Time with You: A TBI Story is a collection of poems written from the heart of an adult daughter facing her father's memory loss, aggression, countless hospital stays, falls, and ultimate death after a traumatic brain injury. Each poem aids in the healing process for other caregivers to know they are not alone.
These weekly lessons guide elementary students through the Book of Acts and the New Testament Letters, while also deepening the understanding of parents and teachers. Each lesson provides pithy, content-filled background information for the teacher and a scripted explanation of the biblical passage designed especially for children to grasp with ease. This fourth volume of the Telling God’s Story series completes the student’s introduction to the New Testament.
Alex Hoffmann's life was pretty good...Until it wasn't. Wonderful family, great career, wanting for nothing, family vacations all over the world, Alex made it through some tragedy earlier in his life, and now, life was...Heaven. All Hell broke loose. The market crash led to the loss of his successful business, he found out his son was addicted to heroin, Alex himself began to fight addiction, and then he lost everything. Rehab, divorce, and DUI convictions sent Alex to bankruptcy, homelessness, and then jail. Then he lost his son. Only with the help of others-the angels in his midst-did Alex get his life back on track. He knew he needed to get better so he wouldn't get bitter. He got a new job, a new purpose, and a new lease on life, and began fighting the fight against the opioid and mental health crises facing his state and his country. In Our Last Day in Heaven, Alex shares his story of tragedy, loss, and hope...with Angels in the midst. Now, he faces another overwhelming challenge in his life, and, like the rest of his story, his goal is to be an example to others...that there is hope in the face of tragedy. Alex Hoffmann has taken up the fight against the opioid and mental health crises since his incarceration due to his own addiction, and the tragic loss of his youngest son to a heroin addiction and overdose. Since his recovery, Alex has met with local and national leaders to share his experiences, testify for legislation, and to council others facing addiction...All with the hope that other families don't have to go through what he did. "Alex is a smart, compassionate, and empathetic man who goes the extra mile for people. When I had no idea which way to turn, Alex gave me direction. It was Alex who taught me never to give up hope. When I wanted to give up, Alex's words kept me moving forward." - Susan Rickun; Parent of a recovering opioid addict "I applaud people like Alex Hoffman-parents who have lost children to this crisis and then have the courage to use their tragedy to help others avoid a tragedy of their own." - U.S. Senator Ron Johnson "In the face of absolute despair and helplessness, Alex did not collapse under the unbearable gravity of the tragedy that befell his family. Instead, he harnessed his pain and sorrow to transform his experiences into something good, and from his darkness arose a new passion and dedication to fight..." - John Nygren; Wisconsin State Representative (from the Foreword) "Our Last Day in Heaven shatters the myths that addiction only affects the so-called 'bad people' or that we can just arrest our way out of it. It exposes this epidemic as the equal opportunity destroyer of lives it is. Alex Hoffmann will persuade you that no longer can we hide behind the mistaken belief that substance dependency is a sign of moral weakness or a character flaw. This book is an insightful and thought-provoking examination of the biggest challenge of our times." - Brad Schimel; Attorney General, State of Wisconsin "Alex Hoffmann's story is one of hope, courage, and commitment that flows from the very deepest well of a parent's unconditional love for a child. His grief in loss has led to a lifetime dedicated to winning the war on addiction by battling against it proactively, with fervor, and on the very front lines of its existence." - Michael Rogowski; Partner, Husch Blackwell Law Offices, Madison, Wisconsin
Marie Joiner is on fire. Author, Owner of Two Thriving companies, Mentor to women in business and Keynote Speaker. Marie survived homelessness and abuse as a child. She built her life from the ground up without knowing how to read and with only a fifth-grade education to back her. She is the definition of inspirational. Marie's story leaves you with the realization that we can not only break free from anything we've experienced-we can literally create our own destiny.
Born in Ankara, Turkey, to an Armenian family, Haroutioun Ohanian and his siblings, Victoria, Vahan, and Simon, were children of the genocide. They witnessed death and destruction and experienced starvation and deportation. They lost their parents. The children survived because aunts and uncles took care of them, for a time. But these loving relatives, under threat themselves, could not prevent the family from being separated. Haroutioun and Vahan spent much of their childhood in orphanages, some in a foreign land.This is a compelling story of survival and perseverance, hope and courage, and determination. It is a personal one, too, because the author is Haroutioun's daughter. "Haroutioun" means resurrection in Armenian-a fitting name for a man who overcame the brutality of genocide to build a new life in his adopted country.
Born in Ankara, Turkey, to an Armenian family, Haroutioun Ohanian and his siblings, Victoria, Vahan, and Simon, were children of the genocide. They witnessed death and destruction and experienced starvation and deportation. They lost their parents. The children survived because aunts and uncles took care of them, for a time. But these loving relatives, under threat themselves, could not prevent the family from being separated. Haroutioun and Vahan spent much of their childhood in orphanages, some in a foreign land.This is a compelling story of survival and perseverance, hope and courage, and determination. It is a personal one, too, because the author is Haroutioun's daughter. "Haroutioun" means resurrection in Armenian-a fitting name for a man who overcame the brutality of genocide to build a new life in his adopted country.
Do the dead always go to heaven? What about the spirits who get trapped on the earth plane? Who can they go to for help? Judging from recent events that would be me. No matter that I'm only 15 years old. Before my near death experience I had no idea these spirits even existed. But I can see them now. And they can see me.
With the death of her twin sister on "911" Ruth encounters feelings she never had to deal with before, the lost of a twin sister, while trying to help her nephew, and brother-in-law going on living in a world without her, and trying to have a life, and a love of her own in the process
Logan is a chipmunk. He is always getting into something. One day his curiosity gets the better of him and he is faced with danger. This story is filled with endearing photographs of Logan, the chipmunk. Watch, as the photographs and story relate his adventures of living in the Morey yard. See him face danger and what he does to escape it.
An unprecedented airborne virus known as Tar has quickly spread across the nation, and those infected are deported without question. Rival hippie-scientists Crisis and Basil believe that the virus is purely aesthetic, and that these deportations are merely an excuse to trim the fat off the population. Can they make a difference before it's too late? What does it really take to be a leader? Each chapter of this dark dystopian comedy corresponds to a song on the debut Bird Problems album "TAR".
Only You 3: A Bronx Love Story Za'adore's losses continue to keep coming and she decides the time to let go of Avian for good has arrived. With no man or best friend by her side she only has one person to lean on for help, but he has his own agenda. Nad ge has been living a real life made for TV drama but she was ready for a normal life, even if it is boring. With new friends and new goals she tries everything to purge herself from the addiction of Kemori Evans. Will it work?Avian suffers the shock from secrets that make him into more monster than man. Having to work past betrayal, lies and heart break will he be able to survive? When Za'adore challenges him at every turn and his patience wears thin will he once again become her captor instead of her lover?Kemori found out some hard facts about his father and now he has to look in the mirror knowing the disturbing truth. He loves Nad ge more than ever but doesn't know how to be the man that she needs. What will it take for him to walk away for good?
Destined for death or worse, who can save him now? This is a story about a young man so full of hurt and shame, met by a God so full of love and compassion Find out for yourself what happens when darkness meets light, when evil meets ultimate good...
