Displaced by the Secret War in Laos from 1963 to 1975, tens of thousands of highland Laotians, Mienh and Hmong people made the perilous journey across the Mekong River to seek temporary refuge in various camps scattered across Thailand. Many harbored hopes of returning to their home land, while some opted for a new start in foreign countries that would grant them a place under the sun. The author was born in one of the many refugee camps his families had sought shelter in. In this Diary, he vividly paints the scenes and memories of his stateless childhood in Napho Camp, Thailand. However, being a stateless refugee did not bother this happy and carefree child, nor did it dampen his outlook of life. When it was safe to return to Laos after years of unrest, his family was overjoyed. But the author felt a deep sense of loss and emptiness. He would deeply miss his many friends and everything else about the refugee camp, for he knew then that he would never see them again.

Scarlets letters tell the story of a pig that needed a new home and found one with Paw. And as Paw watched the pig and her interactions with the other animals around the house he started writing stories about scarlet and the things she did. It's a great little book with a lot of good lessons young children can learn from. And if you have children you need Scarlet's Letters in your library.

By working as a therapist, with families for over thirty-five years, Florence Bienenfeld, Ph.D., M.F.T. has put together the definitive guide for raising children to become loving and empowered adults. Using anecdotal case studies and contextual principles, Parenting with Love will teach you as parents: How to create trust between you and your children How to address each child as special and unique Strategies that work to create harmony and security with your child How to juggle your parenting with your life How to let go of family patterns that don't work How to create the strongest love bond possible Parenting with Love is dedicated to parents and their children. Without a doubt, parents are the greatest givers, the bravest heroes and heroines, and the greatest jugglers on Earth, and their children are the neediest humans on the planet, every day in every way.

" A Stitch in time saves nine" Effective moral and spiritual education and positive exposure are the stronger weapons against the negative personality symptoms discussed in this book. I humbly implore the whole world to take up the challenge, with passion and unflinching love, to create an educational and parenting system whose content and practice can effectively reduce or eliminate these negative personality symptoms. Hope For The Youth is, therefore, a delibrate effort to train the child the way he should go, so that when he grows he should not depart from it.

The author uses short stories to quickly capture the attention of young readers. Each fictional character struggles with real-life issues impacting youth and young adults today. Every character is challenged to maintain faith in God although they are in a battle with abuse, death, drugs, divorce, sexuality, school grades, bullying or other hardships presented in their life. The author ends each chapter with a resolution for hope, inserting biblical teaching as a foundation for victory. Several questions are posed at the end of the book to help youth leaders, Christian churches and other group facilitators guide discussions about each chapter.

Parents serve as their children's first teachers. What they learn at home helps them build on their learning and education at school. In A Parent's Guide to a Peaceful Home, author Patricia Braxton provides a guide to helping parents manage their home in a peaceful, loving way in order to ensure success for their children at home and at school. This handbook presents Braxton's TAD (Toward Affective Development) model, which gives practical advice to help parents teach their children responsibility, respect, discipline, and other positive character traits. It also teaches parents how to relate to each other properly and how to affect change from within. Through TAD, Braxton works to change the face of families in a positive way. The steps detailed in A Parent's Guide to a Peaceful Home can facilitate an atmosphere where love, compassion, respect, and other virtues are taught by example and reinforced to produce a lasting, peaceful home.

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.

Chief Arowojobe has amassed wealth through illicit means, which involves using his family members as ritual sacrifices to his gods for continued financial prosperity. Tragedy strikes during one of his usual attempts. All That Glitters enlightens its reader on the consequences of greed and ill-gotten wealth.

If you find yourself looking after a preschool child for the first time, or after a gap of some years, you will welcome this book. It explains how to encourage children's sense of wonder by adopting a creative approach to a variety of activities both in and out of doors. Some need little or no preparation, and there is help with simple preparations for others. What Shall We Do Next? shows how sharing books can enrich many practical activities. A special feature is the inclusion of early fact books as well as stories. There are suggestions for the following: Music and water play for babies and for making dens, secret drawers and "caf s" for preschoolers Organizing exciting visits to beaches, parks and gardens Preparing for interesting visits to museums, train stations and zoos Developing the inner world of the imagination-reading and listening to stories and poems, engaging in role play Cooking, drawing, painting and dressing up Choosing early fact books, stories and rhymes and guidance on audio resources, television programmes and DVDs ''The ideal resource for those times when children are bouncing with energy or becoming bored. They'll soon be absorbed in these exciting activities." -Hannah Edmunds, former teacher and chair of school governors, now organizer of story times for groups of young children

This is the true story of parents looking after a child with disabilities who often thought that they were on their own. It tells how they were let down by the very system that was there to help them and how they dealt with that over the years. The family have been through many other battles which have included Debt, Death of loved ones, Bullying and so much more. It speaks also of the faith they have had in God which has helped them to get through all these battles. The main reason for telling this story which at times has been hard to write is so that others who are facing similar problems might know they are not on their own. I hope they will both be encouraged and helped as they read Our Journey.

"You are now or soon shall be what your friends are " This was a powerful statement that I heard a preacher say many years ago. It made me stop and look at the people that I considered as friends. "Are they the kind of person that I want to be?" "Are they the kind of person that my Heavenly Father would want me to associate with?" Another good question that I asked myself was, "Am I a good friend?" In those days a person had to have actual personal contact with someone for them to be considered a friend. With today's technology and social media web sites, friendships are growing rapidly. They are having daily contact with many more people. A person should always be careful of whom their friends are, but even more in today's fast paced world. James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. God tells us clearly to examine our friendships This book will help you to take a close look at this new world of quick communication. It will show you Biblically how God will judge your friends list.

Maria Kelmis was adopted from Greece at the age of fifteen months. She always knew she was adopted and considers it one of the best things that happened in her life. Golden Strangers is a story about a journey to find her biological mother specifically to thank her and tell her that she had a wonderful life. You will experience the great moments in Maria's life that may not have happened if she was not adopted from Greece. Journey with Maria to San Diego, California, as a young lady out on her own for the first time, share her multiple visits to Greece including the months she spent on the island of Santorini painting, travel with her to Uganda, Africa, as she embarks on the experience of a lifetime, and share the excitement of participating in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. All these events combined with her biological mother's sacrifice have made Maria thankful for all of the blessings in her life and have given her the desire to give back in so many ways; from working and volunteering with the Greek Orthodox Church, to helping the homeless, volunteering with autistic children, and becoming a certified life coach, thereby helping people with their life goals. This book is not only for people who share her story of adoption, it is for anyone who loves to hear a great story and believes in a power greater than all of us that makes things happen in our lives. If you have adopted a child or know of someone who has, you are encouraged to buy her children's book, Rainbow Bridge, which is a book for parents to read to their children of any age to let them know that they were adopted and that they are special and loved, also published by AuthorHouse.

My Beautiful Daughter is an inspirational true story about a daughters fight against drug addiction through the eyes of her mother. Louise goes from a happy contented child, to a self destructive drug addict. The impact that it would have on her family especially her parents is key to it all. The story starts where the mother is looking back over the years to when it began, and how she coped with trying to help her daughter, but at the same time having to come to terms with the fact that she may lose her. It covers the constant battle over the lack of help and advice for parents from the professionals. Whilst dealing with her grief on a daily basis, she struggles to understand why this is happening. Then she has to come to terms with the revelation that a terrible event caused her beautiful daughter to take heroin in the first place, leaving the whole family distraught. Finally as her daughter battles to stay clean, a serious life threatening health problem is diagnosed which is one of the consequences of her years of drug abuse. Every time her mother thinks that its nearly over, another challenge emerges and another fight begins. This is a very emotionally charged account of pure desperation from her parents, determined to get back the daughter they feel is lost to them, never giving up hope and at times barely keeping sane, and while their daughter fights her addiction they have to face up to the trauma that led to her drug abuse.