Pam Robinson Porterfield flipped through notebook after notebook to select and share a bit of “Southern Comfort” from the seasons of her life. To this native of Alabama a reflection of her life seems as fleet as a succession of Alabama seasons, each phase a phrase and every day just as different.Through the color of language, meant to paint the canvas of the mind of the reader with memories of their own, Pam dedicates “Seasons of Southern Comfort” to those who recognize themselves in the words and warm places of her heart.
It was the morning of December 28, 2016—four days before New Year’s Day. The medical assistant from my OB/GYN called and told me that the results of my tests were back, and it showed that I had an enlarged fallopian tube. WHAT!?! My heart dropped. Enlarged with what? I asked the medical assistant what this meant. She told me that I had to wait to talk to the doctor. She scheduled me for an appointment one week later. Fear began to set in. I can’t wait one week. Immediately, the enemy began to flood my mind with negative thoughts. What could this be? Suppose its cancer—you may die! Do you know that you hinder your healing when you speak words of negativity, doubt and unbelief? Healing Words, Scriptures for the Spirit, Soul, and Body, is a powerful, interactive book that teaches you how to: • Change the way you talk by examining the words you speak. • Discover the origin of these unhealthy words. • Activate your healing by exchanging your words with God’s word. There are pages of God-inspired prayers and scripture to speak over every area of your life.
John and Louise Vess have conducted their lives seamlessly and honorably in the South Carolina home that has been in their family for generations. Upon John's sudden death, their daughter Annie-also a recent widow-returns to comfort Louise. But Annie finds all has changed: a gigantic artificial lake has flooded the woods she remembers, her sensible mother spouts born-again homilies, and her father's reputation is threatened by a long-hidden scandal.
It didn't start with Samantha but reluctantly she was the first to go public. World-wide, the people were starving and suffering tremendous pain whenever they ate but little was being done by the professionals. Misdiagnoses' were running rampant and eventually everyone was forced to suffer in silence or undergo the unwanted consequences. Grudgingly Samantha spoke to individuals that also needed help and this started her personal domino effect that led to a friend having meetings; an eavesdropping customer reaching out to insane asylums and prisons; and eventually an extremely embarrassing situation that lead to a radio station willing to listen.
Pregnant Bonnie leaves on a train bound for London, excited to meet boyfriend George, but he never turns up. Somehow she must look after herself and her baby, too ashamed to go home. Her mother is devastated by Bonnie s disappearance and struggles to provide for herself and her other daughter Rita. But when Grace accepts the offer of help from her boss, she has no idea how much he ll want in return . Rita thinks marriage to Italian Emilio is a ticket to a better life. But he is hiding a secret. Can the bond of family love bring them back together in time?
It was the morning of December 28, 2016—four days before New Year’s Day. The medical assistant from my OB/GYN called and told me that the results of my tests were back, and it showed that I had an enlarged fallopian tube. WHAT!?! My heart dropped. Enlarged with what? I asked the medical assistant what this meant. She told me that I had to wait to talk to the doctor. She scheduled me for an appointment one week later. Fear began to set in. I can’t wait one week. Immediately, the enemy began to flood my mind with negative thoughts. What could this be? Suppose its cancer—you may die! Do you know that you hinder your healing when you speak words of negativity, doubt and unbelief? Healing Words, Scriptures for the Spirit, Soul, and Body, is a powerful, interactive book that teaches you how to: • Change the way you talk by examining the words you speak. • Discover the origin of these unhealthy words. • Activate your healing by exchanging your words with God’s word. There are pages of God-inspired prayers and scripture to speak over every area of your life.
Teachers Matter offers the most definitive portrait of teachers’ lives and work to date. At a time when teaching standards are high on the political and social agenda, the quality and commitment of teaching staff is seen as paramount and they are viewed as pivotal to the economic and social well being of society. But: What are the influences that help or hinder teachers’ commitment? Is there an association between commitment and pupil attainment? Why are teachers’ identities important? What are teachers’ needs and concerns in different professional life phases? Does school context count? Based on a DfES funded study of 300 teachers in 100 primary and secondary schools in England, the authors identify different patterns of influence and effect between groups of teachers, which provide powerful evidence of the complexities of teachers’ work, lives, identity and commitment, in relation to their sense of agency, well-being, resilience and pupil attitudes and attainment. This, in turn, provides a clear message for teachers, teachers’ associations, school leaders and policy makers, in understanding and supporting the need to build and sustain school and classroom effectiveness. The book addresses issues such as the importance of career development, the relationships between school leadership, culture and teachers’ lives, maintaining a work-life balance, identity and well-being and the connection between commitment, resilience and effectiveness in the classroom. Original and highly relevant, Teachers Matter is invaluable reading for teachers, head teachers, researchers and teacher educators.
This new book addresses reference services across the spectrum of the social sciences. Chapters embrace a multidisciplinary approach to providing both materials and services to users and stress the variety of information formats available through a bewildering array of delivery mechanisms from an astounding number of sources. Among the topics address are challenges of the automated environment, dissertation development, improving the handing of business reference queries, user education/bibliographic instruction, data files for social research, strategies for locating information on environmental public policy; reference literature on the European Community, and using economic statistics from the federal government.
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