Short, sweet, and funny pick-me-ups for those who need a big helping of encouragement in the moment. From the bestselling author of Daily Splashes of Joy.Barbara Johnson lovingly lights the way for others with this minibook collection of bittersweet stories of her journey through the minefields of life and her wise and encouraging responses to letters for hurting parents. With an attitude of love and a heart that's overflowing with joy, Barbara helps you le...

In 1980, deconstructive and psychoanalytic literary theorist Barbara Johnson wrote an essay on Mary Shelley for a colloquium on the writings of Jacques Derrida. The essay marked the beginning of Johnson's lifelong interest in Shelley as well as her first foray into the field of "women's studies," one of whose commitments was the rediscovery and analysis of works by women writers previously excluded from the academic canon. Indeed, the last book Johnson completed before her death was Ma...

Lighthearted devotional that will increase your faith and joy. Written by a favorite women's author.

This is the story of how I had a stroke and the different things I did to go from being a stroke victim to a stroke survivor.

Hair grows everywhere on the human being pores and skin except on the hands of our hands and the bottoms of our ft, but many hairs are so fine they're practically invisible. Hair comprises of a proteins called keratin that is stated in hair roots in the external layer of epidermis. As follicles produce new curly hair cells, old cellular material are being forced out through the top of skin at the pace around six ins a 12 months. The hair you can see is truly a string of lifeless keratin ce...

Are you tired of power struggles, tantrums, and searching for the right approach, look no further. You’re about to discover the practical tools you need to transform your parenting in a positive, proven way.What do you do with a little kid who…won’t brush her teeth…screams in his car seat…pinches the baby...refuses to eat vegetables…throws books in the library...runs rampant in the supermarket? Organized by common challenges and conflicts, this book is an essential manual of commun...

The life of the inhabitants of the Yucatan Peninsula has always been one lived on the edge of survival. Unknown forces once drove the ancient people from their lands, and the reasons for that mass exodus remain the topic of debate to this day. Now, their once-peaceful existence is threatened again, this time by a thoroughly modern menace: the violent and unpredictable predators of the drug cartels that exert ruthless control over the region. These powerful drug lords have enslaved the Maya...

Take a joy ride with the wise, wacky Women of Faith! Those wild and wonderful women are at it again. Campaigning for a joy-filled outlook instead of a gloomy perspective on life, the Women of Faith crew has made thousands of women laugh, lighten up, and face the challenges of life with a smile. We Brake for Joy! Offers devotional readings to help you live your life with verve and style. Here are spirited perspectives on tackling the challenges of life, taking an honest look at what we all ...

What do you get when you mix courage, faith, humor, and a few spunky women? You get OverJoyed!, a brand new devotional by some irrepressible ladies who know how to squeeze the maximum amount of gladness out of life. These sparkling devotions combine fun, candor, and biblically based wisdom that can help you trade gloom for glory even in the midst of great adversity. With the same trademark humor and insight that characterize their conferences across the country, the Women of Faith team wil...

"This is a book just the way I don't like them," the father of French Symbolism, Stéphane Mallarmé, informs the reader in his preface to Divagations: "scattered and with no architecture." On the heels of this caveat, Mallarmé's diverting, discursive, and gorgeously disordered 1897 masterpiece tumbles forth--and proves itself to be just the sort of book his readers like most.The salmagundi of prose poems, prose-poetic musings, criticism, and reflections that is Divagati...

Embarking on his eighth adventure, Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire doesn't have time for cowboys and criminals. His daughter, Cady, is getting married in two weeks, and the wedding locale arrangements have just gone up in smoke signals. Fearing Cady's wrath, Walt and his old friend Henry Standing Bear set out for the Cheyenne Reservation to find a new site for the nuptials. But their expedition ends in horror as they witness a young Crow woman plummeting from Painted Warrior's majestic cliff...

Maya has always wanted a dog of her own, but her parents have always said NO! Plus, her older sister, Amanda, loves cats. Then one day, Maya finds a stray dog. She and her parents try to find the owner. When they can't, Maya's parents agree she can keep the dog. Will taking care of a dog be all fun and games for Maya? Activity tips included. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.