For experts in the field of early care and education, defining and providing technical assistance can be as difficult as nailing jelly to the wall. Learn to effectively coach, mentor, and train early childhood teachers and administrators with guided experiences, strategies, and activities to provide technical assistance in specific program areas like parent involvement, science, outdoor play, music, and art. Nailing Jelly to the Wall is written for: early childhood consultants offering an objective, outside view of what is needed to improve a program; mentors serving as a role model for others who are building a career in early childhood; coaches helping others in the field of early childhood improve their skills and knowledge by providing resources, demonstrations, and guidance; and program administrators working with their own staff to provide professional development and guidance.
Nancy Alexander, Physical Therapist, shares the story of her journey with her father, who lived with dementia for the last 18 years of his life. As his caregiver, she learned a lot about her father and even more about herself. With this book, she hopes to inspire others to appreciate the road they are on and to welcome the gift that awaits. This is a love story. Always close to her father, this journey drew them even closer. Nancy had medical training and knowledge to help along the way. But, in the end, her heart was her strongest compass. Sometimes we don
For twenty-five years, Nancy Alexander battled a mysterious illness without a diagnosis. Despite spells of total debilitation and hospitalizations with no answers, she managed to fight through and raise two sons and create a successful business. Like many marriages where chronic illness is at the forefront, Nancy's suffered. This is her story of fighting the medical system to receive a diagnosis and to not only save her marriage to Steve but restore it to a place of joy. Years of rumors from doctors and friends, the ravages on her body from disease, and the rescue in the form of a doctor and nutritionist all culminated into a place of wellness that Nancy now shares with her readers. Though she didn't always know it during her journey, God's hand guided and protected her and Steve. Nancy's story will uplift and encourage those with chronic illness that answers are worth fighting for, and God's strength is sufficient on even the worse days. Review by Jim Cockrum of My Silent Team: "I love to surround myself with people who challenge me. Those rare souls who endure and persist and eventually find a way to overcome impossible odds with determination and focus to ignite something unique and special inside us. You simply can't have too many people like that in your life. Prepare to add Nancy to your list of champions. This book is not "Nancy and Steve's story of tragedy and triumph." It's far more. it's a finely tuned weapon of spiritual warfare that our father has been sharpening ("on the anvil" to borrow a phrase from Lucado) for quite some time now - and it's about to do some serious damage in the spiritual realm." Review by Sue Mellette: "Nancy, I felt at times I was feeling your pain, bewilderment & your desperate need to find help. Your story is much more than fighting Fibromyalgia and learning to live with it. It is a love story of finding the love a husband and wife should have for each other. It is a love story that through your finding the Lord and knowing that He does not forsake us even in our darkest hours, He has a plan for you and your husband. Your story is open, brutally honest, and forthright. Yes, it brought me to tears at times and joy at others! It's a great story that could be brought to life on the big screen. It was so vivid and descriptive, I could actually see your struggles. A powerful story about a disease and your diligence in finding exactly what was wrong. You truly are special!" Review by Rita Gallow: "Nancy, Your book is wonderful! You and Steve should be commended for being so open and honest about your private lives. This book did make me cry and when finished, I wanted to give you a big hug. I am convinced this book will help countless people suffering with chronic illnesses & fibromyalgia. For me, the best part was that you and Steve invited Christ into your lives, making Him the center of your marriage. When finished, I had a big smile in my heart! May God bless you and Steve." Review by Hallie Sue Wells: "Nancy, I loved this book! I started out thinking it was going to be a book about Fibromyalgia but was so wrong. It is really a great love story, a mystery, a story of survival and most of all God's grace and strength given to one of his children. I felt so many emotions while engrossed in every page, from frustration, fear and hopelessness to anger and bitterness over things that should not have been then to relief, love and joy as the aftermath of such a devastating, debilitating disease finally started getting answers and healing. While reading I wondered how I would have handled or reacted to each situation and the devastating pain of body and mind. I really doubted that I could have survived. I am so glad that you survived and are now making a difference in so many lives. I'm also glad you have been brave enough to put your life on paper, sharing it with everyone. Your story proves with God, all things really are possible.
Following a spiritual awakening at the altar in the 1970s, author Nancy E. Alexander began the daily devotion of journaling her thoughts, ideas, and spiritual musings about her relationship with God and the world around her. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, the words and thoughts came freely in response to daily Bible study. In time, the thoughts waned, and the collection was shelved. Now, over forty years later, Nancy revisits those writings and finds fresh and unexpected meaning. In A Walk in the Garden, she presents an inspired collection of analogies and truths depicting the redeeming and sustaining power of God. Revealing a forty-year spiritual journey, the entries ponder an array of thoughts such as forgiveness, acceptance, renewal, grace, the idea of eternity, and miracles. A Walk in the Garden presents a collection of writings that help you reflect on your own walk with God. It communicates the message that God calls to you and seeks you out each day.
Why wait for the holidays when you can adorn your home with a variety of beautiful wreaths all year long! Floral wreaths add a special accent to your home, but can be expensive to buy. Save money and express your creativity by learning to make your own wreaths with this step-by-step guide--so detailed, it is the only book on wreath-making you'll ever need!
A leveled Reader based on an episode from the PBS KIDS animated television series Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum starring Alexander Hamilton. Based on the children's book series Ordinary People Change the Worldby New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos, the series will introduce kids to inspiring historical figures and the character virtues that helped them succeed. It's time for Yadina to start first grade, but she's really nervous. Alexander Hamilton helps her realize that new adventures can be exciting. This episode-based Penguin Young Reader is perfect for emerging readers!
Nancy Jaicks Alexander is one of the co-founders of the first prison hospice in the world. She was a member of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' teaching and "Life, Death and Transition" workshop staff. "Just Enough" is a collection of memoirs and short creative writing pieces.
Alex was a pushover. Alexander pushes back. Alex was a chump. Alexander is a champ. Alex moved in the gutter. Alexander hits the fast lane. Everyone likes Alex Fairfax. He’s dependable, friendly, hardworking. He is also a sucker. A sucker who sits by while his oily coworker maliciously sabotages his advertising career, then steals Alex’s girlfriend from under his very nose. But Alex is a sucker who has finally had enough of “yes sir” and “thank you.” Enough of kowtowing to the powerful. Enough of being polite. So Alex transforms himself into Alexander—avenger of the maligned. Sure, he lost his job and has to share a crummy apartment with a bunch of twentysomething hippies, but nothing will stop Alexander from exacting sweet vengeance on the long list of those who have done him wrong. With the right clothes, the right hair, and the right attitude, Alexander plots to ascend through the ranks of the elite, tear down the company that refused to stand by him, and humiliate his snake of a colleague and disloyal ex-girlfriend. But while pulling off one stealthy stunt after another, wooing away clients and ruining a few choice careers, Alex discovers that being a shark isn’t all glitz and glamour—and that his own heart still beats to a very tender drum. . . . A sharp, edgy, witty novel of delicious revenge, Being Alexander stars the best kind of character—one readers can’t quite decide whether to loathe or to love. But in the end, the fact remains: for Alex to truly find himself, he had to become someone else. The result is an irresistibly wicked comedy of ill-manners.
Once a year, Wallace gets to spend a week with his Aunt Polly, and its his favorite week of the year. Aunt Polly lives on a big farm, with lots and lots of dogs. Wallace wants a dog with all his heart, but his mom and dad don't want one.Wallace couldn't wait to tell Aunt Polly about the new program at the animal shelter. He'd seen an ad on TV: the shelter had started a program for kids and parents to volunteer to walk the dogs together. That would be a dream come true!At Aunt Polly's, Wallace helps feed and walk all the dogs every day. He sits in the sun with Snickers every afternoon, and Snickers snuggles next to Wallace every night.But the happy visits always end too soon. Will Wallace ever get the dog of his dreams? Find out in Wallace Willougybee Wants a Dog, by Nancy Alexander, with full color illustrations by April Pedersen.
Deck The Halls is an Instructional Christmas Wreath-Making Book. Nancy planned, took many close-up, color photos, and wrote precise instructions as she created this gorgeous Christmas wreath. She then wrote "Deck The Halls," which equips and encourages you to find your own uniquely different style. To find your style, it is imperative that you first learn the basics of wreath design. Nancy's goal and desire is to equip you with these basics in addition to all you need to assure your very first wreath will be as breathtaking as this one. She will teach you these basics, along with all tips, ideas and a technique, she alone, has developed during her close to thirty years in the floral & home decor industry. You can be assured that a professional with many years of experience is teaching you to do it the "right way." A beginner with no experience to a professional designer will benefit from this beautiful, well-written, and easy to follow book. Nancy starts with a Christmas Green base. She then adds many loops and curls of a beautiful Christmas ribbon in addition to extra Christmas and everyday greens. Nancy is known for her attention to her fine details in each and every one of her designs - and her Christmas wreaths are no exception - they are SPECTACULAR! Nancy's instructions teach you how to securely attach a pick to a stem, make sure your "critters" such as a birds, ladybugs, nests, & bird houses are anchored securely. And she certainly does not leave out how to tie a beautiful single, double, or triple ribbon bow for which she is so well known. Nancy is delighted to be able to share with you her tips and secrets. She is sure that "You Can Do It," which you now hear so often as her encouraging tag line.
Pausing, noticing, inhibiting, directing, and allowing are the core mental attentions for daily activities between Alexander Technique lessons. Guided Lessons is a big volume, spiral bound at the top so that pages can be flipped back for easy studying of the current page. Beyond our five senses "is the sense of body movement and position, named kinesthesia." Without kinesthesia, we are unable to recognize and correct misuse of the body. The Alexander Technique brings kinesthesia again to awareness. Each page is a simple, well-constructed set of directions for freeing the neck, for letting the back lengthen and widen, for removing stress from both mind and body, for performing daily activities with more ease. Photographs and drawings bring into sharp focus the lessons.
STROKE OF MIDNIGHT Three women…one party…endless possibilities…Fashion writer Natalie Trent, fabric designer Isabel Parisi andaccountant Arianne Sorenson were ready for a night they'd neverforget. Last year they left the annual Monticelloball single…this time will be different. They're readyfor some fun—the sexier the better! For Natalie, running into the man who disappeared on her oneyear ago is more than surprising. But she has revenge on her mind,and she's going to make him beg for more! Long-term relationships aren't in the cards for Isabel. But when oneof her admirers decides tonight's the night they become more thanfriends, a little champagne and sweet talk is allthe encouragement Isabel needs…. When Arianne and her boss feel sparks on the dance floor, it's allthey can do to find the closest bedroom, damn the consequences!These women are willing to risk just about everything for one hotand steamy night, but it's the morning after that turns outto be more than they bargained for!
Introduction/ Nancy K. Anderson -- What's out there? Frederic Remington's art of darkness/ William C. Sharpe -- Dark, disquiet: Remington's late nocturnes/ Nancy Anderson -- Burning daylight: Remington, electricity, and flash photography/ Alexander Nemerov -- Nocturnes: a catalogue -- Appendix: Notes on conservation/ Ross Merrill, Thomas J. Branchick, Perry Huston, Norman E. Muller, Robert G. Proctor, Jr., Jill Whitten.
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