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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Patty Brant
Winner of the 2020 Illumination Book Awards Enduring Light Silver Medal for Christian Thought and other awardsIn this spectacular debut, Patty Wain Smith delivers an authentic and emotionally raw love letter to victims. This unforgettable book transcends self-help and documentaries. The conversation is intimate, affirming, and relatable for victims and those who want to know why it's so hard to leave.-It's gentle, powerful, and unspeakably honest-the perfect book to give to a friend, coworker, neighbor, family member, or anyone in an emotionally or physically abusive relationship.-Social Workers, clergy, counselors, police officers, nurses, and educators will find themselves transported into the layers of this tragic and hard-to-address social issue, and learn how helping victims can integrate with the Christian faith.A Letter to a Friend: The Story of Abuse in America combines psychology, counseling, domestic violence, child development, and Christian principles with hope and love. There's a bonus at the back: a link to an original song that helps the reader grieve-an essential part of recovery. Follow the journey of a survivor who grows stronger and wiser after accepting God's gift, and discover the one thing that changes everything.A Letter to a Friend: The Story of Abuse in America is the winner of the 2020 Illumination Book Awards Enduring Light Silver Medal for Christian Thought; the 28th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards Honorable Mention for Inspirational; the 2019 International Book Awards Finalist for Best New Non-Fiction, Self-Help: Relationships, and Health: Women's Health; and the 2019 Living Now Book Awards Bronze Medal for Relationships: Marriage.(New Words Publishing, LLC)
Sixteen year old, Effie Mae Reed, is growing up in the mid 1950's and 60's in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Effie was an average, wholesome teenager, when one sweltering summer, her life dramatically changed. She may never be the same, after a brief visit from her distant cousins from Florida. Transformed into something her mother now despises, a rebellious young woman, Effie Mae decides that marrying Reverend J.R. Smith, their pastor's brother-in-law, is the key to regaining her mother's love and respect. But when her new husband moves her to New York City, Effie Mae's rebellion takes on a life of its own. She forms a friendship with a notorious hustler in town that ultimately leads her into a life unbecoming of a preacher's wife. To further complicate things, she becomes romantically involved with a jazz musician who caters to her every self-destructive whim. Effie Mae's life continues in its downward spiral, ultimately giving birth to a son of whom there is a possibility of three fathers. Is it too late for Effie Mae to turn her life around? Effie Mae is crammed with drama, intrigue, humor, compassion, and a host of other unanticipated events. It takes the reader through the tumultuous life's journey of a teenage girl thrusts into a loveless marriage, motherhood and many dangerous situations and relationships in which she is totally unprepared. Effie Mae propels its readers onto an emotional roller coaster of love, hate, and breath-taking twists and turns as it ultimately builds to its mind boggling climax.
Tending our gardens is a lifelong pleasure. As we age, our energy and physical abilities become more limited. But gardens are magical, evolving places, with the potential to keep us young at heart, physically fit, out in the fresh air and full to the brim with joy and expectation. This ground-breaking book shows how easy it is for older people to carry on gardening. The different kinds of garden set-up are considered first, along with planning decisions and how best to keep safe and comfortable. An informative chapter looks at the main gardening activities and appropriate equipment, especially those that answer physical limitations. Different styles of garden are then presented: flower, vegetable, fruit, raised, herb, patio, vertical and indoor gardens, each one including projects and techniques, from building a raised bed to growing potatoes in containers. The final chapter is a directory that profiles the many planting choices available. Packed with projects, garden plans and step-by-step sequences designed for older gardeners who may not be able to exert themselves in the same way as they once could, this will appeal to active gardeners in their early retirement through to seniors with more limited abilities, and show how gardening can be a lifelong pleasure.
A Woman's Guide to Knowing What You Believe
Patty Houser
Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group
2015
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For All Women Who Want Faith that Engages Their Hearts and MindsGod has given every woman the ability to have an extraordinary faith--one that involves both the heart and the mind. Yet many women's faith is grounded solely in their hearts, leaving them unable to defend their faith or susceptible to the latest spiritual fads. In this book, Patty includes real-life stories and examples, including her own experience coming to Christ after a ten-year search for truth. She reveals how beliefs are not just about the intellect--they play an active role in behavior, in relationships, and in families. Finally, she demonstrates how you can share and defend your faith to those you love in a persuasive yet relational way.Includes questions for personal study and large or small groups.
As global rates of autism diagnosis rise, dominant cultural representations continue to define autism as a tragic neurological disorder. And mothers – as primary caregivers and advocates – are centrally implicated in the impulse to find both cause and cure. How should we care about autism and autistic people?Unmothering Autism emerged from Patty Douglas's desire to understand a contradiction: she and her two sons (one autistic) experienced beauty living together, while their public encounters with doctors, school professionals, and agencies were fraught and sometimes violent. In this book, Douglas offers a critical history of popular and biomedical assumptions about autism, expressed through shifting social constructs that blame or valorize maternal care. Throughout, she also intersperses her own insights and shares conversations she has had with other "autism mothers."Unmothering Autism theorizes an "ethics of disruption," reorienting us to autism and autistic people as valuable and fundamentally human. It centres the previously marginalized perspectives of mothers and autistic individuals to affirm their knowledge of living well together in, and through, difference.
As global rates of autism diagnosis rise, dominant cultural representations continue to define autism as a tragic neurological disorder. And mothers – as primary caregivers and advocates – are centrally implicated in the impulse to find both cause and cure. How should we care about autism and autistic people?Unmothering Autism emerged from Patty Douglas's desire to understand a contradiction: she and her two sons (one autistic) experienced beauty living together, while their public encounters with doctors, school professionals, and agencies were fraught and sometimes violent. In this book, Douglas offers a critical history of popular and biomedical assumptions about autism, expressed through shifting social constructs that blame or valorize maternal care. Throughout, she also intersperses her own insights and shares conversations she has had with other "autism mothers."Unmothering Autism theorizes an "ethics of disruption," reorienting us to autism and autistic people as valuable and fundamentally human. It centres the previously marginalized perspectives of mothers and autistic individuals to affirm their knowledge of living well together in, and through, difference.
A Good Paddling by Patty Mondore is a devotional reading book that has daily devotional and bible readings. Some of the topics covered in this devotional reading book: - Daily devotional reading - Daily devotions - Bible reading - Devotional reading It's time to sit back, put on your life jacket, and get ready for an adventure as Patty Mondore shares a few of the lessons about life that she's learned on the lake. What you need is A Good Paddling Anyone who has spent time on the water would probably agree that there are endless discoveries to be made in God's amazingly beautiful, natural world. In these pages Mondore shares lessons about faith and hope, failure and forgiveness, work and play, sorrow and joy, and yes, even about love. A Good Paddling is a collection of 30 nautical adventures written from the unique perspective of the author's kayak. Patty's tales are written in a narrative style that invite the reader to share her kayaking experiences along with her whether it's through laughter, joy, horror, humiliation, or even a quiet awe. You will see the spectacular sunset, visit a beaver's lodge, go for a moonlight cruise, and even take a spill or two along the way. In each chapter the author takes the reader on short excursions that provide a front row seat to various aspects of God's marvelous creation. Patty Mondore is the the Residency Program Coordinator for the Department of Pediatrics at SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, New York. She is the author of several books and numerous articles for newspapers in upstate New York. Mondore is also a singer/songwriter with six CDs to her credit. She is a graduate of Houghton College and Syracuse University. Patty and her husband reside in Jamesville, New York. A Good Paddling is a devotional reading book that has daily devotional and bible readings.
"Love is patient, love is kind..." or so we are told in the "Love Chapter." But how to apply those words practically to our marriages -- that's another story... or really 30 other stories. To Love, Honor, and Oh Boy tells the true stories of 30 real couples whose partnerships have stood the test of time, and how they applied the wisdom of the definitive handbook on love -- 1 Corinthians 13 -- to the situations they encountered in their marriages. Each couple's adventures (and misadventures) graphically illustrate a small portion of this timeless and eternal user's manual for lovers, written by the One who by his very nature is Love. Some of the stories are humorous; others will make you cry -- but all of them will inspire you as you discover how other couples demonstrate through all of their sorrows, joys, laughter, and tears that they are wild about each other. Each chapter also features a take-home point that you can try out in your own marriage. Whether you're a newlywed, an "oldywed," or even a not-yet-wed, Patty Mondore's funny and engaging reflections make To Love, Honor, and Oh Boy an enjoyable and spiritually uplifting read that's certain to strengthen your relationship with both the Lord and your partner. Patty Mondore is the Pediatric Residency Program Coordinator for the SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, New York. She is the author of four books, including A Good Paddling (CSS), and she is a regular contributor to two newspapers in upstate New York. Mondore is also a singer/songwriter with six CDs to her credit. She is a graduate of Houghton College and Syracuse University. Patty and her husband reside in Jamesville, New York.
The nine Native tribes of Washington State's Olympic Peninsula - the Hoh, Skokomish, Squaxin Island, Lower Elwha Klallam, Jamestown S'Klallam, Port Gamble S'Klallam, Quinault, Quileute, and Makah - share complex histories of trade, religion, warfare, and kinship, as well as reverence for the teaching of elders. However, each indigenous nation's relationship to the Olympic Peninsula is unique. Native Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula: Who We Are traces the nine tribes' common history and each tribe's individual story. This second edition is updated to include new developments since the volume's initial publication - especially the removal of the Elwha River dams - thus reflecting the ever-changing environment for the Native peoples of the Olympic Peninsula. Nine essays, researched and written by members of the subject tribes, cover cultural history, contemporary affairs, heritage programs, and tourism information. Edited by anthropologist Jacilee Wray, who also provides the book's introduction, this collection relates the Native peoples' history in their own words and addresses each tribe's current cultural and political issues, from the establishment of community centers to mass canoe journeys. The volume's updated content expands its findings to new audiences. More than 70 photographs and other illustrations, many of which are new to this edition, give further insight into the unique legacy of these groups, moving beyond popular romanticized views of American Indians to portray their lived experiences. Providing a foundation for outsiders to learn about the Olympic Peninsula tribes' unique history with one another and their land, this volume demonstrates a cross-tribal commitment to education, adaptation, and cultural preservation. Furthering these goals, this updated edition offers fresh understanding of Native peoples often seen from an outside perspective only.
At the request of her many fans, Patty Campbell, editor of the Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature series, has selected some of her best essays, articles, columns, and speeches in Campbell's Scoop. These pieces define the boundaries between children's and adult literature and review the trends, censorship, problems, and glories of the genre. Other essays reflect on some concerns and interests of young adult literature as it has matured: the verse novel, ambivalent endings, violence, the sometimes dubious value of awards and honor lists, the graphic novel, and the difficulties of the genre's recent overwhelming success. A section titled "Inside ALA" looks at the author's many years of service to that organization with, among other pieces, a firsthand look at the Best Books committee at work and a report of her attempt to unite booksellers and librarians in common cause. Many of these selections show the idiosyncratic wit and passion that have made Campbell's column a favorite with Horn Book readers: an exploration of the meaning of the glut of YA novels with death as a theme or character; an indignant denunciation of the fictional abuse of animals; a snarky analysis of "chick lit;" and a technical review from the belly-dancing critic of a YA novel featuring that ancient art. On a more serious note, Campbell pleads for what she calls "Godsearch" in books for teens and pays tribute to her late friend Robert Cormier. Without question, the essays in Campbell's Scoop provide readers with the unique insights of an advocate who is passionate about young adult literature and its future.
This title features reports of bizarre sightings; encounters with extraterrestrials; UFO flaps throughout the state; accounts of alien abductions; and, connections with Bigfoot and other phenomena.
A collection of frightening stories from the western part of the Keystone State, including . . . Hauntings at Bedford Springs HotelThe Miracles of Prince GallitzinSad spirit of Louisa at Fort LigonierThe Black CrossLiberace and the phantom nunThe spirits of Old Bedford Village
Pennsylvania is home to an assortment of odd creatures, and this volume features the best of the bunch: Bigfoot; Broad Top Snake; Dogman of Westmoreland County; Bessie, the Lake Erie Monster; Big Cats; Thunderbirds; and, Wolfmen and Tommyknockers.
Parents Founding Charter Schools investigates the founding, development, and early operations of two start-up, parent-run charter schools in neighboring urban areas in California. Both schools were among the first 105 charters approved in the state and provide an -up close and personal- view of the early years of charter organizing. The ethnographic case study method allows us to witness the impact of external and internal barriers to decentralization on the lives and relationships of charter parents, teachers, and administrators. Also rendered visible are the connections between internal chaos after the schools are operational and decisions or compromises made by sponsors and charter founders during the early developmental stages of the organizations."
Playboy—the magazine, the empire, the lifestyle—is one of the world's best-known brands. Since the launch of Playboy magazine in 1953, two elements have been remarkably consistent: the first, obviously, is the celebration of nubile, female flesh. The second, readers may be surprised to learn, is Playboy's involvement in the music scene. The Playboy experience was never just about sex but about lifestyle. Music—particularly the finest jazz, a personal passion of Hefner's—has always been an essential component of that lifestyle.Playboy Swings focuses specifically on Playboy's involvement in the music scene, its impact on popular entertainment (and vice versa), and the fabulous cadre of performers who took to the stages of the mythic Playboy Clubs and Jazz Festivals. Throughout Playboy Swings, Farmer demonstrates how Playboy helped change the world through music by integrating the TV shows, festivals, and the clubs.Complied through interviews with hundreds of people who were on the scene throughout Playboy's rise, fall, and on-going renaissance, Playboy Swings carries readers on a seductive journey through the history of the empire—all the while focusing on the musical entertainment that made it unique. Hef's personal passion for music—and his belief in it as a cornerstone of the Playboy ethos—has expressed itself in a wide range of media over Playboy's 60-year history, and all of it comes alive in these pages.Famer takes the reader from the inception of the Playboy empire through the 1959 jazz festival, to the opening of club after club.With approximately 60 black and white photos, and a complete Playboy music reference guide, readers will think of music, not just Bunnies, when thinking about Playboy.Throughout the book, it is the artists who do most of the talking—and they have a lot to say about the golden era of Playboy entertainment.
Following her success with Playboy Swings, Patty Farmer looks at Playboy's relationship with comedians and cartoonists in her new book Playboy Laughs.Playboy Laughs invites readers onto the sets of the organization's groundbreaking TV shows, Playboy Penthouse and Playboy After Dark. These popular variety series brought top-tier comedians, impressionists, and monologists—as well as the finest musicians—into people's homes each week.Readers will learn how before he ever dreamed of conquering the magazine publishing world—and along the way establish a worldwide brand—Hugh Hefner harbored aspirations of making his mark in the world as a cartoonist.Playboy Laughs delves into the darker aspects of the time as well, tackling the ways Playboy and its comedy stars helped break down social and racial barriers as well as sexual ones.Known for her devotion to meticulous research and clear, honest storytelling, Farmer has gained the full cooperation of the Playboy organization—and Hugh Hefner himself—making this not only an entertaining read but a trustworthy history of an under-appreciated aspect of American comic culture.