I, LaWanda Blue was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1965. I lived and survived the low income areas of Atlanta. I endured a life of constant moving and changing schools. The story of my life is about heart felt and touching incidents that gives feelings of love, hurt, pain, and laughter. From the time of innocence, when life seemed to be worry free to maturity, I understood that I would have to face and learn how to overcome the circumstances of my life. I never expected to be an author at the age of fourty-five, but over the years of dedication to the Lord, He has brought some unexpected and amazing blessing in my life. Without God, I can do nothing.
Ananda was a shy, small town girl from Alabama, but had some big city dreams. She was the younger sister and always leaned on her big sister for guidance and support. When she got older she realized her sister, who she loved dearly wasn't always going to be around, and had to learn how to allow her voice to be heard and become independent. She was raised with a good upbringing from her parents, and sheltered from the evils of the world, but after persuading her parents to work during her teenage years, she experienced discrimination on her very first job, which truly scared her heart. This motivated her to do well in school, graduate from college, look for job opportunities, and move far away. Ananda soon realized after she moved that ignorant people lives everywhere. Her life is an emotional rollercoaster as she experiences childhood bullying, death of loved ones, lasting friendships, happiness, infidelity, forgiveness, health and safety, hardships, finding true love, harassment in the workplace and cherishing marriage and family. As she gets older she realizes that the ups and downs of life can be exhausting and sometimes a little ME time may be just what the doctor ordered. Ananda discovers that the power of prayer and having a voice to speak up is essential to her everyday life's journey, as she takes control of her destiny.
The first self-care book designed specifically for the early childhood field, Culturally Responsive Self-Care Practices for Early Childhood Educators is filled with helpful strategies and tools that you can implement immediately. Recognizing that self-care is not one size fits all, the authors present culturally responsive strategies drawn from diverse early childhood staff working in a range of roles across communities and contexts. By tying the importance of educator self-care to goals of social justice and equity, this book advocates for increased awareness of the importance of self-care on both an individual and institutional level. Through key research findings, effective strategies and personal anecdotes, this accessible guide helps readers understand and engage with the critical role self-care and wellness-oriented practices play in creating strong foundations for high quality early learning programs.
LaWanda Cox is widely regarded as one of the most influential historians of Reconstruction and nineteenth-century race relations. Imaginative in conception, forcefully argued, and elegantly written, her work helped reshape historians' understanding of the age of emancipation. Freedom, Racism, and Reconstruction brings together Cox's most important writings spanning more than forty years, including previously published essays, excerpts from her books, and an unpublished essay. Now retired from Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Cox gave Donald G. Nieman her full cooperation on this project. The result is a cohesive book of refreshing and sophisticated analysis that illuminates a pivotal era in American history. It not only serves as a lasting testament to a highly original scholar but also makes available to readers a remarkable body of scholarship that remains required reading for anyone who wishes to understand the age of emancipation and the historian's craft.
The Ice Cream Man is a story about a man named Stanley Gibson. The abuse that Stanley endured as a child by the hands of his very own mother gave him a dark streak through life. Stanley grew to be very distant and shy. He craved love and attention from anyone who would give it to him. Stanley is also smart, handsome, generous, loving, and very creative in his young life. Stanley created a way to turn the pain of rejection into profit while filling the emptiness in his heart with joy. Stanley changed from an abused child to a violent and unpredictable adult. He began to loose respect for human life because his need for love is far more important. Stanley wants to be adored and needed by his peers. Stanley sends the Westside of South Central into an uproar.
ARE YOU READY TO BE SET FREE? This book will help set captives free by providing understanding and wisdom concerning what God has done for you through Grace, by faith in his Son Jesus Christ, in regards to the Tithe. It will help you know that you are no longer under the curse of the law when 10% is not given. The body of Christ no longer needs to be in strife over this issue. This strife has been the work of the enemy. God will bring clarity to what he means about the different maturing levels you go through in this Christian journey. We all are on different levels of spiritual maturity -from milk to meat -levels. This simply means some of you are more mature and have a better and stronger understanding of certain topics of the bible than others according to his Grace at any given age in your lives. A new believer can be on a higher maturity level in their understanding of the word of God and the Grace of God than someone who has been saved for seventy years. How long one has been saved does not mean they are a more mature Christian in their understanding of the word of God or the Grace of God. We must grow from the milk stage to the meat stage in our understanding of this subject of Tithe. Understand we will forever be growing from faith to faith and from glory to glory until we meet Jesus face to face. Therefore, rather than walk with argument and disputes, let us run together this race with patience, understanding, prayer, and exhortation for one another. This book will give you a better understanding of what the Law of God given by Moses said and how the Grace of God given by faith in Jesus has fulfilled the law concerning this area of Tithe, as well as the areas of atonement money, redemption money, and ransom money. This book is a great resource to be used as an individual study, or as a cell group and Sunday School class discussion series. AGAIN. ARE YOU READY TO BE SET FREE?
I'm a career mom and like most career moms, I try to do it all but was starting to get overwhelmed. I stepped back and examined what I was doing and what can be done differently. I have taken everything I discovered on my journey in addition to everything I learned from the matriarchs of my family and put it all within the cover of this book to share with every mother who has found themselves struggling to keep up with everything. I have included recipes, money saving tips, relaxations tips, and most importantly - how to keep your sanity.
There is a Misty in all of us. Misty has seen a lot of disappointment, fear, and rage in her short life. The one person that she was the closest to takes her on a journey through life's experiences from the past and present. Misty is going to learn a lot.
I LIKE ME A BOOK OF POETRY Is a book about hope, helping people in despair while working hard trying to build self awareness and setting goals towards a better life. It reaches out to people in ways of using poetic stories in poem form to grasp their attention while allowing them to see that life has more to offer them as opposed to giving up, drugs, bad relationship,dropping out of school,low self esteem and suicide. it is my dream which is bigger enough for you and me.My goal is to open up a communities center for families with children.God bless you all who support my dream to make a difference in the life of other.
This is a story about a girl named Millie. Her father Danny accidentally killed a childhood friend named Jesse. Danny never told a soul. He just left Jesse there to die. Jesse decided to possess Danny’s unborn child. He thought that he would use Millie to kill her own father. At seven years old Millie found out that there was someone or something inside of her. Jesse was eleven years older then Millie but he aged as she aged. Jesse started to feel trapped inside of Millie. Jesse wanted out! He started having manly urges and manly thoughts. Millie wasn’t ready for the after math. Millie found herself in strange places doing strange things. Possessing Millie’s body wasn’t all that Jesse thought it would be. He became frustrated to where he went on a killing spree leaving Millie holding the bag. When Jesse came out he was in full control.
Are you looking to learn more about the world of credit? Not sure where to begin? Then this is the perfect book for you! Lush Credit Secrets has been uniquely designed to provide you with everything you need to know and more about credit secrets. From knowing how to obtain funding to building a business from scratch, this book is bursting with helpful content. It will take your credit understanding to the next level. You will learn about a variety of subjects, such as: Loans vs Credit Cards Understanding Property Taxes Multiple Streams of Income Become an AirBnB Master And so much more… Whether you’re looking to learn more about credit or know someone who is, this book will be a wonderful companion.
Specifically designed for administrators and leaders working in early childhood education, this practical guide offers comprehensive resources for creating trauma-responsive organizations and systems. Throughout this book, you'll find: Exercises and tools for identifying the strengths and areas in need of change within your program, school or agency. Reflection questions and sample conversations. Rich vignettes from programs already striving to create healthier, trauma-responsive environments. The guidance in this book is explained with simple, easy-to-implement strategies you can apply immediately to your own practice and is accompanied by brainstorming questions to help educational leaders both new to and experienced with trauma-informed practices succeed.
Have you ever wondered how chemicals in the environment affect cancer? Well, this book can give you some scientific insight on how common pesticide chemicals and industrial waste can affect the growth of breast cancer cells.
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