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"I am stockpiling antibiotics for the apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen," Anne Lamott admits at the beginning of Almost Everything. Despair and uncertainty surround us: in the headlines, in our families, and in ourselves. But even when life is at its bleakest--when everything makes us feel, as Lamott puts it, "doomed, stunned, exhausted, and overly caffeinated" --the seeds of rejuvenation are...
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"Anne Lamott writes about community, family and faith in essays that are wise, irreverent, funny and poignant - a style that has become her trademark. Now in Small Victories, Lamott has once again written a brilliant and insightful book that offers a message of hope that celebrates the triumph of light over the darkness in our lives. Our victories over hardships and pain may be small, they may be infrequent, but they keep us going and they often come...
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Lamott explores how we find meaning and peace when life lurches out of balance; where we start again after personal and public devastation; how we recapture wholeness after loss; and how we locate our true identities in this frazzled age. We begin, Lamott says, by collecting the ripped shreds of our emotional and spiritual fabric and sewing them back together, one stitch at a time.
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More than 1.5 million copies sold! What if you discovered that the life you already have is the life you've always wanted? What if joy is possible right where you are? New York Times bestselling author Ann Voskamp invites you to embrace everyday blessings and embark on the transformative journey of chronicling God's gifts.
How can you find joy in the midst of deadlines, debt, drama, and even the death of loved ones? What
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Lamott explores how and where people find meaning in the modern, frantic age, especially after personal and public devastation; how to recapture peace and balance after loss; and how to locate the spiritual identities in these frazzled times.
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Your deepest pain can be your greatest hope.This powerful memoir from Grammy Awardwinner Ashley Cleveland reminds us that even in the lowest times of our lives, beauty can shine through.Ashley Cleveland grew up in a Southern family fractured by alcoholism, homosexuality, and the collapse of her parents marriage. She knew from the start that she was the good-for-nothing black sheep of her divided home, and she quickly learned to play the part.Yet in...
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In Resilient, Eldredge provides skills and tools to strengthen your heart and soul--and reveals a path toward genuine recovery and resilience provided by Jesus himself. Drawing on wisdom from Scripture and Christian tradition, and illustrated throughout with powerful, true stories of grit and survival, Resilient will help readers recover from the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic; tap into "supernatural graces" like the river of life that God promises...
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When hope of a cure is unearthed after three hundred years, the weathered Captain Ford Taylor and young Corporal James Bell must journey through an American Inland long overtaken by the roaming corpses of the living dead. After secret betrayals are brought against them in an allied outpost, adventure whisks them off into the depths of the Inland wilds, there to meet new friends, encounter ruthless enemies, and discover the truth of the hidden world...
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"Adopt a lifestyle of thanksgiving and discover that no matter how messy life gets, God will make it good. Each moment that you're given is a precious gift from God. You can choose to have a thankful attitude and live each moment full of joy, simply because God is good. In The Power of Thank You, renowned Bible teacher and #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer encourages us to take a look at ourselves and the importance of being thankful....
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Trouble's brewing at the Chocolate Factory! Company president Nebby K. Nezzer announces that his workers may eat as many bunnies as they like! But Rack, Shack and Benny remember that their parents taught them not to eat too much candy. Can the boys do what's right even when all their friends are doing something else? What about that 90-foot chocolate bunny? Find out how risky it can be to resist peer pressure and stand up for what you believe in!
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