"Who is Joyleg? What is he? There are governments that want to know his secret. There is evidence that he is more than 200 years old. And indeed he does have a secret--one that will cause the history of the world to be rewritten!"--Page 4 of cover.

"Chef" Joy Ballard longs for a simpler life. But when a good-looking outsider arrives and spices things up, life becomes deliciously complicated. Host of a regionally syndicated cooking show, Joy Ballard has a little secret: she can't cook. But when her show is picked up by a major network and given a prime time slot, her world heats up faster than a lowcountry boil. Enter Luke Redmond: handsome, creative, and jobless after having to declare bankruptcy of his Manhatten restaurant. When her producers ask him to co-host the show, Joy sees Luke as her way out. But Luke sees much more than just a co-host in Joy. Their relationship begins to simmer on and off set. Until Joy's secret is revealed and her reputation is ruined on national television by her rival, Wenda Devine. But could Devine's cruelty be a divine gift? Losing Luke--and her sister--forces Joy to consider where her worth really comes from. Could God be cooking up an even bigger adventure from the mess? And will Joy hang on long enough to find out?

The book tells of the problems Joy has with feelings of sorrow, anger, shame and frustration that are stirred by media reports of sexual abuse of children in Institutions. She knows that many more survivors, who were abused as adults and outside of institutions, are still unacknowledged. She is one of them. Her abuse began in her home. The story is about Joy’s attempts to make sense of her life, get things into perspective and how she has thrived and been able to help others in their struggle.

From a young age, Joy's life is punctuated by the waves of a deep, existential crisis, which spurs her onto the path of self-discovery. She comes to realise that relationships, which she deems to be the meaning of her life, imply more than intimate relations with men. Joy seeks to find inner meaning from all outer events; to live life using the spiritual insights she discovers about the human mind, emotions and the One Life that animates all forms. She experiments with what she believes is the human potential for creative manifestation, visioning a place called The Haven - an eco-home, where social and educational projects are underway. Despite her spiritual knowledge, Joy finds herself struggling with the vicissitudes of life, including unemployment and the death of loves ones. She finds her soul mate in Gino, who helps her to address the crises she faces without pulling her back under the veil of mind-made illusions. In time, The Haven becomes a reality - exactly as she had imagined it. Joy, however, has developed expanded mental and spiritual capacities. In the twilight, one evening, without hesitation, she transits consciously out of her physical life into the unseen world.

The fairies are back! And they're determined to see that another Aaronson sibling bites the matrimonial bullet. Whether she enjoys the experience or not. Joy Aaronson is an accident waiting to happen. but she's long since learned to accept her ability to create catastrophes. She doesn't need help--especially not fairy help. But that's just what she's getting, like it or not. Joy has always felt like a bit of an outsider, until she connects with a little girl who desperately needs her. Now, she'll do whatever it takes to help Sophie . . . even if that means dealing with Sophie's stern but sexy father. She's not the least bit worried that the fairies believe Gabriel is her own Prince Charming. After all, he's described her as "comfortable!" That doesn't sound like a match made in heaven. But the fairies are sure that Gabriel St. John will turn from a toad into a prince as soon as he falls in love with Joy. In fact, they're counting on it. And what the fairies want, the fairies get . . . "Do you believe in fairies? You will believe when you read this heart-warming and funny tale of the magic of true love." --Bestselling author J. A. Ferguson " . . . a warm, witty, and touching story . . . " --Harriet Klausner " . . . another winner . . . It was a feel good kind of read."--PNR Reviews Award-winning author Holly Jacobs has sold more than two and a half million books worldwide. Along with her family and her cover model dogs, she resides in Erie, Pennsylvania, which serves as the setting for many of her stories, including her Dear Fairy Godmother series.

Getting tangled up in fantasies about some man Joy saw maybe five or six times a year was ridiculous And it wasn't like Gray ever encouraged her. He remembered her name. But that was as far as it ever got. Well, except in her dreams. In real life, however, the attraction was totally one-sided. Or so she thought. Joy couldn't believe it when her daydreams about Grayson Bennett, political consultant and heartthrob extraordinaire, seemed poised to become reality. When he noticed her—really noticed her. When he gazed at her with the same desire he’d inspired in her for years. But was sweet, small-town Joy a match for arrogant, big-city Gray, ruthless about all things—except opening his heart?

How can we manifest more relational care in education by harnessing joy in the school setting? Finding Joy suggests it is found in care-based pedagogies, radical collegiality and relational reading practices. Guided by philosophical conversations with educational thinkers whose works have informed the author’s own praxis over a twenty-year career in public education, at the end of each chapter the reader is given provocations for reflection through a series of questions. Finding Joy offers readers the opportunity to spend time with educational philosophers like Gert Biesta, Nel Noddings, Michael Fielding and Maxine Greene. A relational reading of education-adjacent thinkers like D.W. Winnicott and Martha Nussbaum also point to the work that must be done to sustain and grow a thriving collegium in a changing world. Using narrative interviews and a/r/tographical research to help unpack what care looks like in education across various sectors, this book suggests that collegiality and care are required for the support of both teachers and students.