Family Work

The SAD pandemic is real. Sexual Violence, Addictions, and Domestic Violence (SAD) result in too many children in care yearly, aging out to different systems such as prison, employment and income assistance programs, mental health institutions, drug rehabilitation, and homelessness. Are we going to allow the cycle to continue for generations?

NO ‘MO CHAINS ‘HOLDIN ME: Book of Poems, by author Reneé Drummond-Brown, address an interlinked system of a wide array of rusty subject matters coupled with societal ill-wills of chain-linked, padlocked and cold-blooded conditions that are off limit topics. Drummond-Brown’s poetic and philosophical contributions largely appeals to the reader, holding their attention at bay with her profound words, via ball-and-chain while her poesies discourse a corroded era of disheartening events ringing out in this 21st century. Drummond-Brown’s weighted subject matter connects from culture-to-...

It was literally insane. I was 24 years old and I felt like I was rich. I could go anywhere at any time, and had no one to answer to. At a moment's notice, I could book a trip to Brazil, Spain or France. What's more... I'd make money while I was traveling. The catch was, I wasn't rich. Don't get me wrong, I was making good money. I was living in New York City. I could afford to party, eat out and even save money. But my time wasn't tied to my money. I was making money in my sleep and not even trying. Sounds like the story behind some kind of scam, right? I thought so too.

Powerful, poetic and disturbing, Needlework is a girl’s meditation on her efforts to maintain her bodily and spiritual integrity in the face of abuse, violation and neglect. Winner of the Children’s Books Ireland Honour Award for Fiction and a White Raven Award from the International Youth Library.

★ Revised and Updated. Over 30,000 Copies Sold Worldwide ★ Releasing The Authority Of God's Word Through Targeted Decrees And Declaration. A Christian life ought to be a victorious experience on earth since Jesus Christ has defeated our chief enemies, Satan, and death. That's why the domination of Satan and his wicked works must be resisted and stopped. He cannot be allowed to operate freely, ruling over and wrecking the lives of true Christians. This book is a collection of powerful prayer points divided into two parts. The first part is made up of 21 prayer topics or decrees and the ...

Tired of the dating scene, a cowboy billionaire puts up an Internet ad to find a woman to come out to a deserted island with him to see if they can make a love connection... Mason Martin has sold his cattle ranch in Texas for just over a billion dollars and traded it for Long Bar Island, a remote island a few hours away from Getaway Bay. Frustrated with the dating scene in the more populated areas of Hawaii, he puts up an ad, asking for volunteers to come live with him on his deserted island for three months. The goal? See if they can fall in love. Ivy McLaughlin has seen all three of her ...

Auch wenn die Scheidung der Eltern für Kinder einen Verlust bedeutet: Ein neuer Partner von Vater oder Mutter kann ein wunderbarer Bonus sein. Der bekannte Familientherapeut Jesper Juul hat für das unschöne Wort "Stiefeltern" ein neues Wort geprägt: Bonuseltern. "Was wir über Patchwork wissen? Es ist nicht einfach. Aber es ist ja in keiner Familie einfach." Meine Kinder, deine Kinder, unsere Kinder: Ein kluges, Mut machendes Unterstützungshörbuch für moderne Familien.

Our children are a gift from God, but this gift also comes with an awesome responsibility. As parents, we are tasked with raising children who know how to love God, live righteously, and be productive members of society. This is no small task, and the work begins the moment a child enters into this world.

He can successfully throw a precision pass, but he's dead in the water in matters of the heart... Quarterback Maine Fitzgerald has struck out with more women than he'd like to admit—and he doesn't even play baseball. Armed with a plan to get out of his comfort zone onboard a singles cruise, he joins the very first event: a mix and mingle. Too bad he's almost completely deaf in one ear and doesn't hear the beautiful blonde tell him her name. Orchid Stone doesn't want to be on the singles cruise. She has an eight-year-old daughter to tend to, and a job to do, and a husband to mourn. But her...

"Prolific romance author Johnson...has produced an enjoyable slow-burn tale; A particularly appealing element of this book is its depiction of a patient, perceptive hero." — Kirkus Reviews Question: What do a reclusive author and an outgoing real estate agent have in common? Answer: Nothing. But fate brought them together on a vacation five years ago, and as Logan and Sloane prepare for their annual get-together, there are sparks flying between them. Sloane: When Logan Murphy, my accidental best friend, calls to say our annual mid-winter trip has to be "redone," he's already got the ...

Put fitness into practice with this balance-driven guide from cyclist, CEO, and coach Art Trapotsis. Do the demands of your career, family, and life constantly sabotage your efforts to improve your fitness? Exercise is vitally important for good health, but it usually takes a back seat when life becomes busy. You might prioritize your work and family relationships out of what seems like necessity, but before you realize it, your fitness goals are pushed aside, and you feel stressed out and unbalanced. The bright side? It doesn't have to be that way.

Maternal Optimism: Forging Positive Paths Through Work and Motherhood aims to provide listeners with stories and research that support the notion of women owning and feeling confident in the choices they make as they navigate a complex series of work and family transitions. This book challenges the impulse to reduce work/life challenges to a single point in time, such as the decision to return to work after the birth of a child; instead, it recognizes that work and family decisions are anything but stagnant.

Mothers make history. But what it has meant for mothers to do the physical and emotional work of mothering has, for centuries, been neglected in the stories of the past. Patriarchal control of motherhood has relegated the acts of growing, birthing, nurturing, and loving to the sidelines, and deemed it unimportant, women's work. Now, through the voices of women themselves, Elinor Cleghorn reclaims and retells the history of motherhood, showcasing the mothers, othermothers, midwives, activists, community leaders, and more who have shaped the course of history.

Max führt ein exzessives, schillerndes Leben als erfolgreicher Fotograf in New York - bis er einen Anruf von seiner Schwester erhält. Sein Zwillingsbruder Nikolas hat einen Doppelmord innerhalb der Familie begangen. Die Suche nach dem Motiv führt Max zurück in sein Heimatdorf im Ruhrgebiet. Dort trifft er nicht nur auf seine entfremdete Familie, sondern auch auf eine unsagbare Vergangenheit. Die Wahrheit, die jahrzehntelang verschwiegen wurde, bringt Max nun ans Licht: Kleine Jungen wurden von erwachsenen Frauen missbraucht.

“Working Dads and Balancing Acts” is a compilation of stories to celebrate fathers who, like you, want to be the best they can be in everything they do and be the best for their children.

Alex becomes Alondra and Alondra becomes Alex in The Anti-Matter Girl, a rousing new body-switching, alternate universe, dramatic, science-fiction comedy adventure from James J. Caterino, the author of Dreams, True Stories, To Meghan, I Want to Believe, and The Last Neanderthal.

The Empath, or highly sensitive, artistic, intuitive person, wants bonded, happy family relationships, a soul mate partnership, and a career involving her creativity. Yet many times the Empath becomes caught in an unhealthy family system or group and is unable to have enough energy for herself to achieve her dreams. This book describes the Empath as the Enneagram Type Four in relationship to the Fan, the Enneagram Type Six, and the Hero, the Enneagram Type Three. The Fan-Hero Family System is a common, stable dynamic. However, Empaths can lose themselves within such a system when the Fans ...

She's learned her lesson when it comes to office romance, and she's ready to keep her head down and her eyes focused on her own papers at her new managerial job at the best bank in Getaway Bay. So when Maizee Phelps gets lost in the rainforests of Hawaii, and it's her boss who comes to her rescue...she's not too happy. Lawrence Gladstone has always been more comfortable in his power suits and behind a desk at his family's company than he ever has with women. Now that Maizee has caught his eye, though, he's reaching out to friends for help to know how to get to know her better. As their ...

Can fathers navigate pregnancy, continue to thrive, and not lose their sense of self in the modern world? The book you have in your hands answers this important question with a resounding, “Yes!” No stone is left unturned. Evidence-based research concerning birth settings, the birth itself, and the postpartum period is all here for you to consider.

From the author of award-winning children's story books, Delly Duck, Room in the Nest, and other adoption and fostering children's stories, comes an emotional and informative account of the unique challenges and joys of adopting after having a biological child. When Holly and Jon Marlow decided to adopt from foster care, they wondered how much having a child already would affect the adoption process, and how the process would affect their daughter. With warmth and vulnerability, Holly shares her personal experiences, delving into the adoption approval and matching process, introductions, ...