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As green awareness spreads over middle America, more and more people want to have a fun, environmentally responsible holiday. Green Christmas shows how to enjoy the Christmas season while leaving a smaller carbon footprint.Readers will learn how to do the following:choose between a real tree and an artificial onefind alternatives to holiday cardsavoid the holiday catalog crunchfind or make gifts that are green or teach greenhave warm, cozy green firescreate eco-responsible lighting displaysand more!Readers can have a great holiday celebration—while caring for the planet and setting a great example for generations to come.

What’s best about kids dishing on their dads? With over 350 insights, Why We Love Dads will make you smile, laugh, and remember what it was like looking up at your father. Compiled by author Jennifer Sander and kindergarten teacher Angela Smith, this adorably delightful book lets these pint-sized critics tell you what they really think about their dads—and why they love them.

What’s best about kids dishing on their moms? With over 350 insights, Why We Love Moms will make you smile, laugh, and remember what it was like looking up at your mother. Compiled by author Jennifer Sander and kindergarten teacher Angela Smith, this adorably delightful book lets these pint-sized critics tell you what they really think about their moms—and why they love them.

In Raging Gracefully, women just like you give voice to the unique challenges and choices that color this glorious yet gut-wrenching time of life. This engaging, endearing collection of true-life stories reveals the guts and glory of women old enough to know who they are--and run with it: a grieving widow of forty-nine experiences the healing powers of friendship, laughter, and water while vacationing and skinny-dipping in Mexico with sister-friends; a committed bachelorette has a change of heart and ties the knot in her sixtieth year; and a once mild-mannered woman raves about her unexpected menopausal rage, whiskers, weight gain, crushing fatigue, and crashing libido, and refuses to go without a fight into that dark crone's night. In mid-life the truth comes out whether we like it or not--about life, about death, about what really matters. We take on everything from children who won't grow up and parents who become children to about-face career changes and relationship rescues (or not). But through it all we can still have some fun, and this is the book that proves it! So treat yourself to a little graceful raging!

There’s something truly magical about Christmas. Filled with remarkable true stories of the kindness of strangers and the blessings of answered prayers, the small miracles in this collection truly capture the spirit of the season.These stories of hope, faith and joy are a moving tribute to the true meaning of Christmas and remind us all that the greatest gifts in life can’t be gift-wrapped.

Sometimes the most unlikely of friendships are the ones that save us. From the loyal dog who risks his own life to rescue a drowning boy to the lost kitten who comforts a grieving woman to an abandoned horse and foster child who come to rescue each other, these inspiring true stories highlight the hope, healing, happiness and – most of all – unconditional love animals bring to our lives. Whether you love sloppy dog kisses or melt at every meow, this heartwarming collection is one to treasure.

Amp up the love, romance, and beauty in your life! Rest assured this is not a book about how to buy your way to a more romantic life. Money stress is anti-romance. Instead, we are here to help you create a more romantic life and make the most of what you already have. The ideas and suggestions collected here are not always about dewy-eyed romance, but also about compromise, and having positive experiences that bond you as a couple. A few examples include: Your Turn to Choose—do something your partner loves, even if you aren’t as enthusiastic about it. Maybe you can attend a musical one night, and visit a brewery the next. Mix it up!Pick-a-Date—using small scraps of paper, each of you should write out twenty ideas on how to spend a day, an evening, or even an hour. Ideas could include “pack a picnic and go to the park,” or “go to that restaurant we’ve been wanting to try,” or even “have a movie marathon at home.” Fill a jar with the pieces of paper, shake it up, and pull out an idea when it’s time for a date!Get a Smaller Bed—lounging on a huge, king-size bed might seem like an ultimate couples’ goal, but in any kind of small space you need to work things out and come to an agreement faster than if there was room to spread out and get away from each other. Though Valentine’s Day has been around for centuries, it’s become so commercialized it can be easy to feel wiped out after the onslaught of advertisements. So hey, take back your power—celebrate every day instead! This book will offer fresh ideas and inspire you to see the romance in everyday life.  

Celebrate the moms in your life (and perhaps yourself as well)! After all they've done for us, moms everywhere deserve to be appreciated on a daily basis, rather than waiting all year to get a card and some flowers. Think back on the many things, big and small, your mother has done for you over the years . . . from baking cookies or sometimes letting you choose the radio station on a car trip, to hemming your dress in time for the prom. Isn’t it time you started making those same gestures in the other direction? We think so! It is never too early, or for that matter, too late, to make a parent feel special. Mother’s Day has a long and storied history, stretching back to its earliest roots in the post-Civil War era. What began as one woman’s attempt to help heal the grief of mothers who’d lost sons on both sides of the fight and then became another woman’s attempt to honor her own mother, has morphed over the years into more of a commercial event. Isn’t it time we got back to the idea of making moms feel treasured and appreciated? In these pages, you’ll find idea after idea that will encompass a wide variety of activities to get you thinking about how to make your mom feel special, even if you don’t live close by. Go ahead and remember to buy that card and bring over some flowers on the actual Mother’s Day, but in the meantime, here are some ways to make every day count . . .

Celebrate the dads in your life! After all they've done for us, dads everywhere deserve to be appreciated on a daily basis, rather than waiting all year for a card and tie (or some power tools). Though the holiday has morphed over the years into more of a commercial event, it's high time we got back to the idea of making Dad feel treasured and appreciated all the time. Think back on the many things, big and small, your father has done for you over the years—isn’t it time you started making those same gestures in the other direction? We think so! It is never too early, or for that matter, too late, to make a parent feel special. In these pages, you’ll find idea after idea that will encompass a wide variety of activities to get you thinking about how to make your dad feel special, even if you don’t live close by. Also included are quotes, and special stories and memories from numerous people about what makes fatherhood, or their own father, special. Go ahead and remember to buy that card and bring over some treats on the actual Father's Day, but in the meantime, here are some ways to make every day count . . .

The days and years will flash past before you know it—this beautiful gift is more than just a journal; it is a lifelong keepsake any mother will cherish forever.As an expecting or new mama, you can't be expected to organize and scrapbook every time something exciting happens! But we know you'll want to keep the memories fresh. This journal to the rescue—with simple prompts, questions, and spots to paste in photos or other items, there is no need to stress, mama! A well-seasoned mother herself, Jennifer knows exactly what's important and what you'll wish you wrote down a decade ago, and has compiled these years of expertise so it's all at your fingertips. This journal is divided into the following sections:   Anticipation—This section covers everything having to do with the pregnancy, from the moment it was discovered to how it was announced, how the pregnancy went, baby showers, hopes and dreams...Arrival—Giving birth! When and where the action started, the race to the hospital, who was there and how it went, first moments together... Adjustment—What a special yet crazy time for both parents and babies; capture the early days and weeks as a parent, adjusting to that role, and the baby adjusting to life...Adventures—Pretty much everything else!A perfect gift for any expectant mama to forever remember this breathtaking journey.

At a time when environmental consciousness has penetrated the population, more and more people are wondering how to have a fun, environmentally responsible holiday season.This book tells the reader how to enjoy the Christmas season - and leave a small carbon footprint. Included is advice on how to: create less waste at Christmas by recycling; choose between a real tree and an artificial one; host a green Christmas dinner. As well as: suggestions for green gifts; online resources to have a sustainable holiday; and, tips about recycled greeting cards.The environmentally aware reader will be able to have a great holiday celebration while not damaging the planet and setting a great example.

Whether their children have asked them to recapture treasured moments, stories, and traditions, or simply to record valuable family information, many seniors are now sitting down to write about their lives. But how does one get started on such a daunting project?That’s where writing coach Jennifer Basye Sander steps in. In Before I Go, There’s More You Should Know, she has developed one hundred questions to prompt fledgling memoirists and family historians on their way. From simple questions such as “What was your favorite family vacation as a child?” to more thought-provoking ones such as “What do you think happens to us after we die?” this journal-style book will allow writers to roam far and wide inside their own memories for stories to share, life lessons that were learned, and beliefs that grew over time. Sander’s questions and prompts will help writers tell generations to come all about their childhood and teen years; their education, relationships, and marriage; their careers, religious experience, and involvement in their communities; their beliefs, values, and opinions; and much more.Beautifully designed with full-color illustrations throughout, this book is a special place for parents to record the most significant reflections and remembrances of their lives, and it is sure be a treasured keepsake for their children and grandchildren for many years to come.