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Since reluctantly accepting the fact that she's not getting any younger, Rose Mula has been trying to put a positive spin on aging. When a radio interviewer diplomatically described her as "seasoned" instead of old, she retorted, "You mean hot and spicy, right?" Her eclectic career included stints as an executive assistant to the president of a major corporation, a public relations specialist for a prominent hotel company, and a manager of a chain of six New England theaters. Since retiring, she has had more time to indulge in her favorite hobby-writing humorously about every-day irritations that plague us all--especially aging (see "positive spin" above). Her wry observations have appeared on You Tube and in over a hundred publications, including The Christian Science Monitor, The Reader's Digest, The Philadelphia Inquirier, and frequently in The Saturday Evening Post. She also writes a monthly column for Seniorwomen.com. Her previous books-If These Are Laugh Lines I'm Having Way Too Much Fun, The Beautiful People & Other Aggravatons, and Grandmother Goose -Rhymes for a Second Childhood-are available on Amazon.com.

So you want to lose weight too? Transform your mind, body, and life with this comprehensive toolkit and easy to use step by step guide, which takes you through a personal self assessment process unique to you; offers you a clear, concise, and complete system for positive self development; and helps you change your relationship with food by starting from within. Psychiatrists can struggle with life problems, just like you. After years of going through different diets, Dr. Greg Brown recognized that to really change his body, he needed to change his mindset. He succeeded in making fundamental and permanent changes in his own life without sacrificing anything of the lifestyle he wanted to enjoy. He shared his program, The EATT Plan, with friends and family and now offers it to you. Dr. Greg's insights and experiences from his personal journey to health are paired with a fun and engaging set of tools that support any chosen diet plan. A board certified practicing psychiatrist with a subspecialty in forensic psychiatry, his sustaining interest is in people's amazing capacity for personal growth and change. He received his M.D. from the University of Arkansas, did his psychiatry residency at Albert Einstein Philadelphia and his fellowship at the University of Rochester. He presently holds positions with the University of Nevada School of Medicine as both an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Residency Training in addition to his own medico-legal private practice.

We are Divine Beings who have created a human form to experience and grow in the physical world. We know a great deal about who we are as human beings but very little about who we are as Divine Beings. "Awaken To Your Divinity" gives an understanding of our divinity and shows the key role our emotions play in enhancing our health and spiritual growth. The information found herein will enliven in you the desire to live a life free from suffering - a life of perfect health, happiness and prosperity through the discovery of your own Divinity within.

Child of Steel is the author's remarkable journey towards freedom. Against all odds . . . Michelle is able to overcome great suffering as a child and extreme adversity as an adult with the love and strength of God. The author inspires the reader to reach for courage and fortitude in his or her own life to be able to rise out of the ashes and triumph. She gives guidance on "how to" change your life and be who you were born to be. Defeat the negativity in your daily experiences. Eliminate fear, worry and stress. Fulfill your God given destiny and live up to your potential. Live the life of freedom that God intended for you to have!

Jamie, Charlie, and their dog, Star, accompany their Uncle Max to New York City to attend a Special Forum on Indigenous Issues being held at the United Nations. While Uncle Max and the other twenty-eight Indigenous leaders meet to discuss the destruction of Earth Mother, Charlie, with the help of his friends, shows Jamie around the 'the city that never sleeps'. In the midst of their first city tour and as they are about to cross Forty-Second Street, police vehicles come from every direction with their lights flashing and sirens blaring. Charlie, Jamie, and Jennifer have no idea the New York Diamond Exchange has just been robbed. After the forum, Jamie, Charlie, Uncle Max, and Star drive to New Mexico to attend The San Antonio Feast Corn Dance and visit family at Taos Pueblo. Charlie wasn't aware that his friend from New York would be found dead in the New Mexico desert. After several hair-raising events, Charlie and Jamie learn the friend was also a 'Coincidental Thief'.

Follow along with Izzy as she hunts for dinosaur bones and makes invisible ink! In Izzy and the Invisible Ink, Izzy learns to write secret notes. With the ingredients below, you can too! Ingredients for the Invisible Ink Experiment: Three pieces of thick white paper; three Q-tips; a glass of water; baking soda; a tablespoon; a 1/4-cup measure; a pen; three cups or bowls; purple grape juice (grape concentrate is best); and a sponge brush.

This book is vitally necessary reading for every believer; your destiny is the purpose of God for your life and reason why you were created. Armed with the principles I share in this book, you can refuse to give up and you can stand firm believing the promises of God in your life. No matter what the enemy has planned for you, you can do it because the holy spirit is your helper.

I don't particularly know what this book is about, although it is I who have written it. Neither do I know what my two previous books are about, but the three of them certainly seem to be inter-related and about the totality of everything, culminating in the demand to to never hurt the children. Ever.

This book shares the intimate details of the emotional and spiritual challenges Gregory King faced as a young man in the Christian faith. Gregory firmly believes that there are many misperceptions and stereotypes that reinforce an exclusionary Christian belief system that rejects those who are different and regards them as CURSED. He specifically challenges many "so-called" Christians to re-evaluate how they "choose" to treat those with a different sexual orientation within the church congregation. Gregory believes that these flawed beliefs are divisive and create an environment of judgment, condemnation, and self-destruction which completely contradicts the teachings of Jesus. Gregory explains how he overcame these erroneous beliefs and provides tools to equip those who face similar challenges! At one time, Gregory's limited understanding of God's love resulted in his contemplation of suicide. While he obviously never succeeded at taking his own life, God's greater plan for him is evidenced in his powerful, spiritual, and insightful writings. "YOU ARE NOT CURSED" is a compilation of spiritual, philosophical and religious antidotes for those who face persistent discrimination and rejection from family, church, and society! He speaks to the alienated, forgotten, and rejected who only seek love, acceptance, guidance, and spiritual fulfillment. With this book, he gives hope, inspiration, and instruction to those who are often regarded as "cursed" in a society that is dominated by religious dogma and bigotry. Gregory reiterates that it is not Christianity that is on trial here, but rather the understanding, interpretation and application of it in our daily lives! He asserts that Jesus taught us to love our neighbors, but we don't! Gregory believes that it is bigotry, fear, hatred, and ignorance that is destructive and stands in the way of our spiritual growth and prosperity! He firmly believes that the church should not reject and condemn those who are perceived as different, but embrace, love and accept them as unique expressions of God's love!

Regina had spent much of her life searching for love and acceptance. Her search ended when she met and married Kevin Golden. Kevin's passion for his work at the Golden Choices center for troubled youth was initially admired by Regina, but that admiration turned into resentment as Kevin spent increasingly more time there. Will Regina revert to her old habit of looking for love and acceptance? Mike, a supervisor at her job, is more than happy to oblige.

Doug Bolling has never walked away from a fight in his life, but when the doctor confirms he has Alzheimer's disease, he knows this battle will be unlike any he's ever faced. His greatest fear is not losing his memories -- it's losing control of them. There are things he's never confessed to anyone, not to Mark, not to his first wife, not even to Cass. What will happen when his mind loses the ability to guard those secrets? For Cass, her storybook romance crumbles in the face of hard reality as she takes on the daunting task of raising their young sons and shouldering the ever-increasing burden of caring for Doug. She soon discovers that will mean untangling Doug's past and helping him find peace before time runs out. For Mark, there was no question that leaving the mission field after hearing his father's diagnosis was the right thing to do, but clashes with Cass cause him to question how he fits in. As the disease takes its toll on Doug and his family, he wonders if the diagnosis is the final word from the God he dismissed and defied for so many years. What if God isn't pronouncing judgment, though? What if He's asking Doug to surrender, to let go of everything he has built ... even his legacy."

Created by the clashing of tectonic plates millions of years ago, the East African Great Rift Valley runs south from the Horn of Africa to Tanzania forming a depression filled with great lakes and walled by forbidding escarpments. It is to the east of the Rift that little Willie Von Mecklenburg is torn from his family by a vengeful Somali ivory poacher causing an emotional rift in the Von Mecklenburg family as it searches in vain for their lost son. Thus begins the fateful journey of two brothers, one in America, the other in Prussia.

Ever had one of those days, how about one of those weeks? If you haven't, you are missing out. I spent years priding myself in the fact that I was always with it, I always had my wits about me, until that day. My life changed and not just a little. I became someone else, someone who was far stronger than I am, someone who I could only hope to be. Ray Lafayette was a man who was neither rich nor famous yet I lived every day to see what he would do next. The fear I experienced in that time only made the happiness that much more exiting. I have heard the statement "Don't judge a man until you walk a mile in his shoes." I walked many miles in his and can say with pride that he and all others from his time were the greatest, all colors, all nationalities, young and old, men and women alike. It may sound great to know the future but there is a dark side to it, an almost unbearable side. Your eyes will be opened to things your mind may not handle.This event has changed me. I no longer wish for things, I live for them.

Your heart will be captured by these beautiful stories in "Pet Tales". From two to four legged and feather and fur, our pets have always had a special place in our lives and hearts. They are with us in good times and in bad times, and they always know how we feel. They give us attention and love when they sense that we need it most. We tell them everything and they sit there and listen! It is unconditional love. We always know when they want a walk, need to go outside, want a treat or just to be petted. We spell words because they know what certain words mean! They even have a Christmas Stocking hanging from the fireplace mantle! We give them baths. They come back all clean and sometimes with sweet ribbons. They take the first opportunity to roll in dirt. They ignore us sometimes pretending not to care, but they know the sound of our tires when we drive in and then greet us. We see their faces getting white hairs and sometimes they have a challenge in getting up.... Then there are special service dogs that are priceless! They give hearing, sight, confidence, and motion to those in need. They are companions to all. When the time comes that we lose them for whatever reason, our heart aches due to the fact that we just lost a family member. We believe in Rainbow Bridge...enjoy these special stories from the heart that are near and dear to us. Enjoy these Unforgettable Faces and Stories!

The epic journey of Catherine Merit continues as she struggles to build her medical practice and raise her children alone in Rosenberg, Texas. She is engaged to her lover, Dr. Samuel Allen, who is a resident at Houston General Hospital, but she cancels their wedding after finding that he has been unfaithful. She longs to return to Galveston and is tempted when her old house comes back on the market. Still distraught over the indignities of her past, she finds the attention from the powerful and rich Michael Atwood a nice distraction. Atwood has also set his sights on Catherine, and his fearless pursuit and demands begin to push her away. After she refuses his marriage proposal, Atwood schemes to make her life intolerable and interferes when she meets a new suitor. Jealousy, infidelities, and twisted fate give her reason to re-evaluate her future. Wondering if she will ever find love and happiness, Catherine risks everything to find her one true love.

Jamie Broken Wing and Charlie Two Fires, Native American art students at the University of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, decide to spend the summer painting in Sedona. Their summer turned into an entirely different adventure than they planned on. Human bones found by Jamie's dog, Star, while they were painting on Loy Mesa, led them into incredible events of greed, art, drug dealings and murder. The bones were found in close proximity to an archaeological site and because they appeared old, Jamie and Charlie's Uncle Max was called in as the forensic anthropologist for the Yavapai Nation. Jamie and Charlie both born to the Yavapai Nation were raised in totally different cultures; Jamie on the Umatilla Reservation and Charlie in New York City. Therefore, their perception of spiritual things was very different than that of their Uncle Max. The mysterious appearance of a Kachina throughout the summer took their adventures to a spiritual level. The difference between Tricksters and Fools became obvious.

For parents interested in a more thorough guide to supporting their students, School Whys will offer a series of three books that provide practical tips and advice on academics, accountability, and advocacy - the three levels of parent engagement. This first book, School Whys: What every parent needs to know about Academics, will help parents learn strategies to support their child's academic success. The subsequent books, School Whys: What every parent needs to know about Accountability, and School Whys: What every parent needs to know about Advocacy, provide information parents can use to ensure the leadership at their child's school is accountable for student achievement, and provides ways they can be better advocates for their child and school. Through this series, parents can become empowered to support individual learning, strong schools, and system wide reform.

Few of us ever see ourselves the way we really are. Ellie Mae felt quite unremarkable in shadows of her legendary family whose accomplishments filled the pages of Dover's history. Still, she was content with her life on Bowers Beach where her view of the bay kept her near to the family waiting for her beyond the horizon. But it was Charlie, her beloved daughter who anchored her soul on this side of heaven. Charlie was remarkable and strongly independent - until the day she finds her mother locked in the prison of Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease and revealing just how much she needed the mother she never really knew. The mother whose music was kept it hidden in a red satin box. The mother whose journals held the heart of a prayer warrior. And the mother who silently shared the pain of what happened on November 16th. 1999. Still Waters was the perfect place for Ellie Mae to navigate her way through Alzheimer's. But it was the window overlooking the lake where true healing began. Through the glass she saw what no one else could see - the ways of God are not bound by time, or space, or disease. And in this mysterious journey Ellie and Charlie find the way that leads to home. Every 67 seconds someone will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's is the 6th leading cause of death among Americans. And, of the five million Americans living with Alzheimer's, 200,000 of them are under the age of 65. The far reaching effects of Alzheimer's cause many wonder where God is in the midst of it all. Ellie's Window offers hope to those facing this devastating disease.

I have lately been thinking about my past life and things that made an impression on me at the time and have remained in memory. I decided to gather some of those memories in book form in the hope others would enjoy reading them.

The contributors of Trials and Triumphs invite you to join them on a journey through trials to see the miracle of triumph. How can a person press on despite crippling illness, abusive relationships, the loss of a child, or even the confusion of homosexuality? Does God forget us at times, leaving us to muddle through life in a confusion of impossible pain? Or is He there, not just watching from afar, but guiding and supporting us right in the middle of the mess? Each story within these covers is one of a real person facing everyday challenges. In the "Coming to Faith" section, there are stories about discovering the need for a personal Savior. In the "Faith Under Fire" section, you will discover how God helped people through many problems. The honesty in these stories will give you teary eyes and goose bumps. Thanks to the authors of Trials and Triumphs, who have exposed their frailty, the reader will delight in their victories and intimate God-realizing moments. There is hope for the abused, the downtrodden, the confused, and those who suffer physical and emotional pain on a daily basis.

We have come to the realization that waiting on the manifestation of the promises of God is something that most people would rather avoid but it is very necessary for our growth and development. It is also a vital tool for God to get the glory out of situations that are impossible for us to overcome. Whether we understand or agree with the process or not, we must accept the fact that it is something we all must endure. God does not want us to be anxious for things because being anxious is almost the same as being impatient and neither of these mind sets are acceptable to God. God has made it very clear how He wants us to petition Him for things and what to do while we are waiting for it. God wants us to have a quiet confidence that what we are petitioning Him for is already set aside for us and with prayer, belief and patience we will receive it no matter how long it takes for it to manifest in our lives. Within this book we have come to know this time of waiting as spending time in the waiting zone and although it is not a popular place to be, we must learn how to embrace it opposed to fighting against it. No matter what we are going through we must know in our hearts that God's ultimate plan for us is to receive the abundant life Jesus died for us to have, but we must be mature and stable enough as Christians to handle it. Unfortunately enduring the waiting zone is our pathway to spiritual development.

Dreams are creepy things which lead to the light.

There are so many everyday people that want to tell their stories, share their feelings, and photographs on all different topics, but where do they go to do that? They can now go to "Unforgettable Faces and Stories". We have so many topics that we feel are important to people, everyday people, to share. Our mission and journey continues with "Best Friend". Where would you be without your Best Friend by your side through your journey of life? Through all the good times and all the bad times, they were there. Through all the times you got into trouble with them, or they got into trouble with you! They bailed you out, or you bailed them out! They were always there. Was your Best Friend, your mom, your dad, your brother or sister, or your husband? From when we were toddlers to seniors (some of us are not there yet), our friends are always there by our side to cheer us on, encourage us, hug us, have a beer with us, or sometimes just sit quietly with us. Enjoy these photos and stories and think of your own Best Friend.

Millions of people throughout history are challenged with worry about what the future holds for them. Tribal Telepathy reminds us that it is natural to be psychic; as organic as the air we breathe. This book shares amazing stories from Kelly Lindsay's psychic experiences and the events she "sees" in others. Her book also teaches and inspires individuals to develop their own natural born psychic within. What she shares will awe and inspire you to eliminate fear and empower you to listen to your own inner wisdom.

Just months after Shannon's homecoming, she finds readjusting to life at home is not as easy as she anticipated. A new wave of guilt crashes over her as her family learns that her encounter with Dylan Snider was anything but consensual. Complicating matters is Matt Bolling. The former missionary kid turned preacher is more than interested in her, but she is certain after her months as a prodigal, Matt is out of her league. With her cancer gone and retired from teaching, Bobbi struggles to find purpose beyond caring for her family. When she proposes taking over Brad's mission, that touches off an unforeseen conflict with her husband. Chuck's quest for justice unexpectedly forces him to reexamine his definitions of forgiveness and grace when events demand that he seek it from and offer it to the unlikeliest people.

Jason Pelham is a senior manager whose talents propel him toward the top of the food chain of one of the largest corporations in the world; but with his ascension he becomes aware of the corruption and predation that inherently seems to cast its shadow over even the most virtuous when given access to ultimate power and money. The company, also known as the Workshop, offers its service at the pleasure of the people who, due to their own desires for it, become the unwitting pawns in a game of power, politics, exploitation, and greed. Enter into a world where lore has become history, fantasy becomes fact, magic becomes resource, knowledge becomes the technology of espionage, and a fanciful legend takes on a new and sinister twist when forced to fit the mold of cold, hard reality.

Meet Professor Elizabeth M. Carpenter: educated, confident, stoic, no nonsense -- except, that is, for her tried and true Ben and Jerry's therapy for all that ails. A woman given to science, logic, and pragmatism, Beth is convinced that what God can't answer, science can. Experience the eminent Apostle of the Scriptures in a slightly different light: human, approachable, endearing, and frustratingly persuasive in his testimony of Jesus Christ. These two, so different in appearances, have more in common than one would suspect. When God allows the Apostle Paul to transcend time and sends him to Beth on a special mission, Beth's comfortable world changes and her assumptions concerning life are challenged. Journey with Beth as she travels her own "Damascus Road" and see how Paul, ever faithful to his Lord in life and word, brings revelation of God's endless teaching and love. Discover, with Beth, how thinking on the things of God produces joy, a playful attitude of heart, and sacrificial love for others -- along with answers that are much more than she bargained for.

Emotionally and physically drained of energy after being in captivity for almost two years, Catherine Merit's struggles to rebuild her and her children's lives, continue in Book 3 of the Indignities Trilogy. After her first husband, John Merit, dies of a terminal disease, Alex Cooper, her second husband, who suffered a gunshot wound to his head, loses his memory and asks to have their marriage annulled, even though she is pregnant with their third child. She is befriended by a young doctor, Samuel Allen, who delivers her third child and their love blossoms as they begin an on again, off again heated love affair. Catherine returns to medical school and graduates in the top five percent of her class. While working at St. Mary's Hospital, gossip and rumors about her ill-fated past cause her to be discharged from the hospital where she works. Unable to find work in Galveston, she moves to the small town of Rosenberg, Texas, and opens a clinic. She meets a powerful man named Michael Atwood, who's interested in finding out about Catherine's past. After moving, she discovers Alex Cooper is now married to Atwood's sister, and also lives in the same town. Trying to balance life with her children, being the town's new doctor, and keeping her past a secret, she find's new challenges await...

Jenny was only 21 when God took her to heaven. Her mother was heartbroken and didn't understand why, but with His help, she found the ability to forgive. Through the pain and tears she reached out to Jesse and his family, which started a ripple effect of God's goodness. Jenny is gone but we live on, and it's up to us to forgive and obey. God truly does work all things together for good. This story is living proof of that.