Changing Families

Your life is about to change. There's no use beating around the bush, or attempting to diminish what's to come. You're about to become the caretaker of another human! You have a choice to make. Will you, the father, be involved in the pregnancy? Will you become educated so you can be a pillar of support for your partner during childbirth? Your decision could change everything. How you connect with your partner. The joy you feel while becoming a dad. The peace in your home. Your financial well-being. How confident you are as a father.

Want to make sure you can keep your family fed despite rising food prices and when there are food shortages? In this book, you will discover how your family can survive during a food crisis, even when food becomes more expensive or unavailable. Global threats are creating a massive shift in food production and distribution systems, and world leaders worry that food shortages are impacting more people than ever before. Learn about the global food security crisis, how to feed your family during a food shortage, and what we can learn from how families survived the Great Depression.

Must moms choose between being a "good mom" and achieving the goals they want for themselves? How do you cut through all the chaos, identify what is important, and learn to let go of things that aren't serving you well? In Moms Eat First: 5 Principles to Prioritize Yourself and Create the Change You Crave, author Kathy Sullivan explores five key principles to create and sustain change and shares potential solutions to overcoming barriers.

Desde la perspectiva de María Montessori destacan el desarrollo en los niños del amor por la naturaleza y los seres vivos, así como de la paciencia, el saber esperar y aceptar los ritmos biológicos. Tal vez cuidar de un huerto con los más pequeños no es tan efectivo ni relajante como hacerlo sin ellos, pero es sin duda más gratificante.

This light and entertaining book, spoken from a personal story, uncovers a handful of simple life hacks (the astonishing influence of the 80/20 Rule, the mastery of solving the root cause of problems, or why failure is a myth), and delves into the way on forging a mind of clarity from the power of ideas. Doing the journey together. Providing actionable and achievable steps. Along the way, Gareth tells inspiring stories of uprisen artists, leading CEOs, and Nobel prize scientists who have persevered with powerful habits that led to gratitude, joy, and legacy.

Unicorn by L. E. Get follows Scarlet, a successful model who appears to have an enviable life filled with world travel, financial stability, and a close best friend. Beneath this glamorous surface, however, her world is unraveling due to a dysfunctional family marked by years of resentment and her sister Amelia’s ongoing struggle with drug and alcohol addiction. Scarlet grapples with the emotional toll of loving someone trapped in addiction, feeling both helpless and frustrated as she tries to maintain her own life. When her mother calls her back to Denver from Dubai because Amelia is ...

Rosemary Venter was born in the Transvaal in 1928. This is a long series of three books, covering a period of 72 years. My mother who produced the original manuscript is now over 95 years old. The story is, among other things, an attempt to portray the social history of the times. She believed it important that records were kept of those days, where economic and political change was rapid and unpredictable. This was her contribution to that history.

Scarlett Fife has big feelings. And when she has big feelings, they explode out of her like an over-squeezed stress ball. Scarlett's in big trouble after a big feelings episode leads to a runaway hamster getting into the vicar's trousers at her aunty's engagement party. If she loses her temper one more time, she's going to miss out on her trip to Mega Awesome Sicky Fun World, the best theme park on the planet. But feelings are like slime in a party bag. No matter how much someone tells you to keep it in, it'll always find its way out.

What do you do when life knocks you off balance? Sara, a senior at Michigan State University, is looking forward to graduation and starting her life with her fiancé when he breaks off the engagement. Joy, a ballet instructor, is happily married and expecting her third child when she is diagnosed with breast cancer. Esther is planning on continuing at her current place of employment until retirement when she finds herself unemployed with few job skills. Each needs to find a “new normal” and regain their balance on this high wire we call life. Dancing on a High Wire will show you how ...

Harry wants nothing more than to write Hollywood screenplays. The first step? Winning the screenwriting competition that will guarantee admission into the college of his dreams. With his priorities set, he’s determined to spend his summer free of distractions — also known as boys — and finish his script. After last year, Harry is certain love only exists in the movies anyway.

EARTHQUAKE. TSUNAMI. DISASTER. Off the coast of Australia, a massive submarine landslide triggers a tsunami of unprecedented scale, hurtling towards the iconic Queensland Coast. Thousands are in the path of destruction, and time is running out. For Amy Jacobs, it’s an ordinary morning—until she notices the ocean pulling back unnaturally during her walk along the boardwalk with her two young children. She knows something is terribly wrong. Mark Jacobs is across town getting a haircut when he receives the emergency alert: head for higher ground. With nothing but flat terrain in sight, his...

Make your child 10 times smarter with these simple strategies…would you like to see your kids read more? And, would you like them to experience the massive benefit of reading for kids? The reality is that we all know about the importance of reading, but yet most kids still rarely ever read…this audiobook can help you make sure that your kids actually grow into avid readers, which will make them smarter and potentially improve all aspects of their life.

In Here Comes Little Jenna Jafferty, little Jenna didn't want anything to ever change. She was happy and thought her life was perfect. But now, it isn't. From the changing of the seasons, to big sister Janine starting school, and baby brother Jason starting to walk and talk, Jenna's life presents new challenges. In Little Jenna Jafferty in Changes, Challenges, & Chuckles, little Jenna's story continues to unfold in the 1960s from one hilarious predicament into another with some precious moments sprinkled in along the way.

Deception: A WWII novel of double agents and star-crossed lovers ”The world is balanced on a precipice; the slippery slope leading right into Hell, and all it will take for the world to topple is for Hitler to sneeze.” Ian Richardson, an operative for MI5, before and during WWII, must turn captured German agents to work for the British. And Ian is married to a German, Elsbet von Rippenhof. Soon after they are married, Elsbet returns to Germany to work for the new government, the Third Reich, and to become a propagandist. Elsbet’s all-consuming ambition and her position in the Reich, ...

Looking for a hilarious and heartwarming read that will leave you feeling inspired? Look no further than "A Fresh of Breath Air," the delightful tale from Andrea Frazer. After years of dreaming about a life in the country, this family of six finally takes the plunge and jumps off the edge, abandoning their comfortable city life for the unknown of rural living. From navigating the highs and lows of a more self-sufficient lifestyle to chasing down the local ghost, "A Fresh of Breath Air" chronicles their first year as "turnips" in the countryside. Follow along as they learn the ins and outs ...

Welcome to our book on prayers and scripture for fathers. Let’s think of it as less of a book and more of an afternoon we can spend together, praying for and encouraging each other. Consider it time we can share as friends and hold each other up. As a father and a layman in the church, I understand the bad day you have had. The tough work schedule, the strife at home. I have been there, and I want to meet you there in order to show you a way forward for your soul. We are on the same team, you and I, and we can work together on this.

Change your lifestyle. Develop safe and healthy habits. Have strong mental health, care for subjective well-being, strengthen your strengths and stay away from bad habits. Be self-motivated for change and development to stay safe and happy. Dr. Gurudas Bandyopadhyay, an experienced and well-renowned expert in Health, Safety, Security & Environment, has shared valuable insights on how you can think positively and inculcate safe behavior. This book is the toolbox that can help you to fix your problems starting from Tool Bx Talks to the De-briefing session when you call it a day. This book is ...

All of her life, Letty has struggled to fit in. There is the middle-class world of her parents, the white middle-class world of her friends, and the poverty-stricken world of her cousins. Letty’s five years in New York with the Alvin Ailey dance troupe challenged her to grow not just as a dancer, but as an African American, claiming her heritage. Now she couldn’t wait to get this cast off her foot and back to dancing barefoot with Alvin Alley. But an unexpected opportunity may keep her in Michigan. Will she ever find her place in the world? Ashley also struggles to find her place. At ...

Untold Stories: Life, Love, and Reproduction is a collection of stories of ordinary people talking intimately and honestly about their reproductive experiences including abortion, egg donation, adoption, LGBT parenting, remaining child free, and much more.

At just nine years old, Isla Delgado had already endured more than her fair share of trauma. When she's forced to live with her dad and his new wife for six months, Isla's anxiety worsens. She’s convinced her stepmom is an evil witch. Determined to protect herself, Isla sets out to expose her stepmom's true nature. But as she gets to know this new family member, Isla begins to realize that not everything is as it seems.