In book 1 of the Baby Detectives series, Mr. Cubby is missing and presumed kidnapped by an old enemy who swore revenge years before. Fearing Cubby is in grave danger, Kalena and the other detectives search tirelessly for any clues that would lead them to their missing friend. It is a story of friendship and courage and the challenges we willingly face for those we love. Welcome to the mysterious, wondrous, and magical adventures of the Baby Detectives! The Baby Detectives series is a fictional collection of case stories describing the many life-learning experiences of Kalena Beenah, a precocious toddler, and her trusted toys and friends-Cubby, Bunny, Kitty, and Quackers-a.k.a. The Baby Detectives. Together, they successfully overcome challenges in a world filled with mystery and intrigue, exploration and discovery, imagination and knowledge. The case stories are written primarily from a child's perspective and understanding. Things that may seem confusing at first are easily explainable in a world where there are no language barriers. Within a world of imaginations and dreams, we rediscover our own youthful innocence and days full of amazing adventures and beautiful discoveries. The Baby Detectives case stories are written with love and humor in a way the author hopes will reawaken the inner child in everyone.
In book 2 of The Baby Detectives series, our lovable detectives work together with old friends and new characters to capture the elusive Binky Bandit, who is responsible for an alarming number of Binky robberies throughout the city. When tragedy strikes within the Beenah home, Kalena and her friends must deal with the personal heartache while bravely facing new challenges in their quest to locate and return each of the rare treasures to their rightful owners. Welcome to the mysterious, wondrous, and magical adventures of The Baby Detectives! The Baby Detectives series is a fictional collection of case stories describing the many life-learning experiences of Kalena Beenah, a precocious toddler, and her trusted toys and friends--Cubby, Bunny, Kitty, and Quackers, a.k.a., the Baby Detectives. Together they successfully overcome challenges in a world filled with mystery and intrigue, exploration and discovery, imagination and knowledge. The case stories are written primarily from a child's perspective and understanding. Things that may seem confusing at first are easily explainable in a world where there are no language barriers. Within a world of imaginations and dreams, we rediscover our own youthful innocence and days full of amazing adventures and beautiful discoveries. The Baby Detectives case stories are written with love and humor in a way the author hopes will reawaken the inner child in everyone.
COLOR noun, often attributive col-or \ ˈkə-lər A phenomenon of light or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects Colors are more than varying hues of light and visual perceptions. They also provide one with mental insight and heartfelt emotions that help to guide our decisions each day filling our lives with spiritual peace, imagination and joy, courage and strength, goodness and evil, and inspiration and hope. Many people aren't aware how powerful colors are and how their lives are influenced by them. But everyone has experienced to some degree how emotional colors make them feel--a beautiful sunset, a field of wildflowers, or even a shade of lipstick. We know which shades are calming and which inspire us to be adventurous. We tend to wear or surround ourselves primarily in the colors that touch us the most emotionally. The memories of my childhood are painted in many colors. Each experience is a myriad of explosive and pastel hues that altogether formed the person I am today. Enriched by each colorful memory, I am a rainbow of faith and family, morals and values, and traditions and honor. These are all the colors of my youth. The rainbow of colors that, in my darkest days, give me light.
In book 1 of the Baby Detectives series, Mr. Cubby is missing and presumed kidnapped by an old enemy who swore revenge years before. Fearing Cubby is in grave danger, Kalena and the other detectives search tirelessly for any clues that would lead them to their missing friend. It is a story of friendship and courage and the challenges we willingly face for those we love. Welcome to the mysterious, wondrous, and magical adventures of the Baby Detectives! The Baby Detectives series is a fictional collection of case stories describing the many life-learning experiences of Kalena Beenah, a precocious toddler, and her trusted toys and friends-Cubby, Bunny, Kitty, and Quackers-a.k.a. The Baby Detectives. Together, they successfully overcome challenges in a world filled with mystery and intrigue, exploration and discovery, imagination and knowledge. The case stories are written primarily from a child's perspective and understanding. Things that may seem confusing at first are easily explainable in a world where there are no language barriers. Within a world of imaginations and dreams, we rediscover our own youthful innocence and days full of amazing adventures and beautiful discoveries. The Baby Detectives case stories are written with love and humor in a way the author hopes will reawaken the inner child in everyone.
I was a victim of domestic violence. The first time I was physically abused was one month after my wedding day. Like many women, I chose to remain in a relationship that was both mentally and physically abusive. I struggled between the reality of my torment, the memory of how my husband had been, and the dream for how he could change. I did not confide the abuse to anyone, including family, because of my own shame. I am a survivor of several life-threatening events, and yet I could not leave. Why? Perhaps because of my children. Maybe because I was trying to honor my wedding vows. Could be because I loved my husband. Most likely it was because I was afraid of my husband because he often threatened to follow me wherever I'd go. My husband became seriously ill a few months before our fifth anniversary. It was I who nursed him through his painful and untimely death. Our children were two and eleven months old. I have since remarried. The painful memories buried deep within me were relived in haunting dreams decades after my husband's death. My restless soul seemed caged in time, locked in a battle of fear and regret, seeking freedom from my torment and pain. God gave me a vision of my future and of his will for my life. And with crystal clarity, he showed me by holding onto the burdens of my past, I could not serve him wholeheartedly. I read once that feelings buried alive never die, and love without complete forgiveness is not God's love. It took decades for me to truly understand what that meant. By opening my heart to his love, I was able to fully forgive my husband, finally letting go of my painful past, and resting in God's love. The inspiration for Daybreak was formulated in my dreams about the same time I was led to find the name of a local safe community in an undisclosed area near my home. I contacted the administrator and was able to visit the facility and donate business clothing for women interviewing for employment and household goods for those seeking to rebuild their lives in a new home. Daybreak was written as a tribute to the thousands of individuals nationwide who endure the pain and cruelty of domestic violence and those who provide aid to them professionally, financially, or voluntarily. For the victims who lost their battles, may you be embraced always in God's eternal love. For the survivors who have taken the first steps to freedom, may you be blessed with divine protection and guidance. And for those who dream of a better life but lack the courage to take that first step, may God's love fill you with hope and encouragement. Even in the darkest moments, never lose faith in who you are--a child of the Living God! He is there with you, to shield, honor, and bless you with his divine protection. Trust and believe that you are not alone. God will guide you to the light, and there you will find joy and rest also in his perfect peace. "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations." Isaiah 61:1-4
In book 2 of The Baby Detectives series, our lovable detectives work together with old friends and new characters to capture the elusive Binky Bandit, who is responsible for an alarming number of Binky robberies throughout the city. When tragedy strikes within the Beenah home, Kalena and her friends must deal with the personal heartache while bravely facing new challenges in their quest to locate and return each of the rare treasures to their rightful owners. Welcome to the mysterious, wondrous, and magical adventures of The Baby Detectives! The Baby Detectives series is a fictional collection of case stories describing the many life-learning experiences of Kalena Beenah, a precocious toddler, and her trusted toys and friends--Cubby, Bunny, Kitty, and Quackers, a.k.a., the Baby Detectives. Together they successfully overcome challenges in a world filled with mystery and intrigue, exploration and discovery, imagination and knowledge. The case stories are written primarily from a child's perspective and understanding. Things that may seem confusing at first are easily explainable in a world where there are no language barriers. Within a world of imaginations and dreams, we rediscover our own youthful innocence and days full of amazing adventures and beautiful discoveries. The Baby Detectives case stories are written with love and humor in a way the author hopes will reawaken the inner child in everyone.
Using student-friendly language and an engaging thematic approach to bring the canon to life, CANON RELOADED invites students to think about what we mean by the literary canon, why it is created and how it might be challenged. Students will encounter and respond to literary classics alongside contemporary texts and texts in translation, as they explore how themes such as journeys, love, death and the world we live in recur across a variety of historical moments and literary movements.
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