Lola Zakee is an intelligent young woman who is admired by many. She loves life, nature, animals, and has a heart of gold. Lola’s only mistake in life is that she is not smart when it comes to men. After she marries a man she barely knows, Lola unknowingly embarks down a dark path as he repeatedly abuses and rapes her, keeping her against her will. When she finally manages to escape, she begins anew, only to remarry and fail again. As she tries to live without regret or fear, Lola is soon gifted with a blessing that prompts her to make difficult decisions to save her unborn child. Just when she is ready to give up, God sends her Kareem. As they travel the world and escape one danger after another, Lola inherits millions and devotes her time to helping others, risking her own life in the process. But as the clock ticks away, now only time will tell what Lola will do next as she faces hardships, pain, and agonizing choices with strength, courage, and patience. In this compelling story, a young woman must determine what to do to survive life’s greatest challenges as she chases her dreams to realize a happy existence.

After Lola and her son, Kareem, decide to skip Estes National Park while on an adventure together, they make their way into Kansas. Lola, who plans to continue on to Topeka, hopes that this time, nothing will happen that prompts her to quickly change course once again. Buoyed by her feeling that something great is about to occur and her faith in God, Lola presses on with Kareem in tow. Lola celebrates all the moments in her life, big and small. Even though she is doing her best to protect Kareem from witnessing her challenges, Lola’s car breaks down at a rest stop. Now saddled with a hefty repair bill, Lola must find strength in knowing she is a courageous woman who is doing her best to live life without fear or regret. As her journey eventually leads her to new beginnings, Kareem helps his mother chase her dreams and realize a happy existence. While imparting snippets of wisdom and inspiration throughout her story, Lola transforms into a shining example of how perseverance determines success in life. Brave concludes the true story of a young mother’s journey to overcome her obstacles and find happiness.

You can’t get much closer to the source of your food than canning or preserving it yourself, and Saving the Seasons shows you how through clear instructions and step-by-step pictures. Loaded with helpful tips, charts and user-friendly recipes for beginners and experts alike, you will enjoy the season's bounty all year long! Top Five Reasons To Preserve Your Own Food Eat from known, local food sources—year round! Fill your cupboards with foods free from chemical additives and preservatives. Lock in peak flavors and nutrition by reserving the bounty of the season. Taste the full flavors of homemade—store-bought brands just can’t compare! Preserve foods while they’re plentiful, and the benefits last all year—with tastes you won’t soon forget. "What a treat to be reminded that it's not just technically possible to keep summer in your pantry all year long, but incredibly delicious. There's nothing at the supermarket that comes close to the tastes in these pages—and nothing that will help much more in the fight to build a local food system to replace the vulnerable, unhealthy, and sprawling mess that is our current lot." —Bill McKibben, author Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet "What a great idea to combine lessons for canning, freezing, pickling, and drying all in one book—with recipes for everything from making spicy kimchi to black raspberry jam! What a delicious way to extend our gardens." —Catherine Walthers, author of Raising the Salad Bar and Soups + Sides "It is heartening to see the renewed interest in gardening and in eating locally—actually, the interest in eating real food! It is long overdue. With this encouraging trend comes the need for a comprehensive guide to canning and preserving the garden bounty to enjoy the rest of the year. Saving the Seasons fills this niche perfectly. Its colorful pages, clear instructions, and many recipes will stimulate the novice as well as the seasoned canner." —Elsie Kline, Farming Magazine "A must-have follow-up to Simply in Season, Saving the Seasons takes eating locally and seasonally to the next step—beyond fresh. Now one can eat locally and seasonally year round with the knowledge of how to preserve or save the seasons. With the aid of the simple steps and photos, the novice will feel quite comfortable saving the seasons, and the experienced will learn new tricks. All will have wonderful recipes to try." —Mary Beth Lind, co-author of Simply in Season "With the voice of a trusted friend, Saving the Seasons offers comprehensive guidance and easy-to-follow instructions to the lost art of food preservation. It's the next best thing to having Mom or Grandma in the kitchen with you—possibly even better (sorry, Mom)." —Cathleen Hockman-Wert, co-author of Simply in Season "As a mother-daughter team with many years of farming between them, including both rural and urban agriculture, the Meyers are well-placed to present this updated guide on preserving food. They provide simple instructions and a great selection of recipes, from basic jam, pickles, and relish to international favorites like kimchi and chutney. Their tips offer terrific extra tidbits geared toward beginners while useful notes are included on foods for babies and kids." —Kristi Bahrenburg Janzen, organic, sustainable, and local food/agriculture writer A great addition for those who are cooking seasonally with Simply in Season!

A tragic past threatens to destroy a passionate future in this dangerously sexy new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Wicked for You. After a violent tragedy nearly destroyed her, Lily Taylor ran away, changed her name, and started over. When her deadly nemesis resurfaces to eliminate his loose end, she turns to the last man she should trust—a stranger with a history of violence and an intoxicating sexuality she can’t refuse… Though strong-armed into locating Lily to help put away a drug lord, ex-con Stone Sutter isn’t anyone’s snitch. When he finds the terrified beauty, he vows to keep her safe—but he isn’t sure he has the strength to shield her from his own desires. As an unquenchable fire sparks between them, Lily’s tormentor stalks ever closer, and she must overcome her darkest fear to survive. Can she trust the bond she and Stone have formed as they’re falling in deeper?

A veteran teams up with the lover she thought was dead to stop a dangerous hacker in this inspirational romantic suspense adventure. Meghan McGuire’s ready to put her military career behind her and start her dream job helping troubled children—until a man from her past reappears. Tate Walker is supposed to be dead. But now he’s standing on her doorstep, telling her she’s in danger. Tate never thought he’d see Meghan again . . . and certainly not as the target of the hacker he’s trying to bust. With both of their lives in danger, they must work together to hunt down the criminal. But when Tate learns about the past Meghan’s been hiding, he’s not sure if she’s still the woman he once loved. Or if he can trust her with his survival—and his heart.

How do you build trust as a leader? Why is building trust as a leader so hard? It comes down to understanding the foundations you must put in place before you build trust, the methods you can use throughout the regular course of your work together as a team and the mindset you have as a leader as you practice the behaviours and skills to sustain the culture of trust and performance. Trust is one of the hardest leadership skills to master, because it requires you (in your leadership role) to rise above the pressure and demands of the day to day to keep a bigger agenda top of mind while leading your team. When you make that shift you’ll look back and realise that whether you lead a team or cross functional work group, trust is the foundation of peak performance. Without it, nothing is sustainable. No action, commitment or belief lasts the distance. No one believes in the commitments they've made together long enough to sustain the change or innovation you’re working for. In truth, trust is critical to all of the valued relationships in our lives. It’s at work in particular that we often leave it to chance - realising too late that the trust we need to lean on during times of change or adversity isn’t strong enough to sustain the requests we need to make of each other. Work Culture shows you the importance of trust, its impact on culture and tips for actively building trust as a leader to improve the culture and performance of your team.

With the twelve-volume series Feasting on the Word, Westminster John Knox Press offers one of the most extensive and well-respected resources for preaching on the market today. When complete, the twelve volumes will cover all of the Sundays in the three-year lectionary cycle, along with moveable occasions. The page layout is truly unique. For each lectionary text, preachers will find brief essays-- one each on the exegetical, theological, pastoral, and homiletical challenges of the text. Each volume will also contain an index of biblical passages so that nonlectionary preachers may make use of its contents. The printed volumes for Ordinary Time include the complementary stream during Year A, the complementary stream during the first half of Year B, the semicontinuous stream during the second half of Year B, and the semicontinuous stream during Year C. Beginning with the season after Pentecost for Year C, the alternate lections for Ordinary Time not in the print volumes will be available online at feastingontheword.net.

“Insightful, emotional, and enraging. By sharing his story in gripping detail, Michael Tubbs embodies an old feminist tradition whereby the personal is political. He empowers us to fight for equal opportunities for our communities, and encourages us to amass the courage to overcome loss and injustice.” —Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist The making of a visionary political leader—and a blueprint for a more equitable country “Don’t tell nobody our business,” Michael Tubbs’s mother often told him growing up. For Michael, that meant a lot of things: don’t tell anyone about the day-to-day struggle of being Black and broke in Stockton, CA. Don’t tell anyone the pain of having a father incarcerated for 25 years to life. Don’t tell anyone about living two lives, the brainy bookworm and the kid with the newest Jordans. And also don’t tell anyone about the particular joys of growing up with three “moms”—a Nana who never let him miss church, an Auntie who’d take him to the library any time, and a mother, “She-Daddy”, who schooled him in the wisdom of hip-hop and taught him never to take no for an answer. So for a long time Michael didn’t tell anyone his story, but as he went on to a scholarship at Stanford and an internship in the Obama White House, he began to realize the power of his experience, the need for his perspective in the halls of power. By the time he returned to Stockton to become, in 2016 at age 26, its first Black mayor and the youngest-ever mayor of a major American city, he knew his story meant something. The Deeper the Roots is a memoir astonishing in its candor, voice, and clarity of vision. Tubbs shares with us the city that raised him, his family of badass women, his life-changing encounters with Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama, the challenges of governing in the 21st century and everything in between—en route to unveiling his compelling vision for America rooted in his experiences in his hometown.

Presenting a year's worth of daily meditations inspired by the challenges and graces of a hot yoga practice, this guide highlights the connections between life on and off the mat.

From feeding your horse right to curbing its bad habits, The Everything Horse Care Book is your one-stop reference for a happy and healthy horse! Experienced horse trainer Chris DiFilippis guides you through the steps necessary to care for your horse properly, no matter what its age or issues. Learn valuable tips such as: Using the horse’s temperament and body language to determine problems Identifying common health problems that are often easily missed Stopping bad vices such as biting and kicking in their tracks How to travel safely and comfortably with your horse Setting up a safe environment for both you and your pet! The Everything Horse Care Book is an all-inclusive guide to a healthy and hap .py life for your horse. Saddle up!