In this explosive world of betrayals and shaky alliances created by New York Times bestselling authors Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love, the only free Alterant, faces an impossible task—recapture three dangerous escaped creatures before they slaughter more humans…or her. The way Evalle Kincaid sees it, saving mankind from total destruction should have cleared her name. But when words uttered in the heat of combat are twisted against her, she's blamed for the prison break of three dangerous Alterants. She has one chance to clear the cloud of suspicion hanging over her…for good. All she has to do is recapture the escapees. But deals with gods and goddesses are tricky at best, and now the lives of all Beladors, and the safety of innocent humans, rides on Evalle's success. The only person she can ask for help wants to see her dead...
In the sizzling new adventure from New York Times bestselling authors Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love, a red-hot BAD boy teams up with a sexy television reporter on an explosive quest for revenge. Tough-as-nails Bureau of American Defense agent Hunter Thornton-Payne is no stranger to uncomfortable top-secret missions, but tonight takes the cake. He just needs to stick out a stuffy charity fund-raiser long enough to find the ruthless assassin he’s hunted for four years. It’s a rogue operation, but Hunter’s got nothing to lose—until a beautiful brunette unexpectedly pulls him into her own dangerous agenda. Abbie Blanton will do anything to cure her mother’s mysterious illness. When a high-profile heiress is murdered as Abbie tries to blackmail her for clues, Abbie realizes she’s stumbled into an unforgiving conspiracy—and she’s the next target. Soon, she and Hunter discover an alarming connection and begin a treacherous battle against an evil enterprise that someone will go to terrifying lengths to keep hidden.
How many of us have an open treasure chest of gold (our spiritual growth) waiting to be claimed on a deserted beach? Spiritual growth is the process of becoming more and more like Jesus Christ. When we place our faith in Jesus, the Holy Spirit begins the process of making us more like Him. Spiritual growth is perhaps described in 2 Peter 1:3-8, which tells us that by God’s power we have “everything need” to live lives of godliness, which is the goal of spiritual growth. What we need comes “through our knowledge of Him, “which is the key to obtaining everything we need. Our knowledge of Him coms from the Word, given to us for our edification and growth. There are two lists in Galatians 5:19-23. Verses 19-21 list the “acts of the flesh.” These are the things that identify our lives before we came to Christ for salvation. The “acts of the flesh” are the activities we are to confess, repent of, and, with God’s help, overcome. As we experience spiritual growth, fewer and fewer of the “acts of the flesh” will be evident in our lives. The second list is the “fruit of the Spirit” (verses 22-23). These are things that should characterize our lives now that we have experienced salvation in Jesus Christ. Spiritual growth is identified by the “fruit of the Spirit” becoming increasingly evident in a believer’s life. When the transformation of salvation takes place, spiritual growth begins. The Holy Spirit indwells us (John 14:16-17). We are new creatures in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). The old, sinful nature begins to give away to the new, Christ like nature (Romans 6-7). Spiritual growth is a lifelong process that depends on our study and application of God’s Word (2 Timothy 3:16-17) and our walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-26). As we seek spiritual growth, we should pray to God and ask for wisdom concerning the areas He desires us to grow. We can ask God to increase our faith and knowledge of Him. God desires us to grow spiritually, and He has given us all we need to experience spiritual growth. With the Holy Spirit’s help, we can overcome sin and steadily become more like our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. How do I get there?
Mary Clark McKenzie, newly wed and filled with hope, comes to South Africa with her young husband to seek their fortune. Almost at once he abandons her. Penniless, alone, and pregnant, she is thrust into the chaos of greed and sin that envelops the gold fields of Transvaal following the Boer War. Against her will, she finds herself drawn to the handsome and charismatic local magistrate, Colin Reed, who has shown her unusual kindness. Then into the African darkness comes an American missionary couple, Daniel and Emma Bryant. They bring the light of the Lord to the beleaguered mine workers-and promise of a new beginning for Mary.
All these poems were written over a 30 year period. My life then had a lot of physical and emotional pain I dealt with daily. I struggled trying to find myself so as to raise my two girls with a positive outlook on life. I wrote a lot of poems for therapy for myself to raise my spirits and increase my strength to go on. I wanted my children to have a better life than I seemed to be living and yet I wanted them to fight if they didn't have the best so it could be better. I wanted them to be positive, to laugh and be happy even when things seemed the worst. I know from the way they have grown into lovely women they are strong, positive and happy. I learned I must have done something right within all my mistakes I had made with decisions and men in my life. I think you will find this book very inspirational, helpful in ways and maybe a little bit humorous.
Remember, everyone you try to help may not accept your help, and that is all right because the most important things is that you offered your services. Keep in mind that some friends and family may not want your help because they feel more secure in the space they are in, and that is all right too." Learn how to use limited time and limited resources to start your business is designed and directed to working poor women interested in owning a business. My approach is comprehensive, providing core skills in business, networking skills words used for self-empowerment, self-sufficiency, assertiveness, advocacy skills, leadership. It teaches how to improve speaking and writing and marketing skills, and how to communicate clearly. This book is designed and directed toward the facilitation in the areas of creative ideas, research, marketing, leadership, networking, empowerment, and business skills to ensure that women and girls obtain the critical knowledge and skills necessary to build a successful business.
This searing memoir of an American nun who was abducted and tortured in Guatemala--and continues to search for healing and justice--shows that the human spirit is a force stronger than violence and fear.
Better Sentence Writing in 30 Minutes a Day features clear discussions of rules and strategies for good writing. Concise explanations and an abundance of exercises reinforce the skills necessary for strong written communication. From filling in the blanks to joining short sentences into longer and more graceful combinations, this book will improve all writing capabilities. An answer key in the back encourages self-paced learning.
Echoes of a Womans Soul is a collection of poetry that covers virtually all aspects of being a woman. Each poem stirs a reaction in the reader and leaves the impression that he or she has just looked directly into the authors soul. Experience the journey of life through a womans eyes as you stroll though childhood, love, heartbreak, humor, faith, loss, and the caretaking of a mother lost in the world of Alzheimers disease. This collection is both stimulating and pleasuring for the mind.
Picture Show" gathers 150 compelling and memorable movie posters for a scenic tour of Hollywood history and a dazzling compendium of graphic design excellence.
A wry memoir of growing up, coming out, and going back to the land as a lesbian feminist in the rural Midwest of the 1960s and 70s Dianna Hunter was a softball-loving, working-class tomboy in North Dakota, surviving the threat of the Cuban Missile Crisis and Mutually Assured Destruction in the shadow of a strategic air command base. Communists and antiwar hippies were the enemy, but lesbians were a threat, too: they were unhealthy, criminal, and downright insane. It took Dianna a while to figure out that she was one, a little longer to discover how she fit in with her new communities in the city and the countryside. This is her story—a frank account by turns comic and painful of a well-behaved Midwestern girl finding her way through polite denial and repression and running head-on into the eye-opening events of the 1960s and ’70s before landing on a dairy farm. A bumpy route takes Dianna to the Twin Cities, then to rural Minnesota and Wisconsin as—by way of the antiwar movement, women’s liberation, and a dose of lesbian feminism—she and her friends try to establish a rural utopia free of sexual oppression, violence, materialism, environmental degradation—and men. They dream big, love as they see fit, and make do until they don’t. Dianna buys a dairy farm and, with it, a new set of problems thanks to the Reagan-era farm crisis. A firsthand account of the lesbian feminist movement at its inception, Wild Mares is a deeply personal, wryly wise, and always engaging view of identity politics lived and learned in real life and, literally, on the ground, flourishing in the fertile soil of a struggling dairy farm in the American heartland.
Are you a woman who knows shes meant for more? Have you been asking whats next? What really is your destiny? If you are ready to truly change at a deep cellular level once and for all, this book is a must-read. Dianna Hanken takes you on her fascinating journey that shows how you, too, can boldly step into the flow of life and claim all that is possible for you right in this moment. Most of us dont realize that we are being unconsciously run by certain patterns in our lives until we come to the conscious decision for a different way of being. Through the power of a mystical, magical journey, Dianna is led to realizing and living her true destiny. She takes you with her as she discovers how you can be guided with each choice by spirit into the best direction of your life. Youll also see how pain may be an inevitable part of living, but you can shift your relationship to challenges so that every circumstance, no matter what, is a beautiful opportunity. You can live from a knowing feeling that you are supported, cared for, and here for a purpose. What does spirit have laying hidden underneath the old stories, patterns, and ways of being youve experienced before? What is ready to be manifested and created through you now? This moment forward, you can define the rest of your life from this new place of joy, service, and love that will actualize all that you are here to bring forth. Your Destiny Path is waiting now. In The Destiny Path, Diannas inspiring heroines journey ignites hope, possibility, and reconnection to our truest self. Youre renewed with clarity and guidance to live aligned with your destiny. She is a brilliant wisdom keeper, and I cant recommend this book highly enough! Claire Zammit, PhD, founder, FemininePower.com Diannas story takes us on a profound adventure in the quest for becoming who were meant to be. Trusting each step into the unknown creates this extraordinary journey into actualizing ones destiny. An inspiring call to live our own true destiny and find ourselves in the process. Lynn Rose, media entrepreneur and CEO, the Power to WOW
This book details the life of a poor farm girl, Dayton Willis, when she left home for the first time and joined the United States Air Force. It describes in great detail her treatment as a young airman. The story outlines her struggles at each military base she is assigned, hopefully giving the reader a better understanding, and more respect for our military members. The story starts in divorce court and then the captivating tale begins on how she got there
This historical romance set in Tennessee Territory in the late 1700s is the story of Drew Reardon, an adventurous explorer, and Crystabelle Amherst, a lovely young school teacher on the run from an arranged marriage. This is the third and final book of the Reardon Brothers series.
In order to prevent an enemy from destroying the mortal world, Evalle leaves the Beladors and turns to Storm for help, a situation that is complicated by a stalking witchdoctor and unexpected turns in her friends' relationships.
This Book is a Collection of Shared Moments the Author encountered in her time spent in God's Presence; He Revealed things to her in a manner that she would understand, and apply to her life in practical ways. She shares these Moments with you in the hopes that you too, will be able to understand and apply to your life those things that God Will Reveal to you, for yourself, while you read. "I hear Him Speak - Arise!" is a book purposed to ignite within you the desire to have a deeper relationship and a closer walk with your Heavenly Father. A book to be shared with those Christians who are going through various dilemmas in life, but want to be able to count it all Joy concerning those things, so that they can walk out of the fire without smelling like smoke. This Book ignites deep desire to seek a deeper relationship with God. It encourages Christians who want to live and enjoy Christian Living through all life's ups and downs; understanding how to communicate and seek God for Wisdom through practical ways of looking at themselves through His Eyes. I sincerely hope and pray that you enjoy the reading of this Book, and that the invitation to meditate on the Insight provided, ignites your desire for a deeper relationship with The Father. May God Continue to bless you Real Good.
From Beyoncé's Lemonade to The Force Awakens to the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot, the entertainment industry seems to be embracing the power of women like never before. But with more feminist content comes more feminist criticism--and it feels as if there's always something to complain about. Dianna E. Anderson's incisive Problematic takes on the stereotype of the perpetually dissatisfied feminist. Too often feminist criticism has come to mean seeing only the bad elements of women-centric pop culture and never the good. Anderson suggests that our insistence on feminist ideological purity leads to shallow criticism and ultimately hurts the movement. Instead, she proposes new, more nuanced forms of feminist thought for today's culture, illustrated by examples from across the spectrum of popular music, movies, and TV, including Lena Dunham, Nicki Minaj, and even One Direction. While grounding her inquiry in pop culture media and topics, Anderson draws on concepts of feminist theory to show how we can push for continued cultural change while still acknowledging the important feminist work being done in the pop culture sphere today.
OF THE HEART is a stirring reflection of a heart in repose, contemplating the music of life with its joys and sorrows, notes and rests. I am often reminded that in music there are beautiful melodies, harmonies and movements that touch the deep; and yet, the rests and silences are just as important as the notes played. We come away from times of solitude refreshed by stillness... with joy for the journey. Book Reviews Dianna Huhn has dipped into the treasury of her life to express longing, fulfillment and tribute. Of the Heart is a tenderly wrenching work of art that becomes a sanctuary of expression, both safe and hallowed. The prose and photographs capture soul-deep glimpses of love and loss, purpose and peace. It is a mosaic of brokenness reassembled into an object of beauty by a prayer, a praise, a plea, and a profound peace. You don’t just read this book -- you experience it. --Sondra Beck Sr. Director of Communications/Editor in Chief Operations & Human Resources Westminster Chapel Bellevue, WA Like a carefully and exquisitely crafted tapestry, Dianna Huhn bears her heart as she stands in awe at God’s wonders, His powerful and loving Words, and His immense and glorious creation. She fondly and tenderly remembers loved ones who have gone ahead to their heavenly homes. Her memories are weaved together with brief devotionals based on selective Scriptures. The awe inspiring photography in this book aptly reflects Dianna’s inspiring words. --Aubrey Beauchamp, R.N. Founder, USA Hospital Christian Fellowship 1972, Author, Conference speaker Editor A New Heart magazine since 1976. OF THE HEART is a stunningly beautiful publication with a deep sensitivity in both composition and illustration. This book is a magnificent supplement to the message of the heart as this message is graphically defined by the author. Drawing from original poems composed specifically for this book, these poems are essentials to the understanding of the Divine nature of birth and life and the cosmic beauty that threads through human creation and creativity. It would appear that the author is sustained and nurtured by the interplay between natural beauty, artistic creations, the innovative tapestry of diverse forms of communication, and a sense of joyfulness in human reflection. She draws from an inner strength and an abiding understanding of each of the chapter divisions that speak to the language of the heart, the joy of life and living, and the unspeakable essence of creative sensibility. The human requirement of love and loss is summarized in the last segments of this outstanding collection of poetry and praise. The conclusion of this compelling book defines the separation that comes when those that we love are no longer a part of our world. The poem "I Turned to Say Good-bye" is framed with a depth of feeling and a sense of conflicted separation and assurance. An absolutely splendid and remarkable exploration of the human quest for tranquility, natural beauty, human inspiration that is guided by peace is the true majesty and splendor of this book. --Thomas Nicholas Pappas, Ph.D. Los Angeles, California
This is a story about twin baby girls that get separated at birth mainly due to lack of money. Morgan and Bradley decide that it is best that they each take and raise one of their daughters. Bradley is from a rich family. Morgan is from a poor family. In high school, Bradley was the best friend of Morgans boyfriend, James. One night, the three of them go out, and like most teens, they went dancing. James feels ill and decides to go home early. Bradley is to look after Morgan then take her home. That fateful night, Morgans life changes forever. She cheats on James that night with Bradley. Regretting it after school the next day, she goes to James to tell him only to find him dead. After the services and last day of high school, she leaves her hometown only to find out later that she is pregnant with Bradleys baby. Months go by, and she calls Bradley to tell him about the baby. He asks her to marry him, and they can raise the baby as a family. Morgan says no to him. Later, they find out its twins. Again, Bradley asks her to marry him. Still its a no. Find out how and why they decide to separate the girls. Will the girls ever see each other again?
Choice Essential Read Did God create man or did man create God? In this book, Dianna Kenny examines religious belief through a variety of perspectives – psychoanalytic, cognitive, neuropsychological, sociological, historical and psychiatric – to provide a coherent account of why people might believe in God. She argues that psychoanalytic theory provides a fertile and creative approach to the study of religion that attempts to integrate religious belief with our innate human nature and developmental histories that have unfolded in the context of our socialization and cultural experiences. Freud argued that religion is so compelling because it solves the problems of our existence. It explains the origin of the universe, offers solace and protection from evil, and provides a blueprint about how we should live our lives, with just rewards for the righteous and due punishments for sinners and transgressors. Science, on the other hand, offers no such explanations about the universe or the meaning of our lives and no comfort for the unanswered longings of the human race. Is religion a form of wish-fulfilment, a collective delusion to which we cling as we try to fathom our place and purpose in the drama of cosmology? Can there be morality without faith? Are science and religion radically incompatible? What are the roots of fundamentalism and terror theology? These are some of the questions addressed in God, Freud and Religion, a book that will be of interest to psychoanalysts, psychologists and psychotherapists, students of psychology, psychoanalysis, philosophy and theology and all those with an interest in religion and human behaviour. Dianna Kenny is Professor of Psychology at the University of Sydney, Australia. She is the author of over 200 publications, including six books.
Dianna Anderson offers a fresh approach to the purity conversation, one that opens a new dialogue with the most influential Christian authors of her generation. Anderson's new sexual ethics draw on core biblical principles and set a standard for today's Christians that may be as influential Joshua Harris' I Kissed Dating Goodbye, Don Raunikar's Choosing God's Best, and Elisabeth Elliot's Passion and Purity. Anderson uses her own illuminating experience with the purity movement to: Reach out to women and men trying to reconcile their own sexuality with their understanding of "what God wants," cultural stigma, and media pressures Demonstrate how Christian ideas about purity have infiltrated American politics and culture-and why women are losing Offer an affirmative, healing path for everyone to understand their sexuality: one that reconciles scripture, culture, and common sense. Provocative and engaging, she will revolutionize the way you think about sex, abstinence, politics, and faith.
If Colby Judd had known her and her family would be in mortal danger when she started her arduous quest to fi nd the truth of her fathers death eighteen years previous, would she have done it? The question was moot. Because here she was in that exact position. To top it off, after having no one but herself to rely on for the eighteen years following her fathers death, she fi nds herself in a position where she has to trust a ruggedly handsome stranger, Hayden Sullivan, who seems to know her family history almost as well as she does. Puzzled by her attraction to Hayden, she struggles to maintain control of her emotions while her life spins out of control.
About the Book Everything in life has a reason .The reason I write poetry is that I am compelled to interpret the happenings around me . Whether it be the seemingly most insignificant , too painfull to think about or just too happy not to write it down . The writing has gone for many years , but the sharing is just starting . I now feel I would like to share my poems with whomever would happen to discover them . No longer by invitation only . I open my heart to you and hope you can feel like I feel when I put pen to paper . Dont be afraid . Use your imagination and savour every line . From me to you .
Makin' Room in the Inn is a four-lesson Advent study that celebrates Christmas traditions and practice through the perspective of an African American family. Session titles, scriptures 1. Makin' Room (Luke 2:4-7) cultivating and living out hospitality in a diverse world 2. Makin' Do (Luke 2:21-24) trusting God as compared to trusting in wealth 3. Makin' Up (Matthew 2:19-21) learning the importance of forgiveness and reconnection 4. Makin' Time (Luke 2:15-19) understanding that the most precious gift is presence This Advent study celebrates the Christmas traditions and spirituality of black people in America, showing how African ethics and theology have a continuing influence. The study, however, relates to any group who has experienced rural to urban displacement, homecoming, and who strive to practice extended hospitality, especially during the Christmas season. This book includes a leader guide with: 1. An author’s introduction that sets the targeted issue in context. 2. Questions for the group that help stimulate discussion and their memories of family traditions and experiences of Christmas seasons. 3. A bibliography of helpful books on African American History, family and Christmas traditions. 4. More biblical and historical background information on African American Christmas celebrations, nativity art, etc. 5. Suggested format and time segments for group discussions. 6. Helpful teaching and learning techniques.
This is an important text that synthesises diverse literatures and theories on infant development into a coherent framework that illuminates the essence of infancy for all those who have infants, study infants, teach about infancy, make policy with respect to infant welfare, and work medically or therapeutically with mothers and their infants. It brings together in one volume the principal theories of infant development, beginning with Freud's vision of the Oedipal infant, moving through the post-Freudian conceptualizations of the infant of Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the British Independents with Donald Winnicott as exemplar, then to the attachment theorists, the intersubjective theories, the cognitive developmental psychologists, examining the work of Jean Piaget and the neo-Piagetian cognitive theorists concluding with the modern infant of developmental neuroscience and an examination of the neurobiology of attachment, stress, and care giving.
Why are some performers exhilarated and energized about performing in public, while others feel a crushing sense of fear and dread, and experience public performance as an overwhelming challenge that must be endured? What are the factors that produce such vastly different performance experiences? Why have consummate artists like Frederic Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pablo Cassals, Tatiana Troyanos, and Barbra Streisand experienced such intense music performance anxiety? This is a disorder that can affect musicians across a range of genres and of all standards. Some of the 'cures' musicians resort to can be harmful to their health and detrimental to their playing. This is the first rigorous exposition of music performance anxiety. In this groundbreaking work, Dianna Kenny draws on a range of disciplines including psychology, philosophy, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, and performance theory in order to explain the many facets of music performance anxiety that have emerged in the empirical and clinical literature. She identifies some unifying guiding principles that will enhance our understanding of the condition and guide researchers and clinicians in the development of effective treatments. The book provides a detailed conceptual framework for the study of music performance anxiety and a review of the empirical and clinical research on the anxiety disorders. In addition it presents a thorough analysis of the concepts related to music performance anxiety, its epidemiology, and theories and therapies that may be useful in understanding and treating the condition. The voices of musicians are clearly heard throughout the book and in the final two chapters, we hear directly from musicians about how they experience it and what they do to manage it. This book will lay a firm foundation for theorizing music performance anxiety and be of enormous value interest to those in the fields of music and music education, clinical psychology, and performance studies.
Follow three English sisters who step on the auction block and are sold into indentured servanthood. Each is taken separately into a different part of the untamed American Colonies. The French and Indian War only heightens their peril as each struggles to hold on to her faith and find the good in her circumstances. Will they survive to reunite? Can romance be found in the wilderness? Find out in the complete Daughters of Harwood House Trilogy by author team Sally Laity and Dianna Crawford.
Time is running out for the survivors of the Great War. If Halie does not find a way to sort truth from lie‹Earth and Tereus, the second world that has been trapped in earth�s gravitational pull, will collide and leave mankind at the not-so-tender mercies of the ghouls and phantoms‹the invasion has already begun. The order has been given‹to locate and acquire the psychics or psis as they are commonly known‹willing or not. Black ops agents of both factions are scouring the streets and labyrinth of the abandoned buildings of the inner cities, kidnapping any of the competent psis they can reach. Desperate to preserve their freedom, Halie and her talented friends are barely a step ahead of the acquisition teams, but they cannot escape the hordes of ghouls and phantoms already haunting their world. Fearing for their safety and freedom, Halie and her friends have been very secretive about their abilities. As the most powerful and talented of the group, Halie now finds herself the focus of the attentions of two handsome agents, one of the alternate dimension, Tereus, the other of her own Over-world, each begging for the help only she can give to avert the impending disaster, each believing his own need is greater. Both court Halie�s love‹but which sees the woman he professes to love, and which sees a means to an end? The fate of two worlds hangs on Halie�s choice.
Handbook for Humanity provides you with the resources needed to discover who you are and how to release emotional reactions from your everyday living, bring happiness and love to you and live a good life. From understanding unseen forces to listening to your inner voice, this handbook offers techniques, instructions and insight to help you recognize and use these specific resources and assimilate them into your human being. It teaches what separates you from your wisdom and gives you the instructions, tools and forces to find your fulfillment. Take it in and absorb this wisdom. Attract and integrate the missing parts of you. The wisdom and power you are looking for is inside. This handbook is written for every person living or who will be living on this planet. It is written for you! * * * "Dianna Frederick's Handbook for Humanity offers a fresh and elegantly beautiful look into the spirit and soul of why we are really here on earth. Having known Dianna for twenty years, I have seen firsthand her inner growth and spiritual awareness. She is living proof of the power of directly connecting to God and all of the blessings that are bestowed upon one's life. I highly recommend this guide; it will save your life!" --Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS, award-winning author of the bestselling Fat Flush Plan and Before the Change; creator of Fat Flush
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