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This is the 4th clusters of poems in the To Peace I Have Traveled books. It guides people to appreciate simple things like birds, butterflies, bees, blooms and blossoms. Nina's vivid imagination is in every poems she writes. When you read her poems, you are carried by her story telling to a point where you see and feel what she is saying. This is the book you want if you are looking for peace. When you follow Nina in her writing, you are following peace and traveling with peace.

Rachelle Mitchell has strong roots in Tennessee and wanted to capture the strong bond she had with her grandparents, family and friends. The Giant Sweet Potato is an imaginary way to illustrate a tasty treat and the beauty of Brazilian Ocarina instrument that plays like a flute.

Most books on vegetarianism focus on the external: why to choose vegetarianism, how to navigate the world as a vegetarian, recipes. With The Way Of Vegetarianism, Selfhood, And The Beyond, Steven Arthur Collier, PhD, goes a different, exciting direction. He has written a book for vegetarians and nonvegetarians alike that focuses instead on the internal, that answers the question we all must ask: "Who am I?"Drawing on Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, Judaism, Christianity, and more spiritual belief systems, along with his more than thirty-five years as a psychotherapist (most of which as a licensed clinical psychologist), and nearly half a century of vegetarianism, Collier walks the reader through deep self-discovery, rediscovery, and self-realization. To help, he introduces his own illustrated experiential selfhood technique: The Experiential Adjunctive Selfhood Technique (E.A.S.T.). We all are victims of habit, but an expanded consciousness of the core of the self can bring about a freeing degree of choice.Collier's writing is a celebration of a new way of being, of an end to all animal suffering, including our own, of a guidance system for both the here and the hereafter-one of less anxiety, guilt, depression, emptiness and more fulfillment, self-esteem, purpose, connection, and behaviors representative of true self.

After a tragic accident, Prince the cat leaves his home and travels to Cat Landea to find his father. He finds the world in chaos, endangered by a wicked cat named Black Master. The World Behind the Waterfall is an epic fantasy tale of danger and battles in which Prince attempts to save his home, new friends, and the love of his life. Will Cat Landea be set free of Black Master at last, or will the world drown in flames?

Lupin, a man with a promise and past. Luna, a woman who lost the last of her family. Both have been found by the Night tribe leader. One over the words of an old woman. The other from his unique gift.

Fosston, northern Minnesota, my hometown, I was 20 years old when I received the registered letter from Uncle Sam and then I was off to Basic Training in Fort Hood, Texas. They soon molded me into a Foot Soldier for the Infantry, and I experienced a horrible tragedy while there. Next, I was on a troop ship and a miserable ride across the Pond to Bamberg, Germany, and my new home. A Company of the elite 15th infantry and all its history. I was one of the 26 young men in the 2nd Platoon and we were from all parts of American and of different nationalities. We were a Band of Brothers, just following orders on Uncle's mundane training and marking the days off our calendars. Maneuvers in the boondocks, wandering around for miles and then dig foxholes, and take cat naps in them. And then spend days cleaning our gear, getting ready for the Saturday morning inspection, Border Guard, and the Alerts.... was this practice or did the Cold war suddenly become another Pearl Harbor? And Holts, our mascot in the 2nd Platoon, with his bad attitude being forced to work for Uncle and his hyena laugh. Hohelfels twice a year for intense training, the Wild Pigs and then the Trek back to A Company. Six weeks of leave at different times, from Oslo to Rome. East and West Berlin and talking to the people that went through WW2. And it was déjà vu that I went TDY in the Post Band. Then it was another rough ride back across the Pond and finally it was 260 miles hitchhiking back home. The two-year adventure and the intermission in my life was one I will never forget, and it make me really appreciate that I was born in America.

Twelve-year-old Ezra Jerome Baker came from the stars. He's sure of it. He just has to convince his two best friends, Ollie Jansen and Maple McWhorter. Meanwhile, in 1965, in the tiny Texas town of Darling, the three youngsters tackle the world together-unaware their summer is racing toward a shocking climax that will change their lives forever.As they did in their debut novel, Life with Bingo, authors Black and Lewis tell their story from the perspective of two characters in this, their latest heartwarming tale of friendship and loyalty.

Future America. April 2084, 60 years into the future. Two brothers, Jonathan, 59 and Elder, 55, decide to make a cross country trip after nearly thirty years of leading completely different lives. The trip starts in Cape May Point, in Southern New Jersey, through the center of the continental United States to the new west coast port of Pacific City, Idaho. Along the way they chronicle small towns, big cities and rural America. They also review the technologies, social structures, government and politics of a modern America complete with 53 states and a 54 star flag.

Though their friendship seemed unlikely being from different generations, they nonetheless had the same goal. Fame and fortune in country music for her, and for him redeeming of an unaccomplished life. This strange circumstance tied their fate together and each gave it all to see it through.Author Fred Preiss came to know country music scene through a good friend who was in public relations for some of the biggest country stars. Drawing on that inside knowledge enabled him to write Country Singer in a realistic way. It's perfect for the reader who is already a fan of country music or one who is curious.

Listen to your heart. Seek the face of Elohim and total unity with Him. "My heart says of You, 'Seek His face!' Your face, Lord, I will seek." (Psalm 27:8)Messianic Meditations is a collection of passionate contemplations about Yeshua and the spiritual journey to oneness with Him in the soon-coming eternal Kingdom. These meditations were written from the personal perspective of a woman whose life was transformed from lukewarm faith to a fiery heart of love for Messiah when the God of Israel revealed Himself in the person of Yeshua haMashiach. The revelation of Yeshua, the King of the Jews, and the plan of Elohim for the restoration of Israel, the nations, and, ultimately, the whole world, are themes throughout the writings. As you seek His face, pondering the meditations in this book will stir the flames of your heart to believe His prophetic Word and to put your hope fully in His promise of an eternal Kingdom, with the King literally reigning from Jerusalem on the restored planet earth. Fulfill your spiritual destiny to love Him with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.

"You are in the city of Poseidon... eighty-five million years in Earth's past."Tom West was heading home to Silverton, Colorado on leave when a portal of massive power opened up and swallowed the train. The train came out the other side, 85 million years ago in the Cretaceous era. Poseidon's door turned out to be one way with new arrivals daily from across the universe and multiple timelines. There was a thousand year old society already here of aliens and humans called the Kingdom of Poseidon ruled by Queen Talia. They attempt to blend in when an old nemesis shows up in pursuit of the Trident of Poseidon that turns out to be real. Turns out the gods were aliens and the trident was an advanced piece of technology. Meanwhile a threat to the Queen emerges in Senator Remus and a power struggle ensues. Who will get the Trident first? Can the door be closed? Will they make it home?

Where Intimacy Begins: The Workbook, began after a group of four friends decided to bring awareness to the desire for closer bonds and intimacy in their relationships. They are passionate about connection and believe in the bonds that couples share. The goal of this workbook is to help couples enhance intimacy through a fun and whimsical experience. The reader is encouraged to be vulnerable as they reflect on their own relationships with themselves and their romantic partner. Take a deep breath, relax and open your mind. Remember not to take yourself or your partner too seriously in this process. Expect to challenge yourself and embrace the growth that takes place. "Practice makes perfect" definitely applies to learning how to communicate and please each other in the bedroom. And just a reminder, this is not Hollywood so it's never going to be perfect but, it can be really great! The intention is to guide you into a stronger and more intimate relationship with yourself and your partner. This workbook will provide an in-depth introduction into intimacy throughout the many stages of connection. Enjoy!

This volume of poetry reflects the periods of profound anxiety, uncertainty and fear during a time when the author was confronted with very challenging obstacles. The spontaneous reminiscence brings up different meanings and aspects of our lives. The work is a meditation about our existences and their senses and about our roles and our relations with the people that we love. It is also about the revelations of maturity that give our mentors and societies' heroes different meanings. Some of the heroes' images will melt down showing them as "Wax Heroes". Many malefic forces in the society are proved to have behind them human characters.

If you are a beginner wanting to make a quilt you can be proud of and can show to others with pride, this is for you. The quilt pattern is for a 40 in. by 60 in. lap quilt that should fit just about everyone. You get a list of supplies necessary for making the quilt and some that make quilting a little easier and are fun to use.Also included is a short history of quilting from colonial days up to now.UNDERGROUND RAILROAD QUILT HISTORYSome scholars say the underground railroad quilt is a myth because there is no documentation about it. Others say it was a way for the enslaved escapees to find help along their way north to freedom. Each block had a different meaning giving directions on which way to go and where food, and clean clothing could be obtained.This gives you the opportunity to decide if you think the Underground Railroad Quilt is a myth or true facts.

It took me years to appreciate and a lifetime of memories to reflect, but it only took a glance at my grandmother's photo hanging on my Kelly green living room wall and within minutes this story started to evolve. This photo was discovered by my mother and I back in 1976, at a vacant relative's cottage while we were travelling together in Ireland, as told in my first novel "BICENTENNIAL ABROAD: A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE"! In 1920 when mom was only three years old her mother died in the Spanish Flu Pandemic along with her newborn baby as well as the eldest child in the family. Her life and the family's was changed forever. Mom ultimately entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet to become a nun when she was twenty one, but she left four years later (with about three years of college credit). She met dad, had three "rambunctious" sons and we lived in public housing on the East Side, across from the "Iconic" Snowflake Bakery, along with other great local businesses. My mother went up to Syracuse University to complete her higher education in 1960, graduated the following year, when us three were about seven, ten and eleven years old. Then about one and a half years later we moved to the West Side where mom grew up in Tipperary Hill, and on to Saint Patrick's School!In this book there are many other stories of family roots, connections, childhood adventures and travels retold from the vivid memory of this one Son of a Nun:)

Dr. Jason Van Duyn, CFP is in the top 1% of advisors at LPL Financial, the biggest independent broker-dealer in the United States as reported by Financial Planning magazine, 1996-2022, based on total revenue. *. He's a Forbes Best in State advisor (2022) and after earning four business degrees, including a doctorate, he has been a financial planner for twenty-five years. Now he's committed to helping YOU find the best source of financial advice. Robots, Dorks, or Old Men: Finding the Right Financial Advisor for YOU! thoroughly explains the different types of sources of financial advice and gives you clear direction on which one might be best for your personal financial situation. Other professionals we trust with our most important and sensitive matters-doctors, lawyers, engineers, and others-are hyper-specialized. You wouldn't go to a podiatrist if you were having chest pains, for example. Likewise, you shouldn't go to just any financial advisor; different types of financial advisors do vastly different things. It matters which one you choose! This book is an attempt to bring awareness to the differences and give you the best guidance to help you live your best life. Robots, Dorks, or Old Men includes examples of the types of clients that best fit the different sources of advice. Van Duyn has also provided checklists of qualities each type should meet as well as questions to ask in an introductory meeting. Choosing the right advisor is a personal matter, as individualized as your goals, as unique as you. Address your financial needs as well as your values with the help of not just the best financial advisor but the best financial advisor for YOU. *Top 1% is based on the total production of all Aquest Wealth Advisors compared to the production of individual Advisors at LPL. The Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisor ranking, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on in-person and telephone due diligence meetings and a ranking algorithm that includes: client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including: assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK Research receives a fee in exchange for rankings. (space) Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a registered investment advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC. show less

Polyamory, one form of open relationships, is rapidly entering mainstream consciousness. Among the many books on polyamory, Sonia Song's story is unique in that it is the first one that has been written on this subject by a new immigrant from another culture. A contemporary of New China, Sonia's amazing journey, from Beijing to Berkeley and to Hawaii, with the massive backdrop of historic events in China and the U.S. over more than half a century, unfolds like a scroll, depicting how these two vastly diverse cultures shaped her way of thinking and choices. Sonia's book is warm and engaging. Reading her fascinating memoir feels like sitting down with a new friend who invites you into her most intimate and vulnerable moments over a cup of tea.

New Orleans is one of the places on earth where celebration is how the people cope with everything from life to death. Mardi Gras is no exception. The year 2021 found the world in a pandemic. As safety was the most important goal for mankind, the Mayor of New Orleans, along with other officials, made the determination that Mardi Gras would not occur making the season historically somber for the citizens of the city and annual visitors; or so it seemed.The people, as well as, visitors from across the globe, are accustomed to extravagant floats, marching bands, walking bands, dance groups, flambeau carriers, Indian Tribes, formal balls and many others sights that make Mardi Gras the unique event that it is. Mardi Gras is a culture, not just an event for the people of New Orleans. So, without the normal sights of the season, the citizens of the city, in all courage and excitement turned homes, business and mansions into floats in a display of resilience to not allow the culture to die.While every single property could not be captured, this photographic walk is dedicated to the citizens of New Orleans.

INSPIRING, ENCOURAGING, AND ENLIGHTENING!I AM Right Here is a fundamental reinforcer of the Nearness of the Almighty in every situation and detail of our lives. Additionally, it provides theological insight regarding our eternal estate and relationship with God. Sometimes we often think of His presence in highly intense moments of fellowship, such as singing worship songs, praying fervently, or even in Sunday church gatherings. However, God wants us to know that He is always present. We don't have to wait for those powerful, celebratory moments to feel His closeness. He is always there. Although we cannot tangibly see Him, He shows up through various situations to let us know He is watching and listening. Have you ever experienced a calmness or peace in your heart when thinking about God? It's difficult to explain because it goes beyond a feeling. It's a knowing or confidence that everything is going to be okay. Whenever we call on Him, we don't have to wonder if He's available; He doesn't leave or take breaks. Furthermore, when it comes to God, there's no guesswork involved because He remains the same and stands by His Word. He is present with you every moment because He is your heavenly Father!

In the year 1700, a young French Army Captain sets foot on the Gulf Coast of our continent, trudges off into the wilderness and becomes one of this country's overlooked Founding Fathers. Warrior, explorer, intimate friend of the Indian nations, imprisoned twice for smuggling, Louis Juchereau de St. Denis was the driving force in the settlement of French Louisiana and Spanish Texas. In the Novel, "Tame the Wild Land", the drama of his remarkable life is portrayed. After enduring extreme hardships and risking his life for the King of France, he becomes disillusioned and dedicates the rest of his life to his two remaining loves: Louisiana and the beautiful Manuela. But the impetus that repeatedly places him in harm's way is the dilemma his colony faces: to keep Louisiana French, he must insure that Texas remains in the hands of his Spanish adversaries. The book is a fictional treatment of a period in our history that is somewhat neglected: the roles played by France and Spain in the taming of wild America.

Nearly true tales of a really cool parrot"Viva Cisco" is a trilogy of funny stories for kids at the Age 10-13 reading level. All three tales unfold in a land called Topopootl, which lies in a hidden valley deep in the heart of Mexico. Because of its seclusion, the inhabitants have created a society without the benefit of human contact, and they don't seem to have missed out on anything important in the absence of that dubious blessing. In fact, they probably have more pure merriment and boisterous excitement than any human community could ever conceive. Much of the credit for that, though, must be laid at the feet of Topopootl's most..uh.. stimulating citizen, one Cisco las Verde Arara del Gucigalpa. Aka, Cisco the Parrot. His is an ego burning brightly, and his quest is for nothing less than becoming the most notable dude in all Topopootl. In "Am I Famous Yet?", he wends his fractured way from being the Answer Man in Topopootl's public library, through a very public failure in "Show Biz", a humiliating defeat in Anything Goes Wrestling (at the hands of two little cockroaches), a "Mayday"; attempt at a high-altitude record for Parrots and, finally, to opening a very weird business; The Word Man-whose motto is, "Learn a big word and impress your friends.- The reader is sure to be spellbound as Cisco makes the sale of one of his Deluxe models: the word, "extracurricular" - a big impresser. In "Cisco-PI", he combines the skills of Inspector Clouseau and Barney Fife in tackling Topopootl's first and only crime wave, a rash of burglaries. In a dazzling display of illogical thinking, he manages to accuse some innocent youngsters of being members of a crime family, and he fingers none other than Topopootl's President as their Godfather. Even by Cisco standards, it is a stunning blunder. But he musters his will, applies his nimble brain to some very mysterious clues, and actually solves the case. The burglaries, it turns out, were all the work of Harry the Pack Rat, who traveled down from North America to put together a "Mexican Collection." That, in fact, is his plea as he is brought before the citizens of Topopootl "It wasn't stealing. It was collecting." In this, the second book of the trilogy, Cisco is redeemed and achieves his coveted recognition, which serves to make him a worthy leader in the daring adventure that follows."Cisco and the Secret Room", Book Three, has Cisco leading four of his pals on a very dangerous mission to retrieve ancient evidence of Topopootl's origins. In a secret room in the heart of a mysterious pyramid, they discover the story of how Topopootl came into existence and who saved it from extinction. As they read the inscriptions on the walls of the remarkable chamber, a tale unfolds of the Aztecs and Spaniards making the land unlivable for its non-human inhabitants; of a desperate expedition to find a place of refuge and peace; of the founding of Topopootl; of the threat of its extinction by a human invasion; finally, of the remarkable army of little skunks who save the day-and Topopootl-only by employing their secret weapon: El Gordo.

David Smith was raised in an orphanage from the time he was a baby until his late teens. Now, as an adult, he decided to have his d.n.a. checked in order to gain some knowledge of his background. He was not expecting the results that showed up while he was on vacation. It was during his vacation that he accidentally found out he may have the ability to access places ordinary people do not have knowledge of. Upon his return from vacation he learns that someone is, to the point of violence, very interested in him. His friends have discovered who it is that is after him, but not why. When Dave tells his friends about his escapades while on vacation they want to test his abilities for themselves. His friends then talk him into giving them a demonstration, which Dave did not find to be a positive experience. As the negative experiences pile up his friends gather and stand with him, becoming the family he had always hoped for.

Sometimes in the darkness of our pain we are given a gift. A gift that forces us to stop, reflect, learn and grow.A gift to feel it all.And I Felt It All is a collection of soulful poems and essays that serve as an important reminder: Where there is pain, there is opportunity for growth and healing.

A young man determined to avenge his mother's sexual assault by a powerful politician. The scions of two wealthy thoroughbred racing families, each trying to make his own mark in the world. A German family driven - and torn apart - by deeply held secrets. Bloodlines explores how our pasts and pedigrees can have unexpected impacts on our futures and progeny. Using as backdrop thoroughbred racing, breeding and betting parlors; bourbon distilleries; the arcane business of powder metal manufacturing, and the world's "beautiful game" of soccer, author Rob Hilliard takes readers from post-World War II Germany to 1980s Kentucky and Virginia ... from the U.S., Canada and the U.K. to Ireland, the European Continent and Israel ... from the early years of the Civil Rights movement to the fall of the Berlin Wall. How these disparate worlds, locations and individuals become entwined over decades drives this sweeping story of corporate intrigue, international drama and, most of all, the family ties that bind them.

There are two sides to every story. Joshua is getting ready to graduate from his final year in high school. He has always lived in a small colonial town in New England and looks forward to new adventures in a university in Illinois. Autumn is graduating from high school and will be attending the same large university. She has spent her whole life on a small farm in Iowa, and leaving will be difficult. Their new lives begin when the two students wonder who this person is sitting next to them in their first lecture hall. Autumn and Joshua will be working to understand their two different worlds far from their families, and they'll need to learn to navigate their changing worldviews-together.As the author of seven previous novels and a career educator, Richard Shaw draws from his experiences growing up on the East Coast in an old Cape Cod house and his interactions with students from inner-city schools to university. Joshua and Autumn is a romantic coming-of-age novel.