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"Look for me there," news legend Tim Russert would tell his son, Luke, when confirming a pickup spot at an airport, sporting event, or rock concert. After Tim died unexpectedly, Luke kept looking for his father, following in Tim's footsteps and carving out a highly successful career at NBC News. After eight years covering politics on television, Luke realized he had no good answer as to why he was chasing his father's legacy. As the son of two accomplished...
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How does a mother who put her entire identity into her baby the moment she came into the world find herself again when, years later, her grown child cuts all ties?
Michelle Rohlf's unwanted estrangement from her daughter Naomi strips her of everything . . . her grandchildren, her peace of mind, and most of all, herself. In spite of her broken heart and broken spirit, she embarks on a three-year journey of healing and forgiveness, discovering the...
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The second in the Books of Great Character series, a brand new fictional picture book series geared for social-emotional growth! Brave Like Me is about having a fear and finding the courage to to face it.
Wyatt is a lion, and everyone knows that means one thing: Wyatt is BRAVE (like all lions, of course). But no one realizes that Wyatt does have a fear. And when he finds himself face-to-face with that fear, he must ask. Will
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Imagine waking up every morning believing that your actions can make a significant change in the world. For everyone who has ever yearned for a better life and a better world, Craig and Marc Kielburger share a blueprint for personal and social change that has the power to transform lives one act at a time. Through inspirational contributions from people from all walks of life and moving stories drawn from more than a decade of their experience as...
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Eight Steps to Me was born in the footsteps of a woman finding her path. Four years ago, Pirkko Tavaila was a busy woman living in Finland. Like her super-woman peers everywhere, her life was filled with work, family, friends, a list of social activities, and hobbies. In the midst of all the doing and achieving, she kept dreaming of simplicity, peace, and good health. Instead, insomnia, aches, and endless colds had become her way of life. Completely...
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"Diagnosed with an extreme form of ulcerative colitis at 22, Danielle was terrified she'd never be able to eat all the wonderful, great-tasting foods she loved growing up or host warm, welcoming gatherings with family and friends. So when the medicine shewas prescribed became almost as debilitating as the disease itself, Danielle took matters into her own hands, turned her kitchen into a laboratory, and set to work creating gut-healthy versions of...
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Do you ever find yourself stuck in the comparison trap?
Speaker and author Richella Parham knows what this feels like. "I couldn't break free from admiring one person's achievements, someone else's personality, another's skills, yet another's relationships. And don't get me started on how I looked at other people's appearances," she writes. "I was haunted by the admirable attributes of other people, certain that I could never match their worthiness....
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In my desire to belong, I often felt I was wearing a mask and playing a role in someone else's story. Journaling was my way into the deepest part of me, and my way out into the world...
Delving beneath masks and the roles we play is what journaling is all about. Getting to what we believe underneath what we think we believe. Dredging up and understanding emotions that are difficult to explain. Discovering unconscious assumptions that dictate our lives....
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The author will try to explain and encourage those that are seeking to marry that marriage is a holy estate instituted by God. Marriage was ordained for the life-long companionship, help and comfort which husbands and wives ought to have for each other. The authors deepest focus points are: Life-long Marriage and Finding the Right Mate. Many married couples do not keep the marriage vows they made. Because of that, I recommend marital counseling before...
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In Becoming Me, Jo-Anne Berthelsen shares her own personal struggles with self-doubt, insecurity and perfectionism and her journey towards further self-understanding and freedom. Over time, she learns to allow God's love and grace to do their transforming work, so that she can become more of the person God created her to be and live life with greater integrity. Her hope is that this book will inspire others to undertake their own journey of allowing...
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"Help Me Tell" is an impactful story that will help adolescent readers find their voice. The book shares a message of strength and encouragement as a young girl named Lilly is able to overcome a traumatic incident and regain her ability to speak. This is the first installment in author Jasmine Rush's upcoming series of children's books focused on adolescent mental health.
Imagine having something important to say and being unable to speak. Join...
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When you host a program for women, and you open up the phone lines, email box, and Facebook page, you often resonate with their heart-breaking stories. That's been the case as women have tuned in to Moody Radio's Midday Connection, a radio show co-hosted by author Anita Lustrea, and shared their struggles and victories. When issues are raised such as loneliness, friendship, mothering, domestic abuse, sexual addiction, and body image, women pour out...
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A book reviewer for The Washington Post and NPR's Fresh Air, Maureen Corrigan is obsessed with books-so much so that they caused her to delay marriage. This audiobook explores her obsession with all things literary. Corrigan expertly weaves together her own life story with the stories from the books she loves.
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There was a time in my life when I believed I wasn't strong enough to survive this world. But, the truth is, those moments in my life were what defined my self-worth. Not because of the mistakes I made or what those choices caused, but, rather, I might never have found myself without losing my way first.
This book recounts my journey of self-discovery, mentally, physically, and emotionally. It might have started with a medical diagnosis, but, to...
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"Reading this gut-honest book will be like cold water to your parched soul." -Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times best-selling author of The Best Yes"Anne's story is a disturbingly searching, deeply convicting, and delightfully arousing call to community, the kind that only Jesus makes possible. Read it and you'll want to relate as perhaps you've never related before, with both vulnerability and commitment. Leave safe relating behind, and connect with...
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