Can't Wait Till Christmas

Can't Wait Till Christmas
Author: Mike Huckabee
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2010-10-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101647892

A New York Times bestseller! One of America's most prominent and personable politicians shares his mischievous side in a heartwarming story of a childhood Christmas. Mike is desperate to get a football for Christmas. Then one day in the middle of December, a box that looks the exact right size appears under his family's Christmas tree. Mike just can't handle the temptation! He convinces his sister Pat that they should open their gifts and play with them THIS INSTANT. And that's what they do. But on Christmas morning, the muddy football gives them away. After talking about the real meaning of Christmas and how some things are worth waiting for, Mike and Pat learn the benefit of patience, making the following Christmas more delightful than ever.

I Can't Wait Until Christmas

I Can't Wait Until Christmas
Author: Linda Lee Maifair
Publisher: Golden Books
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1989
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780307004567

Big Bird finds it difficult waiting till Christmas despite his Grandmother's helpful advice.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: It’s Christmas!

Chicken Soup for the Soul: It’s Christmas!
Author: Jack Canfield
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2013-10-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1611599253

This collection of 101 festive holiday stories will warm readers' hearts and spread the wonder of the holiday season with its tales of love, joy, and awe. A fantastic holiday gift and a great way to start the season! Christmas is an exciting and joyous time of year, a time of family, friends, and traditions. You will delight in reading the 101 merry and heartwarming stories about holiday traditions, family, and goodwill. Remember, all our stories are 2Santa safe3 so they can be enjoyed by the whole family.

Prepare Him Room

Prepare Him Room
Author: Marty Machowski
Publisher: New Growth Press
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1939946549

Share God's best gift with your family this year and start a lifetime of traditions with this gospel-focused, four-week Advent family devotional. Each week includes Bible readings, fun Christmas activities, songs, and an original Christmas story.

Chained

Chained
Author: Susie Hirschi
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2014-09-25
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1628386851

They say family is where you find solace, a safe haven, but what if the same people who are supposed to protect you, are the ones who abuse you? Chained: The Lives of Six Children tells the sad but bitter reality of pain and suffering that starts at home. Abuse can forever mark the abused, but some are remarkably strong. Witness the essence of survival and true strength amidst the darkest of sufferings

The Black Car Business Volume 2

The Black Car Business Volume 2
Author: Jonathan Ashley
Publisher: Down & Out Books
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2018-09-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The “black car” has appeared both conspicuously and inconspicuously throughout the annals of fiction—its presence both mysterious and menacing, its appearance enough to pause your heart. It’s the sedan just within sight that seems to be mimicking your speed and movements as you walk down the dark deserted street late at night. As the hairs rise on the back of your neck you wonder, Who is behind the wheel and what is the driver’s intent? It’s The Black Car Business and its presence means your life is about to abruptly change. You try to assure yourself there’s nothing wrong, but your pace quickens nonetheless, and soon you’re running, desperate for that narrow sliver between two buildings to slip through, the one too narrow for the black car to pass through. It’s that car parked just down the block that sends chills down your spine and keeps you awake throughout the night. It’s the sanctuary you race toward when you’re being chased, only to explode when you turn the key. It’s the one that skids off the icy mountain overpass and plunges into the cavernous grotto. It’s where Clemenza garrotes Carlo just as he’s about to be driven to the airport. It’s The Black Car Business. If The Black Car Business Volume 1 made you nervous Volume 2 will have you climbing the walls. Here are eleven fresh takes on that ominous black whip coming out of nowhere to stun and lay waste to your psyche. You may lose a few nights sleep but we promise it will be worth it. Contributors: Jonathan Ashley, Brett Battles, Kathy Bennett, Austin S. Camacho, Tim Ellis, Ty Hutchinson, Rick Murcer, Richie Narvaez, Gary Ponzo, Jeff Soloway, and Frank Zafiro.

Portals of Promise

Portals of Promise
Author: Debbie Pushor
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2013-10-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9462093865

Working with parents is a significant aspect of educators’ roles, yet it is rare to find curriculum in teacher education programs designed to prepare individuals to consider, in philosophical, theoretical, and pedagogical ways, who they will be in relationship with parents and why. Schools, therefore, remain hierarchical structures in which parents are marginalized in relation to decisions affecting teaching and learning. This book begins with Pushor’s conceptualization of a “curriculum of parents,” a curriculum which explores beliefs and assumptions about parents, a vision for education in which educators work alongside parents and family members in the learning and care of children, and a desire for reform. She describes a curriculum of parents, in the form of three graduate teacher education courses, which she lived out in relationship with students. Graduate students then capture their experiences immersed in this curriculum – what they each took up, how it shaped their knowledge, attitudes, and practices, and how they lived it out as they returned to their classrooms, schools, and early learning centres. This book is a storied account of their intense immersion in a curriculum of parents and the resulting impact living that curriculum has had on who they are in relation to parents and families. It is an honest and vulnerable account of their shared and individual journeys. They puzzle over the complexities and the successes of their work and the resulting impact. This is not a book of best practice, but an invitation to other educators to consider, as they did, what they do and how it could be different.

The Wrong Spouse

The Wrong Spouse
Author: Tonjetta Turner
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2019-10-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1796063797

Vanessa James is a woman who is determined to not let her past decide her future. She has had a bad life filled with heartache and pain. She has the scars to prove what she has been through. With a need to survive and turn her life around, Vanessa makes changes in her life that will have her never feeling the same. When Vanessa takes a job at Kingston Inc. as a personal assistant to Maurice Kingston little does she know that her past was the least of problems but her feelings for her married boss was going to cost her some much pain. Maurice Kingston is a man who has it all. He owns a very lucrative ad company with his brother and he has a very stunning wife. But for Maurice what all that looks like roses on the outside surely doesn't smell like roses on the inside. Having Vanessa as Maurice’s assistant helps to open his eyes to his life and awakes some feelings deep down inside that could alter his need to grow his company and his family. Maurice finds out he may have made some bad decisions. Now he has to figure out where he went wrong. Did he choose the wrong life or just the "Wrong Spouse"?