When a Child Wanders
Robert L. Millet - 1996
Millet provides hope for families with wayward children by focusing on the scriptural and prophetic promises to those who have received the blessings of the gospel covenant. Wandering children and the trail of attendant sorrows are no respecter of persons. These make their way into the families of the rich and poor, active, and less active, functional and dysfunctional. This book faces head-on the reality that sometimes things simply don't turn out as we had planned. Robert Millet uncovers the doctrinal basis for hope when a loved one forsakes the faith. He offers real peace here and sustaining faith in the future. Paperback Published: March 2005
Small Miracles Ii
Yitta Halberstam - 1998
Each Small Miracles book is a collection of more than sixty heartwarming stories that recall remarkable coincidences that have changed people's ordinary lives.
A Way of Life: An Address to Yale Students, Sunday Evening, April 20,1913
William Osler - 1921
With a Foreword by John P. McGovern. "Ours is a world that has multiplied in complexity beyond anything dreamed in Osler's day. Tension and anxiety, uncertainty and stress are the inevitable result of our civilizations' rapid advance, mental and emotional ills its hallmarks . . . contemporary man desperately needs to learn the lesson of 'sufficient unto the day.' A Way of Life offers an antidote, in the form of a life style. But is the goal attainable? Osler's own life, marked by brilliant achievement in many spheres, testifies to the efficacy of sound habits of work and discipline, established early and followed strictly within 'daytight compartments�."�From the Foreword by John P. McGovern.
Stay Tuned: Conversations with Dad from the Other Side
Jenniffer Weigel - 2007
Stay Tuned is Jenniffer"s story of a father and daughter's journey from materialistic journalists to spiritually attuned spiritual beings--a journey that continues even after his death.During his illness, while Tim turns to alternative treatments like chi gong and reiki sessions, Jenniffer reads Neale Donald Walsch, starts a spiritual diet plan and uses the law of attraction to find free parking spaces. The book takes you on a witty, irreverent trip through popular spiritual beliefs and insights of masters and celebrities, including Don Miguel Ruiz, James Van Praagh and Russell Crowe, as this intelligent, award-winning broadcaster transforms from "cynical daughter" to "spiritual woman."
From Darkness unto Light: Joseph Smith’s Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon
Michael Hubbard MacKay - 2015
Drawing from firsthand accounts of Joseph himself and the scribes who served with him, From Darkness unto Light explores the difficulties encountered in bringing forth this book of inspired scripture. Recent insights and discoveries from the Joseph Smith Papers project have provided a fuller, richer understanding of the translation and publication of the Book of Mormon. This book helps readers understand that the coming forth of the Book of Mormon was a miracle. Faith and belief are necessary ingredients for one to come to know that Joseph Smith performed the work of a seer in bringing the sacred words of the Book of Mormon from darkness unto light.
The Boy In 7 Billion: A True Story of Love, Courage and Hope
Callie Blackwell - 2017
A powerful true story revealing a remarkable relationship between a dying son - and a mother that refuses to let him go. At the age of 10, Deryn was diagnosed with Leukaemia. Then 18 months later he developed another rare form of cancer called Langerhan’s cell sarcoma. Only five other people in the world have it. He is the youngest of them all and the only person in the world known to be fighting it alongside another cancer, making him one in seven billion. Told there was no hope of survival, after four years of intensive treatment, exhausted by his fight and with just days left to live, Deryn planned his own funeral. But, Deryn’s desperate mother, Callie would not let him give in. Battling medical errors, impossible odds and years of hardship as the cancer consumed his body and their world, they looked for more answers. After making some startling discoveries and taking massive chances - something began to change… Would their lives as a family ever be the same again?
Writer Dad
Sean Platt - 2013
She bought him a Macbook, and told him to get started doing what she knew he was supposed to do.Cindy gave Sean the unparalleled gift of her unflagging support, fueled by the unflinching belief that he was born to tell stories.Writer Dad is a love letter to Cindy and Sean's family, but also to the craft of writing. It chronicles his first painful but necessary years, through his eventual successful as a bestselling indie author.Writer Dad is for fans of Sean's work, those curious about the everyday reality of a growing writer's life, and those seeking inspiration for their own journeys forward.
The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan
Alison Scott-Wright - 2010
Now baby care consultant Alison Scott-Wright, known by her clients as "the magicthis is a step-by-step, must-have manual for stress-free parenting.
Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships
Jana Duggar - 2013
They share how their family walks through unexpected and difficult circumstances and how they manage to maintain their faith and love their family.This updated edition has new stories and insights that reflect the experiences of Jill and Jessa—the now-married Duggar daughters—on their exciting journey through courtship, engagement, and marriage. With a backdrop of the key relationships in their lives, the four Duggar girls also open up about their own personal faith and convictions, boys, peer pressure, manners, living in a large family, politics, and much more. You’ll learn how the girls navigate the difficult years between twelve and sixteen, what they look for in a man, life in a big family, and much more—all in a frank and fun book that will inspire teens and adults alike.
Neale Donald Walsch on Relationships: Applications for Living
Neale Donald Walsch - 1999
Explains how to build and sustain healthy relationships with lovers, family, friends, or co-workers by strengthening the relationship with God.
Road Trip
Ru Dela Torre - 2009
bored. Is this all there is to life? Can you really be happy for more than five minutes?Forget the parries. Drop the booze. Break up with the fling.Discover how just by saying yes, you can be on your way to experiencing life to the fullest. Take it from Ru, the luckiest guy in the world who got momentarily demoted to loser status before realizing his true identity: loved God.This book is your ticket to an exciting adventure. Strap on your seatbelt and hold on to your seat.It's going to be one cool ride.
The Promise of Hope: How True Stories of Hope and Inspiration Saved My Life and How They Can Transform Yours
Edward Grinnan - 2011
Years of listening to other people's stories of going through tough times, hoping to overcome difficult odds, or trying to find a way to make a difference in the world brought Edward Grinnan to the undersanding that personal change is vital to achieving success. In each chaper of this book, he weaves the tales of other people with his own story to reveal how each of us can learn about the keys to powerful personal change. He shows these principles at work in his own personal struggle with alcoholism, and how he has learned through his own missteps to accept change and become the person he was meant to be.
Intelligence for Your Life: Powerful Lessons for Personal Growth
John Tesh - 2008
As one major city newspaper referred to him, "He's like Oprah, but without the edge." With his staff of 10 full-time researchers, Tesh has uncovered a wealth of practical information and life-changing choices. He now combines that knowledge with some incredible personal experiences for this first book in what promises to be a successful ongoing series. In addition to a wide range of helpful tips, this book reveals what has guided him spiritually and professionally to act out his passions.Street date coincides with PBS Special in March, 2008.
Raj Bapna's Mind Power Study Techniques
Raj Bapna - 2011
Trains you to read faster in 30 minutes, remember better, revise more effectively, take better notes, get more marks, and much much more. The author Raj Bapna is a former Intel engineer and founder of Mind Machine Lab with 20 years experience in mind power research, development, and helping students. It has the following chapters:Introduction1. 1.Learn These Two Powerful Techniques in One Hour and Immediately Improve Your Learning Efficiency2. New Research in Brain Science Proves that You are More Capable than You think3. 27 Questions and Answers that will Instantly Improve Your Success in any Exam4. Seven Surprisingly Easy Ways to Improve Your Memory Quickly5. Twelve Easy Techniques for Improving Your Memory, Concentration and Intelligence6. Eight Ways to Best Use Your Time in the Classroom for Your Success7. Mind Maps: A New Scientific Way to Take Memorable Notes8. Eight Ways to Use The Power of Beliefs, Imagination and Neuro Linguistic Programming for Your Success9. Six Advanced Memory Techniques to Remember Long Sequences, Spellings, Vocabulary and Difficult Things10. Eight Secrets of Getting More Marks in Exams that Most Students Don't Know11. Techniques for Self-confidence and Success in Interviews and Group Discussions12. Three Big Mistakes During Exam Days and How You Can Avoid ThemBonus Chapter: Topper's 4 Keys
Tea & Honesty: Heartfelt conversations. Lessons learned. Stories shared.
Jules Sebastian - 2021
These stories range the full spectrum - covering motherhood, relationships, career, lifestyle, health and more - and are at times both raw, moving and poignant. These conversations have shaped Jules' own life, helping her navigate her role as a career woman, mother, daughter and wife of one of Australia's most popular musicians, Guy Sebastian. Like a good catch-up with your girlfriends, Tea & Honesty relays many of these conversations as well as sharing some of the most personal and vulnerable moments of Jules' own journey that she has kept close to her heart - until now. Inspired by these conversations, her book covers the knotty emotions of guilt, comparison and identity to passion, purpose, community, kindness and more.Offering snippets of heartfelt life advice from well-known contributors such as Kate Ritchie, Emma Isaacs, Camilla Franks, Rachel Finch and Neale Whitaker, with beautiful quotes and break out inspiration, this is the perfect treat to curl up on the sofa with, cup of tea in hand, or to give your favourite friend or family member to let them know that they are not alone.