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Sequel to: The Story Of Ms. Gertie King (Book #4 in the Bentley Family Adventure Series) Howdy, ya'll, I'm back! It's Ms. Gertie King here, and the year be nineteen hundred and seventy-eight. I can hardly believe it, but I've now reached the ripe ol' age of ninety, and thanks be to the Lord; he's showered me with many blessings in my long life. For the most part, I still has my mind fully intact, my boomin' voice has not left me, and I can still chase after the young'uns if'n they don't run too fast! My grandbabies be keepin' me young, that's for sure. For those of you who don't know it, ...

Sacred Legacy explores the journey of three generations of women as they transform cycles, wounds, and patterns from their lineage. Zanny, Ulew, and Jewels walk through the five essential steps that helped them find the courage to forge a better way for each of them and their daughters. These empowered women share stories of healing childhood trauma and learning to access the deep Inner She that is passed down from our ancestors.

As the 1960s dawned in small-town Michigan, Anne-Marie Oomen was a naive farm girl whose mother was determined to keep her out of trouble - by keeping her in 4-H. In Love, Sex, and 4-H, Oomen sets the wholesomeness of her domestic lessons in 4-H club from 1959 to 1969 against the political and sexual revolution of the time. Between sewing her first dish towel and finishing the yellow dress she wears to senior prom, Oomen brings listeners along as she falls in and out of love, wins her first prize, learns to kiss, survives her first heartbreak, and makes almost all of her clothes.

Contemporary grandmothers are often marginalized from extended family life because social institutions and grandmothers themselves do not understand that they could be vital for working parents, for overactive children, for suicidal youth, indeed for many of the problems of modern grandchildren. Here, Kathleen Berger explores the role of grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren. She uses real life examples to illustrate how grandmothers can best integrate themselves into the lives of their children's families without overstepping.

Can't get your child to sleep? Then help is here with Mary Fern's Go to Sleep series. Three-audiobook bundle.

The first step to reconnecting with an estranged loved one is reconnecting with yourself. Many consider the death of a close loved one as the most challenging life event, but when one of your children cuts you out of their life, the pain can be very similar. You might feel like you can't survive without mending things. Yet if you don't address your hurt first, these issues are likely to resurface.

New York Times number-one best-selling author Richard Eyre encourages gradfathers to ask themselves a very important question: what kind of grandfather will you be? Will you be a disengaged grandfather, who downsizes to an adults-only condo in Sun City by a golf course and rarely sees his grandkids? Will you be a limited grandfather, a supportive grandfather, or best of all will you be a proactive grandfather?

Often, children can find it difficult to go to sleep. It's much more fun to play with friends and family. Their busy minds find it difficult to unwind, and sleep can become problematic. The story has been crafted to include specific sleep-time suggestions. The narration and pace of the story is designed to slow your child's rhythm down and bring them to gentle restful sleep.

In this inspiring series of letters to his grandchildren, David Suzuki offers grandfatherly advice mixed with stories from his own remarkable life and explores what makes life meaningful. He challenges his grandchildren - and us - to do everything at full tilt. He explains why sports, fishing, feminism, and failure are important; why it is dangerous to deny our biological nature; and why First Nations must lead a revolution.

Based on true grandparenting experiences, each story celebrates the countless blessings God gives us through our youngest family members. As Karen says, "What would our lives be like without sticky kisses, heavenly hugs, and hand-printed birthday notes?" In this audiobook each short story ends with an encouraging verse of Scripture and a brief prayer asking God to help you make a positive difference in the lives of these young ones who help you love and laugh in ways you never imagined.

Grandparenting is hard enough, but when you add in the blended family element, whether step or adopted, the challenge is even greater. How do you succeed when these children are not your own? How do you make them your own? Can you get them to love you? To like you? To trust you? How do successful grandparents do it? Dene Low, an award winning author and grandparent herself, explores thirty different sets of grandparents and provides tips and solutions from her interviews and research for grandparent success.

Are you a new grandpa? Do you know someone who is? This book offers insights into what being a grandpa is all about. Buy it for yourself or as a gift. Five years ago I became a grandpa. It's been an amazing experience! These are my thoughts about grandfatherhood. I also offer many tips and techniques to new grandfathers on what to do and how to do it to be the best grandpa possible! I hope you enjoy becoming the world's greatest grandpa.

The story has been crafted to include specific sleep time suggestions. The narration and pace of the story are designed to slow your child's rhythm down and bring them to gentle, restful sleep. This soothing, calming audiobook has been designed around a tried-and-tested formula to get your child to go bed, stay there, and fall asleep naturally while listening to Bed Time Bear.

Nothing is quite as special as being a grandmother! Here, best-selling devotional author Rebecca Barlow Jordan offers particular encouragement for the challenges and delights you’ll encounter. As you experience these 40 devotions, you’ll discover renewed vitality in your relationship with God and be reminded of his extraordinary faithfulness to you, your children, and your grandchildren.

Financial professionals are seeing more financial abuse of aging clients than ever. Why? Elders are living longer, but not necessarily in great health. The pervasive problem of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias can steal a client's financial judgment and make the person much more vulnerable to manipulation. Even if an elder is still competent, she may be subject to the improper persuasion, called "undue influence" of a family member or other trusted person.

Mary Fern’s Monster Under My Bed series of books is aimed at calming down and reassuring children that they are safe and secure when they are tucked up in their beds. And indeed the Monster Under The Bed is there to look after them and reassure them. Young minds are full of all the excitement of the day and they are not old enough yet to understand why they feel the way they do. While we associate going to bed and sleeping with rest and relaxation, children can sometimes become stressed and anxious as they are parted from their parents and siblings and worry about being left alone.

this is not just another parenting book. This book is a game-changer in the parenting world. Built on three decades of sound parenting philosophy—and put into practice with thousands of parenting groups throughout the world that began with the author’s best-selling classic The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children—this book picks up the message and moves parent-children interaction into 21st century parenting practice.

Many children do not like the dark. Irrational fears can take hold of them at bedtime and being left alone can become an anxious time for them. No one really knows what sparks off these feelings of insecurity at night time. They can be triggered by so many different things. Mary Fern’s Monster Under My Bed series of books is aimed at calming down and reassuring children that they are safe and secure when they are tucked up in their beds. And indeed the Monster Under My Bed is there to look after them and reassure them.

Grandpa and Andy: A Grandfather's Handbook is for all generations. Grandparents will reminisce. Parents will remember. Grandchildren will reflect. Where did Grandpa learn all that stuff? "Let me 'splain!" Grandpa said with a smile and a twinkle in his eye. It's all inside. Dr. L's passions are the four "G's" Grandma, Grandchildren, Golf, and Gardening in that order. He loves to see people find and then achieve their dreams. Success is a journey. He will wave the checkered flag.

"Wie viel Eltern braucht ein Kind? Wie können wir Fürsorgepflicht und Freiheitsdrang vereinen? Und vor allem: Wie kann es uns gelingen, ein gutes, stabiles Beziehungsnetz für unsere Kinder zu knüpfen?" Nora Imlau. Es heißt, es brauche ein Dorf, um ein Kind großzuziehen. Doch in unserer modernen Welt ist es gar nicht so leicht, dieses Dorf zu finden. Schließlich leben wir längst nicht mehr in Großfamilienverbänden zusammen. Und wir wollen unsere Kinder auch nicht irgendwem anvertrauen.