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"In the next five years, hundreds of thousands of children with autism spectrum disorder will reach adulthood. And while diagnosis and treatment for children has improved dramatically in recent years, no one is answering the question that plagues so many parents: What happens to my child when I am no longer able to care for or assist him? In this ground-breaking book, autism expert Chantal Sicile-Kira and her son Jeremy take on the challenge of planning...
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The Addict's Choices--From Depths of Isolation to Heights of True Deliverance relates the life-journey of John Wesley Childress, and his story may mirror your life's journey as well. It is a personal and transparent narrative of an addict's life from isolation, obsession, and drug abuse into a new life and true deliverance. John convincingly states, "I have found less evidence that addiction is a disease, and more evidence that it is simply sin, which...
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This is a very unique story. I grew up in the foster care system in the state of Alabama until being adopted at age twelve. Eighteen years later my life came full circle as my wife and I officially became foster parents to three beautiful children. While they were in our care, I got deployed to Afghanistan with the air force, and my wife had our firstborn biological child while I was overseas! On January 29, 2016, twenty-two years after I got adopted...
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Sinéad Delahunty has learned many life lessons on the football field. Most importantly, she has mastered how to fuel her body healthily. Now, she shares recipes that are bursting with flavour and nutritional value to keep you ready for whatever life may throw at you.
90+ colourful recipes, using wholesome ingredients, which are achievable for everyone.
Mouth-watering inspiration for every meal, from breakfast, lunch and dinner to decadent (yet nourishing!)...
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An upbeat account of a mother's journey parenting twins with different disabilities. It is a tale of advocacy outlining the strategies used, when working with doctors, teachers and neighbors.
It describes how a mother explored options available to her family, looking for the right "fit" and how as a family they worked on the life skills that helped her son and daughter become independent. The importance of communities and the role they play in supporting...
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An upbeat account of a mother's journey parenting twins with different disabilities. It is a tale of advocacy outlining the strategies used when working with doctors, teachers and neighbors. It describes how a mother explored options available to her family, looking for the right "fit" and how as a family they worked on the life skills that helped her son and daughter become independent. The importance of communities and the role they play in supporting...
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This memoir spans the latter half of the 20th century from Indiana to Kentucky to Arizona. Mona Griffith Stanbrough wrote this memoir primarily so her memories wouldn't be lost to her five children, several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Born in Indiana, she now lives in the home of her heart, southeast Arizona, with an untenable husband, two untenable cats, and an overly caffeinated Chihuahua. She also owns and operates Mo Sews Memories...
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Messy Morning. Busy days. Sleepless nights. Motherhood takes everything you've got-even when you're on empty. Long days make it hard to find calm in the midst of chaos, but there is hope. With the Thrive Moms Bible Studies, women will discover an abundant life in Christ, throw off fear to take up the freedom Jesus died to give, and find rest in the midst of the never-ending busy.
Each study encourages women to hold on to their relationship with the...
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Life takes it out of you. But the reset you've been desperate for is within reach. Writer and Bible teacher Jen Wise knew that holistic faith-that reaches into every facet of life-is what brings grace and renewal. But she didn't begin to live this truth until her world fractured. So as she searched Scripture for a better way, she discovered Jesus' invitation for just that: small steps able to lead us into a bright new beginning. So to the woman who...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The author, who is extremely shy, must often turn the ears of others in her direction to get what she requires for survival and a good life. She can't always wait for unbidden champions to do her advocacy for her.
#2 We must learn to insist that we have rights to airtime. Our increased use of that punctuation mark, written or spoken, is one way to begin.
#3 Transitive...
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A Full Life by Jimmy Carter | Summary & Analysis Preview: As he was turning 90, Jimmy Carter decided it was a good time to write a book about his life. He has written previous books about specific times or events, from life on his childhood farm to his four years as president. This latest memoir spans his youth, his naval career, his years as an agricultural businessman, as a local and national politician, and, finally, his later life as a peace activist...
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Celebrate the sweet spirit and taste of Southern hospitality with Christy Jordan, the voice of Southern cooking for a new generation. Sweetness is a memory made in our grandmother's kitchen. Sweetness is nights on the porch, listening to the old stories. Sweetness is welcoming guests with an open heart. And food: sustaining those same guests with Peach Buttermilk Pie. Greeting the kids and their friends after school with Chocolate Chip Dream Bars....
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In the book The Menu for Life you will discover how to live a better life so that you reach full happiness.
If you are looking to achieve a full life you must take into account 4 fundamental principles: Love, Education, Work and Service to others.
In the first chapter you will learn how the human being is the most complex and perfect creature of creation, and allows us to discover the divine part of our existence.
In the second chapter you can know...
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If you have opened this book, you have been invited to a journey beyond words. A tour through ancient wisdom from different times and cultures that have accompanied mankind throughout history, signaling the doorway out of human suffering.
7 magical cities is a route that allows to delight in the deep knowledge, without dogmas nor prejudice. It is a journey with and for freedom. You will be given a roadmap, and you are free to choose where to stop,...
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☆★☆Stoicism Full Life Mastery - Mastering The Stoic Way of Living and Emotions ☆★☆BOOK SERIES # 2Master Stoicism In No Time!This philosophy is not something you just read about, but put into practice in your daily living..Learn how to effectively master your emotions, find eternal bliss, peace of mind, and learn the secrete to true lasting happiness beyond human conditioningThe ancient philosophy of stoicism has stood the test of times...
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Inspiring advice on how to stop mourning the empty nest-and find meaning in a new phase of your life.
The transition to an empty nest as children move out and move on to independent lives can be very tough, leaving parents with overwhelming emotions of sadness, grief, and, sure enough, emptiness. In this book, meteorologist and television personality Terri DeBoer reminds you that no matter how quiet your home may seem, you are definitely not alone!
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THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 5
Fans around the world adore the best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.
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Fans around the world adore the best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.
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Author, Paz Ellis, takes readers on a cross-cultural and trans-generational journey through her childhood in West New York, New Jersey to adulthood with Plantains and the Seven Plagues, A Memoir: Half-Dominican, Half-Cuban, and Full Life.
Paz insightfully describes the complexities and contradictions of growing up in the United States to a Dominican mother and a Cuban father. From her mother's obsessive cleaning rituals to her father's remarkable...
20) Full of Life
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Adrianna was a severely optimistic person. So much, that sometimes people hated her for it. For as long as she can remember life has always been fairly simply. Smile, laugh and appreciate the little things. Not a day goes by that Adrianna doesn't look up into the sky, and feel grateful for her life. Adrianna is the kind of person who stops whatever it is she may be doing to take a picture of the sunset from the grocery store parking lot. As a child...