Family Garden

The stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul will encourage listeners to stay upbeat, because there's always a brighter way to look at life. This collection includess 31 Stories about family, courage, and how to listen.

I want to share my life story with you as a way to help others going through a difficult situation. I realize that today many are facing financial and other major life issues. At first I went about my life, enjoying everything I had and none the wiser about how difficult things could become. However, that's when my life changed. It wasn't long after I lost my job that I found myself struggling to support my wife and our six-year-old son. I began to worry about what I was going to do and how I could possibly turn the situation around.

No one likes to think of the worst case scenario, but if you're not prepared, "worst case" could become much worse than you ever imagined....You hope that you’ll never need an emergency plan, but the truth is, it’s only if you have one that you’ll be ready.

Welcome to the lush and vibrant world of raised bed and container gardening! Whether you're a city dweller with limited outdoor space, a suburbanite looking to maximize your backyard, or just someone who enjoys the convenience of portable plots, "The Ultimate Raised Bed & Container Gardening Guide For Beginners" is your key to unlocking the joy and benefits of homegrown produce and blooms.

In Waste Knot: Creative Cooking Techniques for a Greener Family Kitchen, Monica Lynne Chase invites listeners to reimagine their kitchen as a space for sustainability and creativity. This book offers practical techniques to minimize food waste, repurpose leftovers, and make the most of every ingredient.

From terraformed outposts to magical realms, journey to worlds where deadly plants, rampant biodiversity, or failed colonies have created irresistible opportunities for those brave enough to seize them. New worlds, found family, mystical secrets, and deadly science weave together in this lesbian-centric anthology focusing on a very different kind of first time - a first encounter with a world, or being, entirely unlike our own.

A handsome rock star and love-of-her life husband, a beautiful vintage home in Southern California, and a clear career path - what more could a quirky cool former Goth chick ask for? The way writer Maddy McManus saw it, after years of battling fear and insecurity, her life has finally fallen into place. Maddy has begun to write her first work of fiction to - hopefully - stir the spiritual hearts and minds of the literary world. Then life throws Maddy a major-league curveball. This new development does not fit into Maddy’s perfect life at all.

El jardín de Leota fue una vez un lugar lleno de belleza, donde las flores florecían y la esperanza prosperaba. Era su refugio de las heridas profundas que infligió una devastadora guerra. Era su santuario. Ahora, a sus ochenta y cuatro años, Leota Reinhardt está sola, y su preciado jardín está en ruinas. Todo esfuerzo que ha hecho por reconciliarse con sus hijos adultos ha sido en vano. Dios entonces trae el cambio por medio de lo improbable: un estudiante universitario con sus propios planes, y una nieta que Leota nunca esperó conocer.

Secrets shared can bind hearts, but secrets concealed? That's a tale of its own. The year is 1884. Robert Cooke and his pregnant wife Freya tragically lose their two sons to scarlet fever, sending Freya into self-imposed isolation for the safety of their unborn child. Cut off from each other, their shared grief becomes a silent, destructive foe. A decade later and now a successful businessman, Robert conceives a poignant tribute to his lost sons - a pleasure garden. But in withholding his vision from Freya, he widens the gulf between them.

People around the world have fallen in love with Penguin the Magpie, a global social media sensation, and her adventures with her human family. But there is far more to Penguin's story than meets the eye. It all begins when Sam, Cameron Bloom's wife, suffers a near fatal fall that leaves her paralyzed and deeply depressed. One of their three sons, reeling from the tragic accident, discovers an injured magpie chick abandoned after she had fallen from her nest. The boys name the bird Penguin, for her black-and-white plumage.

I’ve Got You, Girlfriend! is exactly what you want to hear when all the crazy, messy, exhausting, disorganized, overwhelming moments happen in the mom life you’re living…and sometimes that’s all before 9 a.m.!

Daniel Ahearn lives a quiet, solitary existence in a seaside New England town. Forty years ago, following a shocking act of impulsive violence on his part, his daughter, Susan, was ripped from his arms by police. Now in her 40s, Susan still suffers from the trauma of a night she doesn’t remember, as she struggles to feel settled, to love a man, and create something that lasts. Lois, her maternal grandmother who raised her, tries to find peace in her antique shop in a quaint Florida town but cannot escape her own anger, bitterness, and fear.

Want to make sure you can keep your family fed despite rising food prices and when there are food shortages? In this book, you will discover how your family can survive during a food crisis, even when food becomes more expensive or unavailable. Global threats are creating a massive shift in food production and distribution systems, and world leaders worry that food shortages are impacting more people than ever before. Learn about the global food security crisis, how to feed your family during a food shortage, and what we can learn from how families survived the Great Depression.

Mom-life is wacky. Between the kids, work, housework, schoolwork, sports, activities...having a feeling of overwhelm is inevitable. We look at the moms around us and feel inadequate. We see the pictures on social media and feel like everyone else "gets it". So what is wrong with us? The answer is - nothing! Everything that you need to rock the mom-life is in you right now - and with a little perspective and some strategies in your big mom purse, you can knock that overwhelm right out.

How to Create an Eco-Friendly Sustainable Family10 Easy Steps to Build an Eco-Friendly Family Culture By Penny P. You already knew a more sustainable lifestyle would be better for the planet... But did you know it could be fun for your family too? The world is in crisis, and you want to make a difference. You know certain products come with a high carbon footprint and the echoes of dubious ethical practices… but the alternatives seem far too expensive. How can you possibly make more sustainable choices with so many contradictory opinions to sift through? And how can you do it on a limited budget?

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Are you looking for practical, easy-to-implement solutions to transform your chaotic home into an organized sanctuary? Look no further! Our book offers quick, actionable tips that busy parents can implement in just minutes a day. It teaches you kid-friendly organizing systems that make tidying up fun and easy for the whole family.

Secret Palace Recipes from the British Royal Family is an enchanting cookbook that offers you a taste of palace life and a glimpse into royal culinary traditions spanning generations. You’ll discover timeless recipes inspired by favorite dishes of the late Queen Elizabeth to King Charles, Prince William, and other royals. Whether you’re hosting an elegant dinner or a cozy movie night in, these recipes are sure to impress your guests...even if they’re not wearing their tiaras!

"Søstrene fra Thy" er fortællingen om Marie Dusines døtre Gerda og Ruth, der med besættelsen i 1940 får deres liv vendt på hovedet. Gerda er færdig med skolen og vil til København, men må blive i Thisted hos mor Marie, da faren dør. Her får hun en læreplads i en boghandel og følger på sikker afstand Ruths vilde liv i København. Ruth er til fest og jazz og flirter farligt og passioneret med en officer fra SS-hovedkvarteret på Hotel d’Angleterre. Hvad Ruth betror Gerda, tør hun ikke fortælle mor Marie. Og hvem Gerda skjuler i boghandlens baglokale, kan hun hverken fortælle sin mor eller søster. Besættelsen er fuld af hemmeligheder og løgne, af betroelser og fortielse – og forbudt kærlighed.

Frail butterfly enthusiast Maggie Muir has lived a lonely life in her huge remote house on the Cornish cliffs for many years. Once a mother with two beautiful children, the sudden death of Maggie’s daughter, forever a little girl in her fairy nightdress, ripped the family apart and caused her son Lucas to flee to the other side of the world. But now, Maggie is dying, and there is something she needs her son to know.