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A Life Complete explains how the choices we make in midlife can become distilled and irreversible by the time we reach our last years. Having worked intimately and rewardingly with countless people in the last years of their lives, psychological counselor and ordained minister Sallirae Henderson offers a practical plan for healing in middle age so we can avoid elderly regret, unexpressed grief, and unresolved spiritual issues before it's too late....
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Wolves, swans and French angelfish are among a litany of species which mate forever. If a partner dies, the survivor literally becomes a lost soul and gives up all interest in continuing alone.Humans, too, often embrace the mindset of there being only one true love allotted to each of us per lifetime. In Eve's Diary by Mark Twain, an inconsolable Adam weeps at her grave with the words, "Wheresoever she was, there was Eden." Even if Eve had been the...
3) Girlhearts
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Some families you're born into, some you have to find for yourself Sarabeth Silver knows that her mom is different. Jane Silver is younger, prettier, harder working, and poorer-making just enough money cleaning houses for her and Sarabeth to live in a little trailer. It's always been just the two of them, but when tragedy suddenly strikes, Sarabeth will have to figure things out on her own. Sarabeth has never known either of her parents' families,...
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Its 1989. Jason and Chery were dating for almost nine months in Phoenix, Arizona. She was setting up for a reunion party with all her friends from Alaska that went to college in Arizona or California. His friend Joe invites them to go three-wheeling on the same day, but earlier allowing them to still make the party on time. She is not excited about the trip, but gives in. On the last run of the day, there is a terrible accident. The events to follow...
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In the tradition of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, a book that explains the transformative power of suffering.
Most people understand that suffering and sorrow are inevitable parts of every life and that illness, death, or loss of a loved one are universal experiences, not retribution or a symptom of bad luck. But, few of us comprehend the ways in which suffering can give rise to growth.
In this sensitive and caring book, Kathleen Brehony...
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When life gives you birds you make friends. Death has a funny way of humbling a person. Imagine being 9 years-old and experiencing the loss of one of your best friends. As the family navigates their new reality, Carina unlocks a new level of life. She discovers that a few guardian angels were left behind to help her through her healing process. "It will always be three of us."
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Resetting shares the story of a personal grief journey and helps transform today's understanding of the human condition.
Although grief and loss are universal human conditions around since the beginning of time, the idea of loss is still greatly feared, ignored, distained, undiscussed, and certainly not prepared for. It is no wonder people feel alone and isolated in their feelings and thoughts when loss comes to them. Longtime nurse, Susan Beth Hassmiller,...
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An adolescent boy struggles with the loss of one friendship and the flowering of a new one.
The mouth of the basin had washed away so that the pool had emptied with the runoff from the storm, but the tree still stood, now taller than Elam, the center of a sandy bowl.
Elam's mouth dropped open in surprise. Irises had shot up, crowding the edges of the bowl, their green, spear-like leaves reaching toward the sun. And, they were in full bloom, their...
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A teenage boy takes a journey to bring truth, beauty, and meaning to his life. “There won’t be many dry eyes at the end of this extremely affecting story.”—Kirkus Reviews
Austin Parker is never going to see his eighteenth birthday. At the rate he’s going, he probably won’t even see the end of the year. The doctors say his chances of surviving are slim to none even with treatment,...
Austin Parker is never going to see his eighteenth birthday. At the rate he’s going, he probably won’t even see the end of the year. The doctors say his chances of surviving are slim to none even with treatment,...
10) 24 Years Later
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24 Years ago, I lost my best friend, I was 11 years old. This story is about my personal reflection, my emotion, my feeling and how I cope at 34 years old. This story is not just about me, but also about the victims. John was my best friend, he died too young, 24 years later, I try to reflect, I try to remember and I try to resolve.
11) The Human Mind
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Self-help book about the human mind it gives the reader useful information and ideas how to fix their own problems, helps them identify their weaknesses and find the talents they are good at, gives them encouragement to know that they can change through believing in themselves and that their lives can become better, Getting more happiness, love and success. The reader can become able to heal and let go all about the mind and how our thoughts can change...
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#1 New Release in Sacred Sexuality, Winner of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Writing Award in Service/Self-Help - Reclaim Your Sexuality After Loss
An Honest Approach to Hard Questions: Sex is complicated at the best of times-but when we're overcome by grief, it's especially mysterious and confusing. How do we nurture ourselves as sexual beings when we're grieving the death of a partner? Why does taking care of ourselves sexually...
13) Coping With Grief Of A Loved One After A Suicide: Grieving The Devastation And Loss Of Someone Wh
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Coping With Grief Of A Loved One After A SuicideGrieving The Devastation And Loss Of Someone Who Took Their Own Life. How Long Does The Heartache Last? I am so sorry for your loss. It must be unimaginable and devastating to lose a loved one to suicide.With so many questions left unanswered, how do you move forward from the heartbreak of the whole situation?You feel completely traumatized and paralyzed?This book will give an insight into what to do...
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Love, in its purest form, is a beautiful and powerful force. However, the path of love is not always smooth sailing. When a relationship falters and heartbreak sets in, it can feel like your emotional compass has been shattered, leaving you lost and disoriented in a sea of uncertainty. You might question everything you thought you knew about love, relationships, and even yourself. Love's Broken Compass is not just another "get over it" guide. This...
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"I'd been up 35 hours, flown across the world, and watched my sister die ... it was time for a hot American shower, a bed, and a new day."
In this true story, Kim Green takes readerson her journey through two simultaneous stories that inspire great faith. In 2015, she walked intimately through her sister's last months of fighting cervical cancer and two international adoptions. Finding Home is a tale of standing on faith and the Word of God,...
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The probability of death is 100% and people need to be ready for that inevitability. The how and when is not a choice for most people and the consequences of the actions they take before that happens are already determined, yet the subject of death (particularly one's own mortality) is avoided by almost everyone. A Heartbeat Away reveals the importance of being ready and provides the facts of actions' consequences through true, personal stories, professional...
17) Shimmer
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Having solved the matter of the Radiant Boy, Riley, Buttercup, and Bodhi are enjoying a well-deserved vacation. When Riley comes across a vicious black dog, against Bodhi's advice, she decides to cross him over. While following the dog, she runs into a young ghost named Rebecca. Despite Rebecca's sweet appearance, Riley soon learns she's not at all what she seems. As the daughter of a former plantation owner, she is furious about being murdered during...
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The national bestseller and undying testament of a wife's love for her husband as he embarks on the fight of his life On a story assignment in France for the New York Times Magazine, Martha Weinman Lear has just escaped tourist-infested Cannes for a quiet pension in the hills behind the Riviera when she gets the call from New York. Her husband has suffered a massive heart attack and is in the hospital. Harold Lear, a fifty-three-year-old urologist...
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Can the ghost of Nora's mother help her stop her dad from getting remarried? It's been three years since Nora's mother died, and while she and her sister, Patsy, want her father to be happy again, they're not ready for him to remarry. They especially don't want him to marry "the Tooth"-the woman with the overbite who could soon be their stepmother. While the girls try to upend their dad's relationship, they soon find themselves competing for the new...
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