Family & Relationships - General

Beginning in 2017, several close family members became ill, and I was the designated caregiver. I was always taught that you help your family and friends whenever possible without question. It never occurred to me to do otherwise even though my life had basically...

Born three years before the brutal civil war broke out in Sierra Leone, my twenty-three siblings and I grew up amongst the daily heavy choices of what - and who - must be sacrificed to survive. Everyone has scars. Everyone has fears. But not...

Have you ever wondered what drives good people to do bad things? Why you can't maintain weight loss, no matter how hard you try?Why did ordinary citizens in Nazi Germany allow such historic atrocities to occur?The answer lies within our families. In his paradigm-shattering...

Along the valley of the Cottonwood River in the early 20th century, a young boy depends on his imagination and resilience to make his way in a world of challenge and loss. A spirit of discovery, friendships and family love provide him with tools...

During an afternoon of practicing baseball, two brothers discover that clouds can be many shapes and sizes. They also learned that doing things together could be the best part of learning about clouds!Author: Mary LivingstonISBN-10: 1662475438ISBN-13: 9781662475436Publisher: Page PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/20/2023Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize:...

Each of these ladies has gained, earned, acquired, sweated, cried, laughed, and mostly smiled through their over 25 years of experience in navigating suburbia. Through those years, they each stepped up to a multitude of varying roles as suburban moms: everything from Girl Scout...

"Taliyah's Way" is about a little girl who got everything she wanted but wasn't grateful. Taliyah later goes to sleep and has the wildest dream as her wish comes true that her family would disappear because she didn't get her way. Taliyah has her...

Ever felt like trials bombarded you and weren't sure of the reasons why? Maybe you were being prepared for growth. Maybe you were meant to see something in yourself you had been neglecting. In life, we often come to an impasse where we don't...

This is the story of my life since the 1930's. The Great Depression had an economic effect on everyone, but the actions of the young toward others didn't change. There were those that made fun of another with a speech impediment, the clothes they...

April 20, 2017, revealed painful, horrific truths amidst that life-shattering night pierced by red and blue lights. Awakening in a never-ending nightmare, Clemmie-Li staggers and struggles through the fight for survival and sanity. She pleads "not to be this angry," while feeling hopeless, desperately...

Preachers vs. Porn is a book about war-specifically the war between Christian religious philosophy and its adherents and the adult entertainment industry that has been targeted by Christian religious leaders and their supportive politicians. In these pages, author Mark Kemes reports the findings of...

The title of my book, Rhythm of Life, sums up what life has been like for me, a series of ups and downs, much like that of a roller coaster ride. I knew when I began writing the book how the book would end;...

Maili's uplifting text dances with elegant and fluid steps as it plays with form and forges its own-it is as much poetry as it is novel as it is remembrance. A composition of beautiful and poignant snapshots follows a sparkling and down-to-earth narrator as...

Although many persons navigating through a journey of grief have sensed a deceased loved one's presence in the room, dreamed of their deceased loved one, or had deathbed visions, they are afraid to reveal these experiences. They fear being laughed at, not believed, dismissed,...

No matter ones background; when you go through struggles in life knowing that God will be in the center of it all and as long you trust in his word and calling on your life; even a young girl who felt unloved, unwanted, made...

Born in Alimena, Italy, Elena Ungaro chronicles her journey from a novice nun to a young faith-filled Christian woman in search of her destiny in a foreign country thousands of miles away from home. Elena uses rich details to describe her life - a...

Life is a breathtaking, heartbreaking, messy, beautiful ride. With every twist and turn comes an opportunity. To be amazed...or amused. To grow up, show up, or shut up. To cut ourselves some slack or step up to the plate. To hang on...or let go....

Healthy living nowadays seems to require spending one hour a day exercising, one-hour doing yoga, and one-hour shopping for or cooking an organic meal (plus eight hours of sleeping and some quality time with family). Who has time for that? If you have just...

A Twelve-Step Sexual Addiction Recovery Guide written from a personal and Christian view that can be used as a personal and private guidebook, or in a recovery community, or in conjunction with professionally guided recovery counseling or psychotherapy.Author: David ZailerISBN-10: 8987075702ISBN-13: 9798987075708Publisher: Homecoming BooksLanguage:...

"The low stone wall zigzagged through a field long forgotten by three generations of farmers. It offered protection only if she sat with her back to it, leaned on one elbow, and kept her head below its smooth, weather-worn surface. She heard the shots...

Exposing Family Narcissism and its similarities to functioning as a Cult system. How one family member known as the scapegoat or black sheep in the family is chosen at a young age by a Narcissistic parent or caregiver to be blamed for all the...

Maili's uplifting text dances with elegant and fluid steps as it plays with form and forges its own-it is as much poetry as it is novel as it is remembrance. A composition of beautiful and poignant snapshots follows a sparkling and down-to-earth narrator as...

WRITTEN BY AN AUTHOR WHOSE LIFE AND PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCES SPAN BOTH THE EAST AND THE WEST AND STARTING FROM THE STREETS OF RURAL INDIA TO THE BOARDROOMS AND THE POWER CENTERS OF THE BUSINESS WORLD, THE BOOK IS AN INTERESTING COMPILATION OF REVEALING INSIGHTS,...

After a family movie night, the author's husband confided that he had been having a mild but persistent "ping" of abdominal pain. By Monday, they learned he had inoperable pancreatic cancer, and he had become a full-time patient.The Company of Ghosts is a lyrical...

I was pulled into simple living before I knew what it was. It crept up on me using the smallest of steps and didn't reveal its true beauty and real power until I was totally hooked. I was searching for a way to live...

Fear of failing at motherhood. Fear of doing things differently. Fear of feeling unfulfilled-forever. Author Shanita Liu was consumed by these fears. Decades of people-pleasing, perfectionism, and cultural conditioning left her burned out. Desperate, Shanita sought a coach who invited her to tune into...

A horse, a dog, and a long-time dream coming together-what more could a girl want? Since the day I read my first Thoroughbred series book in fifth grade, I imagined crouching over the withers of a racehorse, feeling its muscles bunch together and release...

Dear Alpha Female, It's Not Him. It's YOU!A love letter wrapped in accountability to the accomplished, proud alpha female of the twenty-first century who-despite her successful business track record, academic accolades, lavish lifestyle, and strong sister circle-consistently finds herself failing in relationships.Author Christal Jordan...

For so many youth, especially for those of color in poverty-stricken areas of large cities, the path forward seems like a hopeless one. One obstacle or problem compounds another: joblessness, dysfunctional families, absent fathers, abusive relationships, failure in education, sexual promiscuity, unwanted pregnancy, abuse...

In this book you will learn, that I never expected to have cancer. Who does? I lived a great life and now at the age of 61, I was planning for my retirement and spending time with grand-children. Instead I went through countless hours...

A boy's military father eventually abandons the family, leaving the author as a child to grow up supporting his family with a dizzying array of jobs while putting himself through school, in the process becoming perhaps one of the most important experts on rabbits...

We can be happy in the Lord if we don't have everything right or even together. We can celebrate our accomplishments of walking in love however small they may seem knowing God's grace is making up the difference. Scripture teaches God's mercies are new...

Small mercies. The art of living. Volume 2A second collection of my daily blogs. The writing is spontaneous. The images are all my original art. I said many years ago, I wanted my art to be about the days we thrive, and the ones...

For every person who has entered the destructive life of drug or alcohol addiction, a family is devastated and bewildered as to what they could have done to prevent their loved one from taking this route. Set Free: Finding Truth and Hope When a...

D.p. - Divine parent - is an icon that represents the ideal parental figure, one that is all-loving and all-accepting. D.p. was created to help you remember who you truly are so that you can embrace the Divine creative powers within you. In this...

In the Ottoman Empire, where divorce was the prerogative of men, how does a clever bride escape wedlock?Divorce Sharia Style is the story of Kiraz, a defiant young girl who grows into a savvy and resourceful young woman as she bootstraps herself in a...

In this insightful and inspiring memoir, Kaye Colello brings to light an experience few parents go through. A disorder that few discuss due to its controversial nature. Colello and her husband's second child was to be a boy, but biologically and chromosomally, her son...

Many people experience challenges in their lives and then they feel stuck.Healing and Growth helps people get unstuck and grow in all areas of their lives."If you want to read a book about healing and growth then look no further than one written by...

We've all heard about women that seem to enter motherhood without a hitch; they bring a child into the world and carry on with business as usual. I, however, was not one of those women. In my experience, becoming a mother was epic-it changed...

When you hear that someone else has gone through some of the same struggles that you've experienced, how do you feel? Are you eager to speak with them to see what steps they took to make it to the end? Do you rejoice with...

KIDS WIN will provide you with practical advice for successful navigation through the broken relationship minefield. You will follow Michael and Megan as they work through these minefields. To ensure that your kids lose less, KIDS WIN will empower dads and moms by holding...

Every poem she writes, she memorizes. Therefore, you hear her spirit as you read her words. Moments that leave you speechless, renders you amazed and celebrating the author and poet. Elizabeth P. Brooks told her story as art when it should have been headline...

In her memoir, My Little Blue Branch, Susan Perry Benson describes the pleasures, perils, and pitfalls of owning a small ranch in the Texas Hill Country. Written over a twenty-year period, her essay collection unfolds with the idyllic childhood weekends at the Blue Branch...

Four-year-old Jetta is curious and ready for an adventure! This is exactly what she finds when she leaves her home in Louisiana to visit her grandparents in California. They introduce Jetta to a very special book called a dictionary. Eager to learn more, Jetta...

Our Journey is My Reward is a memorable and uplifting memoir that journeys across oceans and will capture your heart from the first page.Gerry is an enterprising and happy go lucky Dutch boy growing up in regional New South Wales. As the middle child...

Waiting for anything in life can bring about mental anguish as you seemingly never see the light at the end of a daunting tunnel. Waiting can be stressful, discouraging, and rather exasperating. On the flip side, waiting can bring about a joy that makes...

The world can be a daunting place, particularly when we find ourselves seeking refuge in the shadows of our misunderstandings. Dwelling on past grievances, letdowns, and anxieties can leave us feeling trapped in a world of despair. However, it is essential to realize that...

I thought I would figure it out as I go. What else is there to do?I was moved from Germany to Mexico against my will when I was 18. No slave trade, just my opinion wasn't considered much by my parents who wanted a...

If you've ever played the game of jacks, you know that if you get "stuck in the onesies" you're forever trying to catch up. Stuck in the Onesies will give your spirit a lift, your face a good laugh, and your history-buff side a...

In the Pillared Dark is the compelling history of a woman shaped by a family secret and a national tragedy. It is 1971. You are twenty, standing poised at the edge of the rest of your life. You are intelligent and thoughtful, and everyone...