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Go Look in the Mirror is a collection of poems, reflections, and letters. It is about life, love and sorrow and the challenges life throws at us at any given moment. We cant predict when they come we; we just have to figure out how to deal with them when they do. As a mother, nanny, wife and friend. I have witnessed first hand the struggles my children, husband and friends have gone through. I have seen them unhappy in the relationships, feeling ignored by their significant other' or keeping themselves so busy they forget to look up and see the people next to them. I have listened to their struggles and have seen the sadness they carry around with them on the daily. From depression, daunting physical challenges and suicidal thoughts. This book is about accepting ourselves just they way we are, about accepting our way of being in the world. young old . big or small, making time for us, finding balance, and not accepting being treated poorly. It also also includes little tidbits of how important it is to have friends and people in our lives, to live a balanced life with responsibilities and boundaries as well as finding time to relax and have fun. Most of all this book is to offer encouragement to you the reader and be the voice for all the things we might want to say to some one but don't. sort of the the unspoken word. life is made up of moments big and small. At times these moments can be so hard and get us so down that we might not be able to look in the mirror and see our true reflections. Good news is we can change the narrative. Walk with me through my writings let me show you that life is worth living, that you are enough. All you have to do is look in the mirror and see what I see. Together lets change the reflection you see when you look at it.

This cozy series has everything you want and more: an eclectic cast of characters, a mystery or two, and diligent detectives on duty. The detectives, feline and canine, figure it all out, but they have a dickens of a time getting the humans to understand them.The series, Tiger Lily's Café, is set in a Midwestern town nestled into the sunset coast of a Great Lake. The setting itself acts as a character, bringing the reader into the sights, sounds and smells of the small resort community of Chelsea.Read the series in order, or read any book alone. Each volume stands alone with a clear beginning and a clear end.This volume continues the story of Annie, a woman whose ownership of a prime piece of real estate and several businesses was almost a mistake. But own it, she does, and she makes the best of an idyllic situation.With her family of rescue cats and a diverse collection of business managers, staff and friends, Annie embraces her home on The Avenue, a picturesque slice of life that embodies the best - and sometimes the worst - that humanity has to offer.Action unfurls around the globe. Tiger Lily, knowing she and her siblings will be on vacation, leave Simon Finnegan and Oscar McMurphy in charge of the detective agency in Chelsea. They rise to the challenge with the help of their friends.Chris and Annie are camping a few hundred miles away. Murder follows. Tiger Lily and her siblings have to figure out "who done it" and help Annie and Chris out of a jam.Henrie visits his native country, Cameroon, with his new friend Collette. His home town is only one hundred fifty miles from the birthplace of Boko Haram. Unfortunately for Henrie, he traveled without detective cats to help.George manages the KaliKo Inn for Henrie and Annie. He now realizes how difficult running the Inn can be, particularly when Guests-From-Perdition come for a visit. He doesn't realize the local cats are there to help.Come visit with the folks of Chelsea for a while.

Scrub loves washing germs away. One day, a really nasty virus shows up. Is this simple soap up to the challenge?

"Cheers to our Volunteer", the absolute best rhyming book for young children about having a volunteer in their classroom or program and how much children really enjoy having them... why? Because volunteers are young, energetic, know a lot of games, and they are fun to have.

Many children must face the death of a loved one. Even children who aren't dealing with loss often still have questions about the concepts. This story helps lift the child's spirit and take him/her to a beautiful place where magical moments appear hoping it will be a blessing to hearts both big and small.

This book is about human emotions. It is about the five elements that are so embedded in our beings-lust, anger, greed, attachment, and ego.

"Budding retro fashion designer and entrepreneur Amanda Tucker is thrilled about making costumes for Winter Garden High School's production of Besuty and the Beast. But when the play's director Sandra Kelly is poisoned, AManda realizes there's a murderer in their midst. She's determined to keep herself and the students safe, so when her ghostly fashionista friend Max suggests they investigate, Amanda roll sup her sleeves and prepares to follow the deadly pattern..."--

Black History in Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough County, can be told in many ways. The property that housed North Boulevard Homes was once called "Roberts City" which consisted of substandard, disease infected, crowded shotgun slum houses. The future residents came from all walks of life seeking a decent place to live, most of them were Blacks, Cubans some Military Families and, and others all searching for a comfortable, affordable home. Everybody who lived in North Boulevard Homes worked and paid some rent. In 1947 the city of Tampa was entering into opening of MacDill Air Field and Drew Army Airfield was being expanded. The shipbuilding companies had been launched and delivered the first vehicles in its wartime program. The African American military men many of whom were drafted stationed at MacDill field were in desperate need of decent places to live in Tampa. The servicemen had limited places to live because of the Jim Crow laws and the segregated living standards in America at the time it caused a dilemma within the military. This dilemma was more critical for those veterans who were desirous of retiring in Tampa. The Housing Authority attempted to help those veterans by giving priority them for housing.The new North Boulevard homes was dedicated without fanfare simply salute to the flag of United States of America in a prayer. The new history began for potentially 534 residents on Sunday afternoon in July 1940. Those residents realized that their lives were changed forever. The rent for these apartments ranges from a low of $10 to a high of $50 a month, at the beginning every resident paid some rent in almost every adult work. Housing was sold clinical in Tampa that when residents received better jobs or when their siblings went to college and we turned usually the families were moved out the philosophy was give other low-income people a chance to move in because residents with better jobs could afford housing outside the project which were designed for lower income.The beautifully landscaped yards, the spacious apartments with indoor plumbing hot and cold water, residents could drink water from the kitchen sink and feel comfortable with the water they had in the kitchen, with spacious cabinets electrical hookups for washing machines, closets in each bedroom in front and since then backyards became home for many, there was also a small play area behind each unit.This book should offer a sense of richness of the Black residents who were a part of the community of Blacks that once lived or still live in the North Boulevard Homes in Tampa, Florida. Several of the persons who lived in North Boulevard were the first to achieve a goal and to gain recognition for that achievement which was is very important as a symbol of hope and a beacon of light for the future. These men and women are living proof that it is possible to have great careers and enjoy the success which provided for them a substantial lifestyle that lead to a comfortable retirement. As a community, African Americans no matter how oppressed have nurtured positive values, set future goals and passed them own to future generations. They showed that it was possible to reach the glass ceiling and break the monolithic system expression and segregation.