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Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Family & other relationships > Intergenerational relationships
A beautiful coloured fabric and gold foil blocked gift journal for
your mother to capture and share her wonderful memories and
stories. Designed to make it easy for every mother to capture her
life story and aspirations, each journal includes 60 thoughtful
questions to inspire your mum to enjoy telling her story by
describing the past, the present and thinking about the future.
With space for accompanying photos and memorabilia alongside her
handwritten memories these classic, yet contemporary books, are
covered in soft fabric making these tactile editions truly timeless
keepsakes. Finished with gold foil and gold ribbons they make
fabulous gifts for any mother on her birthday, at Christmas, on
Mother's Day or simply to show her you care. The Timeless
Collection is available in 9 titles: Mum, Dad, Grandma, Grandad,
Daughter, Son, Sister, Brother & Friend.
SHORTLISTED FOR TWO IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021 'Something they don't
tell you about getting older is that you fall. Oh, you hear about
it in passing, of course, "She had a fall, poor thing". Falling is
not something you ever think about as a younger woman. You think
about falling in love . . .' At 20 Londoner Ann Ingle fell madly in
love with an Irish fellow she met on holiday in Cornwall. At the
church to arrange their shotgun wedding she discovered that he
hadn't even told her his real name. Sixty-odd years later Ann looks
back on that first glorious fall and in a series of essays
considers what she has learned from the life that followed -
bringing eight children into the world, their father's years of
mental illness and tragic death at 40, being a cash-strapped single
mother in 1980s Dublin, coming into her own in her middle years -
going to college, working and writing, and continuing to evolve and
learn into her ninth decade, even as she accepts the realities of
being 'old'. Candid about everything that matters - love, sex,
heartbreak, money, class, religion, mental health, rearing children
(and letting them go), reading and writing, ageing - Openhearted is
a compelling story about living life in a spirit of curiosity and
delight and with a willingness to look for good in others.
___________________ 'By some distance the most courageous, most
poignant, most life-affirming memoir I've read in the last twenty
years and more' Paul Howard 'Genuinely inspirational. I LOVE ANN
INGLE' Marian Keyes 'What a beautiful openhearted, at times
broken-hearted memoir ... honest, funny, searingly direct, a
wonderful voice ... remarkable' Joe Duffy 'Really beautiful.
Searingly honest, astonishingly frank and very, very funny' Maia
Dunphy
The formula presented by this book aims to: 1. Help you find what
talents and skills you love to practice and show you how you can
transform your dreams into clear goals;. 2. Show you some materials
that successful people use to achieve their goals;. 3. Provide you
with time-management tips that will help you prioritize the
required tasks for transforming your life into continuous
productivity; and 4. Provide you with a daily planning formula that
will help you make daily, weekly, and monthly performance
assessments.
Daddy, where are you? She cried, Daddy, Where Are You? Trapped in a
maze, trying to escape the feelings of a hurting girl's bondage, a
daughter constantly hits roadblocks. Her pain negatively impacts
her identity and relationships. Could she be lost because of a
father that left her alone? Maybe he didn't notice her stuck in a
corner or understand her need for guidance. Either way, there is no
cry like that of a daughter who is lost because her father is
missing In a non-fiction portrayal of the search for her father's
love, Dr. Anntwanique Edwards candidly expresses how her quest
could not be satisfied by man. She openly describes her
disappointment with her biological and heavenly fathers for not
attending to her needs. Her Life experiences are divulged to reveal
the purpose of pain. This phenomenal speaker puts her words on a
paper to establish God's ability to release women from the
catastrophic danger of dancing with versions of love created by
this world. Hear her words, declare the affirmations she shares at
the end of each chapter, and experience freedom as never before.
Many grandparents experience a surge of joy with the birth or
adoption of a grandchild. For years afterward, time together is
eagerly coveted, pictures are treasured and displayed, and multiple
gifts along with various kinds of support are gladly provided.
Richard Olson, a retired minister, professor of theology, and
grandparent many times over, presents the unconditional love of a
grandparent as indicative of a vocation, a calling from God. He
explores the vocation of grandparent in all of its multiple
dimensions of being and doing. Informed by a biblical perspective,
the book explores the author's personal journey of grandparenting
and includes conversations with a diverse set of other
grandparents. Olson examines biblical examples of grandparenting
and suggests that the grandparent vocation has possibilities that
often go unnoticed. These include care, enjoyment, and response to
issues throughout a grandchild's growth. He also addresses concerns
for our grandchildren's future world, and how grandparents can
engage in mutual conversation about faith, morals, and values in a
changing world. In addition, Olson discusses increasingly common
relationship types such as grandparents serving as primary
caregivers, adults becoming step-grandparents through marriage,
interreligious family systems, and grandparents handling children
with special needs. The book includes questions for personal or
group reflection.
With heart-wrenching honesty, Donald's Story chronicles the last
days and years of one family's drama through the hell which is
Alzheimer's dementia. This story will make you cry, make you laugh,
and make you think. It's a must read for anyone who will ever get
old - particularly for anyone who may one day be a caregiver, an AD
patient, or a supportive family member of the same. The suffering
wreaked from terminal dementia is a saga which is becoming all too
familiar. As the 6th leading cause of death in the U.S.,
Alzheimer's and related dementing illnesses are epidemic. How do
you survive this disease which robs you of your very self? How do
you survive watching someone you love slip away? Complete with "AD
Survival Tips," Donald's Story is not just a memoir. It is also a
planning tool and a survival guide for dementia families, providing
a roadmap through the tangled darkness. Still, despite the subject
matter, this memoir is not wholly dark. How could it be when it is
first and foremost a love story? Loving deeply and forever may
render us vulnerable to pain, but therein lies the meaning of life.
When all is said and done, Donald's Story is most purely a reminder
of just how precious life is.
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