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Spinstered: Surviving Singleness After Forty
Sharyn M. Kopf
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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"Why can't I just be single and happy and stop wanting more?" The question haunted Sharyn Kopf until a friend responded: "You're grieving something you've lost. It's okay to be sad." Funny how one moment can change a person's perspective. With those ten words, this friend gave a name to Sharyn's struggles as a single woman: Grief. We all understand the sorrow of loss. But grieving singleness? Doesn't that go against the biblical command to "be content"? Is it possible to enjoy the gifts of an unmarried life and still long for a husband and family of one's own? Using the seven stages of grief-denial, disbelief, bargaining, guilt, anger, depression, and hope-along with Scripture and her own experiences, Sharyn will walk with you through your own grief process. Within these pages, we'll take a look at: -How God feels about our singleness -The longing for children -Our tendency to fluctuate between believing we're too picky and worrying we're not good enough to attract a man -Bargaining our way into and out of relationships -How to deal with regret -The stress of financial difficulties like job loss, low income, and handling it all on your own -What long-term singleness does to our self-esteem -How to respond to single women clich s and myths And more. Plus, there's a special section specifically written to our married friends and family members. You are not alone. It's okay to be sad. Ironically, it's only in grieving what you've lost that you can find healing and hope for your future, with or without a wedding ring. Because to mourn anything without hope is to mourn without God. Spinstered we may be ... but we are not alone.
Realizing you're a spinster is one thing; understanding what that means and how to handle it is another. And it would seem Jolene, Uli and Catie still have a ways to go before they truly comprehend what God is trying to show them not only in their desire to marry but in their longing to have children of their own. As one relationship ends and another begins, Jolene Woods realizes she needs to finally deal with the guilt and regret of her past if she's ever going to move on. And so she embarks on a journey she hopes will bring forgiveness ... but may, in fact, only lead to more regret. Did she forever destroy her chance to be a mother in her youth? Uli Odell has her own journey, though it's more of an escape from the pain and embarrassment of a broken engagement. She ends up at her mother's home in Iowa, separated from her friends and desperate for money. But there are some problems she just can't run away from. Though Catie's heart is in a stronger place since she met God on a mountain three months ago, she still doesn't have answers to many of her questions. Then the possibility of an unhealthy relationship and the reality of a life-altering medical diagnosis makes her wonder if she's figured out anything at all. As their lives head off in different directions, each of these friends will need God-and each other-to find their way to healing.
"If God is so good, why am I so unhappy?" It's a question Uli Odell seems to ask herself a lot lately. Because she should be happy-lately, her life has included a vacation on a gorgeous Belizean island with her best friends and an upcoming wedding to a man who says he loves her. Sure, she doesn't have a job, but once she's married she won't necessarily need one, right? Why, then, does she feel so ... incomplete? Uli's friend, Catie Delaney, has her own struggle with happiness as she prepares for a hysterectomy to fight uterine cancer within days of returning home from their island vacation. But perhaps the biggest struggle will be deciding what to do with her life once she beats this disease, and how to come to terms with her single childlessness. When Jolene Woods went to Nashville in book two, Inconceived, she never expected to come back to Colorado with a fianc and a daughter. And grandchildren Now she has to figure out if she should leave the mountains and her dream job for a new life with her family in Tennessee. And she can no longer just consider what she wants but what's best for her and the man she loves. But whatever choices Uli, Catie, and Jolene make, each of their lives-in one way or another-will be Altared.
Known for her commitment to excellence in education, Sharon Draper was named National Teacher of the Year in 1997. In 1994 her first novel, Tears of a Tiger, was published, and since then she has written more than fifteen books for middle and high school readers. Tears of a Tiger received the John Steptoe Award for New Talent, and her novels Forged by Fire and Copper Sun have both won the Coretta Scott King Award. Most of her books have been featured on the American Library Association Best Books list, their Top Ten Quick Pick list, and IRA's Young Adult Choice list. In Sharon M. Draper: Embracing Literacy, author KaaVonia Hinton reveals how Draper became an exceptional teacher and writer, and how she uses her writing to urge young people to embrace literacy. Hinton also explores how Draper has made a lasting contribution to the field of young adult literature. This book-length study examines both her life and work and will benefit all students, teachers, and scholars in the field of young adult literature.
A Study Guide for Sharon M. Draper's "Tears of a Tiger"
Cengage Learning Gale
Gale, Study Guides
2017
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For my unique and rare style of writing poetry, I received an "Editor's Choice Award" from the International Library of Poetry. What's more amazing is how my poetry writing came about and it is not just on one subject, but many. In order to find out, you will have to take a deeper look into the book and read a little about my life. There is poetry on: Inspirational, Animal's, Bird's, Insects, Nature, Patriotism and more. Some are about depression, that I thought of leaving it out at one time. But decided to include this part because it does happen in real life. People I have met on-line have given me several compliments about my writings. Some say I should make a "Children's Book" with some of the poems. One Mother said she read "Busy, Busy Bees" to her daughter, and she started singing it around the house.
Study Guide: The DNA of Gutsy Leaders: I'm Made For This Moment!
Sharon M. Biggs; Terence H. Biggs II
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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Strategic Management for Nonprofit Organizations
Sharon M. Oster
Oxford University Press Inc
1995
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Nonprofit organizations in the U.S. earn more than $100 billion annually, and number over a million different organizations. They face increasing competition for donor's dollars and many of the issues they confront are similar to those confronted by for-profit organizations. This book applies powerful concepts of strategic management developed originally in the for-profit sector to the management of nonprofits. It describes the preparation of a strategic plan consistent with the resources available; it analyses the operational tasks in executing the plan; and describes the ways in which nonprofits need to change in order to remain competitive. The book draws clear distinctions between the different challenges encountered by nonprofits operating in different industries. It will be useful for managers in such diverse organizations as the Santa Fe Opera, the Salvation Army, and the National Football League.
This book shows that combining a sound understanding of economic and managerial principles can make a striking difference in the quality of the strategic planning of an organization and provide guidelines for effective corporate strategies. Covering new and important areas in economics not treated in other management and strategic planning books, Modern Competitive Analysis is a fundamental resource to the managers of today and tomorrow. The Third Edition includes new material in game theory, added value analysis and strategic intent. Examples are drawn from modern network industries and more attention is paid to newly deregulated markets.
In the first half of the twentieth century, supporters of the eugenics movement offered an image of a racially transformed America by curtailing the reproduction of "unfit" members of society. Through institutionalization, compulsory sterilization, the restriction of immigration and marriages, and other methods, eugenicists promised to improve the population - a policy agenda that was embraced by many leading intellectuals and public figures. But Catholic activists and thinkers across the United States opposed many of these measures, asserting that "every man, even a lunatic, is an image of God, not a mere animal." In "An Image of God", Sharon M. Leon examines the efforts of American Catholics to thwart eugenic policies, illuminating the ways in which Catholic thought transformed the public conversation about individual rights, the role of the state, and the intersections of race, community, and family. Through an examination of the broader questions raised in this debate, Leon casts new light on major issues that remain central in American political life today: the institution of marriage, the role of government, and the separation of church and state. This is essential reading in the history of religion, science, politics, and human rights.
Sociologist Sharon M. Quinsaat sheds new light on the formation of diasporic connections through transnational protests. When people migrate and settle in other countries, do they automatically form a diaspora? In Insurgent Communities, Sharon M. Quinsaat explains the dynamic process through which a diaspora is strategically constructed. Quinsaat looks to Filipinos in the United States and the Netherlands-examining their resistance against the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, their mobilization for migrants' rights, and the construction of a collective memory of the Marcos regime-to argue that diasporas emerge through political activism. Social movements provide an essential space for addressing migrants' diverse experiences and relationships with their homeland and its history. A significant contribution to the interdisciplinary field of migration and social movements studies, Insurgent Communities illuminates how people develop collective identities in times of social upheaval.
Sociologist Sharon M. Quinsaat sheds new light on the formation of diasporic connections through transnational protests. When people migrate and settle in other countries, do they automatically form a diaspora? In Insurgent Communities, Sharon M. Quinsaat explains the dynamic process through which a diaspora is strategically constructed. Quinsaat looks to Filipinos in the United States and the Netherlands—examining their resistance against the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, their mobilization for migrants’ rights, and the construction of a collective memory of the Marcos regime—to argue that diasporas emerge through political activism. Social movements provide an essential space for addressing migrants’ diverse experiences and relationships with their homeland and its history. A significant contribution to the interdisciplinary field of migration and social movements studies, Insurgent Communities illuminates how people develop collective identities in times of social upheaval.
Tracing developments in toy making and marketing across the evolving landscape of the 20th century, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference guide to America's most popular playthings and the culture to which they belong. From the origins of favorite playthings to their associations with events and activities, the study of a nation's toys reveals the hopes, goals, values, and priorities of its people. Toys have influenced the science, art, and religion of the United States, and have contributed to the development of business, politics, and medicine. Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia documents America's shifting cultural values as they are embedded within and transmitted by the nation's favorite playthings. Alphabetically arranged entries trace developments in toy making and toy marketing across the evolving landscape of 20th-century America. In addition to discussing the history of America's most influential toys, the book contains specific entries on the individuals, organizations, companies, and publications that gave shape to America's culture of play from 1900 to 2000. Toys from the two decades that frame the 20th century are also included, as bridges to the fascinating past—and the inspiring future—of American toys.
This history of the punk movement in the United States shows how punk music, fashion, art, and attitude clashed with and ultimately influenced mainstream culture.Unlike other volumes on the punk era that focus on just the music—and primarily on British punk bands—Punks: A Guide to an American Subculture spans the full expanse of punk as it happened in the United States, from the late-1960s blast from Iggy Pop and the Stooges to the full explosion of punk in the mid 1970s to its next-generation resurgences and continuing aftershocks.Punks covers it all—not just music, but the punk influence on film, fashion, media, and language. Readers will see how punk spread virally, through fan-created magazines, record labels, clubs, and radio stations, as well as how mainstream America reacted, then absorbed aspects of punk culture. The book includes interviews with key members of the punk subculture, including new conversations with people who participated in the punk scene in the 1970s and 1980s.Includes new interviews with Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, founders of Dischord Records and the punk band Minor Threat, plus reprints of interviews with singers Jello Biafra and Kathleen Hanna, two well-known punks who spoke out frequently about politics and gender issuesOffers an annotated bibliography, including a variety of entries that are both scholarly and popular, grouped by format
Are the poor, as one writer suggests, only those without enough to eat? Or does poverty instead consist of "the inability to buy a beer when everyone else has one"? These two volumes provide a comprehensive summary and annotated bibliography of the issues associated with the definition and measurement of poverty. The discussion is organized around eleven topics in the areas of economics, political science, and sociology. Included are such diverse subjects as the historical evolution of poverty definitions (How did Karl Marx and Adam Smith define poverty?); the "index number" problem; and regional differences in poverty measurement. The annotated bibliography, including both articles and books, primarily covers material written after 1950.
This volume is an annotated bibliography of the issues associated with the definition and measurement of poverty. The discussion is organized around several topics in the areas of economics, political science, and sociology.