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While growing older certainly has its benefits, its downside poses big challenges. Physical decline; loss of spouses, relatives, and friends; memory lapses; feelings of inadequacy or uselessness - such things can give us those "senior moments" that sidetrack us with fear and worry. In this sequel to her bestselling book, Karen O'Connor brings even more encouragement to people in their golden years, prompting them to reflect, laugh, play, and take...
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If you've ever been there, you've never forgotten. The feeling is as haunting and familiar as the smellof a junior high school locker room.
It's the feeling of being undersized... or oversized... or klutzy... or less than beautiful. Of being a nerd... or a geek... or just, somehow, different.
It's knowing you are vulnerable-and someone is ready and willing to take full advantage of your weakness by making your life miserable.
It's the fraternity...
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When four year old Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. What they weren't expecting, though, was the story that emerged in the following months, a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing their little boy's trip to heaven and back. This true story, retold by his father but using Colton's uniquely simple words, offers a glimpse of the world that awaits us, where as...
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The Winner's Manual shares Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel's Big Ten fundamentals for success: attitude, discipline, faith, handling adversity and success, excellence, love, toughness, responsibility, team, and hope. Peppered with personal stories from Tressel's storied coaching career, the book shares the fundamental lessons that he has been imparting to his players for the past 20 years.
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Just like you, Ann Voskamp hungers to live her one life well. But what does that look like when your days are gritty, long, and sometimes even dark? Here, Ann invites you to embrace everyday blessings and embark on the transformative spiritual discipline of chronicling God's gifts. In expressing gratitude for the life we already have, we discover the life we've wanted ... a life we can take, give thanks for, and break for others. We come to feel and...