Mended is a collection of essays inspired by kintsugi, the Japanese art of beautiful repair. Kintsugi is based on the idea that broken things can be repaired in a way that makes them even more beautiful and valuable than they were before. I've been broken. I know what it's like to feel shame at my weakness, to starve myself to be worthy, and to want to sleep forever. If I had to guess, I'd say you might be a bit broken too. But being broken is not the worst thing. We can be mended. Our cracks can become beautiful. We can be even better than new.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1904 Edition. Its Meaning And Message Embracing An Historical Account, Statement Of Belief And Spiritual Experience Of The Church From Its Rise To The Present Day.

Parents Need help raising your child? Checkout this humorous handbook that captures motherly advice and provides words of encouragement to parents young and old. It is the author's intent is to share the unwritten rules from mother's everywhere. Namely, if you really listen to "what your mother always said" you will hear the unwritten rules of parenting. Over the past year, the author has been asking people from all over the country to share rules from their childhood. The result of that sampling and her own entertaining writing style is presented in the pages that follow. You will enjoy the hilarious walk down memory lane and the laughable, tongue-and-cheek presentation of what mothers everywhere are saying that their children "ought to do " The author, reflecting on her child-rearing years, has captured the ludicrous elements of parenthood. Her absurd hoax helps us to reflect upon the thorny and serious issues of raising intelligent and loving children with strong moral character. Parenthood is a full-time job and should be performed with the same level of diagnosis, preparation, study and commitment as brain or open-heart surgery. This book packs a powerful punch, with a mixture of reality and humor. It eases the pain, allowing us to laugh at ourselves along the way.

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