This small book of love and encouragement combines uplifting artwork and verse from famed artist Laurel Burch. Each of the gorgeous full-color images of one of Laurel’s best-loved pieces is accompanied by a quote from the artist on hope, rejoicing, or another topic close to her heart. Coming from Laurel’s own experiences with adversity, this book makes a wonderful gift for yourself or anyone in your life who is going through a hard time.
DREAM: The Words and Inspiration of Martin Luther King, Jr. is part of the new Me We book series from Blue Mountain Arts®. Inspired by the life and philosophy of one of the 20th century’s most remarkable humanitarians, this book combines compelling photographs of King with quotations from his most inspiring speeches and writings to capture the true essence of his timeless messages of nonviolence, equality, and love. The book also includes an in-depth biographical essay by South African writer/novelist Mike Nicol and an introduction by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho continues to change the lives of its readers forever. With more than two million copies sold around the world, The Alchemist has established itself as a modern classic, universally admired. Paulo Coelho’s masterpiece tells the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories can, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life’s path, and, above all, following our dreams.Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sniff a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. And so he’s off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream.
Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman. In one of the Englishman’s books, Santiago first learns about the alchemists–men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the “Soul of the World.” Of course he does eventually meet an alchemist, and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy’s misguided agenda, while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams. “My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer,” the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night.
“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself,” the alchemist replies. “And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second’s encounter with God and with eternity.” –Gail Hudson
Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah’s inspiring true story—which was turned into a film, Emmanuel’s Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey—is nothing short of remarkable.
Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people—but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for his dreams. As a boy, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age thirteen to provide for his family, and, eventually, became a cyclist. He rode an astonishing four hundred miles across Ghana in 2001, spreading his powerful message: disability is not inability. Today, Emmanuel continues to work on behalf of the disabled.
Thompson’s lyrical prose and Qualls’s bold collage illustrations offer a powerful celebration of triumphing over adversity.
Includes an author’s note with more information about Emmanuel’s charity.
Navigating to school and work can be challenging without the proper tools. Use this delightful planner to organize your activities and to provide inspiration during your pursuit of excellence. Using a good planner means you’ll be prepared for the days activities and more successful in your efforts. Imagine using the Dream Bigger Than The Stars Deeper Than The Sea Higher Than The Mountains Inspirational Quote Academic Planner (A5) to keep track of assignments and tasks. How would your life improve from from having better organization and direction? Stop making excuses and start on a course of accomplishment achievement now!
Task Lists
Because you want the most out of life, you need to optimize your time and activities. Plan your week out and layout important meetings and events in a weekly calendar. Once you are organized, excuses become a thing of the past. Record and keep track of weekly accomplishments to make sure you’re on top of your game delivering when it counts.
52 Week Planner
Contains a 52 week planner with room for daily activities, important tasks, special dates, a habit tracker and space for notes. Includes the 2017 and 2018 academic year for current activities and long-term planning. Each week includes an inspiring quote to keep you motivated and on track.
12 Month Organizer
Keep track of important milestones and dates with a monthly organizer for the 2017-2018 academic year. Each month contains an engaging inspirational quote along with an easy tip for positive thinking.
Habit Tracker for Self-Improvement
Now that you’re conquering the world, you need to make sure to take care of yourself with daily reminders to take care of yourself and develop good habits. Track habits relating to mental and physical health, self-improvement or relationship building. Also includes a link to download a free PDF version of our monthly habit tracker.
BE INSPIRED – Each page includes an inspirational quote or words of encouragement. Start each day strong with words of encouragement and enlightenment. MONTHLY CALENDAR WITH HOLIDAYS – Look ahead at your month with monthly organizers for each month. The monthly planner includes sections for you to record your goals, appointments and any important notes. It also includes a task list so important activities will never slip through the cracks.
The Perfect Gift
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What Really Matters?
Think about how important things gets done. Whether you’re building a bridge or sending someone into space…the stuff that really matters gets organized and planned! Your life is no different. Stop limiting yourself and start showing everyone how much your activities matter by using Dream Bigger Than The Stars Deeper Than The Sea Higher Than The Mountains Inspirational Quote Academic Planner (A5) today. Because success is given to those who take it!
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Beloved bestselling author Debbie Macomber returns with a powerful standalone novel about a woman forced to start her life anew, embarking on the most courageous journey of all—to a place where she learns what love and trust really mean.
Shay Benson adored her younger brother, Caden, and that got her into trouble. When he owed money, Shay realized she would do anything to help him avoid the men who were threatening him, and she crossed lines she never should have crossed. Now, determined to start fresh, she finds herself in search of a place to stay and wanders into a church to escape from the cold.
Pastor Drew Douglas adored his wife. But when he lost her, it was all he could do to focus on his two beautiful kids, and his flock came in a distant third. Now, as he too is thinking about a fresh start, he walks through his sanctuary and finds Shay sitting in a pew.
The pair strike up a friendship—Drew helps Shay get back on her feet, and she reignites his sense of purpose—that, over time, turns into something deeper, something soulful, spiritual, and possibly romantic. Even Drew’s two children are taken with this woman who has brought light back into their lives. Perhaps most important, Shay learns to trust again as she, in turn, proves herself trustworthy to her adopted community.
But Caden’s return to town and a disastrous secret threaten to undo the life Shay has tried so hard to rebuild. It will take the utmost courage and faith if she and Drew hope to find healing and open their hearts to a brighter future.
This wall calendar is filled with life lessons in the fun and cynical style you can only get from Someecards.
Journal to write in with mix internal of Dot Grid Journal, Blank Notebook No lined, Graph Paper. It can be your to-do list, sketchbook, notebook, and diary, but most likely, it will be all of the above. All purpose in ONE. Journal is good for – People who have a million little to-do lists floating around – People who like pen and paper to-do lists – People who are into goal-setting and habit tracking – People who like stationery, journaling, scrapbooking, beautiful pens, etc. – People who really love planners – People who want to really love planners, or who want to be more organized – People who would really like to keep a journal/diary but are having trouble sticking with the habit.
The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner.
Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets and astronauts into space.
Among these problem solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African American women, some of the brightest minds of their generation. Originally relegated to teaching math in the South’s segregated public schools, they were called into service during the labor shortages of World War II, when America’s aeronautics industry was in dire need of anyone who had the right stuff. Suddenly these overlooked math whizzes had shots at jobs worthy of their skills, and they answered Uncle Sam’s call, moving to Hampton, Virginia, and the fascinating, high-energy world of the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory.
Even as Virginia’s Jim Crow laws required them to be segregated from their white counterparts, the women of Langley’s all-black West Computing group helped America achieve one of the things it desired most: a decisive victory over the Soviet Union in the Cold War and complete domination of the heavens.
Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the space race, Hidden Figures follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA’s greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades as they faced challenges, forged alliances, and used their intellects to change their own lives – and their country’s future.
