It took a few seconds for me to realize that she thought I was Dad. I smiled at her, and then she patted my arm and said, 'Well, are we going to tie the knot?' 'I felt so badly for her. I thought about how wonderful it would be if Dad could have been there to help her out. But I knew I couldn't act as if I was my father. That would really be a mistake. So I tried to bring her around gently, without causing her much embarrassment.' 'What did you say to her?' Carl asked. 'I told her I was Michael. She continued to look at me with a quizzical look. When she didn't respond, I tried again. 'I'm your son, Michael. You married Dad sixty years ago. He's gone now. Do you remember?'' The music seemed to be slowing for Helen Telford. After the death of her husband six years prior, she had persevered with the help of her son, Michael. As time passed, Michael found himself as the conductor of his mother's life. She was slipping. Ultimately, the Telford's realize that Helen needs more than her children can provide. With the darkness of dementia closing in, their lives come to an interminable pause as they wait for what is to come. As the beat continues, Michael is forced to come to terms with the new realities of his family's life. When he finds himself caught between his mother's needs and the needs for his own life, will he be able to resume the music or remain in the "Caesura?
Connect the dots . . . between prayer and God's Word. Many studies are aimed at gaining information about the Bible or a spiritual topic. Prayer and the Word of God aims to transform how you relate with God through prayer. It offers practical, hands-on opportunities for you to grow deeper in your personal relationship with Jesus Christ through prayer. In other words, you will not learn stuff about prayer, but how to pray. In six lessons, Prayer and the Word of God will give you a greater understanding of the ways God speaks-both through His written Word and His spoken word. Its format weaves Bible study with experience in a way that will increase your passion both for the Word of God and prayer. A Leader's Guide is available at harvestprayer.com/resources/free-downloads. Cynthia Hyle Bezek is an author, editor and prayer leader. She currently serves as editorial director for Community Bible Studies in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Prior to that she was the editor of Pray! magazine.
It didn't take the sound of the distant train to make him feel lonely. He felt her absence long before the whistle blew. The opening lines of On The Water's Edge set the tone for a story of loss and recovery. When Rand Logan retires from a thirty-year career in the law, his goal is to travel around the country seeking a new place to settle. But at his first stop in St. Michaels, Maryland, a small village on the Eastern Seaboard, Rand unwittingly embarks on a journey that challenges him to discover the worth of small town life and his place in it. Two years since the sudden death of his lover, Rand needs to find a way to start over again. In this small village on the water's edge, Rand is quickly drawn by a local shopkeeper into the lives of the residents. Faced with the specter of a megastore to be built on the outskirts of town, with the likelihood that many old local businesses will be crushed by the behemoth, Rand is enlisted by the community to fight for their town, and ultimately to become a part of it. Although reluctant at first to be drawn into the fray, when Rand is challenged by an old legal adversary, he assembles a team of first-rate lawyers from Baltimore and takes up the cause. In the course of his stay in St. Michaels, Rand finds not only a sense of peace which had been eluding him, but a woman who convinces him that he can fall in love again.
It took a few seconds for me to realize that she thought I was Dad. I smiled at her, and then she patted my arm and said, 'Well, are we going to tie the knot?' 'I felt so badly for her. I thought about how wonderful it would be if Dad could have been there to help her out. But I knew I couldn't act as if I was my father. That would really be a mistake. So I tried to bring her around gently, without causing her much embarrassment.' 'What did you say to her?' Carl asked. 'I told her I was Michael. She continued to look at me with a quizzical look. When she didn't respond, I tried again. 'I'm your son, Michael. You married Dad sixty years ago. He's gone now. Do you remember?'' The music seemed to be slowing for Helen Telford. After the death of her husband six years prior, she had persevered with the help of her son, Michael. As time passed, Michael found himself as the conductor of his mother's life. She was slipping. Ultimately, the Telford's realize that Helen needs more than her children can provide. With the darkness of dementia closing in, their lives come to an interminable pause as they wait for what is to come. As the beat continues, Michael is forced to come to terms with the new realities of his family's life. When he finds himself caught between his mother's needs and the needs for his own life, will he be able to resume the music or remain in the "Caesura?
Although much has been written about leaders and leadership, we unfortunately know little about the women who fill this particular role. This book—the first in a series that explores women leaders in different contexts—remedies this gap by presenting the reflections of nine women community college, college, and university presidents on what they see as key tenets of leadership, illuminated by pivotal events in their careers.These presidents know the power of words, and in telling their stories through these interviews with the authors, they let us know who they are, what their visions are, and what they value.While they express some differences in their emphases on particular leadership characteristics, they show remarkable unanimity in their beliefs as to which are the most important—competence, credibility, and communication. The participants discuss the growing opportunities for women in higher education administration, without minimizing the barriers that still exist, nor the potential for backlash against powerful and assertive women. They stress the need for women to be very careful about making the correct choices for themselves; to balance personal life and work; and to appropriately prepare for leadership. This book both breaks new ground, and offers guidance for women who aspire to positions of leadership—in any field of endeavor. The Presidents: Gretchen M. Bataille, University of North Texas, Denton, TexasBarbara Douglass, Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT Mildred García, California State University, Dominguez HillsCarol C. Harter, University of Nevada, Las VegasMamie Howard-Golladay, Sullivan County Community College, Loch Sheldrake, NYMartha T. Nesbitt, Gainesville State College, Gainesville, GeorgiaPamela Sue Shockley-Zalabak, University of Colorado, Colorado SpringsBetty L. Siegel, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GAKaren Gayton Swisher, Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS Each confronts her world with grace, her work with passion, and her life with enthusiasm. The Series: Pathways to Leadership is a series about successful women who have reached the pinnacle of their careers. It features stories about extraordinary women who have found paths to success—whether it’s leading a college or university or becoming successful scholars in science and engineering or thriving in some other male-dominated arena.
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