Holding Your Family Together


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Create a Healthy, Happy, Godly Family . . . One Night at a Time Imagine a home where every person feels loved, valued, and heard. Imagine a family that seeks God's wisdom, will, and Word together. Imagine an intimate, affectionate community where every night is an experience of caring, sharing, comfort, and peace. You can make this beautiful picture a reality in your home. But it won't happen by accident--you need a plan! Holding Your Family Together is a workable, powerful plan based on a simple nightly routine: Share, Read, Talk, Pray, Bless. This is FAITH5, and it has transformed families around the world. No matter your child's age or your family's unique situation, FAITH5 can work for you. Inside you'll find everything you need to get your family into a nightly habit that will open your hearts to each other and to God. Does this sound like an impossible dream? It's not, and you can start . . . tonight.




Letting Go: Holding the Family Together Through Mental Illness


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I'm just an average guy. I expected to live an average life. This is the story of how I dealt with the disabilities of three of my children and the developing mental illness of my wife. I want to encourage people living through similar challenges to keep going. I learned to navigate the system and get the help I needed for my family. I hope some of what I learned can be helpful to others. Everything is a process.




Getting Your Family Together


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Imagine Heaven


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It's obvious from the bookshelves and the big screen that heaven is on everyone's mind. All of us long to know what life after death will be like. Bestselling author John Burke is no exception. For decades, he has been studying accounts of people who have had near-death experiences (NDEs). While not every detail of individual NDEs correlate with Scripture, Burke shows how the common experiences shared by thousands of survivors clearly point to the God of the Bible and the exhilarating picture of heaven he promises. Imagine Heaven is an inspirational journey through the Bible's picture of heaven, colored in with the real-life stories of heaven's wonders. Burke compares gripping stories of NDEs to what Scripture says about our biggest questions of heaven: Will I be myself? Will I see friends and loved ones? What will it look like? What is God like? What will we do forever? What about children and pets? This book will propel readers into an experience that will forever change their view of the life to come and the way they live life today. It also tackles the tough questions of heavenly reward and hellish NDEs. Anyone interested in NDEs or longing to imagine heaven more clearly will enjoy this fascinating and hope-filled book.




The Together Teacher


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An essential guide for over-scheduled teachers Maia Heyck-Merlin helps teachers build the habits, customize the tools, and create space to become a Together Teacher. This practical resource shows teachers how to be effective and have a life! Author and educator Maia Heyck-Merlin explores the key habits of Together Teachers—how they plan ahead, organize work and their classrooms, and how they spend their limited free time. The end goal is always strong outcomes for their students. So what does Together, or Together Enough, look like? To some teachers it might mean neat filing systems. To others it might mean using time efficiently to get more done in fewer minutes. Regardless, Together Teachers all rely on the same skills. In six parts, the book clearly lays out these essential skills. Heyck-Merlin walks the reader through how to establish simple yet successful organizational systems. There are concrete steps that every teacher can implement to achieve greater stability and success in their classrooms and in their lives. Contains templates and tutorials to create and customize a personal organizational system and includes a companion website: www.thetogetherteacher.com Recommends various electronic or online tools to make a teacher's school day (and life!) more efficient and productive Includes a Reader's Guide, a great professional development resource; teachers will answer reflection questions, make notes about habits, and select tools that best match individual needs and preferences Ebook customers can access CD contents online. Refer to the section in the Table of Contents labeled, Download CD/DVD Content, for detailed instructions.










Hope for Families


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If these questions have resonated in your heart, Hope for Families is for you. Dan Swaningson, husband and father of three, has put together an easy-to-read, straightforward, no-holds-barred message just for you---a real person from another real person, a father and husband who struggles to hold a family together while just trying to keep a roof over their heads, just like you do. Drawing from the Word of God, his own experience, and from lessons gleaned during his many years of ministering to children and families on the brink, while learning to be a daddy and a husband himself, Dan also shares how he overcame his own tumultuous childhood with entertaining and challenging stories. It is his prayer that this book will encourage you to be there and not give up!




Building a Thriving Family


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A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR BUILDING A THRIVING FAMILY PLAN There is a difference between a healthy family and a thriving family. Authors Linda and Lloyd Reeb have dedicated countless hours to walking alongside families as they navigate the journey toward thriving. This book explores the best practices for creating a thriving family plan that will include and celebrate the unique qualities of your family—no one-size-fits-all approach exists when it comes to family dynamics. In conjunction with the other two books in the family-focused series (Halftime for Couples and Finally Connected), this workbook-style guide will help you and your family explore the six key components of a thriving family plan: leadership, values, family of unique individuals, serving, legacy, and celebrating. No matter what your starting point is, this resource will help you and your family have conversations to get clear on your dreams and desires, get free from what’s holding you back, and get going on building a thriving family together. LINDA AND LLOYD REEB have been married over thirty years, enjoy living near Charlotte, NC, and have grown children and grandchildren. Linda was a stay-at-home mom and a part-time dental assistant until the children started leaving for college. After exploring her calling and realizing her passion to encourage moms of young children, she transitioned into a mentoring role at MomsMentoring (momsmentoring.com). That is her primary occupation today. Lloyd was a successful real estate developer and owner of luxury senior housing facilities in 1993 when his idea of success changed dramatically and his life’s focus shifted to second-half significance. He spends most of his time now speaking and leading workshops around the world and coaching men and women through the Halftime journey. He is also the author of The Second Half: Real stories, Real adventures, Real significance, a coffee-table book packed with stories of people making a difference in their second half. His first book, From Success to Significance: When the Pursuit of Success Isn’t Enough, is a roadmap for midlife transition.




She Walked Strong


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When Sheriff Rex Morgan discovers the dead body of his long time friend, Troy Bishop, his suspicions immediately center on Troy's insane and obsessive compulsive wife, Hettie and their reclusive daughter, Billie Jo. A family history full of lies, deceit, and a marriage of fraud, events unfold to a shocking conclusion. Only one person knows the truth, but he isn't talking.