A story of Margaret's family during the Civil War. As America and her families were torn asunder, God's Care and a Family's Courage prevailed. Margaret who was raised in "plenty" was forced into a struggle to survive. The first book in this series, THE DAUGHGTERS: EMMA, told of her family's life as they faced death and tragedy, but bravely endured. Margaret's good and strong character is proven through the telling of this story. She longed and prayed constantly for her father and brother, who were caught up in the Civil War, separated from loved ones. You will enjoy reading of events and victories, some which are based on true life-experiences of my family. Enjoy a group or individual study, based on Scripture and the responses of the people in the book. You will find soul-searching questions and solutions of life as you read. Sue White is an ordained United Methodist Pastor who lives with her husband, John in San Antonio, Texas. She is the mother of four grown children and eleven fabulous grandchildren. Sue is known in South Texas as a Workshop Leader, Retreat Leader, Teacher, Preacher and all-around servant of the Lord, Jesus Christ. She has travelled extensively to deliver her message of faith and life and probably will never retire. . . UNTIL!
A larger-than-life novel of Faith and Love 1837 - 1855 America. . . provided opportunity, but also brought great trials and heartache. Journey through birth, death and life with true events in the lives of three families who helped each other with laughter, love and devotion. Emma and her family withstood tragedy with a strong, underlying faith in God to see them through. The 1837 Financial Panic in America was the motivator for the Smallwoods to pull up roots and travel west. The romances and marriages, the trials and tribulations of these real people bring laughter, tears and a heart-warming experience. Sue White is an ordained United Methodist Pastor who lives with her husband, John, in San Antonio, Texas. She is the mother of four grown children and eleven fabulous grandchildren. Sue is known in South Texas as a Workshop Leader, Retreat Leader, Teacher, Preacher and all-around servant of the Lord, Jesus Christ. She has travelled extensively to deliver the Gospel message of faith and life and probably will never retire. . . UNTIL!
The fourth generation of daughters tells a story of true to life events that occurred during the passing of the years. The story is based on many real life events and is written as Christ-centered fiction which describes life in relationship with God. Greth is the fourth in the series of The Daughters. She struggled throughout her life to establish a "bonding" with her mother Zoe (book three). Read of the faith of her father and her husband as they all support each other and pray for God's healing touch. Enjoy a group or individual study, based on Scripture and the responses of the people in Greth's life. You will find soul-searching questions and solutions to life as you read. Sue White is an ordained United Methodist Pastor who lives with her husband, John, in San Antonio, Texas. She is the mother of four grown children and eleven fabulous grandchildren. Sue is known in South Texas as a Workshop Leader, Retreat Leader, Teacher, Preacher and all-around servant of the Lord, Jesus Christ. She has travelled extensively to deliver her message of faith and life and probably will never retire . . . UNTIL!
Raelynn Rivers dreams of reviving her floundering career. The "Country Music Queen" hasn't had a number one hit in six years, and her song-writing ability has vanished. But Raelynn's hopes are derailed when tragedy strikes. Returning to her home town forces her to confront her past—Lane Ryan, the childhood best friend and former fiance she abandoned in order to pursue her music career. In the snow-covered mountains of Appalachia, Raelynn reconnects with family and rediscovers her musical abilities—and her faith. And no one inspires her more than Lane. She's finally ready for a relationship, but the secret Lane carries is as big as Coal Mountain and threatens any future they may have together. Second chances don't come around every day. Will Raelynn sacrifice her career this time or say goodbye to Lane forever?
This is Sue's first book which she wrote using the information from her Scrap Books of all her holidays from 1968 until the year 2000. The experiences cover countries including the UK, Europe, Tunisia, USA, Canada, Mallorca, Canary Islands, New Zealand, and Australia. The form of accommodation varies from a small tent up to Hotels and Villas. Her family, including husband and two boys are with her until her first caravan experience in 1983 and from then until 2000 just Sue and her husband are the travellers.
The continuing saga of daughters whose faith and courage created strength and support to succeeding generations. The story is based on many real life events and is written as Christ-centered fiction which describes life in relationship with God. Zoe is the third in the series of The Daughters. Her life began in turmoil and struggle, and she did not respond as well as one would hope. She remained self-centered, even though she proclaimed to have a Christ-centered faith. Her family did well in serving her and loving her in spite of her selfish personality. Enjoy a group or individual study, based on Scripture and the responses of the people in the book. You will find soul-searching questions and solutions of life as you read. SUE WHITE PIX
A stranger-than-fiction story based on the real-life experiences of a young boy who was smuggled out of Ethiopia amid political unrest to start a new life from nothing in Calgary, Alberta. Tesfaye lives behind the safe walls of his family’s compound in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His father is an important man, Tesfaye goes to one of the best schools in the city, his mother and older sisters keep him fed and cared for. He and his beloved brother, Ishi, can spend their time playing soccer, racing chickens and spying on the guests — as long as they stay away from the sharp horns of the family’s goat and avoid their father’s fiery temper. When rebel forces take over the capital, life becomes more complicated. Tesfaye’s father’s cousin takes him to live in the former imperial palace, and Tesfaye becomes the most favored son. His father takes him along when he gives political speeches and distributes leaflets. It is all very exciting, even if Tesfaye doesn’t pay attention to what the leaflets actually say. And then suddenly his father is arrested, and Tesfaye’s own life is in peril. His mother sends him into hiding in her father’s village, until even that is too dangerous. Tesfaye is put in the care of a human smuggler and embarks on an uncertain, confusing and terrifying journey through Kenya, Europe and finally to Canada, where he is put on a Greyhound bus with ten dollars and instructions to stay on the bus until someone tells him to get off. You are safe now, says the smuggler. You are in Canada. This country will protect you. And so begins his new life in North America, sheltered for a while by fellow expats, threatened by the authorities, shunted from a group home to foster care. But through it all he is plagued by confusion and grief, wondering whether he will ever know what has happened to the family he left behind. Key Text Features author’s note map historical context Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6 Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
This book offers an analysis and summery of the use and limitations of child attachment theory as the basis for decision-making and planning in contemporary child welfare practice. This book explores controversies related to increasing diagnoses of ‘attachment disorder’ in child welfare assessments and arguments both for and against the use of attachment specific therapies for children in care. The author calls for a new pedagogy of relational child welfare and considers the relevance of attachment theory to transnational and migrant families, refugees fleeing conflict, adoptive and surrogate children in diverse families and the increased number of families that are in poverty after the global financial crisis.
Her knight in shining armor When a gunman takes Dr. Harper White hostage in the OR, Cody Brand's bravery and quick thinking save the day. But Harper's determined not to fall for her handsome rescuer… She's too afraid he'll run when he learns she can't give him the family he craves. Harper is one of the strongest women Cody has ever met, and yet her eyes betray a sadness he can't explain. Whatever it is, and whatever it takes, Cody is on a mission to show her he's the man to make her smile again…
Learn to talk about race openly, honestly, and productively Most people avoid discussion of race-related topics because of the strong emotions and feelings of discomfort that inevitably accompany such conversations. Rather than endure the conflict of racial realities, many people choose instead to avoid the topic altogether, or remain silent when it is raised. Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race puts an end to that dynamic by sharing strategies for smoothing conversations about race in a productive manner. A guide for facilitating and participating in difficult dialogues about race, author Derald Wing Sue – an internationally recognized expert on multiculturalism, diversity, and microaggressions – explores the characteristics, dynamics, and meaning behind discussions about race as well as the hidden "ground rules" that inhibit honest and productive dialogue. Through emotional and visceral examples, this book explains why conversations revolving around racial issues are so difficult, and provides guidelines, techniques, and advice for navigating and leading honest and forthright discussions. Readers will develop a stronger ability to build rapport with people unlike themselves, and discover how not talking about race impacts society as a whole. Overcome and make visible the fears associated with race talk Learn practical ideas for talking openly about race Facilitate and navigate discussion with expert strategy Examine the hidden rules that govern race talk Understand the benefits of successful conversations Discussions about race do not have to result in disastrous consequences, and can in fact be highly beneficial to all parties involved. It's important that people have the ability to converse openly and honestly with their students, colleagues, children, and neighbors, and Race Talk provides the path for achieving this goal.
Gentile reader, and you, Jews, come too. Follow Sue William Silverman, a one-woman cultural mash-up, on her exploration of identity among the mishmash of American idols and ideals that confuse most of us—or should. Pat Boone is our first stop. Now a Tea Party darling, Boone once shone as a squeaky-clean pop music icon of normality, an antidote for Silverman’s own confusing and dangerous home, where being a Jew in a Christian school wasn’t easy, and being the daughter of the Anti-Boone was unspeakable. And yet somehow Silverman found her way, a “gefilte fish swimming upstream,” and found her voice, which in this searching, bracing, hilarious, and moving book tries to make sense of that most troubling American condition: belonging, but to what? Picking apricots on a kibbutz, tramping cross-country in a loathed Volkswagen camper, appearing in a made-for-television version of her own life: Silverman is a bobby-soxer, a baby boomer, a hippy, a lefty, and a rebel with something to say to those of us—most of us—still wondering what to make of ourselves.
Bug has a secret. Actually, he has a lot of secrets. By this point, Bug's secrets have secrets. Like...Number one: he's formed a basketball team at his new school based on a giant lie.Number two: his parents don't know he's playing basketball again.Number three: his new teammates have no idea he isn't allowed to play, and they definitely don't know why. Bug will do anything to keep his secrets, keep his new team and keep his life from falling apart. Because no one can know the biggest secret of all: Bug risks his life every time he steps out onto the basketball court.
This eloquent and powerful book takes readers into the lives of nine young women -- through first-person accounts -- who came of age in the 1960s while committing themselves actively and passionately to the struggle for racial equality and justice.
Once Charlotte discovers the little white box glistening in the sand on the beach across the road from their new home, she and her two older siblings, Chloe and Hudson, come together with the most unassuming couple ever before to be met. These two new friends, by the way, are named Max and Minty and are found to be living inside the little white box, which means they’re only one centimeter tall. Seriously! How astonished are the three children when they realize that Max and Minty, the inhabitants of the little white box, have actually been planning and waiting to be discovered just the way it happened. Together with Max and Minty, they learn to begin channeling their gifts of Karatax awaiting them, and over time, they become acquainted with their new paths. Now although the children are human just like us, Max and Minty are not; they are known as nuumahs. They dwell in a small town named Karrak, along with so many other nuumahs, who have been all together involved in a war that has been raging for at least a millennia. This battle has been waged against an evil foe called suulids, which is the negative of themselves. So just as humans have good and bad folk all around us, so do they, except in Karrak they have an actual name for them. When the children realize they have a major part to play not only by being partners with Max and Minty’s Karatax but also because they’re human, it actually adds to their strength, especially when the Karatax begins to enchant them one by one—beginning with their destinies! Max and Minty continue on with the fight between the nuumahs and the suulids, slowly bringing in these three gifted children to become as powerful as they are. The children hold an ultimate strength of their own against the suulids just by being human, combined with the Karatax awaiting them. Max and Minty finally feel that there’s an end to this perplexing war, with a door opening for these three brave children. This gives them hope!
A collection of poems and riddles, songs and chants, both traditional and modern. The material has been selected by Myra Barrs and Sue Ellis of the Centre for Language in Primary Education, and should be suitable for children who are beginning to read independently.
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