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"An illuminating debut following three women in sub-Saharan Africa as they search for home and family. Leona, an isolated American anthropologist, gives birth to a baby girl in a remote Maasai village and must decide how she can be a mother, in spite of her own grim childhood. Jane, a lonely expat wife, follows her husband to the tropics and learns just how fragile life is. Simi, a barren Maasai woman, must confront her infertility in a society in...
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The New York Times—bestselling humorist's classic Mother's Day column on motherhood, featuring the original art.
Erma Bombeck remains one of America's favorite humorists. “When God Created Mothers” republishes one of her most popular Mother's Day columns as an illustrated keepsake book that offers a touching description of all the characteristics a mother must possess.
When it first appeared in Erma Bombeck's Mother's Day column in 1974, “When...
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"Mommyhood at its Finest" is a captivating collection of poems that beautifully captures the essence of motherhood. This book takes readers on a heartfelt journey through the joys, challenges, and unconditional love experienced by mothers. Each poem is a reflection of the unique bond between a mother and child, exploring the tender moments, the sleepless nights, and the overwhelming emotions that come with the journey of motherhood. With its lyrical...
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A supportive guide for mothers from the author named by Christianity Today as one of the top fifty women influencing today's church and culture.
Mom to Mom strongly encourages every mom who wrestles with the frustrations and fears of motherhood. Elisa Morgan reassures you that you don't need all the answers about mothering as long as you know where to go with the questions. In brief, heart-to-heart chapters, she shares biblical principles and the...
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Aching to expand from a couple to a family, Jeff Gammage-a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer-and his wife, Christine, embarked upon a journey that would carry them across a shifting landscape of emotion and through miles of red tape and bureaucratic protocol. On the other side of the world-in the smog-choked city of Changsha in Hunan Province-a silent, stoic little girl was waiting for them: Jin Yu, their new daughter. Now they would have to...
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"Reclaiming Home" is for the modern parent who is tired of living life on empty. Pushing back against the distractions, disconnection, and short cuts that hijack strong families, this book offers practical, life-giving solutions that any parent can implement. While we often hear about the negative effects of culture on our families, we are rarely offered the tools needed to build our family differently. "Reclaiming Home" is a parent's guidebook, providing...
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Moms need their laughs just as much as anyone, especially when they have to relieve the stress of cranky kids, oblivious spouses, and the challenges of balancing work and family while keeping it all together-at least on the surface! “Mom Jokes” is a collection of more than 300 snarky, sassy, and witty jokes for moms, such as... Every Mother's Day my children make me breakfast in bed. Good thing I taught them how to make bottomless mimosas. Q:...
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"Ah Jeeeze, not another book about Autism." But this one is different! It's not all rainbows, unicorns and blessings. The Dark Side of Autism puts raising a child with special needs into perspective with no sugar coating of the reality.
With firsthand experience raising a nonverbal child with autism and epilepsy, Angela talks openly and honestly about the true challenges parents face raising a child on the spectrum. With contentious opinions and...
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You Were Born Happy. You Were Born to Be Happy. You Were Born to Raise Happy.
Being a mom is a lot of work. Being a mom of a spirited child can be exceptionally challenging. Moms who want to change their stress and anxiety levels and make a difference in the lives of their children and family need to take steps towards wellness. Maureen Lake teaches moms:
• The reason why parenting a spirited child can cause more stress and anxiety than parenting...
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The Empowered Child is a valuable resource for conscious moms who are frustrated by a child who won't follow directions and are looking for a better way.
Ever feel bad for losing control and screaming, only to contend with the guilt of being mean and the madness of a child who still won't listen? After working with moms who wished life as a parent wasn't so stressful, Mary Tan shows moms how to raise a child while staying cool, calm, and collected...
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From the experts at Parenting magazine and popular mommy blogger Meagan Francis, The Happiest Mom combines the latest happiness research with the insight and experience of a mother of five. Francis demonstrates that motherhood doesn't have to be an obstacle to joy. Drawing on recent happiness research, conversations with hundreds of other moms, and her own experience as a mother, Francis shares her ten secrets to happy motherhood in this down-to-earth,...
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Behind Closed Doors tells the story of two mothers who began investigating serious health issues in their own son and daughter-and ended up writing an expose about the declining health of an entire generation of American children. In their relentless attempts to improve the health of their own children, they uncovered harmful trends in our food, pharmaceuticals, and environment, all stemming from weak laws and conflicts of interest. What they discovered...
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Did you become a mom and immediately find that your career no longer works for you? Do you long to be doing something different, but aren't sure what or how? Or how you'll even find time and energy to make it happen with such a busy life?
After more than a decade of personal experience in picking the exact wrong careers, Kayla Berg offers a much easier and simpler way to find soulful, meaningful work that is both a joy to do and works with the demands...
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Motherhood doesn't have to mean losing yourself . . .
Most moms are grateful they make the choice to be a stay-at-home mom (SAHM), but after a couple of years, they may feel like they're losing their mind. The alternative is going back to work, but that doesn't seem right either.
Flex mom is for mothers who want a third model of motherhood, somewhere between stay-at-home mom and working mom. This third way is to be the primary caregiver for their...
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The Well-Crafted Mom is a do-it-yourself guide for making a life you love. Kathleen Ann Harper blends been-in-your-shoes stories and inspirational craft projects with smart self-care solutions for moms. In The Well-Crafted Mom, Harper links simple craft projects to life coaching tools to give moms creative reminders of what they've learned in each chapter, like how to grapple with mommy guilt; ways to tell the difference between having a mess and...
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This Born from Kidney Transplant Mother book is written from the author's experience as kidney transplant. She was in the end stage kidney failure and received a live kidney transplant from her sister. Afterward, she had gone to have three experienced pregnancy with miscarriage, stillbirth and prematurity. It is based on some theory and 12 years of data collections about the condition of the kidney transplant mother before pregnancy, during pregnancy...
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Identity crisis, isolation, and extreme stress are often characteristics of new mothers. It doesn't have to be this way. Cherie Pasion proactively tackles these issues in It's Your Birth...Right and gives professional women a roadmap to emotionally prepare for a calm transition from their high-achieving role to being at home with a newborn.
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This Earth-and money-saving guide to sustainable living empowers families everywhere to fight climate change by making practical lifestyle changes-at home at their own pace.
Expert author Julia Rockwell provides a road map to simplify and streamline our lives in a way that benefits overall well-being and the health of the planet-all without sacrificing comforts or turning our lives upside down. And to do so you...
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