Gripping, romantic, and evocative of its time- A Shine that Defies the Dark is a spellbinding story of one woman who will stop at nothing to survive during a tumultuous time in American history. The romance is sizzling and the danger will keep your heart pounding all the way through to the last page. After a six-year exile, Ophelia Breaux and her mother are overjoyed to return to the Louisiana bayou. But it seems the ghosts of the epic feud that drove them away still haunt Plaquemines Parish, and with the Great Depression sweeping the nation, the two soon find they can't make ends meet. Seeing no other option, Ophelia's mother takes the drastic step of sharing her bed with the town judge in exchange for a reduced rent. The judge has had a life-long obsession with Momma, and Ophelia is desperate to end this arrangement and get her away from him. When Remy Granger shows up, Ophelia knows it could mean more trouble-and that's the last thing they need. Handsome and dangerous, he's the first boy she ever kissed, and a member of the most notorious family in southern Louisiana-but he's also got an opportunity for fast money in rumrunning. Ophelia goes all in, and it turns out she may have a knack for the business. But she's going to have to run even faster if she wants to save Momma... dodging the cops, rival gangs, and her traitorous heart at every turn.
The breathtaking conclusion of #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Ellen Malpas' Smoke & Mirrors Duology following the forbidden affair of a British princess and a scandalously sexy Hollywood actor.Coming soon!
An Ecological Pedagogy of Joy is an interweaving that explores the conduct of pedagogy in these ecologically sorrowful times. Drawing upon the authors’ collective experiences as teachers and students, as well as Indigenous ancestries and knowledge, ecological images and ideas and threads of thought from interpretive traditions, the book not only speaks about these matters, but is organized to provide readers with pathways, alternating voices, deep philosophical ventures and personal and practice examples. This book is a valuable resource for any practicing teacher or education student (graduate or undergraduate) who is interested in exploring emerging ventures into relations, aliveness and love as keys to the well-being of schools. It also provides examples of how interpretive work can be done in a rigorous and scholarly manner, and carefully threads into this Indigenous ideas and practices that enhance and elaborate the pathways the authors have taken. "An Ecological Pedagogy of Joy supports exploration of how ecological pedagogy lives in the world and, as such, carries tenets of life writing, Indigenous and literary métissage, and ecological notions of interweaving. Featuring contemporary research while inviting readers to consider the ancestries informing the work, it evidences how pedagogy can be understood as organized around relationality and living inquiry. Scholars and teachers of eco-sustainability, Indigenous and community-based research, and post/qualitative ways of knowing will find this a valuable resource." —Ellyn Lyle, Dean, Faculty of Education, Yorkville University "After many years of work, study, and community service, I have learned that the most important guidance that I can provide is to help human beings connect with the many gifts that exist in the place where they live. Guiding people to attend to such sacred ecology insights helps them understand more deeply the multiple and complex ways that we are all unified by what gives us life. This book is a beautiful recounting of this wisdom teaching and also a poignant reminder of the critical need to express gratefulness for these gifts as a fundamental part of what it means to live as a real human being." —Dwayne Donald, Professor & Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
An Ecological Pedagogy of Joy is an interweaving that explores the conduct of pedagogy in these ecologically sorrowful times. Drawing upon the authors’ collective experiences as teachers and students, as well as Indigenous ancestries and knowledge, ecological images and ideas and threads of thought from interpretive traditions, the book not only speaks about these matters, but is organized to provide readers with pathways, alternating voices, deep philosophical ventures and personal and practice examples. This book is a valuable resource for any practicing teacher or education student (graduate or undergraduate) who is interested in exploring emerging ventures into relations, aliveness and love as keys to the well-being of schools. It also provides examples of how interpretive work can be done in a rigorous and scholarly manner, and carefully threads into this Indigenous ideas and practices that enhance and elaborate the pathways the authors have taken. "An Ecological Pedagogy of Joy supports exploration of how ecological pedagogy lives in the world and, as such, carries tenets of life writing, Indigenous and literary métissage, and ecological notions of interweaving. Featuring contemporary research while inviting readers to consider the ancestries informing the work, it evidences how pedagogy can be understood as organized around relationality and living inquiry. Scholars and teachers of eco-sustainability, Indigenous and community-based research, and post/qualitative ways of knowing will find this a valuable resource." —Ellyn Lyle, Dean, Faculty of Education, Yorkville University "After many years of work, study, and community service, I have learned that the most important guidance that I can provide is to help human beings connect with the many gifts that exist in the place where they live. Guiding people to attend to such sacred ecology insights helps them understand more deeply the multiple and complex ways that we are all unified by what gives us life. This book is a beautiful recounting of this wisdom teaching and also a poignant reminder of the critical need to express gratefulness for these gifts as a fundamental part of what it means to live as a real human being." —Dwayne Donald, Professor & Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
Getting used to a new baby isn't easy. Getting used to a new anything isn't easy. But sometimes the worst interruptions can turn out to be the best adventures.A slightly grumpy whale in I Think Maybe I Swallowed a Baby tries to figure out what is causing all the disruption Only after a humongous sneeze resets things back to normal does he realize that the chaos was actually wonderful.
Getting used to a new baby isn't easy. Getting used to a new anything isn't easy. But sometimes the worst interruptions can turn out to be the best adventures.A slightly grumpy whale in I Think Maybe I Swallowed a Baby tries to figure out what is causing all the disruption Only after a humongous sneeze resets things back to normal does he realize that the chaos was actually wonderful.
Everyone experiences pain at one time or another. For some of us, a few days of pain turn into weeks, months, years, and then decades. What do you do when you feel betrayed by your own body? How does faith fit into a life of pain? What can you do when, like Paul, God says, "No" to your request for healing? Can God receive glory from your life? Can you be used in spite of your limitations? These are a few of the questions I have asked as I've had to learn to live with chronic pain caused by fibromyalgia. In Called to a Life of Pain, I share the life lessons Abba has taught me. Sometimes serious, sometimes humorous, always honest, Called to a Life of Pain for HIS Glory is a call to arms for those who are hurting. Don't give up Don't quit You matter, you can make a difference in God's kingdom, your pain has a purpose.
For those who are sick and tired of being single and consistently dating the wrong guys, Finding Forever Love ignites a unique transformation that helps women find Mr. Right and live a real-life happily-ever-after. Relationship expert and coach Jodi Schuelke provides the perfect dating guidebook that identifies the missing link for women who have been endlessly searching for their dream relationship partner. Jodi lays out the seven practical steps of her FOREVER Framework™ process so women can transform their dating strategy and find their Mr. Right—the one they truly deserve. In Finding Forever Love, women learn how to: Stop settling for guys who are not the right fit. Identify what they really want in a future relationship partner. Improve their dating strategy and skills to be more effective. Quickly spot emotionally healthy and stable men. Evaluate a date to see if he’s their Mr. Right. Find and keep forever love. After finding her own forever love and helping countless others do the same, Jodi shares her strategies for women to be on their way to making their dreams come true!
Come Alive helps readers find their passion in order to live the live they are meant to live. In Come Alive, transformation coach Jodi Hadsell combines her twenty years of experience in talent and career development with ten years of mind-body coaching to teach how to: Identify one’s true talents and gifts to let their brilliance emerge Identify one’s biggest challenges and use them to their advantage Remove fears and build self-confidence like never before Uncover one’s true desires and translate them into a fulfilling life Trust that it is never too late to find true passion
Suddenly, Peter smelled something delicious coming from the kitchen. His mom was baking some of her favorite Christmas cookies Peter waited all year for these yummy treats, and he ran into the kitchen for his first taste of the season. Any thoughts of Rex and Matilda drifted away-they were off somewhere sleeping for the winter. Peter knew that there really wasn't any chance of seeing them again until the spring-or at least that is what he thought. Little did he know..."Come and explore the delightful world of Rex and Matilda, a brother and sister that you are sure to fall in love with Meet the ever-curious Rex, the "king" of the desert-or at least that's the way he likes to think of himself-as he leads and protects his little sister through their daily adventures. Get to know the loyal Matilda, as she stands firm in her devotion to her big brother, even when no one else seems to understand him. Follow them on a journey of discovery-a journey that brings them to new experiences, new friends, new freedoms, and most importantly, the discovery of the greatest gift of all.This playful pair will capture your heart as they come to learn that the choices we make can lead us to places we never dreamed of and that the true meaning of Christmas holds more joy and wonderment than one could ever imagine.
Quixotic Authority reveals how deeply absorbed reading was inextricable from and essential to British women's professional writing and cultural commentary from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. The trope of quixotism, what we might today call "fangirling," had distinctly gendered implications, as the female quixote was almost exclusively associated with uncritical, overly absorptive novel reading, and often portrayed as a self-centered, deluded, ill-educated home-wrecker who must be reformed or punished. But what do we make of the fact that women wrote most of the depictions of female quixotes in novels of this period? Jodi Wyett shows that authors such as Charlotte Lennox and Jane Austen wrote quixote narratives to assert their own professional cachet as well as validate the passion and intelligence of women novel readers. Harnessing the power of the genre, they debunked proscriptive contemporary discourse denigrating both women and the novel. This book redefines the female quixote as a fierce fangirl both modeled in fiction and embodied by her creators.
Quixotic Authority reveals how deeply absorbed reading was inextricable from and essential to British women's professional writing and cultural commentary from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. The trope of quixotism, what we might today call "fangirling," had distinctly gendered implications, as the female quixote was almost exclusively associated with uncritical, overly absorptive novel reading, and often portrayed as a self-centered, deluded, ill-educated home-wrecker who must be reformed or punished. But what do we make of the fact that women wrote most of the depictions of female quixotes in novels of this period? Jodi Wyett shows that authors such as Charlotte Lennox and Jane Austen wrote quixote narratives to assert their own professional cachet as well as validate the passion and intelligence of women novel readers. Harnessing the power of the genre, they debunked proscriptive contemporary discourse denigrating both women and the novel. This book redefines the female quixote as a fierce fangirl both modeled in fiction and embodied by her creators.
