Cissy is a typical young girl, one who loves her family, her friends, and her toys. But one day, she experienced something that no child should ever endureand it was the beginning of a nightmare for her. Against her will and beyond her ability to comprehend, Cissy found herself at the center of a growing epidemic. The impact of her abuse left her with insecurities and low self-esteem, devaluing herself, not realizing her potential and worth. Cissy grew up with self-doubt, and as a direct result of the selfish acts of sexual predators, her choices became increasingly self-destructive. The inability to make better choices, Cissy soon found herself directly and indirectly associated with murderers, drug dealers and worse. But the darkness of her childhood would eventually be banished by the embrace of the Only One who could change her course. Innocence Erased is not just about Cissy, one child who was the victim of sexual abuse; it is about all children who have lived through this violence. Included are tools designed to help educate parents, guardians, and children. Even a single act against a child can redirect their course of life forever, however, there is help, hope, and healing available for survivors.
In the 1840s, runaway slaves faced many dangers. They were often caught and sometimes killed. Ellen Craft and her husband William knew the risks. And they decided to take a chance. Ellen and William had a daring plan to escape from slavery. Posing as a white man, Ellen hoped to travel north as William's slave master. But the two had many states to cross. Would they reach freedom? Or would someone see through Ellen's disguise? In the back of this book, you'll find a script and instructions for putting on a reader's theater performance of this adventure. Download additional copies of the script plus sound effects, background images, and more ideas that will help make your reader's theater performance a success through Lerner eSource.
The Man in the Dog Park offers the reader a rare window into homeless life. Spurred by a personal relationship with a homeless man who became her co-author, Cathy A. Small takes a compelling look at what it means and what it takes to be homeless. Interviews and encounters with dozens of homeless people lead us into a world that most have never seen. We travel as an intimate observer into the places that many homeless frequent, including a community shelter, a day labor agency, a panhandling corner, a pawn shop, and a HUD housing office. Through these personal stories, we witness the obstacles that homeless people face, and the ingenuity it takes to negotiate life without a home. The Man in the Dog Park points to the ways that our own cultural assumptions and blind spots are complicit in US homelessness and contribute to the degree of suffering that homeless people face. At the same time, Small, Kordosky and Moore show us how our own sense of connection and compassion can bring us into touch with the actions that will lessen homelessness and bring greater humanity to the experience of those who remain homeless. The raw emotion of The Man in the Dog Park will forever change your appreciation for, and understanding of, the homeless life so many deal with outside of the limelight of contemporary society.
With its handy journal size, paper-over-boards format, and tasteful two-color borders on each page, A Journal for Healing provides a powerful, helpful way for people facing serious illnesses or a long recovery to explore and come to terms with their life-altering illness.
For many years, Messages from Messiah, Books One, Two and Three, have been a part of a mighty work in progress by the Lord, and I am ever so happy to see this goal coming to pass. It has been so amazing to see the Lord working through me. I have learned much with each message that He has given. Each poem has a special story behind it, with the Lord giving them in many different ways and for many different reasons. I am greatly honored to be used by Jesus and believe that being a vessel for Him in order to reach out to others has been the greatest and most enjoyable part of my life. He is so alive and He loves us deeply, so I pray all who read the messages within this book will be touched in a positive way and may these messages help others to draw closer to the Master.
This book is design to give you light, light in many aspects of your life, a sense of love, respect, giving love, giving respect, and much more. In the past the study of philosophy and religion has done many speculations on the phenomenon of elastic love. But love has always ruled, in music, poetry, paintings, sculptor and literature. Psychology has also done lot of dissection to the essence of love, just like what biology, anthropology and neuroscience has also done to it.
Journal writing is a frequently recommended tool for people facing a life-threatening illness or a long recuperation period. This journal is designed to help you get in touch with the variety of emotions you will face. Each page provides suggestions for topics that provide direction & encouragement as you explore your feelings. Facing a serious illness can be overwhelming. This Journal provides a way for you to address the emotions you are experiencing & helps you take charge of your illness, rather than feel controlled by it. This journal was created after years of having guided & cared for family, friends, & clients living with illness.
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