirit be enough to turn the tide and rescue her friend’s home? Or will Sherman have to head for safer waters?
Recipient of the 2018 Florida Authors & Publishers Association (FAPA) Book Awards Silver Medal in Children's Picture Book ages 0-7 Gold Medal in Children's Picture Book ages 5-9 Silver Medal in Florida: Children's Picture Book ages 0-7 Recipient of a silver IPPY Award for Best Illustrated Children's Picture ebook! Girl meets lobster. Girl loves lobster. But can girl save lobster? That’s the question at the center of this sweet and sassy picture book about Lucy, her shell-y friend Sherman, and the seafood-loving town they inhabit. Lucy loves Sherman from the moment they meet at Flotsam’s Fish Market. Oh sure, he’s an eighteen-pound, eighty-year-old crustacean, but he’s also polka dotted. And blurble-y. And he smells like the ocean! Unfortunately, Nana is not hooked on the idea of a pet lobster. Things only get worse when Lucy meets Chef Pierre and discovers that Sherman’s fate is on a plate! She must rescue Sherman, even if it means getting into hot water with all the grownups. So Lucy takes action. But will the efforts of one little girl be enough to save Sherman from the bib and butter? As humorous as it is inspiring, Lucy Loves Sherman explores an unlikely, yet utterly charming friendship, and the challenge and thrill of finding your voice and being an activist.
Drawing on extensive primary sources related to Sherman's "March to the Sea" and using actual Civil War letters from her great-grandfather as a loose framework, the author has artfully woven an intensely human narrative centering on the life of a young farmer from Western Michigan, Rufus Seaman, who is drafted into the Union Army in the autumn of 1864 and participates in the devastating campaign of Sherman's troops as they proceed from Atlanta to Savannah.The novel gives a day-by-day account of the army's activities and hardships, but more importantly, focuses on the human dimension of the life of Rufus and his comrades who are part of the capaign-on their homsickness, their scant rations and deprivation, the arduous work that sapped their energies as they dismantled key rail lines, their heart-felt joys, and their hunger for news from home. Its central climax militarily comes when Rebel troops abandon Savannah to Union forces and General Sherman can send President Lincoln the well-known telegram presenting him the city as a Christmas gift.But the novel is not merely a chronicle of a wartime campaign; it also describes the life of Rufus's family back home in Michigan-his young wife Sarah and small daughters Dorothy and Lucy, as well as extended family, as all of them anxiously look to his return home. It sensitively probes the fabric of deeply held religious faith and the war's challenge to confident Christian living. The narrative is a testimony to constancy in the face of adversity-not because it lays out theoretical arguments, but because its main characters are given the grace, despite adversity, to live in the hope and confidence that their faith gives them.The Christian confidence of both Rufus and Sarah undergoes trial by fire as the days pass, but is never extinguished. The final chapters of this novel are a tribute to reconciliation and to the power of the Gospel to bring the work's main characters through suffering to quiet triumph.
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Lucy’s back—and this time, her plans including saving Sherman and Sherman’s natural habitat. Lucy loves her best friend, a giant lobster named Sherman. Together they swim, splash, and blurble at their beloved beach. That is, until Lucy finds Sherman tangled and twisted in old fishing line. With a lot of persistence, a little help from Grandpa, and a big bucket, Lucy gets her friend to the local Marine Life Center. But their watery woes don’t end there. Lucy soon discovers that “Sherman’s Beach” is awash in pollution. From littered sand to trash in the sea, this problem is much larger than her crustacean companion (and he’s HUGE!). That is when playtime turns to save-the-day time. Armed with a megaphone, a few posters and—most importantly—her unwavering spunkiness, Lucy is “shore” she can fix this mess. Will her clever plans and plucky spirit be enough to turn the tide and rescue her friend’s home? Or will Sherman have to head for safer waters?
A professor and thirteen of his students share their journals/thoughts from a positive psychology class. Overall, the professor is pleased to confirm that his students are achieving the primary goals he laid out for them: to reflect on how positive psychology applies to their lives, and to use that reflection toward making skillful choices in the future.
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