Discover deeper sources of comfort, hope, and purpose while enduring hardship.
We have all felt the effects of emotional pain when seeing someone's trauma first-hand. Whether on the news or in our day-to-day lives, witnessing pain takes its toll on our hearts. For those in the trenches with loved ones experiencing deep pain, Secondhand Suffering(TM) is the silent anguish, the heavy emotional burden that grips our hearts. Characterized by an overwhelming sense of helplessness and hopelessness, this often invisible heartache is felt when someone we're close to suffers an illness, disability, or a life-limiting condition we can't fix. Being riddled with guilt for appearing just fine when a loved one is visibly not can wear us down, especially when our secondary pain goes unnoticed and undiscussed.
In Hope for Secondhand Suffering(TM), Camille Block shares heartfelt reflections on her life as the sister of a person with cerebral palsy quadriplegia. Her relatable journey invites us to find our own purpose in the midst of enduring emotional pain. We can discover an empathy that transforms us, a hope that renews us, and a curiosity that frees us. Through the lens of experience, Camille takes us on her journey, offering practical and spiritual answers to some of life's toughest questions.
Finally, you have the power to interpret your own dreams!
Everyone has this fascinating ability to dream, but very few know what their dreams actually mean. Steven spent decades learning and practicing dream interpretation. After he met with thousands of dreamers and interpreted tens of thousands of dreams, he had a moment of epiphany. The crazy, mystical, non-practical dream world made perfect sense now. He finally understood why we dream and what dreams are meant to do. This simplified dream interpretation tremendously. It removes the cumbersome guessing, Googling for answers, and endless dream dictionaries. If everyone understood a few basic principles, they would be able to interpret their dreams. Self-guided dream interpretation is now not only possible but also the way it should always have been. With The Dream Book, you can interpret your dreams in the most meaningful and practical ways.
Steven unlocks the most important questions surrounding dreams.
Sister Lucia was a prominent figure of the Portuguese Catholic world of the twentieth century. As the Shepherdess of Fatima who, together with Francisco and Jacinta saw Our Lady in 1917, she is regarded as a child blessed and chosen to spread the message of peace and salvation of God throughout the world.
As a Carmelite nun, she was known as a privileged person dedicated to God and in service to His Church, one in whom people placed enormous confidence because of her role as Our Lady's confidant.
The contemporary history of the Church would hardly be complete without the inclusion of Sister Lucia's role. The references to the Holy Father and to his sufferings since the apparitions, as well as the revelation of the third part of the Secret of Fatima and the dramatic events experienced by the Church in the late second and early third millennium do not allow us to ignore Sister Lucia.
Reading the biography, A Pathway Under the Gaze of Mary, gives us a broader perspective of Sister Lucia's life, spirituality and personality, especially after the apparitions at Fatima ended. Written by the Sisters of Carmel of Coimbra, it reflects their personal knowledge of her daily life and writings, and provides testimonies that mirror the depth of her soul.--Most Rev. Virgilio Antunes, Bishop of Coimbra
30-Minute Exercises to Artistic Mastery
1. Ignite Your Artistic Journey:
and creative growth.
2. Color Alchemy - Mastery Unleashed:
with a greater range of pigments.
3. Fast-Track Artistic Learning:
learning curve.
4. Composition Unleashed - A Symphony of Elements:
straightforward manner.
5. Discover Your Intuitive Painter:
unlocking the power of self-expression.
6. Bolder Brushstrokes - Expressive Power At Your Fingertips:
adding vitality and oomph to your work.
7. Confidence Cultivation:
building.
A weekend painter turned pro, S. C. Chris Mummert says, The process in this book changed me forever as an artist. Though taught by a commercial artist in his early twenties, he still felt huge gaps remained in his training. I lacked a versatile command of subject matter ... that all changed during the season this book is based upon. Internationally collected these days, Mummert's exquisite creations have repeatedly been featured in books and magazines. This San Diego native's Original oil paintings are currently in high demand, often selling before they leave the easel.
You have the power to interpret your own dreams! Everyone has the fascinating ability to dream, but very few know what their dreams actually mean. Steven and Ginny spent decades learning and practicing dream interpretation. After meeting with thousands of dreamers and interpreting tens of thousands of dreams, they created the perfect Dream Workbook. The once chaotic and mystical dream world now makes perfect sense, thanks to this self-guided practice. The workbook's assessment, sorting, and application of dreams is unlike any other.
It simplifies dream interpretation, eliminating the cumbersome guessing, endless Googling for answers, and reliance on dream dictionaries. If everyone understood a few basic principles and took stock of their own values, they could interpret their dreams effectively. Self-guided dream interpretation is not only possible but is how it should always have been. With The Dream Workbook, you can interpret your dreams in the most meaningful and practical ways.
What if My Nana Was a Banana? By David Keyes with art by Lauren Lowen, empowers kids to tell their own silly stories and reinforces that no question is off limits. The story is about a kid who innocently wonders what would happen if their Nana was a banana, and results in the pair of them taking down bad guys, blasting clown cars with lima bean soup, and taming giant space monkeys.
Our Hearts Match is a beautifully illustrated children's book about a mother T-Rex who lovingly hatches and raises her baby Brontosaurus. Though they don't look alike, their bond is undeniable. As they go through their day, the baby notices differences-their necks, sizes, and colors-but also discovers all the things that make them alike: their love for dancing, their joyful roars, and, most importantly, their hearts that match.
A Meaningful Book for Families of All KindsInspired by author Victoria Niño's personal journey with egg donor conception, this touching story helps parents navigate conversations about donor conception, adoption, and non-traditional family structures with love and confidence.
Research shows that talking to donor-conceived children about their origins as early as possible is beneficial, yet it's one of the hardest things for parents to do, says Niño. This book helps families share these beautiful love stories with pride.
With vibrant illustrations by Gal Weizman, Our Hearts Match is a must-have for families looking for books that celebrate the deep and unconditional bond between parent and child-no matter how they came to be.
Praise for Our Hearts Match⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What a beautiful book! As a parent to a donor-conceived child, we often focus on how and why we're different. Victoria continues our story by explaining how we are also the same. To say I shed a tear is an understatement. Thank you for helping us navigate this journey with such heart. - Camille Gauty, Actor and Mother via Donor Egg
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book is an incredible resource for parents of young children born via egg or embryo donation. It embraces the natural curiosity kids have about their genetic differences, turning their questions into a positive and empowering experience. A must-have for families navigating these conversations with confidence. - Dr. Aimee, Fertility Expert, @eggwhisperer
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ As a two-mama family raising our beautiful donor-conceived children, finding books that are age-appropriate, articulate, and heartwarming can be hard. Our Hearts Match goes above and beyond in both its words and artistry. I can't recommend this sweet book enough! - Sydney Sharon, Social Media Manager and Mother
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Got teary reading this to my donor egg baby. It's such a beautiful way to explain to her our special dynamic and how she got here! - Kelsi Burley, Mother and Influencer @experiencingmamahood
Faith Discipline & Purpose In The Athletic Life
The convergence of our professional and spiritual worlds now has a playbook...
In a world filled with noise, distractions, and endless challenges, finding one's path can sometimes seem daunting, stressful, and exhausting. For athletes in many sports, the playbook serves as a resource that outlines strategies plays, and the principles needed to win competition either with a team, organization, or individually. Similarly, in life and faith, a playbook is essential-serving as a guide that helps us navigate our spiritual journey of growth with purpose, clarity, and appropriate direction as we attempt to grow closer to God.
Greg Hendricks does a masterful job of showing us the playbook to navigate our professional and spiritual walk. Know Your Playbook is designed to inspire, challenge, and equip you for your daily walk with Christ as an athlete. Drawing from my experiences as a former collegiate and professional athlete, my current and ongoing service to Christ, and as a current pastor and mentor to many. My goal is to offer this playbook as a tool to help you discover your identity, purpose, and calling while developing your faith in Christ as a current or aspiring athlete.
It may seem the Fatima all-night vigils of reparation to the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts are a thing of the past. But not so. In John Haffert's classic Night of Love, the reader understands the message of Fatima from personal experience, from personal reparation. This book shows you how you can help save a thousand souls in one night of sacrificial love. His program is largely still followed in all-night vigils around the country, including at St. John the Baptist church in midtown Manhattan where it all began in 1969.
In this revised edition, the book offers an hour-by-hour companion for making reparation to Jesus in the Eucharist--whether that be one hour of adoration, a partial night vigil on First Friday or an all-night vigil until First Saturday morning, incorporating reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Night of Love is a classic treasure that should not be lost. It is a blueprint for victory in the war with secularism that we fight each day. Only through selfless prayer and sacrifice will we bring order back to this world. . .It is a great tool for those seeking holiness.--David Carollo, Executive Director, World Apostolate of Fatima, USA.
Some people wonder why someone would come here on a Friday night for an all-night vigil. The people who come are the ones still populating the church. I simply refer to them as the 'widow's mite'; they make the greatest sacrifice.--Father John Riordan, CAP, St. John the Baptist Church/St. Padre Pio Shrine, New York City, NY.
This is the cloister brought into the word - Pope St. John XXIII
In 'Maturing Into Yourself: Grow Into the Fullness of Your Healing', author Ray Leight explores
the different aspects of the maturation process, beyond trauma and healing ... beyond
experiencing revelation through spiritual discernment and finally believing the truth of who we
are. In any maturation process, there will be growing pains-and it's the healing, he says, that is
the easy part. Walking it out and allowing ourselves to be fully present, communicate our needs,
establish healthy boundaries and experience real and lasting freedom, however? That's where
the work is for us.
Among the topics covered:
A practical, easy-to-read approach to Ethics for Accountants. Written by a CPA with both real world and academic credentials, the book contains numerous What Would You Do examples taken from real life experiences.
Ariella Callista, Aldura's new young, charming, and determined senator in the galactic union, is determined to represent her planet well and on her own without caving to the ways of the corrupt politicians around her. As her first term begins, she draws the attention of Senator Casimir Blade, who, with great determination and through mysterious methods, rises to become the most influential leader in the union. Casimir Blade will not relent when it comes to winning Ariella's affections, or control over her home planet. Ariella has no interest in giving her planet over to Casimir's control, and neither does she have an interest in romance...until an attack by mysterious enemies causes her to cross paths with the curious son of a pirate. Ariella soon finds herself caught in the middle of a battle not just for her affections, but also for the freedom of her people and the fate of the entire galaxy.
Finally, you have the power to interpret your own dreams!
Everyone has this fascinating ability to dream, but very few know what their dreams actually mean. Steven spent decades learning and practicing dream interpretation. After he met with thousands of dreamers and interpreted tens of thousands of dreams, he had a moment of epiphany. The crazy, mystical, non-practical dream world made perfect sense now. He finally understood why we dream and what dreams are meant to do. This simplified dream interpretation tremendously. It removes the cumbersome guessing, Googling for answers, and endless dream dictionaries. If everyone understood a few basic principles, they would be able to interpret their dreams. Self-guided dream interpretation is now not only possible but also the way it should always have been. With The Dream Book, you can interpret your dreams in the most meaningful and practical ways.
Steven unlocks the most important questions surrounding dreams.
The power of a positive attitude during hard times is explored in one of the most profound autobiographies written by Jimmy Williams a teen.
Jimmy Williams was just a ten-year-old boy with big dreams and a new hometown when he was diagnosed with pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy. After a grueling touch-and-go period, he undergoes a successful heart transplant. Moving on with life after an operation is grueling, but Jimmy's unfailing belief that God would provide helps him endure the worst of circumstances.
The wisdom that the now thirteen-year-old shares in his memoir includes finding life's purpose after illness and inspiring others to be bold in faith when rough times come your way. Moreover, he proves that getting through difficult situations with faith and family isn't easy-but is more than worth it for the good days beyond illness.
Be prepared to be inspired by this firsthand account of Jimmy's courage and optimism despite a life-or-death diagnosis.
The greatest, most controversial teaching of Jesus became the most sacred secret during the perilous Roman persecutions. Now the ancient catacombs shed light on how this secret was carefully preserved by the Apostles and revered by newly baptized Christians in the earliest Christian liturgy.
When Our Lord Himself first made it known, those around Him found it incredible. A moment before they had wanted to make Him a king; now they all withdrew from Him. Even those closest to Him were confused. But He insisted on the hard saying and asked whether they, too, wanted to walk away. Peter spoke for them:
To whom shall we go, Lord? You alone have the words of eternal life.
Few have ever tried to write a popular book on this difficult subject, not merely because of the theological and scientific details, but because of the sublime, often-ineffable nature of the secret itself. But author John Haffert, in his attempt to do so, believed firmly that there can be no Christian ecumenism until this hard saying of Jesus is understood.
The result is one of the most important books of our time. The famous Capuchin, St. Padre Pio, who is the spiritual father of World Apostolate of Fatima/Blue Army members, prayed for the book's success and prophesied: It will succeed while the author is living, but will have its greatest success after his death.
Hearing this, Haffert quipped: I want to hurry up and die, because we may have a new world soon if enough people learn the secret!
John Haffert passed away on Oct. 31, 2001. During this time of great upheaval in the Church and the alarming number of Catholics themselves, who do not believe in the Real Presence, the World Apostolate of Fatima USA/Blue Army Press is pleased to present this new edition of The World's Greatest Secret.
This book is designed for you, the normal person who took an accounting class and has a vague recollection of what you learned. You are presented with a question on a subsequent exam or are suddenly thrust into a job where you have to do some accounting, and you get that panic attack. We have all been there-thus, the purpose of this book.
In my accounting practice, as well as a professor, I consistently notice that people just don't remember basic accounting concepts. In many cases they had a great teacher, but it has been a while and they have forgotten a lot of what they learned. Looking up the concept on the internet, while initially a good idea and may answer the immediate question, does not help you remember the concept for next time. Going back to your college textbook may work, but those books are not written in plain English, and many times they confuse more than they help. Of course, asking a fellow student or coworker may do the trick, but you need more than just a quick answer-you need to review the basics.
The title of this book, Everything You Forgot in Accounting 1: A Quick Guide, tells it all. In these pages, you will find a description of many concepts you are familiar with but honestly don't recall. The book is written in simple English, with as little accounting jargon as possible; in other words, it will help you easily recall and retain the information. There are no questions or exercises, just information and examples to get you up to speed quickly.
Since this is a reference book, don't feel like you have to start with page 1 and read the book cover to cover. Glance at the table of contents or the index to discover what you are looking for and go straight there. Of course, you may want to review other areas, but don't feel like you have to read the entire book in order to get the most out of it.
Finally, and most importantly, this book is not a substitute for a financial accounting class, where you will learn these concepts and a lot more. In order to really learn accounting, you must practice, so don't think you can master the subject by just reading this or any other book.
If you want an easy-to-follow reference, you have found the right source.
A Seasonal Expression For The Times In Life!
Within each moment of one's life, there is a seasonal expression. We are surrounded by the invitation that our varying seasons require different things from us to bring them about. Life is a Psalm that embraces the raw nature of our journey and seeks to incorporate God in each season of our lives! We should all live mindful of the eternal considerations that are before us and wholeheartedly accept our duty to live life to the fullest! Come with me on a biblical journey to process each season as God originally intended!
In this How-To manual and true entrepreneurial story, Brian Teasley explores and details the method he used to make a million dollars. The successful entrepreneur and U.S. patent recipient recounts his own and other self-made millionaire's experiences as he reviews some of the greatest success stories in American history.
This entertaining, informative, and groundbreaking book answers questions such as:
This is a book for anyone who has the entrepreneurial spirit and needs a guide to show how to do it. It details the money-making process used by men throughout history to create massive wealth. It will teach you what to do and how to do it, so you, too, can MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS.