In the world of recovery, there has been a shift from using the word victim to survivor when describing those who have been abused. This new label conveys strength to empower and embolden you as you begin the journey of recovery. While moving from victim to survivor is an important step in the healing process, it does not go far enough in framing an identity that leads to letting go of the pain of abuse and finally moving on. In Beyond Surviving, author Rachel Grant, a Sexual Abuse Recovery Coach, provides an understanding of the three stages of recovery: victim, survivor, and beyond surviving - and offers survivors guidance and tools for empowerment and healing. Based on cognitive behavioral techniques, neurological science, the power of language to heal, and Grant's personal journey, Beyond Surviving teaches you how to actively challenge and break the patterns of thought and behavior that result from sexual abuse. It explores how different areas of life are impacted by abuse and communicates valuable skills for gaining a new perspective that inspires action and change. It provides an opportunity to reflect and practice these new skills through exercises and assignments. Beyond Surviving enables survivors of sexual abuse to take back their rights and realize their own ability to make powerful choices about who they are and how they live. This guidebook offers an opportunity to reach the final stage of recovery and begin living authentically and free from the burdens of past experiences. Trauma is NOT a life sentence.
We are in an exciting time in the world of education. Education is a process where teachers give systematic instructions while students receive them. It is the foundation for a thriving society, and knowledge transfer has been a top priority for civilizations since the beginning. Education is no longer the privilege of the few. It is a major determining factor for an individual's success in life. Education plays a pivotal role in the economic growth of any nation. Education is changing as the world is changing rapidly due to the emergence of innovative technologies. It is rapidly evolving in response to the changes in the society. Traditional education methods are disappearing and are becoming increasingly digitized. Technology has a significant impact on education and society. Emerging technologies have revolutionized the learning and teaching process in the last decade. Technologies have changed the way we live, shop, work, play, eat, connect, meet people, and socialize. They are making learning and teaching easier than ever before. Such emerging technologies in education include artificial intelligence, robotics, 3D printing, social media, gamification, the Internet of things, cloud computing, and big data. This book examines those emerging technologies and their applications in education. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn about trends in education.
The year was 1942. That spring Lt. Ryan Benson had been given the assignment to build the curved wooden bridge over the Kiskatinaw River. The U.S. Army was building the Alaska Highway from Dawson Creek, B.C. Canada, to Alaska through some 1500 miles of wilderness. Ryan's job with his command was to build the first major bridge or obstacle before the rest of the highway could go forward. The Allies needed an overland route to Alaska to ward off the threat of an Alaskan invasion by the Japanese during WWII. It would be one of the greatest single engineering feats in the modern era, utilizing the heroic efforts of more than 11,000 men and their equipment under the most extreme weather conditions. Jenny Iverson was a nursing student from Washington State University that had run out of money to pursue her education. An invitation from her Uncle Lenny to come to a work camp at the Kiskatinaw in Canada to earn some money was too good of an offer to pass up for the adventurous young woman. This was going to be so much fun, she thought. How did she know that she would become involved with another side of the dangerous world of war time problems and with a sinister plot against her? How would she survive the death of her fiancé and the loss of her job with the whole town of Dawson Creek blowing up around her? This perceived romantic adventure would change her life forever. In the current day, Edward and Sara Toolson owned a large ranch in Rolla, B.C. that was having financial problems. It was apparent that the Toolson's would lose their farm without a miracle that could somehow save them. A family journal from 1942 provided the miracle, but only after a continuation of a 1942 sinister plot, and the cost of human life.
The year was 1942. That spring Lt. Ryan Benson had been given the assignment to build the curved wooden bridge over the Kiskatinaw River. The U.S. Army was building the Alaska Highway from Dawson Creek, B.C. Canada, to Alaska through some 1500 miles of wilderness. Ryan's job with his command was to build the first major bridge or obstacle before the rest of the highway could go forward. The Allies needed an overland route to Alaska to ward off the threat of an Alaskan invasion by the Japanese during WWII. It would be one of the greatest single engineering feats in the modern era, utilizing the heroic efforts of more than 11,000 men and their equipment under the most extreme weather conditions. Jenny Iverson was a nursing student from Washington State University that had run out of money to pursue her education. An invitation from her Uncle Lenny to come to a work camp at the Kiskatinaw in Canada to earn some money was too good of an offer to pass up for the adventurous young woman. This was going to be so much fun, she thought. How did she know that she would become involved with another side of the dangerous world of war time problems and with a sinister plot against her? How would she survive the death of her fiancé and the loss of her job with the whole town of Dawson Creek blowing up around her? This perceived romantic adventure would change her life forever. In the current day, Edward and Sara Toolson owned a large ranch in Rolla, B.C. that was having financial problems. It was apparent that the Toolson's would lose their farm without a miracle that could somehow save them. A family journal from 1942 provided the miracle, but only after a continuation of a 1942 sinister plot, and the cost of human life.
Deborah Ann Pollard married our boy. The wedding was held in the clubhouse of the apartment house complex where the boy lived at the moment. It was held there because the church as the religious entity it was, would not allow the wedding to take place on its hollowed grounds, because of the boy's past marital history.Religion had determined, it just could not sanction the union. The ceremony, however, was conducted by two ministers associated with the church. Strange indeed. The story of Debbie, as she is known, is told in another volume titled "I Ain't in Kansas No More', so it won't be retold here. Friend's of the couple, at the time of the marriage, declared strongly and often, that it would not last. Who knows? They may be correct. It has only been a little over thirty nine years now and its not over yet. Anything could happen.To quote Debbie, "I may not be the first or even the second but I hold the record." I as the author. and the second half of this union, am required by all good consciousness to state here and now my life has forever been the better because of Debbie. However, she most certainly has deserved more than she has received. She certainly got the short end of the stick. as the saying goes.That is when she married me, she deserved better than she got!
Deborah Ann Pollard married our boy. The wedding was held in the clubhouse of the apartment house complex where the boy lived at the moment. It was held there because the church as the religious entity it was, would not allow the wedding to take place on its hollowed grounds, because of the boy's past marital history.Religion had determined, it just could not sanction the union. The ceremony, however, was conducted by two ministers associated with the church. Strange indeed. The story of Debbie, as she is known, is told in another volume titled "I Ain't in Kansas No More', so it won't be retold here. Friend's of the couple, at the time of the marriage, declared strongly and often, that it would not last. Who knows? They may be correct. It has only been a little over thirty nine years now and its not over yet. Anything could happen.To quote Debbie, "I may not be the first or even the second but I hold the record." I as the author. and the second half of this union, am required by all good consciousness to state here and now my life has forever been the better because of Debbie. However, she most certainly has deserved more than she has received. She certainly got the short end of the stick. as the saying goes.That is when she married me, she deserved better than she got!
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses..." Hebrews 12:1a NIV "But Jesus said to him, "No one having put his hand to the plow...." Luke 9:62a NASB A real page turner! A real page turner! The extent of emotions embedded in this awe-inspiring, suspenseful collaboration of scripture and make-believe are endless! For just a short while, earth's atmosphere is charged with paranormal visitations by a select formidable biblical 'bad girls.' In a world of make-believe seven mortals will experience the most awe-inspiring encounters of their lives! By entities of the biblical kind! in the likes of Eve, Jezebel, etc., hell bent on telling their stories as only they can. Even the 'man, ' Adam, makes a surprise appearance. As such, the three couples, the Smiths, the Gibbons, the Whitmans, and joint friend, Stephanie Willis lives are impacted in ways never deemed feasible. And now, you too can share in the often hilarious, yet solemn, soul-searching invasion as the 'super' wittingly merges itself with the 'natural.' It's Supernatural!
Everyone knows fairies are supposed to fly and lightning C bugs are supposed to glow, right? This is a wonderful story of a friendship that begins when the two main characters are having a rough time with some life challenges. Lexi, a fairy, had an accident and clipped her wing. She cannot fly because of the accident. Bug, a lightning bug, cannot seem to find his glow. Both characters are feeling lonely and sad because they couldn't accomplish what comes easily to everyone else, they know. This first adventure is how the two met and helped each other through a tough time and is the first of many adventures to follow. Lexi and Bug build a lasting friendship despite their differences and have an amazing time on all their adventures. Their journey starts with an unusual situation in which both of the friends help each other accomplish their goals! It's filled with adventure and the joy of a newfound friendship. Following adventures will take the two traveling all over the world. Amazing adventures that will be fun and filled with history, local living, geography, life lessons, and how to see the best in any situation.
Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy is a delightful story about a loving relationship between two young children and their grandparents. Bean and Charlie spend a week with their grandparents each summer. They especially enjoy listening to Papa's stories. One afternoon, Bean asks Papa to tell a story about when he was a little boy. Papa's story has an unexpected surprise as he shares about a life-changing lesson he learned from two dogs, an annoying little girl, and Psalm 23:6.
The Bird Still Sings: Finding Resilience in Hard Times is an invaluable and inspiring account of stolen innocence, postpartum depression, and grief. Having emerged from a childhood that was scarred by trauma, poverty, and loss, Grace has become a picture of resilience, joy, and positivity. Grace is passionate about helping others find a path forward through the hardships of their lives.
This book, written by my Mother, is a factual account of what happened to her aristocratic family when the Bolsheviks seized power in the October Revolution of 1.917. Every word spoken at the time was recorded in my mothers diary. The reader will soon understand how vital her survival depended on what was said - to and by - her, and the words quoted as direct discourse are as nearly as possible a faithful account of her experience during that horrific, outrageous period in Russian history. Elizabeth Antonova and her family were all too obvious a target. for the paranoid, xenophobic, and culture hating Revolutionaries. Her lonely, deprived months in prison were punctuated by relentless interrogations by devious, brutal inquisitors. tinder great psychological and physical duress she withstood her persecutors by adamantly insisting on her innocence, and finally - at long last - she triumphed.Although Elizabeth Antonova's tile contains much suffering and sadness, the book is an exhilarating read, affording the privilege of intimacy with a wonderful writer and courageous woman who embodies the nobility of the human spirit. I am so very proud of her.
A small peaceful college town in southern Ohio is suddenly rocked by a serial killer who targets young pretty Coeds. Geoge Coleman, the College Police chief struggles to find the killer with his limited police force. Even with the help of the local city police force and the FBI, the killer manages to escape the tight police net. George's best friend, Ron Pritchard (an auxiliary policeman) has graduated from the college and has secured an engineering position in Cleveland. Ron is unable to help in the search for the killer since he goes to Cleveland. Ron's fiancé is still a student at the college, and they are trying to keep up a long distance romance. Several young women eventually fall victim to the killer. The pressure on the police force mounts with each new victim. The killer then kidnaps Ron's fiancé, and everyone believes her to be dead except Ron who returns to the college campus to help George. Together they enter a deadly adventure in an attempt to track down the killer who has found a perfect hiding place.
The decisions we take at every crossroad in our lives shape our destiny. Egypt, after the Second World War, was torn between the East and West. Occupied by the British and ruled by a corrupt King, it was inevitable that by 1952 the country would be convulsed by a military revolution. We follow four young people born during the occupation and learn how their lives and loves intertwine with the political events of their country. Nadia lives a western lifestyle but suffers the intellectual and physical repressions imposed upon her by a conservative Moslem father. Melanie, whose mother is British, enjoys the semblance of a free and emancipated life in a world that never completely accepts her. Sammy, brought up in England, is still a product of the Middle East. He succeeds in escaping from the political restrictions of the military regime, but cannot escape his macho culture. Hassan is the victim of his ideals. His belief in the revolution is shattered when he perceives the corruption of the new government and when the Egyptian Army is defeated in the Suez Canal War. Through the adventure, romance, joy, and tragedy of our four protagonists, we get a glimpse of life in the Middle East in the fifties and sixties.
A small peaceful college town in southern Ohio is suddenly rocked by a serial killer who targets young pretty Coeds. Geoge Coleman, the College Police chief struggles to find the killer with his limited police force. Even with the help of the local city police force and the FBI, the killer manages to escape the tight police net. George's best friend, Ron Pritchard (an auxiliary policeman) has graduated from the college and has secured an engineering position in Cleveland. Ron is unable to help in the search for the killer since he goes to Cleveland. Ron's fiancé is still a student at the college, and they are trying to keep up a long distance romance. Several young women eventually fall victim to the killer. The pressure on the police force mounts with each new victim. The killer then kidnaps Ron's fiancé, and everyone believes her to be dead except Ron who returns to the college campus to help George. Together they enter a deadly adventure in an attempt to track down the killer who has found a perfect hiding place.
Where are you going when you croak? Where will you spend eternity? Just how sure are you of your answer to that question? What do you place your faith in? How reliable is your source of spiritual information, or even your comprehension of that information? Let me take you on a journey, a search for truth. Let's discover a "VECTOR" which can be trusted in all circumstances. When it comes to your eternal destiny you need to be sure, beyond a shadow of a doubt. There are many who believe that they are on the right pathway yet will find out when it is too late that they have been misguided. Some of these people are my friends. They are honest, generous, caring, and loving yet they lack the one essential understanding, without which they are in great jeopardy. Come with us as we search for that essential ingredient of life. It is the sure understanding of what I call, "the saving knowledge."
Where are you going when you croak? Where will you spend eternity? Just how sure are you of your answer to that question? What do you place your faith in? How reliable is your source of spiritual information, or even your comprehension of that information? Let me take you on a journey, a search for truth. Let's discover a "VECTOR" which can be trusted in all circumstances. When it comes to your eternal destiny you need to be sure, beyond a shadow of a doubt. There are many who believe that they are on the right pathway yet will find out when it is too late that they have been misguided. Some of these people are my friends. They are honest, generous, caring, and loving yet they lack the one essential understanding, without which they are in great jeopardy. Come with us as we search for that essential ingredient of life. It is the sure understanding of what I call, "the saving knowledge."
Fu Xianning, thrust into the turmoil of a Mongol invasion, grapples with intrigue and danger as he unexpectedly receives a bride from a distant realm. The origins of this mysterious bride raise haunting questions: is she a spy orchestrated by Fu Xianning's arch-nemesis, Zhou, or a mere pawn ensnared in the ruthless dance of war and survival? Amidst the looming threat of invasion, even the once-secure throne teeters on the brink of ruin, heightening the stakes for the kingdom. Fu Xianning, a General must navigate a treacherous landscape of loyalty, deception, and unforeseen alliances. In a world where trust is scarce, the kingdom's fate and Fu Xianning's position hang in precarious balance. Set against the backdrop of a Mongol invasion, this tale weaves a narrative of love, mystery, and political intrigue, unraveling the complexities of power and desire in a time where survival is a precarious dance and no one is immune to the shadows of war. Will Fu Xianning uncover the mysteries surrounding his bride, or will the kingdom succumb to the looming threat on the horizon? The answers lie in the heart of a gripping story where romance collides with the relentless tide of history.
Dennis Carbonaro, a young man who hopes to become a lawyer, is the son of Dominic Carbonaro, a first-grade NYPD homicide detective. When Dennis' older brother, Ray, is arrested and tried for robbery and murder, Dennis is drawn into the case and concocts a plan to help Ray's defense. He enlists Ray's girlfriend, Kathy Reynolds, to help, and as they implement the plan, they fall in love, each feeling guilty for betraying Ray. The plan leads to unexpected consequences, betrayals, and more murders. The police department orders Dennis' father not to interfere in the investigation of his sons, but Dominic decides that family is thicker than "the job," and he assists Ray's defense attorney. Another detective, Bob McConnell, a long time adversary of Dominic is determined to put one or both of Dominic's sons in prison, and this conflict culminates in a dramatic ending.
Author Manly E. Hogg weaves a tale of romance, family, and redemption in his new romance novel, "Born To Be Colored Together".Inspired by a poem Hogg wrote while on duty in the Gulf War, "Born To Be Colored Together" tells the story of a Native American college student and an African American student who meet, fall in love and then find themselves in a situation where they have to prove themselves worthy of respect and acceptance from one another's parents. Spanning across the campus of USC in South Carolina, to Los Angeles, to South Dakota, "Born To Be Colored Together" combines historical detail with an intriguing, realistic romance story. Readers will find themselves drawn into a new world of possibility in the pages of this well-crafted new novel.
The Civil War from A to Z is written from Two Points of View so that one can begin to understand how the United States was torn apart by war not so very long ago. For example, "A, Antebellum" is first told from the North's perspective and then from the South's. This book is written for young people studying the Civil War in grades 4-8.
In this writing, you will find the life story of one army aviator from high school to retirement. It begins with a young Iowa farm boy searching for a career field and finding a lifelong association with the U S Army Aviation Branch. I had the opportunity to get into the farming business with my father, but finding all the hard work that is involved, I decided to enlist in the army and attend the flight training program, and work at a career in aviation. This life story begins with enlistment, basic training, flight school, and a life in the flying world. It covers two deployments to Vietnam, each was one year in length, a segment with the Iowa and Alabama Army National Guard, and sixteen years of being stationed at the home of army aviation, Fort Rucker, Alabama. I was a ground and flight simulator instructor for a civilian contractor, Flight Safety International, following my retirement from the military. I also worked with a FAR part 135 Charter company in Iowa. With that company I flew Piper Azetec, Navaho, Cessna 182, 210, 340, 402, and 414. I also flew a Skymaster part-time. I was assigned duties as chief pilot for them. My last assignment was with Simcom Training Centers in Scottsdale, Arizona; Miami, Florida; and Orlando, Florida. While I worked with them, I had duties of ground, flight simulator, and aircraft flight instruction. I was also selected as assistant training center manager, ultimately ending up my career as the director of business of Jet Training in Miami, Florida. Simcom was a FAR Part 142 Training Center. After leaving them in 2002, I moved to Iowa for a life of retired living. Some of the photos have dates of 2015 on them. This was when I made copies of the originals. All the dates, places, and facts are accurate, to the best of my memory.
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