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Life often looks so very different than we hoped or expected. Some events may simply catch us off guard for a moment, but others shatter us completely. We feel disappointed and disillusioned, and we quietly start to wonder about the reality of God's goodness. Lysa TerKeurst understands this deeply. But she's also discovered that our disappointments can be the divine appointments our souls need to radically encounter God. Lysa invites us into her own...
3) The gift of adversity: the unexpected benefits of life's difficulties, setbacks, and imperfections
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Running counter to society's current prevailing message that things should always run smoothly--or, at least, appear to--and that failure or mistakes of any sort are to be avoided at all costs, The Gift of Adversity shows that such setbacks are inevitable. Indeed, engaging with our own failures and defeats is one of the only ways we are able to live authentic and meaningful lives. The book illuminates how each different type of setback carries its...
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Pigeon is an unflinching and hilarious look at a child's potential for mischief. In a plain palette, with childishly elemental line drawings, Willems has captured the essence of unreasonableness in the very young.
6) Disappointed
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Introduces the feeling of disappointment and helps children understand what to do when they experience that emotion or encounter someone else who is experiencing it.
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"Some bunnies have all the luck! Bounce-a-Lot festival day in the hoppiest day of the year! Sky has been practicing her springiest, fizziest moves so she can be one of the star bouncers. But when she isn't chosen, the funniest bunny in Bright Burrow wilts like a carrot in the sun. Can Sky's friends show her there is more than one way to let her plucky spirit shine?"--Page [4] of cover.
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A refreshing and thought-provoking look at athletes whose legacies have been reduced to one defining moment of defeat--those on the flip side of an epic triumph--and what their experiences can teach us about competition, life, and the human spirit. Every sports fan recalls with amazing accuracy a pivotal winning moment involving a favorite team or player--Henry Aaron hitting his 715th home run to pass Babe Ruth; Christian Laettner's famous buzzer...
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Baby-sitters little sister) volume 5
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"Karen doit porter des lunettes! Elle n'en a vraiment pas envie... surtout que ce sera bientôt le jour de la photo d'école. Mais après avoir choisi une jolie monture rose, elle trouve qu'elle a l'air très mature. Sauf que Ricky se moque d'elle et la traite de tous les noms. Si elle porte ses lunettes pour la photo de classe, Ricky continuera de l'insulter. Si elle ne les porte pas, elle aura l'impression de ne pas être elle-même. Lunettes ou...
15) First base blues
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Nico is disappointed when he does not get to be the shortstop on his baseball team--will he learn in time that all positions on a team are important?
16) Expectation hangover: free yourself from your past, change your present & get what you really want
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GENDER STUDIES: WOMEN. When our expectations are met and things go according to plan, we feel accomplished, in control, and on track. But when life does not live up to our expectations, we end up with an Expectation Hangover. Expectation Hangovers happen when a desired result is not met, an outcome is achieved but it does not give us the feelings we thought it would, life throws us a curveball, or we simply do not feel we are living up to the expectations...
17) God loves you!
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When Brother Bear tries out for the basketball team and Sister Bear tries out for the school musical, they are both surprised by the outcome which teaches them about God's plan and love for them.
18) Disappointment
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This title explains what disappointment is and how to deal with the emotion. The book includes easy-to-read text and vibrant photos, making it a great choice for beginning readers. It also includes a table of contents, picture glossary, and index. This Little Blue Readers book is at Level 2, aligned to reading levels of grades K-1 and interest levels of grades PreK-2.
19) Oh no
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A humorous and poignant comic collection about disappointments big and small. Because after all, we are all the disappointed blob; the disappointed blob is us. Oh no.