Egg Money Quilts

Egg Money Quilts
Author: Eleanor Burns
Publisher: Quilt in a Day.
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005-10
Genre: Afghans (Coverlets)
ISBN: 9781891776199

Presents instructions for creating thirteen traditional patterns that gained popularity in the 1930s.

Custodial Grandparenting

Custodial Grandparenting
Author: Bert Hayslip, Jr., PhD
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2005-10-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0826119999

This unique book examines variability among custodial grandparent caregivers. It focuses on diversity among grandparent-headed families in domestic and international settings, with over 35 contributors exploring the many factors that contribute to such diversity. It also examines diversity across individual differences, especially those of gender and age, ethnicity and race, and culture. An awareness of their uniqueness is essential to the process of understanding the demands of custodial grandparents' new roles, and in providing appropriate services to them. Whatever the reason, most grandparents raising grandchildren never anticipated that they would parent again. For most, this new role causes significant upheaval in their lives. Problems contributing to stress may include having to give up or reduce hours of work, early retirement, and providing financial and emotional support for their grandchildren. This book is a valuable resource for practitioners and extension educators who work with grandparents raising their grandchildren. It provides a wealth of information and a basis on which national and state-run services can evaluate their current policies and devise funds, services, and programs that will help this growing population successfully raise their grandchildren.

Four Pillars of Wisdom A Grandmother’s Love

Four Pillars of Wisdom A Grandmother’s Love
Author: Da'Ron Cox
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2024-09-29
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

At the tender age of 3 years old Da'Ron's grandmother taught him her 4 Pillars of Wisdom to prepare him for what he would face in the world as a BLACK MAN. The 4 Pillars are Education, Math, Politics, and Religion. She explained that to no fault of his own he had two things working against him from conception to inception. He was BLACK and one day he would be a MAN. Statistically Da'Ron was DOOMED! The 4 Pillars will show the impact it had on a young boy who decided to walk the tight rope of the street life and falling off after being forewarned about the consequences that come with that choice of lifestyle. Although given an opportunity to be and do something special with his life he decided to go left. Da'Ron Cox grew up in the Homewood-Brushton community on the East Side of the city of Pittsburgh PA. He has been incarcerated for 27 years. He was convicted for a homicide at the age of 18 years old. Despite his incarceration he has found a way to honor his grandmother's legacy, while striving to be a voice to make a positive impact in someone's life so they can avoid the trappings of the street life. As he continues to fight for his freedom Da'Ron reaches to achieve academic success, completing two correspondence courses in Small Business Management and Real Estate Appraisal.

My Great-Grandmother's Lost, Banned, Burned Book

My Great-Grandmother's Lost, Banned, Burned Book
Author: Maureen Polasek Viaclovsky
Publisher: Maureen Viaclovsky
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2010-09-08
Genre:
ISBN: 1453793828

In 1926, my great-grandmother, Marie Dujka Jez, published a book in the Czech language, entitled Katechismus Manzelu. It reflects her progressive 1900s-era philosophy and advice about the purpose of life, marriage, birth control, parenting, natural home remedies, sexuality and other topics considered taboo or controversial at that time. My mother, Bessie Ann Jez Polasek, was intrigued by the book as a child because she was forbidden to read it. Eventually, all but a few copies were lost, banned or burned, because relatives and others fiercely objected to many of Marie's freethinking ideas. In 1979, Bessie finally located a copy of her grandmother's book. Subsequently, she translated it, using a Czech dictionary and manual typewriter. In 1985, I continued my mother's adventure, by enriching the original publication with genealogy research and recollections from relatives and elders. This project has been a "labor of love" that I am pleased to share with others.

NIV, Grandmother's Bible, eBook

NIV, Grandmother's Bible, eBook
Author: Various Authors,
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 7923
Release: 2010-06-01
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 0310408776

For many women, being a grandmother is God’s finest gift—they have achieved great depth of experience and breadth of love, and they have grandchildren with whom to share these qualities. The Grandmother’s Bible is the first Bible published for this active, engaged, Bible-reading audience. Over 60 well-known Christian women—including Ruth Graham, Elisa Morgan, Elizabeth George, Thelma Wells, Karen Kingsbury, and Carol Cymbala—share their thoughts, stories, and encouragement in this Bible’s articles and daily devotionals. With a focus on daily prayer, this uniquely personal Bible offers guidance, inspiration, and practical tools as grandmothers share their love and God’s Word with their grandchildren. Features: • 365 devotions – readings draw grandmothers closer to their Lord and to their grandchildren • Grandchild in Focus – a simple plan to help grandmothers pray regularly for their grandchildren • Praying the Scriptures for Your Grandchild – Bible verses in a prayer format • Stories to Share – over 150 key Bible stories ideal for sharing specific life lessons • Talking Points – a practical guide for using Scripture to discuss over 40 relevant topics, such as salvation, knowing God’s will, friendship, etc. • Perspectives – original, thought-provoking articles addressing personal aspirations and the joys and challenges of being a grandmother • Special sleeve to hold grandchild’s photo • Custom presentation pages • Two-color design in an easy-to-read type • Book introductions, topical index, and more • Complete New International Version

The Double and the Gambler

The Double and the Gambler
Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2007-01-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307279715

The award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky have given us the definitive version of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s strikingly original short novels, The Double and The Gambler.The Double is a surprisingly modern hallucinatory nightmare–foreshadowing Kafka and Sartre–in which a minor official named Goliadkin becomes aware of a mysterious doppelganger, a man who has his name and his face and who gradually and relentlessly begins to displace him with his friends and colleagues. The Gambler is a stunning psychological portrait of a young man's exhilarating and destructive addiction to gambling, a compulsion that Dostoevsky–who once gambled away his young wife's wedding ring–knew intimately from his own experience. In chronicling the disastrous love affairs and gambling adventures of Alexei Ivanovich, Dostoevsky explores the irresistible temptation to look into the abyss of ultimate risk that he believed was an essential part of the Russian national character.