No matter where you have been, there is no reason to be hopeless in life. There is hope; you can smile again. You can bounce back no matter how low you have sunk in life. God wants to give you a makeover, a total makeover. Not only will your enemy not recognize you, you will not even recognize yourself! Before and after makeover! This book is based on Genesis 41 (the story of Joseph, the son of Jacob/Israel), how he got a total makeover from prison to the palace! Many of us are ready for the palace; all we need is a makeover, and we cant step into our destiny looking like this. Oh! God make me over! Its long overdue!
The Real Blesser wants to bless you out of your socks, beyond whatever you may think possible; thus He is called Jehovah Jireh (Provider). He is love, that never stops loving. He loves even the unlovable. He wants you to advance in life and experience breakthrough beyond measure to the extravagantly BLESSED life you were meant to live. The blessing that He provides releases favor, authority, influence and protection in your life today. His blessings and goodness are chasing you down. His favor is on a mission, and it won’t stop until it finds you. You don’t have to go out searching for it. You don’t have to try to make it happen in your own strength. When you stay in faith, keep honoring Him, keep being your best, then the opportunities, the right people, new ideas, resources, restored health and so much more will find you. Expect this abundant favor now. Get ready and expect to see it every day. You may be asking yourself how you can do that, for starters by counting your blessings. You are so, blessed; more than you think you are. You can only fully realize that once you start counting your blessings, name them one by one. Taking an inventory of your blessings, either material or not will make you realize that you are blessed beyond measure and you will be inspired to access each blessing due to you. It is about time you live life to the fullest.
Have you ever felt like you are a nobody in the world of so many somebodies? Have you ever felt as if life is passing you by, felt rejected, lonely, discouraged, forgotten, or overlooked? Well don’t worry, or feel small because this book is for you! You are the Somebody that God ‘Remembers” and wants to use. What do we do when the future seems ominous in these uncertain times? When you are uncertain even about your dream, and the promise of God, what should you do? Know this - Life is a journey and never an event. In this journey of life it is a great reassurance to know that ‘God Remembers’. He remembers you. You are never forgotten... People may forget about you, write you off, but not God. God will remember you in your trials, troubles, sorrows, loneliness, and in the perplexes of life! Our God is awesome, you can trust Him. He never breaks His word. He is a promise keeping God; truly a man of His Word. Human beings make promises and forget. Unlike men He does NOT lie! He is a covenant keeping God!
We all have dreams, but some dreams never pass the idea phase. If you allow your dream to remain at the idea phase for long, it may die, and disparage into becoming just a mere wish. Whatever sits too long without moving will go bad. Your mind will deteriorate if you don’t use it. A baby who sits longer than the expected 40 weeks in the womb, becomes still born. Your dreams will be aborted at potential stage if you do not make a conscious decision to emerge! You have to push through every adversary and figure out what is holding you back. You have an important assignment to fulfil, that is why you have survived against all odds. Emerge! Refuse to die full of seeds. Refuse to die before you see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. This book ‘EMERGE’ has a timeless relevant inspirational message, regardless of the era and season you are in. Reading it while still battling COVID-19, post the pandemic or beyond. You can EMERGE from obscurity, mediocrity and comfort zones. This book, will propel you to arise, emerge, look up, look forward to the future God has in store for.
The plane has gone missing with George, Mary and Palms. Michael and John had come to St. Louis to tell Kingston of his parents’ fate, but they didn’t expect him to flip out and trash his house. Shade is upset because her mother is missing as well, but she knows the most important thing is to calm down her husband before he completely goes crazy. Tempers are high and the pressure begins to take effect on Kingston and Shade’s relationship. Shade continues to make foolish choices and one big argument between her and Kingston sets off a chain of events that just might push Kingston over the edge. Dessy has the upper hand and has done a good job of staying out of site. However, Dessy is struggling with keeping Yvette under control. Yvette’s jealousy is causing problems in his house with Kimmy. And when Yvette witnesses Kimmy and Kingston looking cozy at the lounge, she figures this little information could work to her advantage. And she plans on telling Dessy to get Kimmy out of his house. Will Dessy succeed in killing Shade once he gets his hands on her? And will Kingston be able to focus on finding his parents when he has to concentrate on finding his wife? Kingston and Shade’s love is pushed to the limit when the clash of the Titans of tempers squares up for battle.
Vivian Laster Dillingham md was born in the city of Chicago, Illinois, in the year 1939, and she attended the Art Institute of Chicago and the Harold Washington College. She grew up in the old neighborhoods where the people enjoyed their differences, and this is greatly depicted in her work as an artist and an author. As well, she exhibited her works in the Hermann Hall Gallery of the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Little Black Pearl in Chicago. Some of her paintings are as far away as Greece. She is the author of a book called Plain Prose and Poetry. Inspired to write by the Creator, there are things she feels all should be privileged to know and understand, since these thoughts enrich lives and give a deeper understanding to all that are capable of deep thoughts, knowing that there is more than just one way to solve a problem. So books written by her clear your mind and free your thoughts and make you come along on a journey that will lead to an eternity.
Who of us cannot remember the pain and humiliation of being rejected by our classmates? However thick-skinned or immune to such assaults we may become as adults, the memory of those early exclusions is as palpable to each of us today as it is common to human experience. We remember the uncertainty of separating from our home and entering school as strangers and, more than the relief of making friends, we recall the cruel moments of our own isolation as well as those children we knew were destined to remain strangers. In this book Vivian Paley employs a unique strategy to probe the moral dimensions of the classroom. She departs from her previous work by extending her analysis to children through the fifth grade, all the while weaving remarkable fairy tale into her narrative description. Paley introduces a new rule—“You can’t say you can’t play”—to her kindergarten classroom and solicits the opinions of older children regarding the fairness of such a rule. We hear from those who are rejected as well as those who do the rejecting. One child, objecting to the rule, says, “It will be fairer, but how are we going to have any fun?” Another child defends the principle of classroom bosses as a more benign way of excluding the unwanted. In a brilliant twist, Paley mixes fantasy and reality, and introduces a new voice into the debate: Magpie, a magical bird, who brings lonely people to a place where a full share of the sun is rightfully theirs. Myth and morality begin to proclaim the same message and the schoolhouse will be the crucible in which the new order is tried. A struggle ensues and even the Magpie stories cannot avoid the scrutiny of this merciless pack of social philosophers who will not be easily caught in a morality tale. You Can’t Say You Can’t Play speaks to some of our most deeply held beliefs. Is exclusivity part of human nature? Can we legislate fairness and still nurture creativity and individuality? Can children be freed from the habit of rejection? These are some of the questions. The answers are to be found in the words of Paley’s schoolchildren and in the wisdom of their teacher who respectfully listens to them.
The plane has gone missing with George, Mary and Palms. Michael and John had come to St. Louis to tell Kingston of his parents’ fate, but they didn’t expect him to flip out and trash his house. Shade is upset because her mother is missing as well, but she knows the most important thing is to calm down her husband before he completely goes crazy. Tempers are high and the pressure begins to take effect on Kingston and Shade’s relationship. Shade continues to make foolish choices and one big argument between her and Kingston sets off a chain of events that just might push Kingston over the edge. Dessy has the upper hand and has done a good job of staying out of site. However, Dessy is struggling with keeping Yvette under control. Yvette’s jealousy is causing problems in his house with Kimmy. And when Yvette witnesses Kimmy and Kingston looking cozy at the lounge, she figures this little information could work to her advantage. And she plans on telling Dessy to get Kimmy out of his house. Will Dessy succeed in killing Shade once he gets his hands on her? And will Kingston be able to focus on finding his parents when he has to concentrate on finding his wife? Kingston and Shade’s love is pushed to the limit when the clash of the Titans of tempers squares up for battle.
From New York Times bestselling author Vivian Arend. -- When the past hurts, it bites. Meet Evan Stone. Laid-back, in-control Alpha of the Takhini Wolves. Life’s not perfect, but he’s got a good handle on his world. At least, he did—until the night he ends up in jail, soaking wet and wondering what the hell just happened. The “what” is Amy Ryba, a vengeful female who’s decided it’s long past time to make Evan pay for his sins. Amy has spent years tracking him down, and the last nine months working in secret to destroy him. She’s ready for anything—except discovering the shifter she hates is her mate. Suddenly, Evan’s not so very in control, of himself or his pack. And unless Amy can learn to forgive and forget, she’ll have to do the unthinkable: reject her mate. With two packs watching, one thing is certain. Their personal issues won’t stay personal for long. If Amy and Evan can’t find a way to work together, there won’t a happily-ever-after for them…or any of the wolves of Whitehorse. Keywords: Canadian Author, paranormal, werewolf, Takhini Pack, fated mates, shifters, small town, alpha hero, alpha heroine For readers who enjoy Carrie Ann Ryan, Lauren Dane, Eve Langlais, Jennifer Ashley, and Cynthia Eden.
_Drop That Knowledge is a profound contribution to our understanding of contemporary youth. The authors craft an elegant and energetic narrative that is incisive and inspiring. This is an important work!__Sam M. Intrator, Smith College, co-director of Project Coach "Drop That Knowledge is a landmark contribution to our understanding of media and youth movements in the US. It's at the cutting-edge in telling the story of how young people are creating breadth and depth of diversity in the broadcast, cable, and satellite media. Innovative and engaging!" _Toby Miller, author of Makeover Nation: The United States of Reinvention _Drop That Knowledge draws deftly on the words, ideas, and passions of the young people it studies, locating them within broader contexts of contemporary education, policing and the media. This book is well written and full of accessible, poignant and entertaining vignettes.__George Lipsitz , University of California, Santa Barbara "The phrase 'drop that knowledge' becomes title and frame for a dazzling journey through the world of Youth Radio, an 18-year-old youth development organization and independent media production company in Oakland, Calif... While too many academics pontificate about the potential of the new digital media, Soep and Chávez write without pose or posture. Their message is earthshaking." _Rick Ayers, University of California, Berkeley, and William Ayers, University of Illinois, Chicago, Rethinking Schools "...dares to declare that young people really matter, what they think matters, what they say and do matters, and we should listen up and get out of the way...Drop that Knowledge is a must-read, especially for those of us who work in public media, who are coming to recognize that young people will lead our institutions to the holy grails of both diversity and innovation." _Julie Drizin, founding producer of "Democracy Now!" and NPR's "Justice Talking" "Provides a fascinating look behind the scenes at [a] youth media education and production powerhouse. . . . While much has been written about the power of youth media, not all analyses are as thoughtful and nuanced as what Soep and Chavez present in Drop That Knowledge. This book is _not a rhetorical call to celebrate youth voice_ but a comprehensive overview of the complex issues that arise in intergenerational media production." _Katie Donnelly, American University_s Center for Social Media
Who of us cannot remember the pain and humiliation of being rejected by our classmates? However thick-skinned or immune to such assaults we may become as adults, the memory of those early exclusions is as palpable to each of us today as it is common to human experience. We remember the uncertainty of separating from our home and entering school as strangers and, more than the relief of making friends, we recall the cruel moments of our own isolation as well as those children we knew were destined to remain strangers. In this book Vivian Paley employs a unique strategy to probe the moral dimensions of the classroom. She departs from her previous work by extending her analysis to children through the fifth grade, all the while weaving remarkable fairy tale into her narrative description. Paley introduces a new rule—“You can’t say you can’t play”—to her kindergarten classroom and solicits the opinions of older children regarding the fairness of such a rule. We hear from those who are rejected as well as those who do the rejecting. One child, objecting to the rule, says, “It will be fairer, but how are we going to have any fun?” Another child defends the principle of classroom bosses as a more benign way of excluding the unwanted. In a brilliant twist, Paley mixes fantasy and reality, and introduces a new voice into the debate: Magpie, a magical bird, who brings lonely people to a place where a full share of the sun is rightfully theirs. Myth and morality begin to proclaim the same message and the schoolhouse will be the crucible in which the new order is tried. A struggle ensues and even the Magpie stories cannot avoid the scrutiny of this merciless pack of social philosophers who will not be easily caught in a morality tale. You Can’t Say You Can’t Play speaks to some of our most deeply held beliefs. Is exclusivity part of human nature? Can we legislate fairness and still nurture creativity and individuality? Can children be freed from the habit of rejection? These are some of the questions. The answers are to be found in the words of Paley’s schoolchildren and in the wisdom of their teacher who respectfully listens to them.
A WOMAN'S DESPERATE SEARCH FOR A FATHER'S LOVE...What really happens to the children when a man with a family suddenly announces his homosexuality? Divided in Despair reveals the heartbreaking experience of one such family.More than anything else, Marie Vivian longed for her father's love and approval, but her quest for a normal, loving relationship with her father became futile when he declared his new lifestyle and abandoned the traditional values he had instilled in his five children.Marie's journey from dark despair to shining hope leads through unimaginable confusion, trauma, and tragedy. You will weep with her as she struggles with bulimia, substance abuse, strip clubs, rape, rejection, spousal abuse, and the terrifying helplessness of insanity. You will rejoice with her as she rediscovers God's unfailing love and grace, and through His power rebuilds her life on the Rock and finds fulfillment in the love of the Father who never fails His children.
In her own struggle with grief, Vivian Sielaff found the path that leads to soul-level healing, and she shares it with you in this powerful book. If you want to recover from your loss, you'll find the help you need by reading Asleep in Jesus." - Steve Grissom, founder, Grief Share Grief Recovery Support Groups; founder, The Church Initiative, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina In Asleep in Jesus, author Vivian Sielaff brings encouragement and hope to Christians who have experienced grief from the unexpected loss of a loved one. In a conversational style, Vivian shares how God comforted her when her husband, a police officer for twenty-two years, died after a struggle with depression related to alcohol dependence and recovery following an unanticipated early retirement. Sections include - devotionals; - practical ways to cope with your loss; - help and hope for those with depression and anxiety; - guidance for those struggling with addiction; and - encouragement for those dealing with loved ones with depression and addiction. Asleep in Jesus offers hope-an eternal hope that those who belong to Jesus are safely held in His hands even as we grieve their absence. Vivian's supernatural gift from God in her deepest point of despair is a gift to all of us who need to know we are not alone.
At Last is about life after death. About the compromising effects of grief but also about how legacy can have a transformative impact on the lives of others.
ABOUT THE BOOK Bill Bryson’s Notes from a Small Island is a quirky, funny book filled with amazing and intriguing details about Britain. I love this book, just as I love all of Bryson’s writing. It reminds me of the first book I read by him – A Walk in the Woods – because it, too, is a travel story that has him ambling around the countryside and reporting his observations. In fact, he has such a likable voice and an engaging manner that he could walk around the block and still make it fun to read. That’s the wonderful thing about Bryson, and it’s why I love him. He has a wry sense of humor that makes anything interesting, funny, and endearing, and this book about Britain is no exception. You’ll read it and laugh, and at the same time you’ll learn a lot about this country, its history, its politics, and its people. You’ll also learn a lot about Bryson himself, and that’s enjoyable, as well. The thing about Bryson is that he sees everything through the lens of his own perspective, but that personal perspective never obscures the subject that he’s looking at. The more you learn about him, the more you understand his take on his subject matter. That is exactly what happens in Notes from a Small Island. MEET THE AUTHOR professional writer Vivian Wagner has wide-ranging interests, from technology and business to music and motorcycles. She writes features regularly for ECT News Network, and her work has also appeared in American Profile, Entrepreneur, Bluegrass Unlimited, and many other publications. She is also the author of Fiddle: One Woman, Four Strings, and 8,000 Miles of Music (Citadel 2010). For more about her, visit her website at www.vivianwagner.net. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK Notes from a Small Island was published in 1997 as a kind of love story about the country Bryson was getting ready to leave. It’s told as a travel narrative, and in order to write it as such, he travels around the country as a tourist, trying to see it with fresh eyes after having lived there for a number of years as a resident. The book opens with him arriving in England via Calais, just as he arrived years before, and it continues by following him on his journey through the country. As Publisher’s Weekly says in a review of the book, “his trenchant, witty and detailed observations of life in a variety of towns and villages will delight Anglophiles. Traveling only on public transportation and hiking whenever possible, Bryson wandered along the coast through Bournemouth and neighboring villages that reinforced his image of Britons as a people who rarely complain and are delighted by such small pleasures as a good tea. In Liverpool, the author's favorite English city, he visited the Merseyside Maritime Museum to experience its past as a great port. Interweaving descriptions of landscapes and everyday encounters with shopkeepers, pub customers and fellow travelers, Bryson shares what he loves best about the idiosyncrasies of everyday English life in this immensely entertaining travel memoir.” Buy a copy to keep reading!
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