Stop! Breath! The answers to how you can change your life are here in this book. Spirituality is not meant to be complicated or difficult or require sacrifice. It is meant to be part of every day life. Take a moment and ask your self, why are you trying so hard to fit in, when you were made to stand out? Let this book and the magical techniques it offers together with the ancient wisdom of candle therapy, be your first step in your journey back to power, where you will discover your authentic self.

Various holidays celebrated around the world including Diwali, Posadas, and Hanukkah.

The definitive biography of Alan Shepard, America’s first man in space, with a new Foreword by Chris Kraft “One of the finest books ever written about the space program.”—Homer Hickan, author of Rocket Boys “A wonderful and gripping biography . . . meticulously reported in the best tradition of David Halberstam.”—Buzz Bissinger, New York Times bestselling author of Friday Night Lights Alan Shepard was the brashest, cockiest, and most flamboyant of America’s original Mercury Seven, but he was also regarded as the best. Intense, colorful, and dramatic, he was among the most private of America’s public figures and, until his death in 1998, he guarded the story of his life zealously. Light This Candle, based on Neal Thompson’s exclusive access to private papers and interviews with Shepard’s family and closest friends—including John Glenn, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper—offers a riveting, action-packed account of Shepard’s life.

As the 20th century came to a close, a petite, stay-at-home mom took on a giant that was poisoning our young girls. Patti Garibay knew something was not right, and after seeing a shocking agenda, she knew it was time to take a stand against the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Though the battle was intense at times, Patti and her husband Pat were not prepared for all that God had planned to do with a small ember of passion. What started as a gathering of concerned parents and girls around a small kitchen table has now grown to be one of the largest scout-type organizations in the world. The Garibays' story chronicles the twenty-five-year journey of American Heritage Girls from its humble beginnings, the insurmountable problems, and the joy of seeing the providential hand of God map out every detail. Seeing lives changed and making sure each girl knows they are loved was enough for Patti to suit up and get in the battle. Armored with trust and obedience, Patti's message resonates with others who have a passion for making a difference yet struggle with the fear of inadequacy. With Christ, all things are possible.

Author Kimberly Stringer has been following Christian singer Kathy Troccoli since the 1980s. She has attended Troccoli's concerts, conferences, and cruises. While attending one of the early events with the popular singer, Kimberly's twin sister Kara, a speech and language therapist, volunteered to do the sign language for the song, Go Light Your World. That began a personal relationship between the women, the singer and her staff.As the owner of Kreative Kids Academy in Wichita, Kimberly had always wanted to do a children's book based on the inspiring lyrics to Go Light Your World. After obtaining permission from Troccoli, Kimberly wrote her own "lyrics" aimed at the children in her classrooms. They had already been schooled in the academy's motto, "Never hurt anyone on the inside or the outside." They will already be familiar with the message of this latest children's book by Stringer, beautifully illustrated by Debbie Fleck.In November of 2021, as Kimberly and her husband attended another Kathy Troccoli event in Destin, Florida, the down-to-earth singer and her crew sang Go Light Your World to the Kreative Kids students on FaceTime. They were thrilled and excited. Just like all young readers will be with this book. It should make them eager to carry their own marvelous lights out into a world that longs for kindness and love.

The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help! While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger. At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love. After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again. Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of café Cubano.

A mother who cannot face her future. A daughter who cannot escape her past. Lady Elisabeth Kerr is a keeper of secrets. A Highlander by birth and a Lowlander by marriage, she honors the auld ways, even as doubts and fears stir deep within her. Her husband, Lord Donald, has secrets of his own, well hidden from the household, yet whispered among the town gossips. His mother, the dowager Lady Marjory, hides gold beneath her floor and guilt inside her heart. Though her two abiding passions are maintaining her place in society and coddling her grown sons, Marjory’s many regrets, buried in Greyfriars Churchyard, continue to plague her. One by one the Kerr family secrets begin to surface, even as bonny Prince Charlie and his rebel army ride into Edinburgh in September 1745, intent on capturing the crown. A timeless story of love and betrayal, loss and redemption, flickering against the vivid backdrop of eighteenth-century Scotland, Here Burns My Candle illumines the dark side of human nature, even as hope, the brightest of tapers, lights the way home.