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Mothering with Purpose Devotional: 90 Days of Encouragement for Moms on Mission with Jesus
by Sara DaigleWhat does it look like to be the kind of mother God has called you to be, and how can you be that woman? God has a very important purpose for moms as we care for, connect with, and shepherd our child or children. But many days, just doing the bare minimum can feel overwhelming. When toys are strewn everywhere, siblings are fighting, and you're juggling too many tasks at once, it's easy to lose track of what matters most and then to sink into guilt and discouragement. These ninety daily devotions will bring you back to a biblical perspective on motherhood, using anecdotes and scriptures to refresh and inspire you and to turn your heart to the only One who is equipped to strengthen and equip you. What does it look like to be authentic with your kids? How do you create a relationship in which your kids feel comfortable opening up to you, even as they become teens and adults? How do you effectively show the love of Christ to children, even when they're pushing all the boundaries? How do you teach your kids to work hard, delay gratification, and serve others? Practical advice mingles with Christ-centered reflections in each daily reading. When Sara Daigle was a teenager, her mother was her best friend and she&’d speak of her fondly to everyone. But she soon realized this was not the norm as she heard many girls her age groan over their mothers and wish they didn&’t have to talk with them. As Sarah grew older and had four children of her own, she often turned to her mother for advice and support. Her mother is so good at relationship that to this day, all ten of her now-grown children love spending time with her.These easy-to-read devotions give a glimpse into the things Sarah Daigle's mother taught her, and the things she's learned on her own parenting journey. You&’ll find a scripture and a prayer to line up with the story and/or inspiration, all meant to encourage you in the challenges of mothering, and to increase your joy! This devotional is geared to bring even the busiest of women into daily intimacy with God. It is written to help each heart know they are not alone, but destined for a life of meaning, identity, and purpose in union with a Creator God who designed each of us just as we are.
Motherland
by Chapman Fern Schumer"In 1938, just before they were killed by the Nazis, Frieda and Siegmund Westerfeld sent their twelve-year-old daughter, Edith, to live with relatives in America. Edith escaped the death camps but was left profoundly adrift, cut off from the culture of her homeland, its traditions - her entire identity. For decades she shut away her memories, unable even to sing a German lullaby to her children, until she realized that the void of tbe past was consuming her and her family. Then, with her daughter Fern Schumer Chapman - herself a pregnant mother - Edith returned to Germany. " "For Edith the trip was an act of courage, a chance to reconnect with her homeland and reconcile with her past. For Fern the trip was a miraculous opening, a break in the wall of silence surrounding her mother's history. . . and her mother. "--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Motherless
by Erin HealyA WHISPERING VOICE at the BACK of MY MIND REMINDS ME that I&’VE BEEN THIS WAY for SOME TIME.DEAD, THAT IS.The dead have a very broad view of the living, of actions performed out of sight, of thoughts believed to be private. I would know. Losing both parents is a trial no child should endure, and Marina and Dylan have endured enough. They deserve the one thing I could never give them: a mother&’s love.A mother&’s love, and the truth.My children have believed a lie about me for years and years. After all this time I can still feel their hurt in my heart. But the tether holding me to them is frayed from years of neglect . . . and I have to find a way to make my confession before it snaps.But when the truth comes out, what other beasts will I unleash?&“Why do we lie to the children?&” someone asked me once.&“To protect them,&” I answered.How terrible it is that they need protection from me.
Motherlines: Love, Longing, and Liberation
by Patricia ReisWhen she was twenty, Patricia Reis&’s mother asked, &“What about your spiritual life?&” Years later, this question drives her midlife quest to reconcile the desires of her body with the mandates of her spirit. Motherlines is a candid and compelling story of sex with men and with women, of celibacy, illegal abortions, making vows and breaking them, dreams, body wisdom, creative ambition, and inspiring relationships with memorable characters. This unflinching memoir illuminates the unvarnished truth of growing up female in the 1980&’s a rich and fertile period in American history when gender roles were undergoing a revolution, a time that includes feminism, the women&’s spirituality movement and liberation theology. In her soul-searching quest for meaning, and longing for maternal connection, Reis discovers an unlikely confidante in her aunt, a free-spirited Franciscan nun. Their letters and relationship are a thread that weaves throughout this memoir – an increasingly intimate and honest exchange between two women who are living very different lives yet are both kin and kindred spirits. A spiritual journey and a creative tour de force, this memoir is a potent and tender love song to the Motherlines that connect us all.
Motherpeace: A Way to the Goddess Through Myth, Art, and Tarot
by Vicki NobleA guide to Motherpeace tarot cards, a tarot deck created in the 1970s inspired by the Goddess movement and second-wave feminism.For over a decade, Motherpeace has been an inspiration and oracle for women all over the world. Motherpeace recovers the positive, nurturing peace-oriented values of prepatriarchal times, and brilliantly combines art, history, mythology, folklore, philosophy, and comparative religion with an informed spiritual and feminist perspective.Vicki Noble challenges us to celebrate our ancient peaceful heritage and to reclaim our right as a people to a life without war. The book is a vision of hope and transformation, made even more powerful by the vibrant pictorial images of the seventy-eight Motherpeace tarot cards.Motherpeace shows how traditional myths and symbols can provide ideas and images for understanding the meaning and power of the Goddess for women and men today.“The Motherpeace tarot has been a wise and loving oracle. A clear mirror, also, that always shows the truest face.” —Alice Walker, Pulitzer prize–winning author of The Color Purple
Motherprayer: Lessons in Loving
by Barbara MahanyBarbara Mahany writes, "Mothering was my crash course in love. Love of the sort I call Divine. Love in the way we yearn to be loved: Without end. Without question. Without giving in to exhaustion. Love with a big and boundless heart. Love with eyes and ears—and soul—wide open. Love even when it’s not so easy." In Motherprayer, Mahany generously shares personal love letters on the mysteries and gifts of mothering, interspersed with family recipes and gentle essays, all offering beautiful lessons in how to love, and how to love well. In her bracingly honest style, she captures the ephemeral moments of motherhood—the hard, the glorious, the laughter, and the tears—and invites readers to pay attention, cradle our loved ones in prayer, and see the sacred lessons in loving. These stirring meditations bring into sharp focus one essential question: How do we love breathtakingly?
Mothers & Daughters
by Deborah Bedford Linda GoodnightTwo beloved inspirational authors deliver two novellas that celebrate motherhood, faith, and family, in this single volume. Original.
Mothers and Daughters: A Poetry Celebration
by June CotnerThis collection of extraordinary poetry addresses the unique relationship between mother and daughter. Poems are arranged thematically to capture particular phases of these women's lives.
Mothers of the Bible: A Devotional
by Ann Spangler Jean E. SyswerdaChildren need the love, wisdom, and nurture that mothers are uniquely capable of giving. Mothers of the Biblecan help you fulfill your own calling as a mother by offering insights from God’s Word. Exploring the lives of women in the Bible can help strengthen your faith and your effectiveness as a mother. Like you, these mothers wanted the best for their children. And like you, they sometimes faced difficulties that challenged their faith. Looking to them can help deepen your understanding of Scripture, enabling you to experiencemore of God’s love so you can reflect that love to your children.Adapted from Women of the Bible, Mothers of the Bible furnishes a unique twelve-week devotional experience. Each week becomes a personal retreatfocused on the life of a particular biblical mother.Designed for personal prayer and study or for use in small groups, Mothers of the Biblewill help you groundyour relationship with your children on God’s Word.
Mothers on Normal Street: A Book of Short Stories
by April WeaverThe women of Normal Street represent the strength, passion, pain, and love sustained in order to survive day by day. It touches on a community of people being subjected to perpetual deceit that results in broken minds and fatalities. An uncivilized war of sorts whose battle is yet to be won. Normal Street is a contradiction of life inside urban communities until they learn to love and trust God, themselves, and one another.
Mothman: Evil Incarnate
by Loren ColemanMothman: Evil Incarnate, by cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, is a brand new companion title to the late John Keel’s The Mothman Prophecies (1975), which investigated the sightings of a winged creature called Mothman and became popularized in the 2002 movie of the same name starring Richard Gere. With new material by Loren Coleman, extensive annotations on each chapter of The Mothman Prophecies, a detailed Mothman death list, and a gallery of images, Mothman: Evil Incarnate comprises the most up-to-date information on Mothman phenomena. In addition to providing context to John Keel’s cult classic, Coleman expands on missing details from the movie, explores the deaths that followed the West Virginia incident, describes the recent Chicago Mothman sightings, and delves into the life of John Keel. This companion book should find its place on every Mothman aficionado and cryptozoology fan’s bookshelf. The mystery continues… LOREN COLEMAN is one of the world's leading crypozoologists. In 1960 he started his fieldwork, and after years pursuing cryptozoological mysteries, he began writing. He is the author of numerous books on cryptozoology, including Bigfoot: The True Story of Apes in America and Mothman and Other Curious Encounters. Coleman is the founder and director of the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine (www.cryptozoologymuseum.com). Loren Coleman can be followed on Twitter at @CryptoLoren and on his blog, www.cryptozoonews.com.
Motion, Voice, and Mood in the Semitic Verb (Languages of the Ancient Near East)
by Henning Ambjörn SjörsThis book explores the relationship between the so-called ventive morpheme in Akkadian (-am) and the related suffixes -n and -a in other Semitic languages, including Amarna Canaanite, Ugaritic, Hebrew, and Arabic. Using formal reconstructions of the various morphemes and a functional analysis of their different usages, Ambjörn Sjörs convincingly argues that these endings are cognate morphemes that were formally and functionally related to the ventive morpheme in Akkadian.Sjörs provides a systematic description of non-allative ventive verbs in Old Babylonian, the energic and volitive in Amarna Canaanite, the energic and lengthened prefix conjugation in Ugaritic, the lengthened imperfect consecutive in Biblical Hebrew, and the subjunctive and energic in Classical Arabic. Sjörs explains how these verb forms were used within the framework of grammaticalization theory and demonstrates how the suffixes are historically related.Clearly and persuasively argued, Motion, Voice, and Mood in the Semitic Verb sheds valuable light on the Akkadian ventive and its relationship to the other related morphemes. It will be welcomed by linguists specializing in Akkadian, Amarna Canaanite, Ugaritic, Hebrew, and Arabic.
Motivate Your Child: A Christian Parent's Guide to Raising Kids Who Do What They Need to Do Without Being Told
by Scott Turansky Joanne Miller RnWe need a parenting revolution! Most parenting approaches end up encouraging children to ask the wrong questions about life: What's in it for me? Are you going to pay me for that? What's the minimum I need to do to get by? But God's Word gives us a better way to parent, one that builds strong internal motivation in children. When parents change the way they parent, kids change the way they live. This practical book explores a theology of internal motivation and then gives parents real-life solutions to equip their kids for life. You'll learn . . . * how to parent in ways that build internal motivation so that kids don't have to rely on you to get things done. * the four promptings of the conscience and how to coordinate your parenting to take advantage of them. * ways to energize your spiritual training with fun and creativity. * how to help children respond to mistakes instead of blaming, defending, or justifying. The greatest gift you can give your child is strong moral and spiritual development--this book shows you how. Every chapter includes practical examples of families applying the Bible to their current issues. Join the revolution!
Motivated by the Maggid
by Paysach J. KrohnThe idea for this type of book started with Rabbi Yaakov Astor, who was the editor of the very popular Zman magazine. From the very first issue that was published, he had my speeches transcribed and put into article form. He and I would edit the transcription and the column, "Perspectives," became the lead article in each issue. By now, more than 100 such articles have appeared both in the English and Hebrew editions of Zman. It was the creative proposal of Rabbi Gedaliah Zlotowitz that these articles could be made into a book. By working with the owner of Zman, R' Mendel Wagschal, and now with his capable brother R' Isaac, the books PERSPECTIVES OF THE MAGGID and THE MAGGID AT THE PODIUM were published.
Motivating Ministers to Morality (Routledge Revivals)
by Ian HollandThis title was first published in 2002: Political ethics is a rapidly growing field in disciplines such as political science, philosophy, applied ethics and public policy and it has become a major topic in current affairs’ reporting of politics. This book discusses the most prominent subjects - and occasional victims - of the ethics debate: government ministers. It is the first major work to discuss institutional reforms around the world that target ministerial morality and asks: how are these reforms influencing the motivation and conduct of the most powerful of our politicians? The book provides unique insights into ministerial behaviour and the changing role of institutions in influencing the ethics of the executive, with analyses from around the world. Contributors to the volume include international high-profile players in political ethics. They include Lord Nolan, the first Chairman of Britain's Joint Parliamentary Committee on Standards in Public Life; Professor Robert J. Jackson, a leading Canadian political scientist instrumental in establishing the Canadian Office of the Ethics Counsellor; and Associate Professor Noel Preston, the leading commentator on ethics in Australian politics, who has been involved in developing a number of its ethical regimes.
Motivation For Ministry: Perspectives for Every Pastor
by Nathan R PopeThis book provides encouragement for pastors carrying out their tasks as servants of Christ.Even pastors get discouraged at times. Indeed, the Bible tells us that the devil works harder at bringing down pastors and leaders of God’s people!If you’re a pastor, how are you—as God’s servant—to deal with all of these feels and remain dedicated to the Lord’s service?In Motivation for Ministry, veteran pastor Nathan R. Pope demonstrates that attitude is the catalyst for motivation in your ministry. He also provides powerful tools and insightful strategies to help all pastors and leaders of God’s church respond joyfully to the Lord’s calling.With personal anecdotes, Scripture references, and solidly biblical doctrine, this book will guide and inspire you to give God the glory in your work for him!
Motivational Interviewing across Cultures: Optimizing Practice (Applications of Motivational Interviewing Series)
by Christina S. LeeThis pragmatic guide describes tested ways to adapt motivational interviewing (MI) to optimize outcomes when practitioner and client come from different cultural backgrounds; in particular, when clients are members of marginalized groups. Using rich examples and sample dialogues, Christina S. Lee shows how affirming a client's cultural identity is part and parcel of MI's humanistic, person-centered mindset. The book provides instruction on key therapeutic tasks, such as strengthening rapport, asking about culture without stereotyping, and inquiring about experiences of stigma and discrimination in a way that increases motivation to change. Links between social and structural determinants of health, sociocultural stressors, mental health disparities, and substance use are highlighted. Special features include "Pause and Consider" sidebars and end-of-chapter key takeaway points. This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series, edited by Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller, and Theresa B. Moyers.
Motivationals for Mom
by Chrys HowardThe power of a few choice words can make the difference between a purpose-filled day and one of mere existence. This wonderful book of motivational messages ignites the hearts of moms from the mundane to the eternal, energizing them to face each new day with fresh purpose. The word motivate means to call to action. A devotional expresses devotion to God and His plans, bringing us closer to Him. This inspiring collection, Motivationals for Moms, combines insightful tips and biblical principles to point mothers in the right direction and lead them toward a more faith-centered and stress-free life. Written in a casual, friendly tone by the bestselling author of Hugs for Grandmas and Hugs for Daughters, each motivational is focused on the actions, occasions, opportunities, and emotions common to every mother's life. The daily messages are reinforced by carefully chosen Bible verses and meaningful quotes that will touch and inspire mothers in all stages of life. Topics are arranged in alphabetical order to allow mothers to turn easily to the page that will meet a specific need, or address an immediate problem, with deliberate, thoughtful decisions and wisdom.
Motive for Murder
by Carol J. PostDEADLY HOMECOMING Only her estranged sister's suspicious death could bring Jessica Parker back to her hometown. Investigating Priscilla's life leads Jess nowhere. Someone is dead set against her uncovering anything, and soon enough, she's being anonymously threatened. Her only hope is a man who asks more questions than he'll answer. FBI agent Shane Dalton may have the answers Jessica needs, but he can't risk his cover, no matter his feelings for the beautiful brunette. They'll have to rely on each other if they want the truth-and future-they never thought possible.
Motorcycle Enlightenment
by Charles SidesALAN PIERCE-in his forties, divorced, clueless, a bit neurotic, without a job-can't find his way across the street without getting lost, it seems. The only thing Pierce knows for certain is where to find really good pizza on the Ocean City, New Jersey, boardwalk-and that's as far as he gets in his "cross-country motorcycle odyssey" in search of enlightenment. He ditches the idea of traveling to the West Coast (he can't find it), sells his motorcycle (he gets leg cramps), and digs in where he finds himself. As he searches for inner peace and self-understanding, his life becomes a paradoxical study of indirection: he goes by not going, he bikes by selling his bike. Following his "doughnut" wisdom, Alan calms down, relaxes his mind, and learns to meditate, all the while observing himself with the bemused and sometimes startled fascination of an anthropologist. Quirky, clever, and somehow actually instructive, Motorcycle Enlightenment is a stand-up comic's take on adventure along the spiritual path.
Motorcycles, Sushi and One Strange Book (Real Life #1)
by Nancy RueFifteen-year-old Jessie Hatcher has ADHD and can usually use her bubbly charm to cover up her problems. But when her biological father appears from nowhere and tells her she'll be spending time with him in Florida, Jessie finds she'll need more than charm this time. In fact, a mysterious book might be the answer to her problems
Motorhome Prophecies: A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness
by Carrie SheffieldIn the vein of Educated and Hillbilly Elegy comes a young woman&’s memoir chronicling her harrowing journey from despair to salvation that showcases the depths and resilience of the human spirit and empowers readers on their own paths toward healing, forgiveness, and redemption. Carrie Sheffield grew up fifth of eight children with a violent, mentally ill, street-musician father who believed he was a modern-day Mormon prophet destined to become U.S. president someday. She and her seven siblings were often forced to live as vagabonds, remaining on the move across the country. They frequently subsisted in sheds, tents, and, most notably, motorhomes. They often lived a dysfunctional drifter existence, camping out in their motorhome in Walmart parking lots. Carrie attended 17 public schools and homeschool, all while performing classical music on the streets and passing out fire-and-brimstone religious pamphlets—at times while child custody workers loomed. Carrie&’s father was eventually excommunicated from the official LDS Church, and she was the first of her siblings to escape the toxic brainwashing of his fundamentalist creed. Declared legally estranged from her parents, Carrie struggled with her mental health during college and for most of her adult life. But she eventually seized control of her life, transcended her troubled past, and overcame her toxic inner voice (and a near death experience)—thanks to the power of forgiveness, cultivated through her conversion to Christianity. She evolved from a scared and abused motorhome-dwelling girl to a Harvard-educated professional with a passion for empowering others to reject the cycles of poverty, depression, and self-hatred. Motorhome Prophecies is the story of Carrie&’s unbelievable, yet in many ways, very American journey. It resonates with those trapped in difficult situations and awes all who are enchanted by the depths and resilience of the human spirit.
Mounce's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words
by William D. MounceFor years, Vine’s Expository Dictionary has been the standard word study tool for pastors and laypeople, selling millions of copies. But sixty-plus years of scholarship have shed extensive new light on the use of biblical Greek and Hebrew, creating the need for a new, more accurate, more thorough dictionary of Bible words. William Mounce, whose Greek grammar has been used by more than 100,000 college and seminary students, is the editor of this new dictionary, which will become the layperson’s gold standard for biblical word studies. Mounce’s is ideal for the reader with limited or no knowledge of Greek or Hebrew who wants greater insight into the meanings of biblical words to enhance Bible study. It is also the perfect reference for busy pastors needing to quickly get at the heart of a word’s meaning without wading through more technical studies. What makes Mounce’s superior to Vine’s? · The most accurate, in-depth definitions based on the best of modern evangelical scholarship · Both Greek and Hebrew words are found under each English entry (Vine’s separates them) · Employs both Strong’s and G/K numbering systems (Vine’s only uses Strong’s) · Mounce’s accuracy is endorsed by leading scholars
Mount Chicago: A Novel
by Adam LevinFrom the award-winning author of Bubblegum and The Instructions, a daring new novel about the irony, the humor, and the heartbreak of survivorship."Adam Levin is one of our wildest writers and our funniest." –George Saunders, bestselling, award-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo A one-in-ten-billion natural disaster devastates Chicago. A Jewish comedian, his most devoted fan, and the city&’s mayor must struggle to move forward while the world—quite literally—caves beneath their feet. With this polyphonic tale of Chicago-style politics and political correctness, stand-up comedy and Jewish identity, celebrity, drugs, and animal psychology, Levin has constructed a monument to laughter, love, art, and resilience in an age of spectacular loss.
Mount Everest: Its Spiritual Attainment
by George S. ArundaleWITHIN the pages of this book are contained the outstanding addresses given by Dr. George S. Arundale during the 1932 sessions of Wheaton Institute, Summer School and Convention of The American Theosophical Society.Discipleship, glorious and inspiring, is the golden motif which runs like a stirring song through every talk to its triumphant climax in the address, Mount Everest. This mightiest peak, towering symbol of the grandeur of the heights attainable by man’s own divinity, rightly represents the goal of our aspiration, as also the difficulties and obstacles to be surmounted on the way of ascent.It is a vivid and heroic drama which is given by Dr. Arundale with all the dynamic power so splendidly at his command, but a drama which challenges the aspirant to responsibility of leadership in the world’s thought and activity and imposes the obligation of joyous and selfless service. Great is the world’s need during the period of transition through which it is passing and Dr. Arundale makes it abundantly clear that the goal of each man’s Mount Everest may be attained only as he turns outward to his fellows in wise and strong helpfulness.There can be no greater glory than to “leave the lower self behind” in the selfless service of others, and, on entering the temple of one’s own Godhood, to find the door opening into the world of the Great Ones Who have attained Mount Everest.