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Surprise! IÂ’m still not dead! Okay, sure, I was born with an incurable genetic disease and, yes, I have faced terminal illness two times but Â… here I am! And IÂ’m ready to speak!

I’ve now been navigating the Western medical maze for over three decades Along the way, I’ve had to learn some pretty painful lessons about how to advocate for myself and what happens if I don’t. I also know how scary and disorienting illness can be—I have a lot to say about finding peace and acceptance, no matter what your diagnosis.

I offer you my advice, my humor and my personal journals as a window into the often quiet world of living with illness. Whether you are a patient, family member or medical professional, chances are you will find something between these pages that you never knew.

Medicine is a complicated maze. The time has come for a medical revolution—let’s do it together!

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Often the lofty instructions from church leaders are hard for the everyday person to understand What would it be like to have them speak to us about real life issues in a language we can understand? In this book, we have a renowned Bishop sharing his intimate thoughts and ponderings on over 180 topics like: Gods Grammar of Love, Suffering, Tolerance, What it means to be Christian, Fault-Finding, Forgiveness, Laughter, Living with Uncertainty, and the Larger Questions of life. On the lighter side, Pennel ponders topics like: Raymond, Rudolph, and Otie, Kitchen-Table Friendship, The Big Hole, The Milk Machine, What About Elvis? Reeboks and a Real Friend, Busy Whittlin, Reeces Timing, and Cornbread, Catfish, and Christianity! Once drawn in to the story, Pennel invites the reader to join him in pondering the topics deeper meaning. In so doing, the reader is reminded of the things in life worth pondering..
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In the words of one reviewer: "This book touches on everything someone should know, but few actually do, by the time they reach black belt." This book is not specific to a single system of martial arts. It is a look at, as the title implies, some of the principles that underlie martial arts in general. The author discusses his personal perspective on martial arts training and some common pitfalls he has seen in his 25 years of training. Forward by Joe R. Lansdale.
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A forum for writings from the deep end of the pool..
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Proof of Biblical stories found on the ground

The author takes four "controversial sites" and weighs the geographical/archeological evidence found there against the Biblical text with some surprising results..
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For four years, Moreah Vestan has recorded her fleeting thoughts, intense questions and love of life in a carefree journal that speaks of the essence of living. In Pleasures and Ponderings: From Nun to Nudist to Now, Vestan offers dozens of essays that tell of the need to savor each moment and relish the pleasure in every second while still setting aside time to ponder life's tough questions.

Vestan delights in lilacs and leftovers, shares insights about lost loves and faces the discomfort of questioning her beliefs. The book is a truly inspiring hodgepodge of wisdom, with topics ranging from relationships to aging. The reader absorbs Vestan's enthusiasm for life and her appetite for variety. Her childlike sense of wonder is perfectly conveyed, as are her profound ideas about life.

She writes about finding Mr. Right, dealing with family issues and personal priorities, among many other important topics. Lessons about every aspect of living are offered to the reader. If one is looking for an honest look at life, they will find it by looking through the eyes of an independent, adventurous woman who knows how to embrace life from its most simple aspects to its most mysterious. She also tells of her musings of life from nun to nudist to now.

"You come away agreeing that assumptions can be questioned and that there may be no higher purpose than enjoying everyday pleasures, while pondering the meaning of even the imponderables with grace and/or fortitude," she writes.

Vestan began her young life believing she had a religious calling. She spent one year in a convent, moving on to pursue a career in teaching. She has worked a variety of other jobs and is currently a life coach and a relationship columnist for Seattle's Active Singles Life. She dated frequently after her divorce in the 1970s and had once-in-a-lifetime experiences, such as traveling for three months in Southeast Asia alone and teaching English as a Second Language in Mexico. Pleasures and Ponderings is her first published book..
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