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Is life so busy and chaotic lately that you've had trouble finding a moment to simply catch your breath? The good news is Kirsten Watson knows what you're going through, and she's got your back.
As a mom of seven kids, wife of a professional athlete and cohost of a popular podcast, Kirsten is often asked by other women, "How do you do it?" They see her with her hands full and wonder, What keeps her going-and smiling-with everything she's juggling?...
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Powerful insights for making your blended family work.
You've made the commitment to blend your family, and now the journey begins. But combining your two families requires focused and intentional behaviors. Unlike other books on blending a family, this one has a three-fold purpose:
1. To help you address the challenges stepparents face
2. To encourage reflection with thought-provoking questions
3. To provide scripture reference...
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Dr. Ginnelle Ries has witnessed proof that this life is not the end and miracles do happen. Take a Deep Breath is two memoirs intertwined into one. The first is the story of Ginnelle, a girl who from a young age strives to achieve her dream of becoming a doctor. It chronicles her life as she struggles with the insecurities of her younger years and her simple wish to be loved. It shares her poignant relationship with her father, her resiliency as she...
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For fans of Bloom and Spinning, critically-acclaimed writer Gabby Rivera (Marvel's America) adapts her bestselling novel alongside artist Celia Moscote in an unforgettable queer coming-of-age story exploring race, identity and what it means to be true to your amazing self. Even when the rest of the world doesn't understand.
Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isn't sure if...
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"Do you feel scared when you are alone in your bedroom? Do you only want to play if someone else is nearby? Many people feel this way at times. In this Pebble Emerge book, explore the reasons why people are afraid of being alone and discover simple tips for facing this fear. Reassuring facts and helpful photos provide the knowledge young readers need to face their fear of being alone"--
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The author takes you step-by-step through each quilting design path. A unique system of dots, arrows, and numbers directs your stitching pathways from beginning to end of each design with breathing and resting points which allow you to take a breath, relax and regroup before continuing the next line of stitches.
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The moon is out, the air has cooled, and you are ready for bed. You know that scrolling on your phone does not draw you toward sleep but adds to your worries. Power down your phone, take a breath, and begin to dim the day.
Research suggests that we should refrain from screens at bedtime. But, it can be hard to give up social media and news without something to take its place. In these pages, author Jennifer Grant offers gentle meditations that help...
11) Being a Manatee
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IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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The strange-looking sea mammal called the manatee is a gentle creature. This book invites readers to imagine themselves as a manatee living its slow-moving, quiet life. Readers will picture themselves with algae and barnacles growing on their skin, coming up to take a breath every few minutes, and always searching for a tasty plant to eat. Cute and colorful photographs of manatees support the fascinating text, and the Florida manatee's struggle to...
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Deep in the Arctic, the polar bear will walk miles for its next meal. Dining on ringed seals, the polar bear waits patiently for the creature to come up for air, attacking the seal as it takes a breath. Eating around 4 pounds of food a day, polar bears are fast and deadly, striking before their prey has time to get away. Through detailed photographs of polar bears showing off their clever tricks, young arctic explorers will learn how this massive...
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I have shared my poems with a very select few of my friends and it was their encouragement that pushed me to publish my thoughts. I feel that writing has led me to hope and hope has such a cumulative effect in all of our lives. My writing is extracted from life experiences that are common to all of us. So take a breath and say it's never too late to nurture your spirit, that's what my poems have done for me, I hope they do the same for you.
14) Even Better
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A story about how coming together can break us apart…
An old military friend of Blue's comes to stay with us, and suddenly I have two muscled men surrounding me. Before I can take a breath, we're diving into something dirty together-something dangerous. Dangerous because three is a crowd.
This is Blue's best friend, and one of us will have to leave.
EVEN BETTER is a sexy follow up novella best read after BETTER WHEN IT HURTS. Fair warning: Contains...
15) Scars to Stars
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"Sobbing so uncontrollably I could not take a breath, the pain was unbearable.
I washed down the pills with an open bottle of wine I grabbed from the fridge.
I just wanted it all to stop... the pain... the fighting... the lies..."
Scars to Stars is a series of online summits, live events, and books. These writers vulnerably share their personal, authentic stories of overcoming adversity to motivate and inspire you, wherever you might be along...
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Revolt, rebirth and retribution - a nameless, laid-off hermit ventures through the highways encircling the Mojave Desert. Why? To retrieve Nathan López, of course, a charismatic leader preaching a religion of fervent discipline. There is little time to pause and take a breath. The wheels keep on turning, the clock on the wall of the sauna keeps ticking, and the world, at last, keeps spinning. Can hope and trust still be found in a multi-faceted world?
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SouthWest Side Stories are true life experiences about being raised in the fifties and sixties and growing up as an adult in the seventies. Come back and relive a simpler time where there were no cell phones or video games, a time where you made your own fun, using your imagination. Lifestyles, friends, dresses, places, restaurants, and neighborhoods of Chicago are priceless treasures. Take a breath, let it out, and open your mind to the people and...
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We all know that our breath is an essential part for sustaining our existence. But just because it is necessary does not mean that this is the purpose for our breath.
-What does the Bible state the purpose of our breath is?
-Is there a difference between God's purpose and man's?
-Does our reasoning have anything to do with God's purpose?
-What is the benefit of using our breath to fulfill God's purpose?
The answers to these questions and more will...
19) A Time for Magic
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All stories show us who we can be. And belief in magic? That's up to us. Time. Hope. Magic. Loss.These stories, though touched with magic, reflect the human condition.Stories all do, don't they? Or they should. Whether a story is light and bright, or swims in the murky depths, all stories hold up a mirror to who we are now.These stories include dancing trolls, ancient serpents, fallen angels, helpful faeries, and the Gods who stalk our dreams.Take...
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We are in the midst of several crises: climate, personal respect, honor, and manners, but none are more important in this day and time than the gun violence. Sandy Hook, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Dayton-the list goes horribly on as despondent, confused, and misguided males are shooting anonymous, perfectly innocent citizens in the name of bizarre, illogical motivations.
Through this fog, my great friend, mentor, and past Rotary President Mrs. Tara Dacus...
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