‘The book to recommend to patients when they face coming to terms with unavoidable childlessness.' – British Medical Journal In Living the Life Unexpected, Jody Day addresses the experience of involuntary childlessness and provides a powerful, practical guide to help those negotiating a future without children come to terms with their grief; a grief that is only just beginning to be recognized by society. This friendly, practical, humorous and honest guide from one of the world’s most respected names in childless support offers compassion and understanding and shows how it’s possible to move towards a creative, happy, meaningful and fulfilling future – even if it’s not the one you had planned. Millions of people are now living a life without children, almost double that of a generation ago and the numbers are rising still. Although some are childfree by choice, many others are childless due to infertility or circumstance and are struggling to come to terms with their uncertain future. Although most people think that those without children either 'couldn't' or 'didn't want’ to be parents, the truth is much more complex. Jody Day was forty-four when she realized that her quest to be a mother was at an end. She presumed that she was through the toughest part, but over the next couple of years she was hit by waves of grief, despair and isolation. Eventually she found her way and in 2011 created Gateway Women, the global friendship and support network for childless women which has now helped almost two million people worldwide. This edition, previously titled Rocking the Life Unexpected, has been extensively revised and updated, with significant additional content and case studies from forty involuntarily childless people (mostly women) from around the world.

Some of us experience things in our lives that we didn't expect to ever go through. We look for those words to express how we feel and never find them. In this book, I believe that you will find them through a poem or a passage you might read. We experience pain, bullying, heartache, loss, betrayal, and so much more even as adults, and in this book, I pray that you find words that will help you heal. This book will make you cry and even wonder, "What is my pain birthing forth in my life?" My unexpected journey in life would birth forth this book. This book will inspire some readers to tell their story. Some readers will find the courage to keep living and I hope those that are just existing decide to live again. You shall survive the wilderness. A road is being formed. If God be for you, who is it that can be against you? It's working for your good. For those that do not like it, then it's not for you in this season. This is a must read book for 2018.

If you’re going through any traumatic, life-changing experience (mental or physical illness, joblessness, homelessness, incarceration, stress from a family member incarcerated, loss of a loved one, depression caused by anything from systemic racism, sexism, ageism to uncertainty about tomorrow), believe you can overcome it, and know you’re not alone. Trust, you have what it takes to press forward. Remember, the hard times you overcame before, and yet “somehow” you’re still here. Believe if you did it before, you can do it again. Take a journey with me as I discover strategies, including changing past behaviors, developing faith, and self care tips, to get through even in the most challenging times with a peace that transcends understanding.

Randolph Sterling is a dedicated, tough, police detective who got sidelined due to a permanent injury. To avoid a depressing desk job, he takes up an interesting offer from his best friend from college, William Thornton, who now works in Italy for the newly formed Vatican's Miraculous Claims Investigations program (V.M.C.I.). Now he can use his veteran detective skills to tackle the exposing of alleged religious miracles. After all, he had his doubts that any God actually exists because of all the evil he had witnessed on the streets, which he believed any true God would not have allowed. But this objective, logical, and doubting attitude is exactly what the VMCI team wants. Nevertheless, his talents and attitude are truly tested in this unexpected journey with numerous twists and turns as he encounters a whole new frontier of spiritual mysteries. John Carpenter returns with his fifth book but very first novel. Using research and details of actual alleged miracles as published in his prior books, he weaves a magical blend of truth and fiction into a journey of transformation. Go on this fascinating journey with Randolph Sterling and face his mysterious challenges with him. See what surprising changes in your own mind and beliefs might develop. You too may have an unexpected journey! "I couldn't stop once I started reading it. I loved it! I chuckled. I cried. I even caught myself holding my breath at times. It was incredible." --Lorry Davis, RCIA Coordinator

This engrossing and engaging book tells the story of Singapore¿s President S.R. Nathan in his own words. It takes readers on a journey from Nathan¿s modest beginnings and his life as a runaway in Singapore and Malaya, through his experiences of the Japanese occupation, the birth of Singapore¿s modern trade union movement, and his time as Permanent Secretary, Executive Chairman of the Straits Times newspaper for a number of years, Singapore¿s High Commissioner in Malaysia, and as Ambassador to the United States, to the Presidential elections in 1999 and his tenure as Singapore¿s longest-serving President.

MY UNEXPECTED JOURNEY [Beating the Odds to Become a Walking Miracle] By Pastor G. Lee McClanathan Every person deals with unexpected journeys. They are never welcome, they just show up. Such journeys can include the following issues: health, finances, relationships, employment, retirement, grief, church. Pastor Lees unexpected journey was a health issue (stroke, heart attack, seizures, auto-immune disorder). He was not expected to live, but did. It meant loss of career, and the beginning of a new normal. In the process he developed a winning strategy. He says he had to make some choices Would I GIVE UP or GROW UP? ; Be BITTER or BETTER?; Choose to be a WHINER or a WINNER? He believes that if he and most of the Bible characters we meet in Gods Word can beat the odds then we can do it too. Lee desires to be a difference-maker, believing God isnt finished with him yet. Friend, just as God has a unique purpose and plan for Lee, He has a plan and purpose for you! So with eyes wide open trust God for your unexpected journeys. When youre down and out for the ten count, He can RAISE YOU UP, because our God is an AWESOME GOD! You too can find victory even while walking in the valley of the shadow of death.

All Groan Up: Searching for Self, Faith, and A Freaking Job! is the story of the GenY/Millennial generation told through the individual story of author Paul Angone. It’s a story of struggle, hope, failure, and doubts in the twilight zone of growing up and being grown, connecting with his twentysomething post-college audience with raw honesty, humor, and hope.