Rachel and the Upside Down Heart

Rachel and the Upside Down Heart
Author: Eileen Douglas
Publisher: KCM Publishing
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1939961173

Rachel and the Upside Down Heart is a magnificent and compelling true story that will open the hearts and minds of children and parents. When Rachel is four years old, her daddy dies, and Rachel's life changes forever. She and her mommy travel from their house in Kentucky to the busy streets of New York City. At first Rachael feels so sad that it's as if her heart is upside down. But after a while Rachel discovers happiness - while keeping the memory of her father alive in her heart.

Rachel and the Upside Down Heart

Rachel and the Upside Down Heart
Author: Eileen Douglas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1990
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780843127348

The death of a little girl's father causes her to draw all her hearts upside down, but as she grows she finds joy in her father's memory and begins to draw her hearts right side up.

Living With Grief

Living With Grief
Author: Kenneth J. Doka
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1135056099

Living With Grief: Children, Adolescents, and Loss, (2000) edited by Kenneth J. Doka, features articles by leading educators and clinicians in the field of grief and bereavement. The chapters entitled "Voices" are the writings of children and adolescents. The book includes a comprehensive resource list of national organizations and a useful bibliography of age-appropriate literature for children and adolescents.

Hands Free Mama

Hands Free Mama
Author: Rachel Macy Stafford
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2014-01-07
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 031033814X

Discover the power, joy, and love of living a present, authentic, and intentional life despite a world full of distractions. If technology is the new addiction, then multitasking is the new marching order. We check our email while cooking dinner, send a text while bathing the kids, and spend more time looking into electronic screens than into the eyes of our loved ones. With our never-ending to-do lists and jam-packed schedules, it's no wonder we're distracted. But this isn't the way it has to be. Special education teacher, New York Times bestselling author, and mother Rachel Macy Stafford says enough is enough. Tired of losing track of what matters most in life, Rachel began practicing simple strategies that enabled her to momentarily let go of largely meaningless distractions and engage in meaningful soul-to-soul connections. Finding balance doesn't mean giving up all technology forever. And it doesn't mean forgoing our jobs and responsibilities. What it does mean is seizing the little moments that life offers us to engage in real and meaningful interaction. In these pages, Rachel guides you through how to: Acknowledge the cost of your distraction Make purposeful connection with your family Give your kids the gift of your undivided attention Silence your inner critic Let go of the guilt from past mistakes And move forward with compassion and gratefulness So join Rachel and go hands-free. Discover what happens when you choose to open your heart--and your hands--to the possibilities of each God-given moment.

Living Through Loss

Living Through Loss
Author: Nancy R. Hooyman
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 559
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0231550219

Living Through Loss provides a foundational identification of the many ways in which people experience loss over the life course, from childhood to old age. It examines the interventions most effective at each phase of life, combining theory, sound clinical practice, and empirical research with insights emerging from powerful accounts of personal experience. The authors emphasize that loss and grief are universal yet highly individualized. Loss comes in many forms and can include not only a loved one’s death but also divorce, adoption, living with chronic illness, caregiving, retirement and relocation, or being abused, assaulted, or otherwise traumatized. They approach the topic from the perspective of the resilience model, which acknowledges people’s capacity to find meaning in their losses and integrate grief into their lives. The book explores the varying roles of age, race, culture, sexual orientation, gender, and spirituality in responses to loss. Presenting a variety of models, approaches, and resources, Living Through Loss offers invaluable lessons that can be applied in any practice setting by a wide range of human service and health care professionals. This second edition features new and expanded content on diversity and trauma, including discussions of gun violence, police brutality, suicide, and an added focus on systemic racism.

Dying, Death, and Bereavement

Dying, Death, and Bereavement
Author: Inge Corless, RN, PhD, FAAN
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2006-06-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780826126566

Based on practice knowledge of the authors rather than on research, this book may be particularly useful for those professionals who have not had hands-on experience with people at the last stages of dying. It is a resource that can be referred to time and again by those who care for people facing the final stage of life.

Pieces of the Heart

Pieces of the Heart
Author: Cynthia Aguiar
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2014-01-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1475993706

In the dark of the night, Rachel OLeary stalks her unsuspecting prey, keeping to the shadows and watching for the men she sees only as untamed beasts who have taken the life she knew and propelled her down a path of unwavering vengeance. As she waits, Rachel remembers the night those same men robbed her of her family and her future. With her life now changed forever, the only thing Rachel knows for certain is that she will send every last one of them to their graves. With the skill of an expert swordswoman, Rachel swiftly kills the men. As her journey to vengeance comes to an end, the injured Rachel decides to return to her childhood home at Castle Redgrave to reclaim what life she has leftuntil Lord Roland Quinn finds her unconscious in his stables. Captivated by the auburn-haired beauty, Roland tends to her wound. He witnesses her tormented slumber and, feeling strangely drawn to her, decides to see her safely home. But Rachel has no interest in his assistanceor does she? In this poignant tale, a young woman and her self-appointed escort embark on a journey through her painful past to an unforeseen future neither could have ever imagined.

A HERO AT HEART

A HERO AT HEART
Author: Ann Howard White
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2011-07-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1459260023

THE BEST MAN Strong, honorable, compassionate—Nathan Garner was a good man, and a man to be reckoned with. But somewhere along the way, he'd lost his faith. In himself…and in love. He'd returned home to find peace, but what he discovered there was the one woman who had the power to rattle his self-control and inflame a desire that hadn't dimmed with time. The woman who should have been his wife…. In the past, like now, Rachel Holcomb stirred Nathan's protective instincts…and his very soul. But Nathan had always believed Rachel deserved better—she deserved a hero. And now, with the fight of her life on her hands, Rachel had turned to him. Could he be Rachel's hero, after all?

Rachel's Garden

Rachel's Garden
Author: Marta Perry
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2010-03-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101185716

An Amish widow must rely on her faith and the kindness of her close-knit community as she mends her broken heart in this compelling novel in the Pleasant Valley series. It has been almost a year since the Amish community of Pleasant Valley lost Ezra Brand to a tragic accident. Since then, his wife Rachel has struggled to raise their three children and run their dairy farm... Rachel’s friends and family have come forward to help. But all of their constant advice, however well intentioned, puts undue pressure on Rachel. And when Ezra’s best friend, Gideon Zook, asks her permission to build the greenhouse that Ezra had always promised her, she finds his presence too painful a reminder of the past. As spring turns to summer, and Rachel puts her heart into growing the plants that have always brought her joy, can she discover the courage to embrace new beginnings?