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A Dream for Addie (The Addie Mills Stories #3)
by Gail RockThe arrival of a famous actress in twelve-year-old Addie&’s small hometown makes the Easter of 1948 one she will never forget Pigtailed and bespectacled, Addie lives with her dad and her grandma in Clear River, Nebraska. She dreams of a grown-up life in New York or Paris as a famous artist with famous-artist friends. The most exciting part of Addie&’s sixth-grade year has been sewing fancy Easter dresses for the school fashion show with her best friend, Carla Mae, and dyeing Easter eggs until their fingers are stained like rainbows. That is, until famous Broadway actress Constance Payne comes to town to attend her mother&’s funeral. Addie and her friends set off on a mission to meet the most exotic woman their town has ever seen. They even convince Constance to present the grand prize at the school style show! But when something goes awry at the awards presentation, Constance turns out not to be quite the glamorous celebrity Addie expected. Will Addie&’s dream of getting to know the famous actress come true? Or will she learn the meaning of friendship the hard way?
A Dream of Family
by Jill WeatherholtTo give a little girl a home… she must take a chance on forgiveness. From the minute Molly Morgan saw sad-eyed little Grace, she longed to give her a happy home. But Molly&’s struggling bookstore is endangering her adoption chances. Outgoing entrepreneur Derek McKinney has a puppy Grace adores—and a plan to save Molly&’s business. But can he and Molly put their troubled past behind them in time to make a family for a lifetime?From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
A Dream of His Own
by Gail Gaymer MartinThe only thing philanthropist Quinn O'Neill wants is to forget the accident that took his wife and son. He doesn't expect a fender bender with a lovely stranger to change his life in a major way. Struggling single mom Ava Darnell and her teenage son have their own hardships.What better way for him to lend a hand than through the Dreams Come True Foundation? But helping Ava means earning her trust...and having faith that dreams of healing and family just might become reality.
A Dream of Miracles (The Amish Wonders Series #3)
by Ruth ReidAmish widow Mattie vows never to love again . . . until a suspicious outsider with a shadowy past comes crashing into her fragile world. Mattie Diener can barely keep it together. A young Amish widow and mother of two young children, she faces the lingering heartbreak of lost love, her son's mysterious illness, and a torrent of accusations that threaten to undo her. Bo Lambright is a fast-rising social services investigator whose high-society mother won't rest until she finds his Mrs. Right. Despite Bo's worldly success, the raw ache of a shadowy past and a series of unsettling dreams have left him reeling. When Mattie and Bo cross paths, all signs point to disaster. Yet as they face a crucible of trials and tragedies together, longings begin to stir that seem destined only to end in more heartbreak. Is a miracle possible--not only of healing but of forbidden love? What secrets lie in Bo's dreams? And will Mattie find the courage to face her uncertain future . . . or will she simply run away?
A Dream to Follow
by Lauraine SnellingThe first book in a new historical series that follows the children of a Dakota territory family as they look to fulfill their own hopes and dreams.
A Dream to Share
by Irene HannonFalling For the EnemyMark Campbell is sent to a tiny Missouri town with one goal: to convince Abby Warner to sell her family’s financially troubled newspaper, the Oak Hill Gazette, to his conglomerate. Then he’ll head back to the city and never look back. But it turns out there is much more to Oak Hill than jaywalking chickens and one-hundred-year-old residents. There is beautiful, gutsy Abby. And the way he feels about her is front-page worthy. Originally published in 2008
A Dreidel in Time: A New Spin on an Old Tale
by Marcia BernegerDevorah and Benjamin are excited to open their Hanukkah present from Bubbe and Zayde, which turns out to be an ugly old dreidel. It's a big disappointment—until the dreidel transports them out of modern Los Angeles to join the ancient Maccabees! Once they convince a suspicious Judah Maccabee and their new friends that they've arrived to help, they use what they know about the Hanukkah story from Hebrew school to aid the Maccabees in their battle against Antiochus. The kids know that the miracle of Hanukkah relies on finding the special oil for the Temple menorah, but where can it be?
A Drop from the Marvelous Ocean of History: The Lineage Of Lelung Pema Zhepai Dorje, One Of The Three Principal Reincarnations Of Tibet
by Lelung Tulku RinpocheA Drop from the Marvelous Ocean of History, written by Lelung Tuklu Rinpoche XI, the current reincarnation of Lelung Jedrung, chronicles the history of this important lineage.Using varied Tibetan resources and biographies, Rinpoche begins with the source of the reincarnations, Olkha Jedrung, known as Lelung Pema Zhepai Dorje, who was the first human manifestation of the Buddhist deity Vajrapani, the powerful Lord of Secrets. He is the compiler and protector of the profound Tantras, which are the ultimate vehicle of the Buddha’s teachings. From the origin of the lineage, Rinpoche moves through time until the mid 1900s, tracing the lives of each Lelung reincarnation, beginning with Lhodrak Namkha Gyaltsen, who was born in 1326, and moving through to his predecessor Thubten Lungtok Choekyi Wangchuk, who passed away in 1962.This wonderful compilation will be a valuable resource about this essential part of Tibetan history.
A Dropped Stitches Christmas (Sisterhood of the Dropped Stitches #2)
by Janet TronstadMy Yuletide Resolution: Stop Living a Lie. With Christmas coming, I, Carly Winston, know it's time to make changes in my life. I've spent way too much time hiding my family's past--and letting opportunities pass me by. Not even my boyfriend, Randy, or my friends in The Sisterhood of the Dropped Stitches know about my secret shame. I'm hoping my new role as Mary in the local nativity play will build my confidence and help me to open up to those I care about. My evolving relationship with Randy--and my future--are riding on my ability to share my heart.
A Dropped Stitches Wedding (Sisterhood of the Dropped Stitches #4)
by Janet TronstadAlthough she's had a crush on Rick Keifer since childhood, Lizabett McDonald doubts Rick will ever see her as anyone but his best friend's kid sister. Still, as she plans her brother's wedding, Lizabett starts to believe that perhaps her own dreams will come true. Original.
A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year
by Ellen Evert HopmanFor the ancient Druids, the healing and magical properties of herbs were inseparable from the larger cycles of the seasons, the movements of the planets, and the progression of a human life. A Druid’s Herbal shows the reader how to use herbs when creating rituals to celebrate festivals and significant life passages such as births, house blessings, weddings, funerals, and naming ceremonies. Drawing on extensive research and a deep personal experience with Pagan traditions, Ellen Evert Hopman explores the history and folklore surrounding the eight major Celtic festivals: Samhain, Winter Solstice, Imbolc, Spring Equinox, Beltaine, Summer Solstice, Lugnasad, and Fall Equinox. Included in each discussion are complete instructions on the medicinal and magical uses of the herbs associated with each celebration. Using these Celtic traditions as examples, the author suggests ways to incorporate the symbolic and magical power of herbs into personal rituals that honor all phases of life from childbirth to last rites. Also included are chapters on how to prepare herbal tinctures, salves, and poultices; herbs used by the Druids; herbal alchemy and the planets; and the relationships between herbs and sacred places. Filled with practical information and imaginative suggestions for using herbs for healing, ceremony, and magic, this book is an indispensable and comprehensive guide to age-old herbal practices.
A Druid's Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine
by Ellen Evert HopmanAn in-depth look at the history, herbal uses, and spiritual aspects of the sacred trees in the ancient Celtic Ogham Tree Alphabet • Details the 20 trees of the ogham alphabet and their therapeutic and magical virtues • Examines the Forest Druid practices associated with each tree as well as the traditional uses in Native American medicine • Describes the Celtic Fire Festivals and how each tree is featured in these holy days • By the author of A Druid’s Herbal for the Sacred Earth YearThe Druids used the ancient Ogham Tree Alphabet to work magic and honor the dead, surrounding each letter with medicinal and spiritual lore. Poets and bards created a secret sign language to describe the letters, each of which is named for a tree or a plant. For centuries this language was transmitted only orally in order to protect its secrets.Combining her extensive herbal knowledge and keen poetic insight, Ellen Evert Hopman delves deeply into the historic allusions and associations of each of the 20 letters of the Ogham Tree Alphabet. She also examines Native American healing methods for possible clues to the way ancient Europeans may have used these trees as healing agents. Druidic spiritual practices, herbal healing remedies, and plant lore are included for each tree in the alphabet as well as how each is used in traditional rituals such as the Celtic Fire Festivals and other celebrations. Hopman also includes a pronunciation guide for the oghams and information on the divinatory meanings associated with each tree.
A Dry Creek Christmas
by Janet TronstadMillie Corwin had snuck into Dry Creek's café to leave gifts for the townspeople, not to rob them. But she'd been caught. And now that she was in the custody of one infuriatingly good-looking Good Samaritan, the entire town--including her handsome captor--had branded her a criminal.Brad Parker was minding his own business when he noticed Millie sneaking into the café. She claimed she wasn't a robber, and he wasn't sure what to believe. Because how could a thief be so lovely to look at, and--Brad soon learned--lovely on the inside, too? One thing was certain. Robber or not, this stranger seemed to be stealing his love-resistant heart...
A Dry Creek Courtship (Dry Creek Series #12)
by Janet TronstadCharley Nelson wants a change. He wants more than just breakfast and banter with longtime friend Edith Hargrove. Charley wants, well. . . he wants romance. Somehow, Mrs. Hargrove has gotten under his skin and into his heart. But the no-nonsense widow misunderstands when he confesses he'd like to settle down. How can he convince a woman set in her ways that change is good--especially if it means a future with him?
A Durable Peace: Israel and Its Place Among the Nations
by Benjamin NetanyahuThe Jewish Heritage Library . . . for such a time as this. It seems that the whole world is turning on the Jewish people. Now more than ever, we need to understand the issues. . . and the nation God has chosen to "be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth" (Dt. 14:2). Our Jewish Heritage Library--a collection of extraordinary books written primarily by Jewish people on Jewish subjects--will supply facts the secular media often suppress and a perspective that may change the way you look at world events. This powerful, lucid, and meticulously documented work sets the record straight concerning Israel and the Middle East. Writing as an Israeli who wants a secure Israel at peace with its neighbors, Netanyahu traces the origins, history, and politics of Israel's relationship with the Arab world and the West, exposing some of the most common--and often shocking--myths and lies about the Arab-Israeli conflict.
A Dutiful Boy: A memoir of secrets, lies and family love (Winner of the LAMBDA 2021 Literary Award for Best Gay Memoir/Biography)
by Mohsin ZaidiWINNER of the Polari First Book Prize 2021WINNER of the LAMBDA 2021 Literary Award for Best Gay Memoir/BiographyA Dutiful Boy is Mohsin's personal journey from denial to acceptance: a revelatory memoir about the power of love, belonging, and living every part of your identity.Growing up in a devout Muslim household, it felt impossible for Mohsin to be gay. Unable to be open with his family, and with difficult conditions at school, he felt his opportunities closing around him. Despite the odds, Mohsin's perseverance led him to become the first person from his school to attend Oxford University, where new experiences and encounters helped him to discover who he truly wanted to be. Mohsin was confronted with the biggest decision he would ever make: to live the life that was expected of him or to live as his authentic self.A Guardian, GQ, and New Statesman Book of the Year'Genuinely inspiring... Beautifully written, dignified and ultimately redemptive, this challenging story abounds with light and love' Attitude | 'An Incredibly important read' Jyoti Patel
A Dynamic God: Living an Unconventional Catholic Faith
by Nancy MairsRaised Congregationalist in New England, Mairs is a convert to Catholicism. She is also a feminist, a radical, a political activist -- and all this in a church that tends to scorn her kind of progressive iconoclasm. "A Dynamic God" explores why and how Mairs deals with those contradictions and still identifies as Catholic, and what she finds to love in that tradition. Doctrinally, Mairs parts ways with the mainstream Church with few regrets. The people she worships with celebrate communion in each others homes without a priest, discuss politics, and defy Church opposition. But the Catholic rituals and imaginative structures that Mairs loves shape her life. In the Latino image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, for instance, she finds inspiration for a commitment to social justice. In her unmistakable, vibrant voice, she writes about sin and abundance; understanding vocation in a life circumscribed by multiple sclerosis; and celebrating life.
A Escola da Vida
by Azuka Chinonso Igwegbe Leandro AllenderA escola da vida é um terreno preparatório onde Deus nos prepara para enfrentarmos a vida. É uma escola que os preguiçosos não gostariam de ir. Qualquer um que queira seu nome entalhado em ouro deve definitivamente passar pela escola da vida. A vida é cheia de desafios e ela requer uma mente determinada para enfrentá-los. Na vida a montanha o apresentará à colina, a colina o apresentará à estrada tortuosa que leva ao vale da vida e é lá que Deus começará a ministrá-lo e ensiná-lo como fazer fortuna e inventar coisas. Às vezes Deus propositalmente nos leva ao vale para estarmos sozinhos com ele para mostrar-nos mistérios, então para quando você saia do vale, você combinará todas experiências da montanha, colina, estrada e vale juntas e se levantará para falar ao mundo barulhento de hoje e para que as pessoas lhe deem ouvidos, pois você tem algo a entregá-las. O mundo não dá ouvidos a pessoas que tendem a reclamar sobre sua situação, mas ele felizmente ouve àqueles que tem a solução para os problemas do mundo. Como você está enfrentando os desafios da vida, que também estão na escola da vida, tente descobrir a razão pela qual Deus lhe permitiu estar com esses problemas. A escola da vida nos ensina que a vida não é um mar de rosas.
A Essência de Todas as Religiões
by Dada BhagwanPujya Dadashri reconheceu as limitações dos seres humanos desta época, fornecendo-lhes uma resposta adequada que apelou para o uso de uma nova abordagem que emprega um método científico. Pujya Dadashri esclareceu o mistério por trás de tal confusão. Ele diz que toda conduta e comportamento é resultado de causas de vidas passadas. É um efeito. ’Bhaav’ é um termo que indica a intenção interior profunda, a qual não é facilmente evidente. Esta bhaav é uma causa. Ninguém pode provocar quaisquer alterações no resultado. Se a causa muda, o resultado será alterado. A fim de mudar causas, a pessoa deve fazer mudanças na bhaav. Para alterar essa bhaav, Dadashri nos ensinou as Nove Kalams (Invocações). Pujya Dadashri extraiu a essência de todas as escrituras e as apresentou para nós, sob a forma de Nove Kalams. Essas Nove Kalams são as chaves para provocar uma mudança na bhaav, em um nível fundamental. Nem mesmo o extenso estudo das escrituras trará tais mudanças na bhaav. Milhares de pessoas foram beneficiadas com a m nsagem simples dessas kalams. Ao recitar essas Nove Kalams, ovas causas internas são completamente mudadas e se alcança a paz interior nesta vida. A pessoa pára de ver defeitos nos outros, e seu principal objetivo, torna-se a busca da paz eterna.Para tornar-se preenchido com os poderes especiais que atualmente faltam interiormente, tudo que se tem a fazer é continuar a pedir a força do Deus interior. Os resultados virão naturalmente.
A European Youth Revolt: European Perspectives on Youth Protest and Social Movements in the 1980s (Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements)
by Bart van der SteenDuring the early 1980s, large parts of Europe were swept with riots and youth revolts. Radicalised young people occupied buildings and clashed with the police in cities such as Zurich, Berlin and Amsterdam, while in Great Britain and France, 'migrant' youths protested fiercely against their underprivileged position and police brutality. Was there a link between the youth revolts in different European cities, and if so, how were they connected and how did they influence each other? These questions are central in this volume. This book covers case studies from countries in both Eastern and Western Europe and focuses not only on political movements such as squatting, but also on political subcultures such as punk, as well as the interaction between them. In doing so, it is the first historical collection with a transnational and interdisciplinary perspective on youth, youth revolts and social movements in the 1980s.
A Face in the Shadows (Reunion Revelations #5)
by Lenora WorthDid he kill Josie Skerritt?Everyone-including the police-suspected Parker Buchanan of the ten-year-old murder. They even had incriminating evidence against him that Parker couldn't-or wouldn't-explain away. But Kate Brooks knew the brooding loner couldn't have done it. He was her young son's hero, and Kate had fallen hard for the reclusive author.Kate knew proving his innocence would take all their faith and fast thinking combined. Because the real killer was setting them up for a double murder...their own.
A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix
by Edwin H. Friedman Margaret M. Treadwell Edward W. BealTen years after his death, Edwin Friedman's insights into leadership are more urgently needed than ever. He was the first to tell us that all organizations have personalities, as families do, and to apply the insights of family therapy to churches and synagogues, rectors and rabbis, politicians and teachers. Failure of Nerve is essential reading for all leaders, be they parents or presidents, corporate executives or educators, religious superiors or coaches, healers or generals, managers or clergy. Friedman's insights about our regressed "seatbelt society," oriented toward safety rather than adventure, help explain the sabotage that leaders constantly face today. Suspicious of the quick fixes and instant solutions that sweep through our culture only to give way to the next fad, he argues for strength and self-differentiation as the marks of true leadership. His formula for success is more maturity, not more data; stamina, not technique; and personal responsibility, not empathy. This book was unfinished at the time of Friedman's death and originally published in a limited edition. This new edition makes his life-changing insights and challenges available to a new generation of readers.
A Fairy Treasury: The Ultimate Guide To The Enchanted Faerie Realm
by Jacky NewcombAFaerie Treasury is a comprehensive, insightful, and magical guide to the world of the fae! You'll find a wealth of facts, real-life faerie stories, tips, advice, and faerie inspiration. This detailed yet fun book explains the hierarchy of faerie, their culture, religion, and lives, and is designed to be dipped into whenever you need inspiration – the perfect gift for anyone wanting to know how to bring faerie wisdom and magic into their lives! You will discover: •Amazing real-life stories of contact with the faerie folk from all over the world •The flowers and trees favoured by the little people, and the best oils, crystals, and candle colours to encourage faeries into your space. •Use the remarkable A-Z reference of faeries to find out which faeries are good… and which are just plain naughty! •Discover the faeries’ secret hide-outs •Find out how to turn your home and garden into magical faerie spaces •Have fun with magical faerie craftsHistory, myths, and real-life accounts are combined in this fascinating book, for all those who are intrigued by the enchanting, magical, and mysterious realm of faeries!This is a repackage of A Faerie Treasury (ISBN: 9781401915537)
A Faith Embracing All Creatures: Addressing Commonly Asked Questions About Christian Care For Animals
by Tripp York Andy Alexis-BakerWhat is the purpose of animals? Didn't God give humans dominion over other creatures? Didn't Jesus eat lamb? These are the kinds of questions that Christians who advocate compassion toward other animals regularly face. Yet Christians who have a faith-based commitment to care for other animals through what they eat, what they wear, and how they live with other creatures are often unsure how to address these biblically and theologically based challenges. In A Faith Embracing All Creatures, authors from various denominational, national, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds wrestle with the text, theology, and tradition to explain the roots of their desire to live peaceably with their nonhuman kin. Together, they show that there are no easy answers on "what the Bible says about animals." Instead, there are nuances and complexities, which even those asking these questions may be unaware of. Editors Andy Alexis-Baker and Tripp York have gathered a collection of essays that wrestle with these nuances and tensions in Scripture around nonhuman animals. In so doing, they expand the discussion of nonviolence, peacemaking, and reconciliation to include the oft-forgotten other members of God's good creation.
A Faith That Will Not Fail: 10 Practices to Build Up Your Faith When Your World Is Falling Apart
by Michele CushattBeloved author and Bible teacher Michele Cushatt offers ten practices to strengthen your confidence in God's daily presence and power and build a faith strong enough to endure even the toughest seasons.Life can be hard. Although there are moments of beauty and goodness, more often than not, life is marked by fear, struggle, disappointment, and loss. And we don't know what to do with it. We've tried to find hope and security in various people and places--but each has proved unworthy of our trust. We need more. Something--or Someone--who won't fail us when our world falls apart.In this book, beloved author and Bible teacher Michele Cushatt presents a better way. By exploring powerful personal, historical, and biblical stories of people of extraordinary faith, she curates and shares ten practices to help you deepen your confidence and certainty in the God who can be trusted with your worry, questions, confusion, and grief. As a woman who has been through immeasurable suffering, she writes with both deep compassion and practical insight as she guides you to:Practice lament and process grief without guilt or shameUnderstand what keeps you from trusting God and how to navigate doubt with truthLearn simple ways to foster shalom and gratitude on a daily basisDevelop a fresh, eternal perspective that delivers both peace for today and hope for tomorrowSavor daily "faith-builder" practices to strengthen your confidence in God's love and purposes for you, no matter what happens There is hope in your hardship and a God who is both with you and for you. These ten practices point the way to the only One you can truly trust, and ultimately, to a faith in him that will not fail.