What happens when a mother and her 16-year-old son drop everything to bike across the country?On the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail, they struggle up hills in the pouring rain, they feel soreness in muscles they didn’t know they had, and they learn more about each other than they ever knew before. When licensed clinical therapist and self-proclaimed “reluctant adventurer” Leah Day felt herself drifting from her son, Oakley, she decided to make a drasti...

This is the story of Leah Day’s goddess quilts.Leah’s creative journey began with the birth of her son and the conception of her first goddess quilt in 2007. While making that quilt, she found the vehicle for change and self-discovery she’d been searching for her whole life.This is Leah’s story of transformation and how each goddess quilt in this series pushed her to become a better woman, wife, mother, and quilter.This is not a book about any known goddesses from m...

When Grandma disappears without a trace, Mally Spencer doesn't know what to think and certainly didn't expect to find her within a magical quilt.A chance discovery in Grandma's sewing room catapults Mally into the world of Quilst, where everything is made of fabric and stuffed animals can come to life. Is this where Grandma has been the whole time?Mally sets off to search, but is quickly caught by the powerful Queen of Quilst. In order to free herself, Mally must overcome h...

This edited volume examines the ways in which the representation of female teachers on television has developed from the advent of the medium up to the present day. Despite the widely feminized nature of the teaching profession, the first depictions of female teachers on television did not occur until over a century later. Contributors analyze a variety of programs spanning time periods, audiences, and genre to provide insight into the past, present, and future trajectory ...

Lest we forget… A poignant tale of love and loss for fans of Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn.It's 2003 and at over 100 years old, Selma Dixon is the last link to the hidden truth behind her village's refusal to honour its war dead.1914 saw the Yorkshire village of West Sharland send its men off to fight, including Selma's brothers and her sweetheart Guy. But when Guy is badly wounded and returns home on leave, the horrific reality of war is fully realised in the village....

An Evangelism Tool for a New Generation.Today’s seekers are far more likely to be open to prayer than a traditional gospel presentation. This beautifully designed book is unintimidating, inviting, and effective. It’s a seven-day journey through the Lord’s prayer. Each day explores a new petition in the Lord’s prayer and helps show the reader the prayer’s importance and impact. The author offers reflection questions, prayer prompts, and sample prayers to help reader...

Forty Days of Yoga is a powerful resource for anyone interested in committing to a home yoga practice.  Drawing on her years of home practice experience, yoga teacher and writer Kara-Leah Grant examines many of the obstacles - both internal and external - that one can face when undertaking a self-directed practice, especially while living an ordinary life in the busy, modern world.  Packed full of ingeniously practical worksheets and exa...

Inside every woman's body, there's a battle going on: a battle between lean, toned muscle and soft, flabby fat. Now, the experts at Women's Health give readers the final word on winning that battle and staying fit and trim for life. They've boiled down the most authoritative health, fitness, and nutrition advice into one simple, effective, life-altering plan. Backed by groundbreaking research, The Women's Health Diet is a proven program that actually works with a reader's...

When was the last time you looked in the mirror and spoke kindly to your body? What do you think God would say?Discover how speaking from your spirit partnered with the Holy Spirit can heal your relationship with your body and bring you into proper alignment spirit-soul-body as you drop the pounds.Are you done trying to willpower your way through another diet or exercise program? Done excluding food groups or not being able to have a normal...

Inspired by Jon Krakauer’s Under the Banner of Heaven and Jess Walter’s Every Knee Shall Bow, WHEN THE MOON TURNS TO BLOOD explores modern-day survivalism and end-times extremism through the story of Lori Vallow and her husband, grave digger turned doomsday novelist, Chad Daybell.When police in Rexburg, Idaho perform a wellness check on seven J.J. Vallow and his sister, sixteen-year-old Tylee Ryan, both children are nowhere to be found. Their moth...

Gary L. FriedmanWorried about all of the noise being made about Artificial Intelligence? Don't know whether to believe the hype or the apocalyptic predictions? Losing sleep over our all-too-certain dystopian future? In this collection of essays, 24 experts from a variety of different fields provide perspective and insight into what AI is and isn't, contrasting the crucial differences of AI vs. Human Intelligence (it's more nuanced than you think), and the surprising ways they can w...

What does Gods voice sound like? Does God still call regular people to do remarkable things? Can God really change a lukewarm life into a passionate and energetic life lived for him?Cofounders of Beautiful Day Foundation tell the inspiring story of how the foundation was born, each from their unique but similar perspectives! Coauthors and fastest friends ever Leah and Michele desire to share things they have seen firsthand along their marvelous faith voyage to encourage others to b...