Hope and Healing Are at Hand Extraordinary emotional pain cries out for something more than a Band-Aid, a pat on the shoulder, or a greeting card cliché. When the wounds go deep, real help, honest encouragement, and tangible healing may be hard to locate. But it is there to find, and the search is worth the effort. Compassionate and experienced counselors Dr. Steve Stephens and Pam Vredevelt, LPC, have walked alongside women in pain for years—they’ve heard the stories, seen the tears, felt the pain, and entered into the devastation. They’ve also seen how wounded women can step out of darkness into hope, regain their feet, restart their lives, recover their energy, and even reclaim their joy. Real-life stories and proven, practical counsel serve as powerful tools to help you recover from past and present wounds, moving you into a new season of productive living. Hope Is Here “My pain is too deep for a Band-Aid.” “Will this heartache ever end?” “Why me?” Today is your day…a fresh season of living has arrived. Coming alongside as faithful friends, Dr. Steve Stephens and Pam Vredevelt meet you in the depths of your circumstances and uncover the pathway to healing. They offer an opportunity to regain your feet, restart your life, recover your energy, and reclaim your joy. These real-life testimonies and proven, practical counsel will guide you toward complete recovery and inspire you to press forward in newfound strength—not in spite of your wounds, but because of them. “I believe this is one of the most important books ever written for women. Every page is filled with nurturing wisdom and refreshing hope. At last, for every wounded woman, there is a pathway out of the hurt and pain.” -Alice Gray, author of Treasures for Women Who Hope, coauthor of The Worn Out Woman and The Walk Out Woman Story Behind the Book The authors are licensed therapists who see an enormous number of women struggling with the same basic issue: wounds that result from living in an imperfect world with imperfect people. “Some are great at hiding their wounds,” they say. “Others are so overwhelmed by them that they are unable to recover and bounce back. We consistently meet women with incredible potential who are stuck in emotional pain. Unable to move forward, their wounds block them from becoming all they can be. We want to help them work through the process of letting go of this pain and progress in healing. The abundant life Jesus promises will be theirs!”
“Help!” “He Doesn’t Get What I’m Not Saying!” “She Doesn’t Say What She Means!” Every marriage faces communication problems–whether about sex, vacation, careers, children, or the remote control. Why do guys often feel clueless, no matter how hard they try? Why do women get so tired of dropping hints that they snap? How can something that started out so good, end up so frustating? Licensed psychologist Dr. Steve Stephens says that communication between genders is truly a cross-cultural experience. The key to communicating well is learning how to interpret the vocabulary, body language, silences, and needs of your spouse–which may be quite different from yours. Using practical insights from his own two decades of marriage and his twenty-five years as a professional counselor, Dr. Stephens uncovers the differences in communication that lead to relationship breakdown. With a fun and exciting look at the reasons behind marital frustrations, he offers a solution so simple, with results so extraordinary, that you will delight to know what your spouse is really saying–and learn how true communication can change your marriage forever.
The Crossover Teacher By Steve Stephens The Crossover Teacher describes the integration of public school faculties. It involves white and black teachers who went into schools formerly of the opposite race (crossover teachers). Author Steve Stephens was a schoolteacher and principal during this tumultuous time in the South in the 1960s and ’70s, when the federal courts forced integration. He personally experienced most of the events in this book. Particularly he wants America to see how difficult integration was for the black teacher.
Conquering and Victorious Bloodied, beaten, and broken: words associated with the battlefield. Words that spell “defeat,” but actually mean strength and courage. Because in order to get the wounds, you must first enlist in the battle. This book is for every man who has boldly said to life, “I’m in,” only to come up against inevitable trials and tribulations. The death of a loved one, broken promises, unexpected health problems, a business deal gone bad. The Wounded Warrior takes into account the lasting effects of these gut-wrenching blows…as well as less-often recognized sources of pain. Licensed psychologist Dr. Steve Stephens speaks man-to-man in this powerful book that will free you to become the victor God created you to be. Brave Men Bear Real Wounds Beneath your armor, you may be bloodied, beaten, or broken. Where there was once courage and confidence, you now harbor heartache and pain. Life—in all its glory—has taken its toll. But this is not the end. It is where healing starts and life begins. Dr. Steve Stephens speaks man-to-man about all kinds of wounds from the subtle burden of living with nagging regrets, to gut-wrenching blows that include: a divorce the death of a loved one a business deal gone bad betrayal by a trusted friend wounds from family members, and other devastating trials. More than encouragement and guidance, The Wounded Warrior is packed with pointed questions, scriptural teachings, and honest talk about practical solutions. It’s time to move forward…and live once again! Story Behind the Book “After speaking on The Wounded Woman , some guys asked me, ‘What about us?’ I was taken aback and asked, ‘What do you mean?’ ‘Life is hard,’ one of them said. ‘People are cruel. As guys, we get beat up, and nobody addresses our wounds. Help us deal with the pain of getting shot down.’ Over the next month, I couldn’t get this conversation out of my mind. Every day I ran into some wounded warrior: a father facing the death of his son, a husband stunned by the unfaithfulness of his wife, a brother betrayed by a brother. Finally, I recognized I had to write something to encourage us guys.”—Dr. Steve Stephens
For the growing number of women who want to drop out because they are stressed out, this easy read provides practical solutions. Women can immediately apply these tools and strategies for limiting commitments, identifying gifts, dealing with emotions, nurturing the spirit, burying anxieties, facing the past, celebrating accomplishments, developing a support network, and protecting dreams. The Worn-Out Woman will help the reader trade in a life of running on empty for a life that is meaningful and fulfilling. She will find and recapture her passion, finally realizing the great potential God gave her. You’ve come a long way...maybe. “Most days I feel overwhelmed.” “I want to run away and start over.” “The joy and excitement are gone.” There are more than 60 million worn-out women in the U.S. today. If you’re among them, this book will be like a retreat for your soul. One short chapter at a time, you’ll find simple steps to bring back the joy and energy of a rich life. What’s more, you’ll finally understand and learn to manage the sources of your exhaustion—perfectionism, guilt, unrealistic expectations, and difficult people—in a healthy way. Story Behind the Book We have written this book because it will provide the worn out women of today’s society with practical solutions to those who want to drop out because they are stressed out. Although some of you will look for quick checklists… wanting to jump to the “just let me unclutter my life” sections… we know the value of uncluttering you heart first. For that reason, we’ve included chapters for all areas of your life—emotional, mental, social, physical and spiritual. Most other books focus on learning to say no, simplifying your lifestyle, organization, and nurturing your spirit. Our book is unique because it includes all of these but also covers solutions for the root causes of why women do too much.
Every woman longs to be appreciated, respected, and adored, but when her needs aren’t met within her marriage, she could be tempted to walk away. As little hurts and disappointments accumulate and her heart hardens, a woman’s loneliness and vulnerability take over, and she might find emotional fulfillment elsewhere, perhaps in even a casual encounter with another man. When the marriage enters this realm of real danger, the woman believes it will be less painful to walk away than try to work on it. With heart and wisdom, Dr. Steve Stephens and Alice Gray offer practical advice for how to stop this epidemic of walk-out women. They outline the warning signs of severe marital discontent and share how to reconnect with your spouse, communicate your hurt, and open your heart. If both partners are willing to work at it, any marriage can be saved. Are You Even Thinking About Walking Out? “I’m at the point where I don’t think it is worth the effort anymore.” “The only reason I’m staying is because of the children.” “Surely God doesn’t want me to be this unhappy.” Every woman longs to be appreciated, valued, and cared for. When these needs go unmet, she may be tempted to leave the husband she once loved—but walking out is seldom the path to happiness. Like trusted friends, Dr. Steve Stephens and Alice Gray offer wise and gentle advice to restore hope to your marriage. You’ll discover proven methods for how you can move toward each other rather than away, build up instead of tear down, and find love rather than lose it. Story Behind the Book Although a growing number of women are walking away from their marriages, there are no books to help them realize that this is not the path to happiness. A woman’s discontentment settles like dust on furniture, and although she tries, she fails to make her husband understand. His responses seem too little and too late. Many women mistakenly believe it is easier emotionally to leave the marriage than try to restore it. We want a woman to realize that even when her heart seems closed to her husband, there is a way to open it and become one again. Loss of love does not equal loss of marriage. Loss of hope does not mean the relationship should be abandoned.
Best-selling author Dr. Steve Stephens offers concrete yet simple ways to build marriages today, even when life speeds by at a frantic pace. Along with a prayer to ask for God's help, each chapter offers ideas and tools that make following rules like "Accept Differences," "Listen Carefully," and "Compliment Daily" easy. Readers will be surprised at how applying these simple rules can make a good marriage even better . . . or keep a struggling marriage from falling apart.
You can learn to train and understand your Cavalier King Charles dog, and teach them to be a nice member of the family easier than you think! You can learn how to socialize your puppy at the right age, and learn how to crate train your puppy or dog the right way. Learn how to stop your dogs unwanted barking, and learn what is the best type of dog food to feed your Cavalier King Charles, and much more. You can learn how to stop your dog from eating their own stools, and you can learn how to make sure your Cavalier King Charles is eating the right amount of food. And learn what to expect when your dog might be getting reading to have puppies, and what you can do to help, and much more.
Whether you're just starting a pressure cleaning business or ready for unprecendented growth, The Pressure Cleaning Bible: Marketing provides proven methods for building a successful business. Inside you'll find: * A New Alternative from Guesswork* Guaranteed Results for Marketing Your Pressure Cleaning Business* Proven Strategies that Will Make You Money* Valuable Advice for Safe, Effective Advertising* New Tactics with Enormous Benefits* Right Steps to a Secure Future* Fun Techniques to Keep Your Phone RingingAuthor Steve Stephens, owner of HydroTech Pressure Cleaning Technologies and founder of the HydroTech Pressure Cleaning Training Facilty, has been a leader in the pressure cleaning business for over 30 years. He is joined by co-author Allison Hester, award-winning writer and former Managing Editor of Cleaner Times Magazine. Together they share the proven, industry-specific marketing strategies for growing your pressure cleaning business.
This gritty southern novel tells the story of the Crystal Coast's most notorious woman. The Outlaw Sandra Love is a fast-paced, pull no punches, true back story of a teenage mother whose seriously ill child motivates her transition from waitress to prostitute to call girl for the Chicago Outfit and leads her into working undercover for the FBI in order to break a syndicate of men trafficking underage women from the rural south, north for the purpose of prostitution.
Raising your German Shepherd will be much easier when you read this helpful book on teaching and training your German Shepherd. Learn about your dogs natural behavior instincts, and learn how to change and correct some of them. With this dog guide book, you will be able to understand why your dog does some of the silly things they do, and also you will be able to correct their bad behavior very easily. You will learn about dog biting, jumping up on people, food aggression, separation anxiety, fleas & ticks, house breaking, and so much more. You will learn how to live with your German Shepherd, and how to make him or her a very good family member, that you can trust and love. Learn what the best healthy type of dog food to feed your German Shepherd is, and teach your dog to let them know you are the pack leader, not them. You will learn how to make your dog a trusted member of the family, and not have to worry about them making trouble or getting into trouble. If you are lucky enough to own a German Shepherd, you should really read this book to make your life easier and more fun!
This book uses various Truths of Scripture to reveal the verifications of the end of physical life for all living persons. Some have misconstrued unintentionally the Truths pertaining to the Rapture Event. Some maintain their stand that a generation will not die. Their continued misunderstanding causes them to believe that some peoples of a particular generation are to escape death. They will stress that there are persons who will circumvent the explicit Truths of God revealed in Scripture, such as Hebrews 9:27 KJV. This verse, and many others, plainly state that ALL persons die once. For a person with a mind willing to learn, they will through their faith provided to them by God, realize that not one person will ever escape death. Jesus The Christ did not escape death. Neither will Enoch and Elijah eventually. Contained herein is irrefutable proof that people do die in the fullness of time. J.Steve a crusader for Truths contained within Scripture. He professes that The Holy Spirit chose him to tie together, and to expound Truths of The Rapture Theory. The understandings of Truths are revealed in fullness of time for prophecies. He contends that persons of authority, who have acceptance by the masses, are in error in their interpretation of some end-time events. J.Steve is convinced that a person, no matter how strong their faith, or intelligent their deductive reasoning, should never alter Scriptures to be contrary to Truth. Jehovah stated that it is inevitable for people to die one time. That Truth must be understood not ignored. People should never attempt to change facts in Scripture to suit their desires. J.Steve further claims that he is willing to stand at the Judgment Seat of Christ, to answer for this explanation of Truths found in the Scriptures, used to compile this manuscript.
Between the ages of 13 and 19 many kids forget how to talk. At least this seems to be the case. What once was a talkative, expressive child somehow loses their verbal skills. Oh, they don’t lose them entirely … they seem to find them when around other humans their same age but for parents and most other adults it sure seems that way. Does this phenomenon sound familiar? During a time when they are in need of adult input, many teens seem to go out of their way to avoid it. Conversation with parents and once trusted family members become sporadic and brief. Responses which used to be in-depth turn into short “yes” or “no” retorts. Frustration on both sides increases as parents continue to poke and prod for information while teen becomes more elusive and distant. In his new book, Dr Steve Stephens offers up 101 ways to break parent’s communication barrier with their teen. These are not just simple questions you can ask your child but a series of questions phrased in a way that will help your teen open up. Restore that severed line of communication with Communicate Teens.
Raising your Labrador Retriever will be much easier when you read this book. With this dog guide book, you will be able to understand why your dog does some of the silly things they do, and also you will be able to correct their bad behavior very easily. You will learn about dog biting, jumping up on people, food aggression, separation anxiety, fleas & ticks, house breaking, and so much more. You will learn how to live with your Labrador Retriever, and how to make him or her a very good family member, that you can trust and love. Learn what the best type of dog food to feed your Labrador is, and teach your dog to let them know you are the pack leader, not them. You will learn how to make your dog a trusted member of the family, and not have to worry about them making trouble or getting into trouble, and so much more!
How did Joseph, Mary, and the baby Jesus escape Herod's cruel decree that all infants in Bethlehem under the age of two years be killed? How did a mere carpenter and his peasant wife escape from a powerful government and its relentless soldiers? Is it possible someone in Herod's court was persuaded to help them? With God all things are possible! Turn all these questions over to a pre-teen choral group and let their imaginations run wild as they write an original Christmas play-the result is a wonderful story of how it might have happened. Every grandmother will want her grandchildren to read or hear this exciting, mysterious, and imaginative tale that will rivet the attention of young and old from the very first page to the last! When you've finished reading this book, you too will have to admit that "it could have happened this way." STEVE STEPHENS is a retired educator. He spent eleven years in the classroom as a teacher, fourteen years as a public school administrator, and four years as an Assistant State Superintendent of Education for Louisiana. He and his wife, Pat, also a retired teacher and administrator, have four grown children. They also have numerous grandchildren, and they now live in the Bethel Community near Logansport, Louisiana. THE GREATEST ESCAPE is Stephens' fourth novel. This novel has been adapted into a movie script and is being considered for an animated movie in Hollywood.
The final release in a series of four, Promises completes Steve Stephens's retelling of the Old Testament. In a style reminiscent of Calvin Miller, the author takes readers through the books of 2 Kings, Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Ezra, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, Nehemiah, and Malachi, remaining completely faithful to the biblical text. Readers of all ages will thrill to the fascination, imagination, and originality of Promises as it brings to life the ancient, yet familiar, stories of the Old Testament.
This artistic interpretation of the Book of Genesis follows the stories of Man, Woman, the Walker, the Land Baron, the Merchant, the Princess, the Schemer, the Dreamer, and other familiar biblical characters recast in simple, yet elegant, storybook prose. Similar to Walter Wangerin's bestselling The Book of God, this book breathes new life into familiar Bible stories and characters.
The final release in a series of four, Promises completes Steve Stephens's retelling of the Old Testament. In a style reminiscent of Calvin Miller, the author takes readers through the books of 2 Kings, Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Ezra, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, Nehemiah, and Malachi, remaining completely faithful to the biblical text. Readers of all ages will thrill to the fascination, imagination, and originality of Promises as it brings to life the ancient, yet familiar, stories of the Old Testament.
In the final release in a series of four, "Promises" completes Stephens's retelling of the Old Testament. He takes readers through the books of 2 Kings, Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Ezra, Esther, Haggai, Zachariah, Nehemiah and Malachi, remaining completely faithful to the biblical text. Readers will be absorbed by the imagination and originality of "Promises" as it brings to life the ancient yet familiar stories of the Old Testament.
You've read your textbook and your course notes. Now you need to apply your knowledge to real-life clinical situations.The problem-solving approach of Core Clinical Cases guides you to think of the patient as a whole, rather than as a sequence of unconnected symptoms. With its emphasis on everyday practice strongly linked to underlying theory, the
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