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Improve your child's mental well-being and the emotional bond you share with this beautiful tear jerking read.
Get together, cuddle up and let this audio speak for you.
"Children shouldn't have to worry whether their actions and choices, rights or wrongs or who they are will cause you to withhold love or affection. They should feel able to count on your love no matter what."
Inspired by the gentle parenting method to building an emotional connection,...
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No Matter What is a beautifully illustrated collection of poems created to help parents and other caregivers more intentionally connect with their children. The illustrations feature 39 beautifully diverse characters. And, its poetry tackles tough topics like the loss of friendship and wrestling with difficult emotions as well as encouraging themes written to help us shower the children in our lives with delight, build their confidence, and strengthen...
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Handsome billionaire Adam Steele is good at getting his way. If nothing else, money always works-until he realizes he can't buy his daughter's way out of her new wheelchair. Three private physical therapists later, he's almost given up on Emily walking again. Then he meets Dr. Jaden Monroe. Feisty physical therapist Jaden Monroe has never met a man quite like Adam. She's not sure if it's his I'm-in-charge attitude or the heat in his eyes when he looks...
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What if the secret to being your best, attracting people, and leading people was merely knowing what, why, and how to commit to people? All you have ever wanted was to have more meaningful relationships, attract others to your cause, and be able to make a difference in the lives of the people around you. You can have all this and more when you harness the power of the commitment.
No Matter What starts with a simple yes that forms a commitment you...
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A super-sexy sequel to What Once Was Perfect
They keep meaning to say I do…
Laney and Kyle lost each other once. Now they've found a way back together, and nothing will break them apart. But real life-two busy careers, nosy family members, and very different priorities for their oft-discussed yet still hypothetical wedding-keeps them from formalizing the forever they promised each other more than a year ago.
A business trip for Kyle and a last-minute...
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What drags us under when we experience set-backs, failures, criticism while working for a cause, person, or place? Wheatley advises us to work with as much diligence as we can. She says that in the end it is about feeling that it is our work to do and doing it with vigor and enjoyment even though we don't know what the outcome will be.
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Running Strong. Whose heart doesn't leap at the sight of a beautifully conditioned runner, effortlessly gliding along, stride-by stride, mile-by-mile? And what runner gets to this place without a thankless-and often lonely-regimen of strategy and self-denial? Isn't this the perfect metaphor of what your heart is longing for-running life's race with intentionality and grace? With strength and focus? Well, you can. Veteran pastor and best-selling author...
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It's never too late for a new beginning. Look closely and you'll see that theme all through the Bible. Page after page, God delights in turning tragic endings into new beginnings. A childless woman conceives in her old age; a fearful, self-conscious shepherd becomes a leader of millions; and a prostitute becomes a wife and mother in the lineage of Christ. Every biblical fresh start reveals the amazing, awe-inspiring hope we have for our own new beginnings...
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It's an autobiography mainly covering 35-years in the magazine publishing business featuring successes, failures, amazing people, and crazy stories that really happened.
Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic wrote: "Humor is a serious business for happiness and cultivating humor in life, even during the darkest times, can be the secret to keeping us from despair." LAUGH EVERY DAY, NO MATTER WHAT illustrates the value of laughter in life during the good...
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Your identity is defined-not by changing circumstances-but an unchanging God! Whether you're celebrating an incredible victory or facing life's biggest disappointment, your response will reveal who you really are. In this powerful book designed specifically for young Christians, Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow provides an intimate look into how he's been able to face professional triumphs and defeats and still emerge with his faith and identity intact....
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With growing academic responsibilities, family commitments, and inboxes, scholars are struggling to fulfill their writing goals. A finished book-or even steady journal articles-may seem like an impossible dream. But, as Joli Jensen proves, it really is possible to write happily and productively in academe.
Jensen begins by busting the myth that universities are supportive writing environments. She points out that academia, an arena dedicated to scholarship,...
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Faith, in and of itself, is unreasonable. Believing in things beyond the sense of logic is not for the faint of heart. In a world that thrives on worst case scenarios and arguing opinions, finding and holding onto something like faith, is proving to be more difficult every day.
I spent way too many years stuck in patters of "no" to God. Declaring my own anthem of yes to Him instead, has been a profound pivot from dark to light. This book is your...
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Lee Eisenberg's The Number hit the New York Times best-seller list and became an instant classic with those wanting to learn more about retiring comfortably. Here he investigates the forces that compel Americans to shop till they drop. A timely exploration, Shoptimism takes a critical look at an often downplayed aspect of American economic prosperity.
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In this revised edition, #1 New York Times bestselling author and nationally known stress-management consultant Dr. Richard Carlson reveals a profound breakthrough in human psychology. Most of us believe that our happiness depends on outside circumstances, that by solving our problems, improving our relationships, or achieving success we will find contentment. But Dr. Carlson clearly shows that happiness has nothing to do with forces beyond our control...
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Martha Beck's work as a life coach has been featured on Oprah and has earned her accolades in outlets from National Public Radio to USA Today. More important, her trademark wisdom, empathy, and humor have changed thousands of lives, helping people who felt disconnected from their true sense of purpose to locate meaning in their lives and change. Now, in the tradition of her bestseller Finding Your Own North Star, Martha Beck reconnects listeners with...
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Learn to create resilience and happiness no matter what's going on in your life.
In these tough times, few people are completely happy with the current conditions. From business executives to the everyday Joe or Jane, everyone seems to be going through a rough economic and personal crunch. But Srikumar Rao, a former business school professor and the head of The Rao Institute, says that we can learn to create joy no matter what else may be going on...
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When the world is upside down and the future uncertain, is it possible to find happiness? Happiness expert Tal Ben-Shahar unequivocally says yes! In Happier, No Matter What, he gives listeners a toolbox for finding hope and purpose-the SPIRE method.
This nuanced approach has five key realms:
- Spiritual: Are we living mindfully?
- Physical: Do we take care of our bodies?
- Intellectual: Are we challenged and curious?
- Relational: Do we nurture connections...
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Discover the Power of Loving Your (Im)Perfect Self in an (Im)Perfect World
This book dares you to experience the liberation, healing, and empowerment that come when you make a spiritual practice out of learning to love yourself. The Self-Love Superpower shares specific, hands-on action steps designed to support your journey from paralyzing self-criticism to expansive self-adoration. But this journey is a spiral and it is not without its challenges....
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When Mark Greenside - a native New Yorker living in California, political lefty, writer, and lifelong skeptic - is dragged by his girlfriend to a tiny Celtic village in Brittany at the westernmost edge of France in Finistere, or what he describes as "the end of the world," his life begins to change.
In a playful, headlong style, and with enormous affection for the Bretons, Greenside shares how he makes a life for himself in a country where he doesn't...