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When I was 16 years old, I was having a very difficult time in my life. I was kicked out of my house and had to live with "friends". I dropped out of school so that I could work enough to buy food. I was being abused verbally, physically, and emotionally by several people in my life. I started counting days, then weeks, and then months since someone had said something nice to me. I would have given anything to hear a complement.

A collection of 87 poems by a husband and wife, writing separately although several of the poems are about each other. It covers all types of love, from romantic love to the love of a parent, sibling, child, grandchild, pet, and friend, to work, whether that work is serving in the Navy, witnessing the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the way to work, writing, being an artist, and more. There are poems in celebration of birthdays, Valentine's Day, and wedding anniversaries.

Melanie Cartwright is a single, tired, 32-year-old music teacher with one ill-tempered niece. Jackson Gilroy is a widower with a smart-mouthed little girl who seems to get away with everything as of late. Until they meet one night over a shared glance from their prospective windows, Jackson didn't think he'd ever feel anything again. But with Christmas around the corner, anything's possible!

Our lives are filled with stories and with each story - if we think hard enough - there's a lesson learned. The Sisters of IHM and their friends share here their Lessons from Life. As you listen, we encourage you to take time to think and pray on these stories. What stories have shaped your life? What lessons have accompanied your stories?

With the help of her family, Shelby must try to piece together the story of the haunted mallet and a certain song by the Eagles that keeps playing ... and playing ... and playing - before this Texas-sized ancestral ghost story takes a turn that just might be headed down a dead end.

What’s better than one Ellie and Ace adventure? Four – all together in one ready-made collection! Girl detective Ellie and her dog pal Ace will captivate and delight readers with their adventures in this four-story set. Ellie and Ace want to be world-famous detectives. To do that, they need lots of practice. Fortunately, their small town of Huckleberry Springs provides lots of cases for them to solve.

Sandi Kahn Shelton's hilarious tales from the frontlines of parenthood connect with parents, grandparents, and parents-to-be.

Almost-world-famous detectives Ellie and Ace are back! At least Ellie is. But where is Ace? Could it be? Is he really.... Asleep on the job?! Even worse, has he become a sneaky snacker? A cheating chow hound? Ace no longer wants to take a bite out of crime, he just wants to take a bite out of dinner - Ellie's, that is. How will Ellie and Ace ever become world famous detectives if Ace has given up the sleuth business for good?

The Annual Rubber Ducky Race has the town of Huckleberry Springs buzzing with excitement...and suspicion. Everyone is sure someone is cheating in the race. Everyone except Ellie that is. This time, she doesn't think there's a mystery to be solved at all. Will the townspeople of Huckleberry Springs convince Ellie that the race is rigged? Will Ellie and Ace even take the case? Will the town "quack" up if they don't?

Taking its title from a poem that newlywed Daphne sent her soldier husband during World War II, When You Come Home tells of their young love in the heartland at the brink of war, and of the crushing uncertainty and fear as they find themselves a world apart. And when the poem comes back to Daphne - blood-stained by Raymond's mortal wounds - When You Come Home shares the extraordinary event that restored the grieving young widow's faith in the transcendent power of love.

The soon to be, nearly, just about, almost world famous detectives are sniffing out clues in one of their toughest mysteries yet. Real trouble threatens their small town of Huckleberry Springs. And it threatens the town right where it matters most-in the stomach! Each night, a troublemaker strikes, stealing all the peaches from one tree after another. Soon there won't be a single peach left in Huckleberry Springs, which means there won't be a single peach pie either.

Meet Ellie and Ace! Soon to be… Nearly… Just about… World-famous detectives! Well, almost. Any day now, if they solve enough cases. And good news! They are on a case now. Someone is causing trouble all over their small town of Huckleberry Springs. Each night, the troublemaker strikes - breaking into houses, spilling garbage, and stealing toys. Nobody knows who the culprit is, but everyone blames someone else. Ellie and Ace have to solve the mystery fast – before their neighbors go to war. Ellie could smell the mystery in the air. She could also smell a lot of knocked-over garbage. She and Ace had a job to do, and they had better do it fast. “Are you ready, Ace?” Ace barked and tightened his collar. It was go time! Girl detective Ellie and her dog pal Ace are on the case. Can they catch the bedtime bandit? Read to find out!

Twenty five year old journalist intern, Kathryn McDounough, will soon be completing her graduate intern-ship in preparation for her career. Her professor informs her that a regional newspaper known as the Boston Commons is looking for a writer for a small weekly column under the chief editor, Arlene Burkes.

Dr. Flare Haich offers the only hope for diverting a solar flare that will dwarf the 2012 Mayan Event, which killed her parents and a half-billion others. She must overcome the betrayal of one she trusted and launch Empress III to keep the Sun's fiery message from scorching the Earth as One Imix-the time of new beginnings-arrives.

In Untimely Death, a new amateur sleuth, criminology professor Dr. Kimberly Stone, is introduced. Forced to help detective Blake to solve the murder of her best friend and colleague, Joan Walsh, to avoid her friend's murder being ignored, this well-reviewed novel probes the darkest depths of the human psyche to show how a nightmarish world of twisted sexuality evolves into murderous rage.

Rebekah's mother, Elnora Stoll, is the finest quilter in all of Gasthof Village but it seems Rebekah has inherited none of her skill. It's not until the arrival of a mysterious English stranger that a lifetime of questions are answered and Rebekah, her special friend Joseph Graber, and the entire settlement of Gasthof Village learn the true meaning of what it truly means to be Amish.

Workshop leader, artist, writer, and creativity expert Janet Luongo provides 365 inspiring affirmations to improve creativity at work, school, and in your life. There are also 60 simple and effective exercises to develop creativity as well as a bibliography of books, articles, plus website resources. Foreword by bestselling author Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul book series).

War. Devotion. Deceit. Death. How long can a heart hold on before it breaks? Most women would carry on with their lives after being thrust into widowhood, but not Charlotte Adamsland. Upon learning that her husband, Captain Sanderson Redding, was killed in a botched escape from a Confederate prison in Illinois, she clings to his promise to return to her no matter what, and quickly heads north through a war-ravaged country with only her faith in God and her beloved horse.

Whatever your weight or shape, you will find in this inspirational book daily original affirmations to motivate you, to help you to your build self-esteem, and to offer comfort to anyone who is concerned about weight, dieting, overeating, body image, or other weight-related issues.

In this wired, wild world, it is harder than ever to shut out noise and busyness in order to truly calm yourself, but in Crafting Calm, a D.I.Y. guide to peace of mind, you'll find inspiring ideas for how to do exactly that through a wide range of creative exercises. In this audiobook, author Maggie Oman Shannon explores crafts and creativity as a practice with enormous physical, mental, and spiritual benefits.