Parenting is the most difficult and important job one can undertake. While the process of being a parent cannot be described as easy, the formula for success can be quite simple: put in the work when children are little and reap the rewards as they become teens and young adults. Farrah Walters relies on fictional siblings, Emma and Ken, to impart words of wisdom as they reflect back on lessons from their younger days while facing tough decisions in their middle school years. Within valuable life lessons that involve their teachers, neighbors, friends, and some not-so-friendly classmates and peers, Emma and Ken learn about kindness, healthy habits, confidence, body boundaries, the importance of helping others, and the Golden Rule. Through the included anecdotes and poems, parents are guided to be proactive instead of reactive, to listen, and most of all, to unconditionally love their children, every day and no matter what. Poetic Parenting is a delightful book of stories and poems that engages children and guides parents on the rewarding, challenging, and always changing journey of raising wonderful kids.
An in-depth look at the history of the financial institution, from its 1934 establishment to the 2008 US financial crisis. The first seventy-five years for the Texas Credit Union League have been extraordinary! From its modest inception to its solid stature enjoyed today, the membership’s collective voice has guided us and served as a steadying arm. For three-quarters of a century, we’ve reached out to support one another in our drive toward improving the financial health of credit union members. This book illuminates the individuals who championed the credit union movement in Texas and who worked tirelessly to safeguard our cooperative nature and to enhance our ability to meet member needs. The League story is one of vision, faith, and the firm belief that each of us is enriched because of the sum of our cooperative experiences. Because we continue to support one another, our association lives its mission of protecting credit unions and promoting their growth, strength, and unity.
A crash course in locating information about the Lone Star State. Each chapter begins with an engaging, little known, even quirky story and then shows the reader how to follow the printed and electronic trail to uncover more detail.
You know the basics. Quality systems have long been indispensable to the functions of health-care institutions. You might even say that quality is "a good friend." But if your development stops there, your institution will likely be mediocre at best. The real value in your relationship with quality is uncovered when you let it evolve. Committing to a culture of continual improvement can be something like dancing with a gorilla who never tires; it means developing the skills of adapting to changing demands and environments-cyclically and for always. Building on material from Introducing the Big Q: A Practical Quality Primer (AABB Press, 2004), and written in the same spirit (direct and easy-to-understand, with a sense of humor), Romancing the Big Q explains how to get beyond polite conversation with quality to a deeper relationship that can move an organization toward performance excellence. Each chapter is half theory, half story-first laying out the quality concepts, and then illustrating them in a down-to-earth case study. Readers follow characters at a fictional blood center through ups and downs along their deepening journey to excellence and blissful commitment to quality. In addition to intricate explanations of the matrices and tools involved in strategic planning, the broader aspects examined include vision and goal setting, solidifying leadership, understanding internal and external constituencies, process management (and plan deployment), measurement and evaluation, risk management, and future focus. Includes a free digital download of Introducing the Big Q: A Practical Quality Primer for your reference.
Someone Asked, “what is the title of your book?” The response was, “The Holy Bible: Whats In It For Me?” “That’s easy”, he said, “Life”! It was obvious this person had found life fulfilled to the fullest from reading, listening, or studying the Word of God. Jesus said in Luke 11:28 “Blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it”. And in the Book of Revelation 1:3, “Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words, and keep those things which are written therein....” We firmly believe that the Holy Bible has within it the answers to the problems of life that concern us as individuals. While we may listen to the success stories of others, yet we ourselves face unresolved issues which become problems in our own lives on a daily basis. And so we ask, “what about me?” We must be made aware that the Holy Bible addresses your personal problem. The purpose of this book is to answer your question, “What’s in it for me”? Indeed, it calls our attention to things we need to know about living the abundant life in Christ Jesus – a life of love, joy, and peace in this world and in the world to come. No matter what your circumstances may be, God’s got the answer, and you will find it in his Word.
Frederick D. Reese was born on November 28, 1929, in Selma, Alabama. Reese rose to national prominence as a civil rights leader after Selma's "Bloody Sunday." He later marched with Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. from Selma to Montgomery as an advocate for African-American voter registration rights. On March 7, 1965, Reese and more than 600 other activists marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The day would live in infamy as "Bloody Sunday" after protestors were beaten and sprayed with tear gas on the orders of Alabama Governor George Wallace. Following the violence that day, the majority of the marchers congregated at Brown Chapel AME Church, where Reese spoke to the crowd. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. called Reese from Atlanta with news that he was organizing a march involving ministers from all over the country. On March 21, 1965, more than 3,000 people gathered at Selma's Brown Chapel AME Church in an attempt to march the 50-mile journey from Selma to Montgomery, but Judge Johnson would only grant clearance for 300 marchers to begin the two-lane trek along Hwy. 80 east, leaving Selma. Once the highway expanded from a two-lane to a four-lane road, people began joining the marchers. By the time they reached Alabama's state capital, Montgomery, the number of marchers had reached 50,000. Reese marched hand in hand with King, and his front row presence made him a symbol of and leader in the civil rights movement. Read how it all began...
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