Karen's friend Nicholas has AIDS. When Karen's parents find out that Nicholas is being left out by the other children, they help organize a meeting to address fears of both caregivers and children.

Turn a gray day into all the colors of the rainbow by sitting down on a buddy bench and having a chat with a friend in this imaginative Level 2 Ready-to-Read inspired by Crayola colors! When someone is feeling sad or lonely, it’s up to all of us to help him or her feel better! In this story, a group of kids is creating a buddy bench for the playground. But they can’t decide how to paint it. Read this book to find out what colorful solution they come up with. This picture book includes a backmatter section on the history of buddy benches, tips on being kind, and how to make your own buddy bench! © 2019 Crayola, Easton, PA 18044-0431. Crayola Oval Logo is a registered trademark of Crayola used under license.

Are you struggling with your faith? Do you need a more personal way to relate to God? Come sit with Nancy Rowland and discover the simple joys of a truly loving relationship with the Lord. There is an exquisite buffet of spiritual gifts prepared for you, but this does not mean that enjoying them must be complicated or frustrating. Join Nancy in learning how to partake of the rich morsels written by men through inspiration from Almighty God. Through relatable and genuine moments taken from her everyday life and thoughtful commentary supplemented with scripture, Come Sit With Me will help you discover the purposeful application of God's will in your own life. Your reservation is waiting-RSVP as soon as possible God is waiting to see if you will join him for this extravagant banquet prepared especially for you. Nancy brings her wealth of spiritual and life experiences to this delightful, interesting, insightful and inspiring book to brighten each day with the light of God's truth- daily reading from this devotional book will be better than an apple a day for your spiritual health. Dr. Anthony L. Jordan Executive Director-Treasurer Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma Nancy Rowland is a Holy Spirit filled speaker and writer who has an unusual ability to apply life situations to the deep meaning of a scripture. You will be blessed by a relevant, realistic, and refreshing style. Bro. Doug Miller, Pastor First Baptist Church, Wilburton, Ok.

Memoir utilizing Short Stories, Poetry & Plays

Being human is hard. Being in relationships with other humans is even harder. People are complex and relationships are messy but loving one another well is possible. Whether navigating political or religious differences, or dealing with toxic people or our own unforgiveness, this book tackles the struggles no one really wants to talk about. But there is hope! We can actually grow closer to God and others through the circumstances we'd rather run from. In Come Sit with Me, 26 (in)courage writers help you navigate tough relational tensions by revealing their own hard-fought, grace-filled learning moments. They show you how to · delight in your differences · honor and value others even when you disagree · connect before you correct · trust that God is working even when people disappoint you · live and love like Jesus by serving others Whether you're in the middle of a conflict without resolution or wondering how to enter into a friend's pain, this book will serve as a gentle guide. Discover how God can work through your disagreements, differences, and discomfort in ways you might never expect.

Come Sit a Spell takes you back to a time when people’s lives were real and raw, where folks lived full of hard-worn love. Through her personal reflections on growing up in the Missouri Ozarks, Marilyn Jansen reminds us that God’s love comforts and guides us even when the pantry is empty. These stories, based on memories from three generations of kitchens, come fully baked with a recipe that just about anyone can master, and ingredients that are probably already in your cupboard. Come Sit a Spell is about people and food—not the glamorous kind, but the everyday, love-’em-with-all-you-got kind that is the foundation of country homes across America.

Have you ever wondered where rocking chairs came from, or why cheap plastic chairs are suddenly everywhere? In Now I Sit Me Down, the distinguished architect and writer Witold Rybczynski chronicles the history of the chair from the folding stools of pharaonic Egypt to the ubiquitous stackable monobloc chairs of today. He tells the stories of the inventor of the bentwood chair, Michael Thonet, and of the creators of the first molded-plywood chair, Charles and Ray Eames. He reveals the history of chairs to be a social history--of different ways of sitting, of changing manners and attitudes, and of varying tastes. The history of chairs is the history of who we are. We learn how the ancient Chinese switched from sitting on the floor to sitting in a chair, and how the iconic chair of Middle America--the Barcalounger--traces its roots back to the Bauhaus. Rybczynski weaves a rich tapestry that draws on art and design history, personal experience, and historical accounts. And he pairs these stories with his own delightful hand-drawn illustrations: colonial rockers and English cabrioles, languorous chaise longues, and no-nonsense ergonomic task chairs--they're all here. The famous Danish furniture designer Hans Wegner once remarked, "A chair is only finished when someone sits in it." As Rybczynski tells it, the way we choose to sit and what we choose to sit on speak volumes about our values, our tastes, and the things we hold dear.