My Story By: Priscilla Ann Perkins-Perreault-Daw After going to the doctor for a standard sore throat, Priscilla Ann Perkins-Perreault-Daw suffered from a strange reaction to the medicine she was prescribed. After explaining to her doctors that there was something wrong, Priscilla was just told to continue taking the medication. With no one believing that she is suffering from an actual reaction of some sort, Priscilla’s doctors dismiss her symptoms and told her she was suffering from a nervous breakdown. This book shares her true story and how she overcame this challenge.
Come with me and share this journey life takes us on. These poems are written from deep within the heart sparing nothing. I mean to inspire and encourage. To reach out and touch any soul that needs to be touched, anyone that needs one to just say hey, I understand. May the reader through these verselets find common ground and comfort knowing there’s someone out there who just understands.
The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that reveals the intimate story of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, told by the woman who lived it. THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE PRISCILLA, DIRECTED BY SOFIA COPPOLA Decades after his death, millions of fans continue to worship Elvis the legend. But very few knew him as Elvis the man. Here in her own words, Priscilla Presley tells the story of their love, revealing the details of their first meeting, their marriage, their affairs, their divorce, and the unbreakable bond that has remained long after his tragic death. A tribute to both the man and the legend, Elvis and Me gives Elvis fans the world over an unprecedented look at the true life of the King of Rock 'N' Roll and the woman who loved him.
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A speech professor and her student make a unique connection that changes each others lives. Mrs. Noble encourages Priscilla to engage in public speaking, yet discovers in her student that where spoken words faltered, writing flourished. Priscilla, driven to profess God in her speech, is unsure what her professor believes. When Mrs. Noble approves a persuasive speech about Ronald Reagans character and values, Priscilla begins an in-depth research project on the Cold War. The research reveals that Reagan was a former pacifist and Mikhail Gorbachev was a secret believer in God. This memoir contains analogies and metaphors that thread the research into the research experience. At the Reykjavik Summit, an agreement could not be made because neither Reagan nor Gorbachev revealed their beliefs. Both leaders were misunderstood. A misunderstanding which must be clarified as the research is prepared for the symposium presentation. A serendipitous path leads Priscilla to interview Mrs. Noble, only to discover her professors intended path was not the path on which she ended up. Priscilla writes about unexpected detours. Then Mrs. Noble reveals a paper she formerly wrote, quoting A Road Less Traveled By. This intuitive student later analyzes the two papers. How will Priscilla present Ronald Reagan in the Undergraduate Research Symposium, when she soon discovers her professor is battling cancer? Gloria A Students Memoir of Intended Paths is a message of hope and faith. In it Priscilla looks up to God and Mrs. Noble during a brief crossroads and an unforgettable experience.
Priscilla Boos knows what it is like to have her life suddenly turned upside down. She entered a dark, lonely place where she was gripped by debilitating fear. But somehow she found her way backstronger, hopeful, and more faith-filled than ever before. In her inspirational memoir, Priscilla shares the story of her emotional journey through terminal illness with her husband, Bill, and her eventual return to a new life. Priscillas husband, Bill, was no slouch. Two years after they were married, he tackled a bank robber and held him until police arrived. Even so, when Bill began experiencing unusual symptoms in 2004, it sparked an unbelievably challenging journey for not only him, but Priscilla as well. Unprepared for the road ahead lined with pain, grief, and unexpected moments, Priscilla details how she eventually emerged a stronger, more self-confident person after Bills death, providing inspiration to others as she fights to rejoin the living, one small step at a time. Meet Me at the Bakery shares an inspirational story of one womans full-circle journey through the darkness of grief into the light of healing where she now lives joyfully anticipating new possibilities with the help of Gods love.
Sparks fly for a second time when award-winning photographer and prodigal son Alejandro ends up back home, forced to face the familia--and the girl he left behind--for the first time in years. Can these two Key West natives learn to put away old hurts and embrace a new future under the tropical sun?"--
Books about death are invariably about life. In her book Memento Mori, Muriel Spark says: “Death, when it approaches, ought not to take one by surprise. It should be part of the full expectancy of life. Without an ever-present sense of death life is insipid. You might as well live on the whites of eggs.” In that vein, this book deals with the ever-present reality of death while concurrently embracing life. It celebrates the lives of the greatest generation while alerting aging baby boomers to be aware of what is waiting for them around the next corner. As the clients in this book journey through the final stages of their lives toward death and the feeling that time is running out, Hope, the protagonist, conversely journeys toward a richer and fuller life. As clichéd as this sounds, this thoughtful book encourages readers to celebrate life and to live each day as the gift it is.
Breakthrough Success with Priscilla Olson is a life-saver for people looking to become more passionate, honest, empathic, and form life-long meaningful relationships. To deal with today's somewhat more self-centered people, Olson shares her proven tactics and rules to help readers be more authentic and caring. This book is for readers looking for a framework to become better people. About the Author Priscilla Olson became obsessed with her vision of freedom at an early age. She is a former independent women's health coach, who traded the billable hour for more time and financial freedom through a career in network marketing. Her visionary leadership has mentored many around her to experience massive success in business and life. Her mission is to unlock the untapped potential in others, so they too can choose how they live, influence, work, and play. Priscilla's passion is supporting others to reclaim their most energized relationships with their peers, their bodies, and life itself.
Priscilla Stuckey shines a brilliant light on the relationship we long to cultivate with the deepest wellsprings of our wisdom and love . . . This is a groundbreaking book, written with extraordinary clarity, beauty, and radical honesty." —Gail D. Storey, author of I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail, winner of the National Outdoor Book Award In an age of materialism, language of spirit or spirits seems at best suspect and at worst alien or naïve. When Priscilla Stuckey begins hearing Bear’s voice, she is a writer and religious studies professor in her fifties. Though she enjoys communing with trees and birds and the land, she intellectually knows better than to try talking directly with spirit. Yet searching for the truth of her own identity leads her directly toward what she is most skeptical of. As Stuckey opens to her spirit animal helper and his affectionate, jovial wisdom, she begins to realize the slow dawning of faith. Tamed by a Bear shows one person responding to the call of her heart, which is also the call of Earth to all human beings today: to listen to a more–than–human wisdom so people can address the social and environmental crises facing the world. At this moment, when the future of life on Earth as we know it hangs in the balance—threatened by climate change, species extinctions, and extreme economic inequality—the key to survival is found in answering one question: How can humans live more peaceably and sustainably with the rest of nature? The heart–opening conversations between Bear and Stuckey suggest a reinvigorating of nature–spirituality in everyday life. Their dialogues show an educated, thoughtful person grappling with her skepticism about Earth spirits and gradually saying yes to a call from beyond her intellectual understanding.
Three women of different religious backgrounds share details about conversations they have had concerning what divides and unites people of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faiths.
This book attempts to familiarize children with the festival of Diwali, that is celebrated not only in India, but in all parts of the world where people of Indian origin live. Diwali is the festival of lights, that is also symbolic of the triumph of good over evil. Families celebrate by wearing new clothes, eating special foods, decorating the houses, and creating a festive mood with music and dancing. In America friends and relatives get together, have sumptuous meals, and enjoy the company of each other, while the children regale themselves with fun and games. Diwali is for Hindus what Christmas is for Christians or Hanukah for Jews. Children are happy with the gifts they receive and proudly show them off to their friends. This is a welcome occasion to celebrate when the days are getting shorter and the gloomy nights are getting longer, which is also an indication of the cold to follow.
Your infant is crying and you don’t know why. Your toddler refuses every kind of food–except one. Your preschooler wages war with you each morning over what to wear. Every day, parents struggle unsuccessfully to understand why their children act the way they do. Now child development expert Priscilla J. Dunstan breaks down those barriers to understanding with this revolutionary and accessible guide that teaches a new way of parenting–custom-designed for each child’s personality. The product of eight years of groundbreaking research, this book will help you understand how your child interacts with the world. Dunstan begins from the premise that every child has his or her own dominant sensory “interface” with the world. Some children are highly sensitive to touch, others to sound or to sight. And some are unusually sensitive to all outside stimuli, especially taste and smell. This sensitivity affects how your child behaves, learns, and communicates from the very first days of life. Uncovering your child’s dominant sense–and knowing what your own dominant sense is–is essential for finding common ground and creating bonds of trust and intimacy with your child. Use this book to • take comprehensive “sense tests” to determine your child’s dominant sense–and your own • understand how sensory overload plays out from infancy to age five, at home and in school • learn why your child’s sensory personality shapes the way he or she instinctively reacts to new experiences and people • appreciate the richness of your child’s emotional life, and help your child thrive in the outside world For every parent who has ever looked at a child’s behavior and thought What is he trying to tell me?, Child Sense shows you how to find the answer.
This book tells of experiences throughout life, which started in a very humble setting in the countryside of Trinidad. It tells of surviving two different cultures. Tells of the many setbacks and of personal experiences on 911. There is poetry, a bit of history, humor, sadness and most of all, how to hold strong onto Gods promises. Ah little bit ah Dis, Ah little bit ah Dat will hold your interest throughout.
Priscilla Buckley is probably known for her long and admired tenure as managing editor of the conservative political journal National Review, founded in the 1950s by her brother William F. Buckley Jr. But in String of Pearls we meet a different Priscilla--young Pitts Buckley, just out of Smith, eager for the next step up from the college paper to "real" journalism. There she is, in her proper wool suit, her cashmere sweater, and in her string of pearls, notebook at the ready, United Press Radio News Department's fledgling employee. The war in Europe was winding to its close. For Buckley, the atmosphere in UP's New York offices was a heady one; the journalists worked furiously but had time to play practical jokes, stage mock battles on the newsroom floor, and treasure the funny stories that haste and tension engender. Young Priscilla fit right in; she made friends, wrote copy for the reporters to read on the air ("Keep the sentences short!"), and joined in the fun and frequent hilarity. It was a demanding, sometimes heartbreaking, and always vibrant period. The author was pleased a few years later to be offered a job at the Paris bureau of United Press. the young writer who has spent some of her girlhood years living in prewar France with her parents and her numerous siblings found a different Paris a war's end: scars of the prolonged occupation were everywhere. It was a poignant time, but for Priscilla and her friends there was laughter and comic misadventures as well, and she shares them, along with varied characters gathered at United Press at the time, with us. Buckley's stay in Paris was cut short by a summons from brother Bill: Would she be interested in working with him on the new magazine he was starting? Thus ended her UP days, and this began a new and glowing journalistic career. String of Pearls, which includes charming illustrations by the author's niece Lee Buckley, and an Afterword by her brother William F. Buckley Jr., is a knowing and delightful look at a turbulent time in a turbulent world.
Provides information on using and transferring patterns; choosing supplies; and mastering techniques such as shading and highlighting, blending, changing colours and finishing the piece. This book also covers preparing and painting on different surfaces, from glass and fabric to wood and metal.
The Priscilla Wool Crochet Book was first published in 1912. This is a reproducing of an original copy. Full of photos and techniques for crocheting various items, this book will be a welcome addition on the bookshelf of any crochet enthusiast.
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