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Simply put, Memories Under the Giving Tree explores the daily life of a young girl, who is placed in an orphanage by the Courts, after her mother is declared "unfit". The inner turmoil of fighting with the reality of being taken from her family, and literally separated from her brothers is terribly difficult for a six year old to grapple with. Authority and peer pressures she face test her tenacity and prideful spirit. She cries herself to sleep many nights, wanting to be reunited with her mother and brothers.She is a stubborn, willful, child who can be aggravating, and at the same time charming. She is a rebel and loves adventure. If life is boring, she finds a way to make things happen. However, having no other choice, she learns to cooperate and halfway behave. The other half is another situation. Her antics and creativity both get her in trouble, and save her from herself.Manipulation, rudeness, and temper slowly transform into cooperation, respect and self control. Early on, she is drawn to an isolated, grand tree at the back of the property. She wanders down the road, and discovers a freedom she desired.With permission, she takes her problems, frustrations, excitements, accomplishments, isolation, wonders and sadness to the Tree. Here she cries, laughs, sings, tells stories some real, most not. Here, she finds a place of solitude. There are no voices answering her questions, or advice helping with decisions that need her attention. It is a place to be alone and think. She can revive her inner spirit.Years later, she realized that this was her "God Tree". And the many loving, caring people she encountered were like the branches of the tree. They supported her and challenged her to grow. She learned many lessons at the orphanage, and the most important one was "all children are worth saving."

Journey through the Infinite Mind takes the reader on an exploration of the basic neuroscience of dementia and how its progression affects the brain and perceptions of the person experiencing it.The spirituality is theoretical and metaphysical in nature. It addresses the question, "If we are spiritual beings having a human experience, what could be the spiritual purpose to millions of souls living with dementia?"Included are practical tips on care intermingled with first person narratives and empathy building exercises that enable the reader to step into the shoes of a person with dementia.The information in this book is designed to raise questions and encourage the reader to think for themselves, formulating their own opinions. It presents an opportunity to see beyond the physical losses and disabilities and gain a more spiritual perspective of what the dementia experience could be.

Larissa (Lara) Crowell is a registered nurse with four young children. Now that her husband has made the transition from police officer to attorney, she hopes to be able to remain at home with their four young children. The sudden death of her husband causes her to have to return to work. This is the story of her adjustment and triumphs as she learns to combine both the world of being a breadwinner and a parent. It also traces her eventual meeting of the second great love of her life, and of her learning to trust him enough to blend him into her close family with her children. Sometimes the challenges you anticipate are not the ones that actually occur.

This book is about the growing years a boy who was part of a large family during the nineteen forties and fifties in the Missouri Ozarks. Life is filled with humorous events. The book is about these humorous times and events. As you read, the book will make you laugh, other parts will make your imagination kick into gear and you may feel a tear run down your cheek.The setting of the book is the Missouri Ozarks which gives it a hillbilly flavor. If you enjoy humor from a young person's propspective you will, no doubt, find youreself re-reading this book.For the older readers I am sure they will identify with many of the conditions mentioned and will recall similar times in their own life.I pray my stories make you laugh or at the least bring a smile to your face.

Maddog Malone has lived a life of high adventure and high stress working as a consultant for various big-city mobs. After a health scare, he decides to give up that life style and retire. He lands in Puerto Rico looking to make a new home and life for himself, and using his own aircraft, start a small airline charter business.With a dubious past like his, however, settling down to a quiet existence proves futile. Standing in his way are a number of aggrieved former associates with scores to settle. Almost immediately after touching down, Maddog finds himself plunged into a world of corrupt bureaucrats, saboteurs, local gangs, foreign mobsters and blood feuds. Even his friends harbor secrets, and nobody, it seems, is about to let Maddog go quietly into the breezy, tropical sunset.

Comes the Electric Circus is a novel that reflects the tumultuous changes from the traditional 1950's to the mind-blowing 60's. The story of the romance between two young Manhattanites, at a time when New York became the world's capitol of finance and the arts, captures the evolution of their love in the midst of the radical developments in the social and intellectual shifts that re-shaped America. Working in the lively television and magazine communication business, the couple witnesses conventional conservative values spin out of control with the advent of the sexual revolution, the Beats, the Boomers, cool jazz, new journalism, the rise of television and the continued escalation of the Cold War and Space Race. How does the young couple survive the mayhem and maintain their closeness?Alice Casey is one of the "Today Show Girls" who brighten up life in Manhattan. Jim Mahoney is a would-be writer learning the fast-paced magazine business. Their love story flourishes in the bright settings of Manhattan: cocktails at the Plaza, concerts at Carnegie Hall, ballet at City Center, weekends in the Hamptons visits to the Newport music Festivals and Tanglewood.On their journey, they listen to cool jazz, argue with the Beats, come across the New York Intellectuals, discover new journalism and the New Theater. They were there at the creation of the of the forces that would fully emerge in the tumultuous 1960's.

Have you given up on trying to make changes in your life that last? Too often we believe the problem is a lack of willpower, but it isn't. More than likely, you haven't been able to figure out strategies that support your efforts to meet goals, heal your emotions, and change stubborn habits. Learn the PARDA Process: 5 Steps from Wishful Thinking to Sustained Change to discover what works for you-not everyone else. Enable your head and heart to work in tandem as you identify specific steps towards your goals and dreams. Figure out what obstacles might derail you, and how to easily work around them. When your emotions threaten to overwhelm you, the PARDA Process will show you how to step back and disengage from painful situations, including events that happened years ago. Heal hurts and let them go so you can move on in your life instead of being stuck. Along with gently correcting stubborn habits, learn to savor your life, and focus on what is going right. Engage your senses and appreciate what you already have in the moment.

It's never too soon to start your son's or daughter's college search. After all, the choice of a college is one of the most important decisions your family will make. But how do you go about making this decision? Where do you start? Let's start in your own backyard.Ohio has nearly 200 colleges and universities. To make it less overwhelming for you, we've narrowed the list to the state's best residential institutions, Ohio's "Sturdy 30" colleges and universities. You'll learn how to clarify everything you and your student want in a college, including:• Cost• Academic majors• Study abroad opportunities• Cocurricular activitiesWe'll walk you through the all-important "family college meeting," and then you can match what you and your child want with our detailed descriptions of Ohio's best colleges. Once you know the colleges you want to visit, we'll help you prepare for your family's campus visits: who to see, what to do, and - most importantly - what to ask.You'll find this Trail Map to be an important tool in picking a good-fit college. As a result, your child will be more motivated, happier, and likely to graduate. The trail starts here!

Purposely Unchained takes the reader on an enthralling roller coaster journey with the author as the Holy Spirit helps her little-faith grow into great-faith. It began with The Call by the Father to start a new life. From there, her life fell into the deepest of valleys of personal trials and demonic challenges. On the final approach back to safety, she was able to clearly see the mountain top of triumph.Designed for the millions of women who formerly grew up without knowledge of God, and yet now fill the pews of churches around the world, Purposely Unchained humorously and yet biblically addresses the age-old issue of persecution that derails the faith of many Christians.Purposely Unchained shares a guaranteed battle plan that will strengthen the woman of God in her walk of Faith, while also demonstrating how to gain victory over ungodly strongholds. This book shares a life-assisting plan of action in which the perpetual promise and power of God's word is demonstrated several failsafe steps. It brings the biblical promise of victory off of the pages of the Bible and into the lives of today's woman of God to let her know that yes, she can be free.

Teenage Corky helps her aunt and uncle train wild mustangs for the horses' owners. This year she gets to train a mustang on her own. Challenged by the difficulties of training the feisty mare she names Glitter, Corky often feels her life is like riding a roller coaster with no brakes on uneven tracks. While working with Glitter, Corky must also deal with her own shortcomings, like taming her quick temper. This is evident after she bloodies the nose of the new boy at school for taunting her and calling her "mustang girl."Corky is determined to show everyone she has what it takes to become a real horse trainer in her own right, but does she? Can she train the mustang according to the owner's unusual demands? Or will her beloved Glitter be doomed to face the owner's rejection-and possibly the slaughter auction?

Gorgeous skin, less products, better health. That's the Simply Beautiful Skin promise.Inspired by the minimalist movement and a desire for better health, this book is the definitive guide to simplifying your skincare regime while maximizing your results.In Simply Beautiful Skin, certified whole health educator and licensed esthetician Nancy Bliss, shares her easy-to-use system for creating a simple skincare regime that gets incredible results with fewer products.In her straightforward approach, Bliss leaves no stone unturned by empowering readers through an understanding of beauty-industry marketing tactics, a glossary of skin-specific ingredients, individual skincare recommendations, skin-specific nutrition plans, tear out sheets to use while shopping, and an insider-look at which products and ingredients are truly worth the shelf space.With Bliss's tips and advice, you can create a truly effective, natural skincare regime that heals your skin while giving you radiant results for life.

When love commands, destiny must obey. The year is AD 450. The Roman Empire wanes as the Medieval Age awakens. Attila the Hun and his horde conquer their way across Europe into Gaul. Caught between Rome's tottering empire and Attila's threat are the Frankish tribes and their 'Long-Hair' chiefs, northern pagans in a Roman Christian world, and a people history will call the Merovingians. A young widow, Arria longs for a purpose and a challenge. She is as well versed in politics and diplomacy as any man … but with special skills of her own. Emperor Valentinian, determined to gain allies to help stop the Huns, sends a remarkable envoy, a woman, to the Assembly of Warriors in Gaul. Arria will persuade the Franks to stand with Rome against Attila.When barbarian raiders abduct Arria, the Frank blue-eyed warrior, Garic, rescues her. Alarmed by her instant and passionate attraction, Arria is torn between duty and desire. Her arranged betrothal to the ambitious tribune, Drusus, her secret enlistment by Valentinian as a courier to Attila the Hun, and a mysterious riddle-threaten their love and propel them into adventure, intrigue, and Attila's camp. Rebels in a falling empire, Arria and Garic must find the strength to defy tradition and possess the love prophesied as their destiny.