The Ribbon Untied: A Journey to Finding a Family

The Ribbon Untied: A Journey to Finding a Family
Author: Ann Eklund
Publisher:
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2021-08-21
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781737211723

Are you searching for someone missing from your family tree? Ann was. Her husband, Chuck, was born out of wedlock in 1944 and raised by his mother, Mary Lou, and a stepfather. Chuck grew up an only child, thinking that his mother was the only blood relative he had. After his stepfather dies of a heart attack in 1966 and Mary Lou succumbs to cancer in 1972, Chuck needs to sell the family home. As Chuck and Ann clean everything out of Mary Lou's house, they unearth a shoebox full of love letters tied with a red ribbon. Postmarked during World War II and addressed to Mary Lou, the letters were written over a span of two and a half years-by an American pilot. Could he be Chuck's missing father? With no effective way to search and no one to ask, Chuck and Ann can only ponder and speculate. Until the world wide web comes into existence! Aided by the tools of the internet and her own tenacity, Ann embarks on a genealogical quest to unravel the mystery . . .

Journey to Love

Journey to Love
Author: June Masters Bacher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1985
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780890814536

Shamed by her father's drunken indulgences and his promise to sell her as a wife, Rachel Buchanan escapes her house to join a wagon train bound for the West. With her faith in God as Provider, she agrees to a quick marriage to a man she does not love.

Girl of the Limberlost

Girl of the Limberlost
Author: Gene Stratton-Porter
Publisher: Applewood Books
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2006-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1557092923

Reprint. Originally published: New York: Grosset & Dunlap, A1909.

Sophie's World

Sophie's World
Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages: 599
Release: 2007-03-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466804270

A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

Known

Known
Author: Dick Foth
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2017-06-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0735289751

In an often shallow and fast-paced world, how can we really know and be known by another person? How do we make true friends? The Digital Age is all about change, but the need for true friendship never changes. You are designed for real engagement with others---for affirmation that goes beyond a simple “like” on social media, for connection over meals, for hope and excitement about the future. Above all, you need to be known and accepted for who you are. But how do you find and maintain this kind of friendship in a fluid and frenetic culture? In Known, Dick and Ruth Foth offer inspiration and proven practices to build relationships through personal storytelling and affirmation. They draw on years of mentoring, rich relationships, and the model of Jesus to show you why friendship is one of the keys to a full life and the greatest gift we can give to each other.

The Untethered Soul

The Untethered Soul
Author: Michael A. Singer
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2007-10-03
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1608820491

#1 New York Times bestseller What would it be like to free yourself from limitations and soar beyond your boundaries? What can you do each day to discover inner peace and serenity? The Untethered Soul offers simple yet profound answers to these questions. Whether this is your first exploration of inner space, or you’ve devoted your life to the inward journey, this book will transform your relationship with yourself and the world around you. You’ll discover what you can do to put an end to the habitual thoughts and emotions that limit your consciousness. By tapping into traditions of meditation and mindfulness, author and spiritual teacher Michael A. Singer shows how the development of consciousness can enable us all to dwell in the present moment and let go of painful thoughts and memories that keep us from achieving happiness and self-realization. Copublished with the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) The Untethered Soul begins by walking you through your relationship with your thoughts and emotions, helping you uncover the source and fluctuations of your inner energy. It then delves into what you can do to free yourself from the habitual thoughts, emotions, and energy patterns that limit your consciousness. Finally, with perfect clarity, this book opens the door to a life lived in the freedom of your innermost being. The Untethered Soul has already touched the lives of more than a million readers, and is available in a special hardcover gift edition with ribbon bookmark—the perfect gift for yourself, a loved one, or anyone who wants a keepsake edition of this remarkable book. Visit www.untetheredsoul.com for more information.

Old Maggie’S Spirit Whispers

Old Maggie’S Spirit Whispers
Author: Jeanne McElvaney
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2011-08-15
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1463430868

Lyrical and nostalgic, Old Maggies Spirit Whispers gives you the simplicity, trust, and connections to ignite your own spirit insights. Its like riding your bike on a sweet summer day, exploring all the familiar places knowing the real adventure is taking place deep inside. There is nothing common about the friendship between a muse as ageless and solitary as the oak trees in Paddington Cove and a proper, young lady of Jane Austens England. Old Maggie is guided by serendipity, intuition, and coincidence. Lydia has only known the dictates of family and social expectations. Together they find their way to unexpected treasures that celebrate their spirits. You already have your answers. With 55 spirit whispers, this tale reminds you to listen.

The Giver

The Giver
Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 054434068X

The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. This movie tie-in edition features cover art from the movie and exclusive Q&A with members of the cast, including Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites and Cameron Monaghan.