Author: Oliver OpticPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 373268489X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Hope and Have by Oliver Optic
Hope and Have
Author: Oliver OpticPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 373268489X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Hope and Have by Oliver Optic
Therefore I Have Hope
Author: Cameron ColePublisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433558807
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
"Throughout the journey of my worst nightmare—my descent into a dark, sad valley—the Holy Spirit would remind me of truths that comforted my soul and sustained my life." After the sudden death of their three-year-old son, Cameron Cole and his wife found themselves clinging to Christ through twelve key theological truths—truths that became their lifeline in the midst of unthinkable grief. Weaving together their own story of tragic loss and abiding faith, Cole explores these twelve life-giving truths to offer hope and comfort to those in the midst of tragedy.
I Hope You Have a Good Life
Author: Campbell ArmstrongPublisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 9780609807224
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
“I Hope You Have a Good Life addresses the most fundamental questions about adoption, families, life, and love. . . . Heartbreaking and beautiful.” —Publishers Weekly “A passionate memoir of love retrieved.” —The Times (London) “Campbell Amstrong understands and communicates the devotion of mother and daughter and the special poignancy of their brief and stress-filled time together.” —Kirkus Reviews The remarkable story of two extraordinary women who had to live a whole lifetime of caring in a few short weeks. When Campbell Armstrong and his first wife became lovers, she shared her most intimate secret with him—as a teenager she had given up her first child for adoption. Years later, at the side of his ex-wife, Armstrong witnessed a mother and daughter unite in the most overwhelming circumstances. With compassion and empathy, Armstrong presents the triumphant reunion of his estranged family with a delicate grace that captivates the joy and despair, sadness and laughter they felt when joined. He paints a beautiful and unforgettable portrait of a mother and daughter brought together out of desperation, but whose lives ultimately provide an uplifting, redemptive story. I Hope You Have a Good Life is an inspirational memoir, a testament to the human spirit and to the ability of families to reunite when it matters most.
If I Should Say I Have Hope
Author: Lynn MelnickPublisher: Yesyes Books
ISBN: 9781936919123
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Poetry. "The title of Melnick's stunning book is a microcosm of the poems within—the uncertainty of 'if I should say' followed by the defiance of 'I have hope.' Her poems follow moments of unmooredness ('I am best / when I dabble in consciousness and a soundly / spinning room') with blinding insight ('You wouldn't know happy if it kissed you on the mouth')—tiptoeing followed by a kick to the head. On the melancholy-go-round of these poems, there's a swan-seat for sadness but also a tiger called Beauty and a horse called Hope. The unexpected music and syntax of Melnick's work will make you want to ride/read it again and again."—Matthea Harvey "Lynn Melnick's poems are a series of swift kicks knocking over whatever a lot of Boys think it's like to be a Girl. They're also the bruises afterward. IF I SHOULD SAY I HAVE HOPE teems with very small and much larger devastations, crackling throughout with fierceness and stealth and wry intelligence. 'There's some kind of crazy on the way,' she says. Those of us who've seen that crazy coming need this book. Those of us who haven't need it more."—Mark Bibbins "Lynn Melnick's poems in IF I SHOULD SAY I HAVE HOPE recall the raw power of Anne Sexton and read like Lynchian dreams. The voice of these poems proves consistent and potent, steeping the book in weather and worry, in impulse and flesh, sometimes in blood. Most of the poems in IF I SHOULD SAY I HAVE HOPE are formal in structure and tone, built mostly in couplets, sometimes tercets and quatrains, and all demand recognition of truth, of human details we might rather deny. If I should say I have hope, the speaker suggests, I need to say all of these things first. She confesses, 'I'll wreck it if it's good.' Calling attention to our often-destructive tendencies, the poet admits fallibility and imperfection, while quietly offering refuge to a thing with feathers."—Melinda Wilson, Coldfront Magazine's Top 40 Poetry Books of 2012
Hope Your Heart Needs
Author: Holley GerthPublisher: Revell
ISBN: 1493415107
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Understanding more of God's character and how he loves us changed bestselling author Holley Gerth's life in beautiful, powerful ways. She realized that she didn't have to settle for "I'm fine" when there was someone whispering to her in every moment, "You're mine." The hope, joy, peace, and purpose she longed for were already there, in the heart of God. Now in 52 devotional readings, Holley shares with women the answer to the restlessness they feel in their hearts that keeps them hurrying, striving, pushing. She shows them that "the God who scattered stars like diamonds across the velvet of the universe, the keeper of every sparrow, the maker of us all, is inviting us to draw closer to him. He is the place where our hearts can go on the hard days and the happy ones, in the highs and lows, when we are sad or frustrated or downright giddy. He is what we've been searching for all along."
Commanding Hope
Author: Thomas Homer-DixonPublisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307363171
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Calling on history, cutting-edge research, complexity science and even The Lord of the Rings, renowned thought leader Thomas Homer-Dixon lays out the tools we can command to rescue a world on the brink. For three decades, Thomas Homer-Dixon, author of The Ingenuity Gap and The Upside of Down, has examined the threats to our future security—predicting a deteriorating global environment, extreme economic stresses, mass migrations, social instability and wide political violence if humankind continued on its current course. He was called The Doom Meister, but we now see how prescient he was. Today, just about everything we've known and relied on (our natural environment, economy, societies, cultures and institutions) is changing dramatically—too often for the worse. Without radical new approaches, our planet will become unrecognizable as well as poorer, more violent and more authoritarian. In his latest work (dedicated to his young children), he calls on his extraordinary knowledge of complexity science, of how societies work and can evolve, and of our capacity to handle threats, to show that we can shift human civilization onto a decisively new path if we mobilize our minds, spirits, imaginations and collective values. Commanding Hope marshals a fascinating, accessible argument for reinvigorating our cognitive strengths and belief systems to affect urgent systemic change, strengthen our economies and cultures, and renew our hope in a positive future for everyone on Earth.
A Flicker of Hope
Author: Julia CookPublisher: National Center for Youth Issues
ISBN: 1953945082
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
HOPE is our children's window for a better tomorrow. In terms of resilience and well-being, hope is a critically important predictor of success. This creative story from the best-selling author of My Mouth is a Volcano!, and Bubble Gum Brain, reminds children that dark clouds can be temporary and asking for help is always okay. We all have times when we need to borrow a little hope from someone else.
When your clouds get too dark, and too heavy to push away, Reach out and ask, "Can I borrow some light?" "I'm having a really bad day." It's always okay to admit to yourself, "I just can't do it today. Everyone needs somebody sometimes, to help them find their way." Sometimes the dark clouds overhead seem too heavy and you feel like giving up. Little candle knows all about this. Bad grades, blasted on social media, worried about making the team, and wondering who her real friends are so many hard things to deal with! All she can see is darkness. But her story begins to change when someone notices she needs a boost of hope. As little candle is reminded she has purpose and her own unique gifts, and that she isn't the only one with dark clouds, her dim light begins to shine brighter. This hopeful story emphasizes for children (and adults) the many different ways to ask for help, and their ability to be a hope builder for others, too.
Hope and Have, Or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians
Author: Oliver OpticPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Hope in the Dark
Author: Rebecca SolnitPublisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1608465799
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
“[A] landmark book . . . Solnit illustrates how the uprisings that begin on the streets can upend the status quo and topple authoritarian regimes” (Vice). A book as powerful and influential as Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, her Hope in the Dark was written to counter the despair of activists at a moment when they were focused on their losses and had turned their back to the victories behind them—and the unimaginable changes soon to come. In it, she makes a radical case for hope as a commitment to act in a world whose future remains uncertain and unknowable. Drawing on her decades of activism and a wide reading of environmental, cultural, and political history, Solnit argues that radicals have a long, neglected history of transformative victories, that the positive consequences of our acts are not always immediately seen, directly knowable, or even measurable, and that pessimism and despair rest on an unwarranted confidence about what is going to happen next. Now, with a moving new introduction explaining how the book came about and a new afterword that helps teach us how to hope and act in our unnerving world, she brings a new illumination to the darkness of our times in an unforgettable new edition of this classic book. “One of the best books of the 21st century.” —The Guardian “No writer has better understood the mix of fear and possibility, peril and exuberance that’s marked this new millennium.” —Bill McKibben, New York Times–bestselling author of Falter “An elegant reminder that activist victories are easily forgotten, and that they often come in extremely unexpected, roundabout ways.” —The New Yorker
Have a Little Hope
Author: R. AdamsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781484865705
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Uncover Hope Again in your Life Have you recently failed at something? Have things in your life not gone exactly as planned? Did something that you once believe in so vehemently, recently fall apart? If you've lost that drive inside of you to continue towards something you once desired, fear not. All hope isn't lost. By putting the past into perspective, you can fix your broken heart, mend your clouded mind, and renew your sense of spirit. Many people in life have failed at things before finally succeeding. And, others have failed at things, only to later clear the way for greater opportunities. When God closes one door, he opens up another. Download Have a Little Hope - An Inspirational Guide to Discovering What Hope Is and How to Have More of it in your Life Today Everyone out there in the world has lost hope at one point in their lives. Not all things always go according to plan. That's the beauty of life, believe it or not. And, even when things do fall apart around us, and it creates a tremendous amount of pain, it's there to help us, not hinder us. Your Greatest Failures are your Biggest Blessings In life, your greatest failures are your biggest blessings. You might not realize it at this very moment or at the time when the pain or failure occurs, but that pain and failure is there to help pour a solid foundation for a better life. In this inspirational book on hope, here's exactly what you'll uncover: Discover the meaning of hope in your life by putting things into perspective Find out where hope comes from and how to have more of it in your life 5 steps to altering your beliefs and renewing your sense of hope for the future Hope versus optimism and how to spark a hope revolution to fuel you towards your dreams How to let go of the past by learning from it and moving on to a bigger and brighter future 5 tips for laying the groundwork for more hope in your life right now Ready to Learn More? If you're ready to have more hope in your life today, download this celebrated volume from the Inspirational Books Series, right now. Scroll up and hit the buy now button above