The View From The Rocking Chair


Book Description

When you get to the end of your life, what will you care about the most? Relationships. Your relationship with God, your spouse, your children, and your close friends. We know these relationships make up what matters most in life. Yet we live in a fast-paced world where developing deep and meaningful relationships is harder that ever. Explore what it looks like to: Live the full life, instead of busy. Raise children who are godly, not just good. Build God's Kingdom together as a family, rather than chasing after the American Dream. This book is designed to help you and your family walk through life making thoughtful and intentional choices while focusing daily on what is most important. It is meant to keep you from experiencing regret at the end of your life and lead you instead to a place of gratitude and contentment. Includes a small group study plan and discussion questions.




Young House Love


Book Description

This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.




The Rocking-chair


Book Description

Contents.- pt. 1. Origin and development. pt. 2. The Boston rocker. pt. 3. Some notes on stencil decorations. Chair-makers in 1831.




Love and the Rocking Chair


Book Description

Two-time Caldecott Medalists Leo and Diane Dillon celebrate the love we feel for our children in this touching, multi-generational story about the lasting power of family. Simple words and colorful paintings tell the warm, engaging story of new parents who buy a rocking chair when they are expecting a baby. Bright, sunny illustrations show the precious intimacy between parents and their children; the new mother glows with affection, and the new father reads aloud to their young son. Time passes, and the boy grows up; the beloved rocker is moved to the attic and gathers dust. But when the boy becomes a man, the cycle begins anew. He and his wife have a baby girl, and the rocking chair is needed again. Legendary artists Leo and Diane Dillon are two of the greatest illustrators of our time. This is their final collaboration, inspired by their own rocking chair. It is a tender tribute to the enduring power of family love-passed from generation to generation. Here is a book for all ages to cherish. It serves as a loving reminder of those who have gone before us-and those who are still to come.




Angel Behind the Rocking Chair


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After the loss of her first baby and the birth of a fourth child with Down Syndrome, Pam Vredevelt felt that she had fallen from God's grasp. As she was soon to discover, however, God was just beginning to hold her tight and lead the way out of her endless pit of despair. With humor and touching insight, Pam unveils her struggle to emerge from darkness into the light in this paperback release of her popular work. Many have been touched by the same anguish; Pam shares their stories and how the supernatural touch of God sustained them through the darkest days of life. From the Trade Paperback edition.




The Magic Rocking Chair


Book Description

THE MAGIC ROCKING CHAIR is a fantasy. It was written as a "read-to" story for 4 & 5 year olds, but has great appeal to youngsters who are able to read on a grade 3 level. Mimi receives a surprise gift from her grandfather. The gift, a rocking chair, has a defect. Mimi believes the "defect" actually gives the rocking chair a magic power. In fact, the magic she discovers has to do with her initial concern for the feelings of others. Her concern & love enables her to have some rather remarkable adventures with many familiar characters that take on human characteristics. A doll, her dog, a frog, an insect, a grumpy cat, & even some of the vegetation, all have something to offer in the way of advice. Their own imperfections help them to seem "real" & at times, quite humorous. Things begin to happen, some remarkable, & some frightening. THE MAGIC ROCKING CHAIR is a story well-suited for the younger child. Mimi & her friends all get help whenever they need it & at just the right moment! THE MAGIC ROCKING CHAIR ends happily. Mimi is not the only one rewarded.




The Enchanted Rocking Chair


Book Description

The Enchanted Rocking Chair touches many hearts as it travels throughout many parts of the world. As you travel through the pages that give birth to this wonderful chair and as you meet the sweet and generous children that possess it for a limited time, it will touch your heart as well. The chair is born into a troubled world of war and pain, yet it manages to bring a measure of hope and happiness to all the families that come in contact with it, and they in turn affect the lives of the people they meet. It receives its enchantment from the cloak of a tiny man whose life is saved by a kind and generous grandfather who lives in a small village in France. In appreciation for the kindness of the old French gentleman, he leaves his bright red cloak to be used as the seat of the rocking chair, and that gift endows the chair with the gift of magic. Destined to stay only a short time with each child, it changes their lives and the lives they affect for all time. The love they show others is partly captured by the chair, and it becomes even stronger as it travels the world. But there is a dark side to the magic of the chair. Dark forces object to the use of magic by mortals and cause pain to humans as well as to the magic folk. You will laugh and perhaps cry as you read these stories to your children or to yourself. You and they will learn that you don't have to believe in magic to have it touch your heart. You will not put this book down, nor will your children allow you to do so until you read the last word of the last chapter, and even then, you will want to know where it will go from there. The Enchanted Rocking Chair will enchant your life.




Letters from a Rocking Chair


Book Description

Through letters Jane Wilkinson describes her life as a pioneer Iowa farm lady. She was born during the Civil War and died eighty nine years later. She bore seven children, and although widowed, she became the anchor of her family. Her steady pursuit of self reliance and the importance of family and stead fastness reflected qualities which have never gone out of fashion. Her credo was life is only boring if youre bored with life, a condition she never allowed. As a child she came to Iowa in a covered wagon and her many descendants continue her legacy.