this is a story about a little girl who loved her mother but her mother was another person. she had a big heart after god but she had to keep it a secret from her family. she was different from her family and her mother new it .she always was to herself. but had big dreams. but when she got a little older then lift was taken away from her. the abuse in the home with her mother she found herself trap with no way out the was evil spirit within the walls. she was locked up in a small room with know food are water. she had other sister and brothers who didn't like her and made things a little harder for her. she found herself one day in the room with her older brother and he rapped her . she was bleed and her mother new but didn't take her to the doctor. the rapped lasted for over ten years of her life . her mother was a deputy working for the state were she live. a letter was written to the police but they didn't respond even when they already new what was going on in the home. there was one person that she fill in love with and that was her uncle. right when Kimberly was about to open up he passed away when she was seven years old. when she turn fifteen years old the police came to the home to see how the children was living. they notice that every door had padlocks and nails from top to bottom and the windows was covered with plywood. they removed the children from the home and placed Kimberly and her youngest brother with family right with she thought that her lie was going to change for the better then all hell broke a loose.
Los Angeles Cocktails is an elegant collection of over 100 recipes inspired by the city of angels, Los Angeles. These signature drink recipes from L.A. hotspots pay homage to this dynamic city. With over 100 recipes and dozens of profiles of bartenders, you can drink like a local whether you’re just visiting or entertaining at home. From iconic landmarks to old Hollywood classics and hidden gems, locals and tourists alike will discover new watering holes that are sure to satisfy all tastes. With the best signature creations by prominent mixologists in the area, this book offers a detailed rundown of the best locations L.A. has to offer. Within the gorgeous, die-cut covers, you'll find: - More than 100 essential and exciting cocktail recipes, including recipes for bespoke ingredients and other serving suggestions - Interviews with the city’s trendsetting bartenders and mixologists - Bartending tips and techniques from the experts - Food and drink hotspots across the city - And much more! These innovative and refreshing drinks honor and reinvent classics, make the most of local ingredients, and take full advantage of the city’s colorful cocktail scene. Take a stroll down the Hollywood Walk of Fame and drink your way through Los Angeles.
There is no greater gift than friendship. For the first time in fifty years, Lynette Howe’s financial struggles are behind her. Her wildly prosperous online boutique is now someone else’s headache. It wasn’t hard to bid farewell to the fast-paced lifestyle of New York City, but designing her new life in the quiet town she left decades ago isn’t working. Men used to find her intriguing—mysterious, even—when her role as a stylish CEO demanded most of her time. Women’s desire to emulate her only helped fuel her success. But now? Now she spends her days poking around the small town of Ruby Shores, talking to a cat. She isn’t the only one struggling. Her mother, Donna, remains by her side, but sometimes it feels like their roles have reversed. Even though they’ve accomplished great things together, both women harbor unspoken dreams. Will their codependency lead to regrets? Lynette welcomes the distraction of her annual girls’ trip with her four best friends. This year’s destination isn’t a plane ride away. Instead, they’ll go back to the peaceful solitude of Whispering Pines. It’ll feel like summer camp all over again . . . except for adults. She could use some girlish giggles, along with coffee on the dock at sunrise or wine around a sunset campfire. But unexpected guests bring turmoil to the resort. When long-hidden secrets come to light and unsettling news arrives from New York, not even the tranquility of Whispering Pines or the reassuring presence of her girlfriends can stop Lynette from questioning every decision she’s made during the past two years. Slip away with this uplifting group to the restful Minnesota lake resort of Whispering Pines in Gift of Friends by Kimberly Diede. You’re sure to catch their laughter floating on a warm lakeside breeze in this fourth book of the Kaleidoscope Girls women’s fiction series. Hopeful expectations, mixed with delicious surprises and shocking truths, will have you cheering on both daughter and mother in this colorful celebration of female friendships. If you enjoy books by Hope Holloway, Fiona Baker, or Rebecca Regnier then join along in the fun with the Kaleidoscope Girls. THE KALEIDOSCOPE GIRLS series, in order Better with Friends Sunshine and Friends Five Golden Friends Gift of Friends Life with Friends (available December 2024) Also by Kimberly Diede is the uplifting Gift of Whispering Pines women’s fiction series, where you will feel like part of an amazing family. GIFT OF WHISPERING PINES series in order Whispering Pines Tangled Beginnings Rebuilding Home Capturing Wishes Choosing Again Celia’s Gifts Celia’s Legacy First Summers at Whispering Pines (FREE novella, visit her website for more)
Just what does the abundant life look like? Flip through these pages and you will get a glimpse into the abundant life of this pastor's wife and homeschooling mother of three, who lives with her family in South Mississippi. Written by Kimberly Williams, From the Mouth of Babes is a compilation of short stories about life, children, faith, and this world we live in. Learn how to have a clean kitchen, see life through the eyes of a child, look at marriage in a new light, take a serious look at the church and this modern culture, and discover some new traditions. Grab a cup of coffee and kick up your feet. Get ready to laugh, be prepared to be challenged, and pull out your Bible as you are pointed to the Word of God.
Drifting so far away from her dreams, she stands in a hole behind a tall wall. As the eyes of an insect walked toward her, keeping her from escaping from her position, she screams to be released but the webs are keeping her from speaking. Who could defeat this image that is keeping Annette captured in a place of full of torments, abduction, and fears. After all the wrong turns Annette made in her life she still found herself slipping in the same ditches again. She would think that she was stronger in the flesh after falling in the arms of a man, Annette found herself not so strong in her faith, between her and the Lord. The decision that Annette made was not a positive one; she allowed herself to lose all contacts from the Lord. She only needed someone to save her from having a nervious brake down; Having a brake down, she had a let down. The man that she fell in the arms with of only left her dealing with his secret demons. After being in the trenches for months and months, she was surrounded by huge spiders. They held her without notice, she couldn't be released until she had the strength to defeat them. She was blinded to the realization that of her problems lie in her low self-esteem and not knowing who she really was in the Lord. Annette searched within herself to find out that the emptiness that she was feeling in her life was; it was a void of darkness because she couldn’t replace sex with love. The love that she needed was the Lord, and the emptiness that she felt in her heart was a inner cry. Unfortunately she weren't able to conceive again, Annette is the mother of many nations.
A Treatise on Education Public, Private, and Homeschooling is a collection of my writings related to education of children in the various ways families choose to do so. Heavy on my heart, as I put this collection together, is the recent school shooting of the Connecticut elementary school, where 20 children and several adults were murdered in cold blood by a ruthless young man gone mad. I cannot fathom one of my own eight children being put in that situation, which is partly why I am choosing to home school my two youngest children at this time. I find it strange though that I just recently had my daughter read the diary and story, Rachel's Tears, of a young girl, Rachel Joy Scott, who was killed at Columbine, one of the first tragic school shootings, for a home school assignment this year, and then another tragic school shooting occurs. Rachel virtually prophesied of the massacre to take place before it happened in her diary. Her father's testimony is a very moving account of the circumstances surrounding her last year or so of life. In such a world as this, where mentally ill people are left to wander our streets, even when known to be dangerous, and where schools have little or no security means, and have all been deemed “gun free zones,” where only the criminals have guns, I wonder how we can protect our children from tragedies like these. Education is and should be one of our highest priorities for our children, but what is education without emotional and physical safety, not to mention spiritual heritage? Child sexual abuse is another tragedy that regularly occurs in many school systems and many teachers have abused their students in unfathomable ways during the school day. Many have been caught and stopped, but how many others have yet to answer for their crimes against our children? I once made a presentation in my college days where I addressed this very subject to a group of young teachers going into the field. I was severely berated and asked to leave the education program because my adjunct college professor took it personally. One of her teachers at her school had just been arrested for having sex with a student. I didn't know that it was one of her teachers that had been arrested. The case remains that teachers do sometimes abuse their students in sexual ways and this is certainly relevant to warn new teachers entering the field. I'm certainly no expert on education but this collection of writings are just some of the thoughts and ideas that I have had on the subject of education. I took a few education classes in college and taught briefly at a private Christian school, and then began home schooling my two youngest children. All of my older children were publicly educated. So I have seen and learned a few things about the different ways of educating children and I hope my thoughts on the subject might just interest a few people, whether they are teachers or parents, public, private, or home school educators. Education of children is the combined responsibility of us all, and we need to consider how we might educate them best, while keeping them safe from harm, whether by bullets, knives, or sexual predators. It doesn't take a gun to harm children. It only takes one crazy person with a weapon of any kind or one pedophile with a sick mind to destroy our children's lives. So I would ask, What are we going to do about it?
Who ever said females couldn't be killa's have never met Raven, Asia, and Bella. These three sisters know the meaning of getting their hands dirty. Trinity is what they call themselves and when people need work handled, they call on them. Follow these ladies as they live double lives to keep their secret from their loved ones. The only problem is, what's done in the dark always comes to the light and when it does, anyone can be left holding the smoking gun.
This book is an intimate journey into the lives of a mother and daughter. They faced an unforeseen event that would change their lives. They learned to trust in God and let Him fight the battle for them.
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