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Regrets. We've all had a few. While regrets are all too common in our day-to-day lives, you definitely don't want to have any regrets in your next remodeling project, home addition, or your new custom-built home. Why? Because those regrets are far too costly both in terms of financial impact and the price of living with a poor choice for years to come.As qualified professional contractors with more than three decades of experience, we've heard from countless satisfied customers who have done things the correct way.Sadly, we've also had to correct the things that someone else didn't do, did incorrectly, or shouldn't have done.Since we can't help everyone in person - as much as we would like to - we wrote Remodeling and New Construction with no Regrets to guide you through some of the most critical decisions you'll make as you begin to think about, plan for and live through your new home construction or remodeling process.In these pages you'll find some of the biggest mistakes we've seen homeowners make over the years - from hiring the wrong firm to not planning for the home they actually need, to fundamental financial miscalculations that can sabotage a project.It is our hope that you will learn from these experiences and use them to systematically eliminate the chance of regrets cropping up in your project.

I found myself in the back of the room dancing to the rhythm of the music. The words screamed into the atmosphere of the party room. "Give me your love; give me your love. Do you want me in the way that I want you?" The music gave me permission to close my eyes and allow it to control my movements without inhibitions. I was alive with pleasure at this point. All the sorrows and cares of my world separated themselves according to the essence of my movement. The music became my partner; I could dance as I please. Forbidden pleasures crept into my space as I raised my hands alluringly above my head. My hips started a smooth rotation as my back arched at just the right angle. Slowly and unwilfully my eyes closed completely. Just then a pair of strong hands gripped my waist, interrupting my unlawful dance and snapping me back into mindfulness. There, Zayd stood in front of me, smiling and mimicking my movement. I stopped and stepped back. He stepped forward."Dance with me." His voice was deep and slow. "Dance with me Invisible; move." I obeyed his request and we fell into a synchronized tempo. I lowered my eyes away from his. I couldn't let him see the emotion beginning to stir."Look at me woman. I want to see you." Again, I obeyed his request as I allowed my eyes to meet his. With each beat of the music his body moved closer to mine. I placed my hands on his chest, attempting to keep him from getting any closer. Then, the music changed from an upbeat song to one of slow motion. Zayd moved a hand to the small of my back and squeezed the other tighter around my waist."Move with me woman. I want to feel you."

Nothing explains this book more than the subtitle, "The Reflections of a Sharecropper's Daughter - Family, Poverty, Potential, and Progress," that refers to the journey of the daughter of a sharecropper who became the first African-American female Superintendent in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The joys and pains as a family in the south, along with some challenges and successes as a leader, are revealed. Though this book is about the life of Annie P. Wimbish, it is certain that many can scribe their names in these pages and find themselves, or someone they know, here.

The village of Grethamberg, nesting in the Austrian mountains, was a small enclave that rivaled many of the world's greatest financial centers in wealth and power. The patriarch, Alois Gretham, recognized that many in his family suffered from chronic or debilitating illnesses. It seemed to be a generational curse. He knew full well that wealth and success do not equate to health and happiness. One day as he and his family met together in the safety of their estate, a horrific blast wiped out the family and the magnificent estate. Interestingly, an African artifact was found in the clinched fist of Alois Gretham's charred body.

Are you ready to radically transform your health, happiness and beauty? In Nourish. Heal. Thrive!, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach Heather Hudak personally reveals the specific strategies she used to heal her decades-long struggles with disordered eating, anxiety and chronic pain, and how these same strategies have beauty-boosting superpowers. Through her authentic, conversational style, she will inspire you to cultivate a loving relationship with your body while helping you to tap into your own innate wisdom about what you truly need to heal. A wonderfully fresh and comprehensive look at what it means to be healthy, this book invites you to examine old patterns and beliefs that keep you stuck and finally step into the life you were meant to be living! Prepare to get personal, all the way down to your lovely lady bits, as this book explores how you can use food, movement, energy awareness, pleasure and self care to create vibrant health and radiant beauty on all the levels you are; body, mind and spirit.

This book is an autobiographical yet fictionalized account of a young woman's journey through many facets, or serious issues, of life such as racism, domestic violence, bullying, eating disorders, lost love, alcoholism, low self esteem, poor self image, overcoming poverty, stereotypes...These are just some of the issues that are addressed in this book. The protagonist resents her "overprotective" mother keeping her from the "fun and mystery" of the darkness. When she finally "escapes" to college and has the power to "live life her own way" she experiences some of the lowest points of her life. Had it not been for the Grace of a Risen Savior, she would have perished. She was, "Saved by Grace." The book is an easy, quick read that speaks to varying age groups. There is something in the book for anyone who reads it. The book is a ray of hope for those going through various struggles in life to be "tenacious," and have hope because your Transformation is on the way!!!

The case study method and deliberate practice-involving a systematic method of analyzing and reflecting on conflicts-will help Catholic school leaders to meet the challenges of Catholic school leadership for Catholic school leaders are facing a myriad of conflicts and controversies which are dividing many school communities. Inside are twelve case studies, a method for learning from these controversies, and an appendix full of other potential scenarios for further study. The case studies cover topics that are controversial now in Catholic schools and reveal the conflicts between different factions in Catholic schools. Dr. Uhl introduces the idea of paying attention to the particulars in each situation and orchestrating the conflicts between community and policy.

Paulie Mark goes missing and Father Timothy Reilly is determined to find him. He enlists the services of his friends, a motley collection of sports fans, eaters, card players and amateur detectives known facetiously by the locals as the Crime Shoppers whose unwelcome nickname derives more from their usual meeting spot than from their limited crime-solving success. The Crime Shoppers reluctantly join the hunt, but get more than they bargained for when Paulie Mark goes from missing person to murder suspect. CRIME SHOPPERS follows the exploits of our novice sleuths as they attempt to find and defend the wayward member of Father Tim's parish flock. Their rambling quest brings the Crime Shoppers in regular contact and frequent conflict with each other, as well as with sharp legal minds, reluctant witnesses, unsavory mobsters and, yes, hovering buzzards. Quaint, history-rich Burlington City will never be the same.

"Sassy, the Troublemaker" is a delightful story for children about a family pet who lives up to her name, "SASSY". From the time she entered her forever home, she gets into one adventure after another and makes life very exciting for herself and her family. Although she is constantly in trouble, Sassy really does try to do better. But as always, trouble finds her time and time again. This story has become a favorite of the author's family, as this story is a real life history of life with Sassy!

Disrupted Ambitions: The Power of Prayer, is the true story of a promising young athlete whose high school dream of competing in the State Championship Wrestling Tournament is all but shattered when, at the age of sixteen, he develops life-threatening bleeding ulcers. With his strong will to live-and the incredible faith and hope of his parents, a very special football coach, a talented and caring doctor and the many prayers from family, friends and complete strangers-the young man survives the grueling operation that would save his life. Still, determined to accomplish his high school dream, and not realizing the risks involved, he quietly and secretly begins the torturous and sometimes disappointing journey of trying to return to the same physical condition that he possessed before his medical problems began. This inspirational and emotion-filled book is meant not only to bring awareness to the symptoms and potential seriousness of ulcers, but to remind young athletes to listen to their body when it tries to warn them of impending danger to their health. It also provides one clear and distinct message to all: "Never give up your dream!"

In his cold world, where the past still haunts him, Jeff Nieuwendyk is waiting for something but he does not know what that is until he meets her. With complications and obstacles Jeff, with the help of his friends, will do what he can to find happiness and leave the past where it belongs.

The book addresses the fact that death is inescapable. Death like most losses forms a natural part of life. This book sets a tone characterizing the idea that mortality can teach us a lot about life if we allow it. This book is written to speak into a culture and engages a culture - indeed humanity in a re-creative and refashioning way. It addresses the tendency in humans to walk away from issues of disintegration, illness, caregiving, dying, and grief. It attempts to resettle the idea of perceiving death as a puzzle to be solved and ignored. The book proposes that death is a natural phenomenon and is inevitable. Birth and death form incredible moments in the human's pilgrimage toward his or her creator. Humanity has always lived in this paradox of being born and dying. These moments are revelatory of the meaning of life.The author reiterates that death is a transition to a life that has not yet been imagined. The death subsumes shocks and surprises human beings even in their lives of self-actualization and independence. In fact, the author observes that death truncates humanity's effort in idolizing power, wealth, fame and tendency to appear invincible. Alluding to the Hebrew Scriptures in the Book of Ecclesiastes, the author painted it clearly that even in the face of medical advancement and prowess of modern science, the reality that each of us will die at his or her own time has not changed. Even the most advantaged person is bound to hit his or her limit, for death is bound to come. Thus, the author noted that death as well as life needs to be faced with relentlessness as survivors' grief. Survivors have to be given opportunity to grieve unhindered, recognizing that grief is a journey that can be exhausting and that grief will rock us until is done with us and it will be done! With this realization, the author in a renewed tone declares that that "death is not a god." It is in this re-creative sense that humanity can find meaning beyond death.

Grieving the traumatic death of his toddler son, Dr. Israel Newman finds help in an unlikely form: that of the humorous yet socially and professionally ostracized genius, Dr. Michael Hannity. Hannity helps Newman realize his ability to travel through time, which ultimately leads Newman not only to love but to Jesus. He meets Jesus, Yeshua, at various points in his human life--the unique interventions of a spiritual being beyond our understanding, by many called God, help Newman accomplish his goals in a most surprising way.Even as You Are in Me successfully describes Jesus as completely human and with human frailties yet also strongly invested by a being that extends beyond our understanding. Through Newman, who has been broken open by sadness, and Hannity, who has his own unique communication style, including having Tourette's syndrome, Thomas Curtis elevates the Holy Spirit beyond that with which people are familiar.

Clark tries hard, works hard, and has brilliant ideas, but he and his wife, Moriah, fail to act proactively. They're letting life happen to them--and facing the consequences. One day Clark's boss, also known as "the Prophet," and his wife, Patty, instruct Clark and Mariah on how to work through their ideas in a productive way. What Were You Thinking? Life Skills Training is a life coach in book form--written from a biblical perspective. Not only is it a book of Christian living and best business practices but it's also a book of salvation. Through his ministerial work, author Terry L. Plummer noticed many people he worked with were lacking in basic everyday life skills, not just struggling spiritually. What Were You Thinking? Provides the skills necessary to process and then follow through on a path to greater success.

In the beginning, the idea of taking a year off for a restorative, reflective type of extended trip seemed like a dream, which might never come to fruition. The concept was based upon my original Grand Tour in a much less than grand scale, taken after graduation from college and before being drafted at the end of the Korean War. Then, traveling with a college friend for six months throughout Europe with a B-4 bag and a Gladstone cost two of us $900 each. I can still recall two weeks in Majorca for $28 including meals.That, however, was 1954, and I was twenty-one. Now I'm fifty-five, married for the third time, with grown children. The nagging thought has remained with me that in midlife, I should take a year off from a hectic law practice and ruminate about what to do in the future. Return to practice in Montana. Change the venue to California. Or completely change and open a restaurant where could I cook in the morning and play golf and tennis in the afternoon.I was practicing law in Bozeman, Montana, and my wife Suzanne was a certified public accountant in Helena, the state capital, some two hundred miles round trip from our home. This necessitated a sometimes daily trip over roads with black ice, and darting deer sometimes in the headlights. She was only too happy to give this up for a while.In preparing for the trip, Suze and I got shots from our local internist, who volunteered that everyone he talked to of our approximate age wanted to do something different with their lives. From the planning to the doing has taken several years, but finally the right combination of the law practice getting on an even keel and major cases settling allowed me to say to everyone, "I'm going around the world for a year." Actually, even without these favorable factors, I promised myself I would do it, but the best-laid plans have a way of not working out.But it was worth the result, which allowed freedom to meditate on the human condition and room to grow personally and as married partners who were going to be joined at the hip 24/7, day after day, week after week, month after month. We went through sickness and health and the inevitable daily travail, all of which turned out to be a strengthening of our bond and our now successful marriage.I felt what once had been a noble profession was now turning into a dog-eat-dog, money-grubbing business lacking the civility which a true profession requires. This led me to ponder the comment of a well-known lawyer in a copper-mining town where I worked for a time, that "true justice is when the fix is in on both sides." I wanted to rethink my decision to practice law and do trial work where, often, the result was, in my estimation, unjust. So maybe to be a traveling mendicant for a year would be the solution.So I am now sitting at my writing desk in Hotel Tahiti in 1988, drinking a bottle of Hinano lager on the patio and reflecting on the past months and years which led to my present hiatus in the midlife non-crisis. Today, finally in Tahiti, I told myself I would spend two hours each day setting down these thoughts with the hope that the account of my trip might be enlightening to others entertaining the same sense of mild or major discomfort in their own lives. This book, then, is a first-person account of a midlife trip, originally conceptualized as an "elixir of life."

With humor and a down-to-earth style, this book is easy to read and contains invaluable tips for all caregivers!- Private care is too costly for many. The result is caring for their elderly loved ones at home.Often, these caregivers are still working full-time and taking care of other family and professional responsibilities. Even for someone who is retired, adding the role of caregiver for an elderly loved one is often more challenging than anyone ever anticipates.- Based on experience and research, this book provides caregivers quick ideas to help resolve some common problems.As a college professor with experience working in an adult psychiatric unit, Lisa Santiago shares her inspiration for writing this book: "I saw many individuals whose mental illnesses hindered their abilities to function in everyday life and I became familiar with the systems put in place to help them. In addition to that, I keep up with advances in brain and memory research in order to share this with my students. All of this knowledge related to the brain and mental illnesses led me to believe that I was fully prepared to easily care for my grandma as Alzheimer's tried to take her further away. It didn't take long for me to learn that I was wrong! I needed more options. I needed quick and simple solutions.I had to combine all I witnessed, all I studied, and all of my ingenuity in order to ensure physical, mental, and emotional health for both of us. When colleagues, friends, and friends of friends began calling me for help with their loved ones, I shared my tips. They said I should write a book to help everyone in the world - so I did, and I hope it makes life happier for everyone who gives so much without even thinking about it. It's a gift for all caregivers."WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THIS BOOK: - Easy tips that you can use quickly - no need to sit and read for hours! - Cheap and easy ways to keep your home clean and safe. - Systems to minimize memory losses. - Easy to understand explanations of current research findings related to the brain and memory. - Simple ideas to add much-needed exercise and movement to the day - while seated! - Learning that giving control means gaining control. - Reasons to smile and laugh instead of cry. - And so much more...Alzheimer's: Quick Tips for Caregivers, Vol. I: Living with a Wild Raccoon is a vital resource for anyone caring for those suffering from Alzheimer's or dementia. This book has invaluable, and often cost-free, tips to help improve the quality of life for both the caregiver and the care-receiver. It is also an informative and instructive resource for eldercare staff at all levels.

The Road Leading back to Zion by Thomas O. Aladi is a unique, harmonious and clear presentation of the bible's message to the chosen ones of Israel of God and humanity. For them to have understanding of the things hiding from long ago by our God which it is now being revealed that we may fear the God who is doing all things known from old. The understanding of the true God and his activities has never been presented crystal clear as is done in this book. From the things our God foretold long ago; to the words of the messiah, our leader and the words of his first century disciples, we see the light of God's words as it shines as a lamp showing us where we are standing in the stream of time. As a light to our road way it shines to guide us to our destinations. Our destination solely depend on what we do with the understanding of the true God who is doing all things as He foretold from beginning. The true God decides whether you will be preserved alive or put to death. He decides who is on top today and who is at the bottom tomorrow. He decides who will inherit his territorial land/kingdom. Yes his decisions and heart counsels of long ago still stands to be carried out. -Thomas Aladi

An alluring fantasy based on true-life experiences-a story that has come from the heart of the Caribbean lifestyle in the southern oceans. Hopefully you enjoyed this reading and are ready for my next book as part of a short series. Please send comments and some of your suggested reading ideas that you like, since I am not writing in just one genre. I am multi-faceted with my writing. Thank you for your patronage, and keep reading!

Focusing on sexual assault, drug abuse, borderline alcoholism, and what goes through the mind of a sex-driven college senior desperately awaiting graduation, So This Is Home follows Wallace "Wally" Arlington and his drunken shenanigans for a year. From being on the verge of delivering what he believes to be the next American novel, and a soon to be Top Recommended App of the Year, to meeting a girl he never anticipated loving, Wally Arlington spins himself into a web of lies and deceit that'll either cost him his success or the girl that could possibly be the love of his life. Written by recent college graduate and previously published author, William Alonzo, this novel is sure to have readers turning pages faster than Wally can bring a girl to bed.

While his mother lay dying in his arms, young Toby Grimes vows to avenge her death and not even Satan himself can prevent him from achieving his goal. He spends every minute of his young life searching for his mother's killer. Several times he comes close only to have his plans thwarted. Then, at last, he finds himself face to face with the man who killed his mother. Can Toby do it? Can he kill the man he's been chasing for so many years?

For victory in this world of wickedness, it will entail many struggles, being humiliated and close to destruction, we should never forget how the Lord protected us. For us to achieve any success, we must take self-inventory and work at eliminating anything that God would not validate. When we have God's approval, he will also strengthen us as well we must let God lead us every step of the way, and by following God commands success will be close. We can all say at one point in our lives; God has done great things for us. So why not give praise to his name daily when God is with us, even nonbeliever's find tranquility when in our presences. 2 Timothy 2:15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. My hope and prayers are for each reader to find their way back to our Lord and Savior.

I was submerged under the water. I could see the illuminating light of the moon and the stars until the blood from my wounds clouded the water. Then I heard a voice say, "Rise."Behold the Light is a motivational book layered with dreams, visions, testimonies, and spiritual poetry that touches the darkest places of your life to lift you into the light.

Yes, Jett and Brodie are back! They're trying to work their way through the greatest marriage in rock history, which will never be a walk in the park for either of them. Jett is still up to shenanigans and trying to convince her husband that while he manages and tours with Triple Time, she should be allowed to retire and stay home with their two unborn grandbabies. Sound simple enough? Not while Brodie Marxx is alive! Jett is his first and last love, his creation, bonus baby, precious heathen, and together they're worth a vast fortune! And being worth a fortune is exactly how to keep him happy, because no one loves the smell of money more than Brodie Marxx! Harvest Time is full of Jett's not-so-normal life, some unforeseeable and dangerous incidents, and yes, her back and forth retaliation against former boyfriend, Alek Chase. Hell, it's a wonder this woman has time to tour!

Meet John, a short (5'6"), skinny, boyish-faced, shy and insecure, 18 year-old. In 1986, following the completion of his freshman year at UMass, Amherst, John returns to his demanding summer job, working in a restaurant called "Crabapples". It is here that he meets the girl of his dreams. At first sight, he realizes he's going to marry her. Now all he has to do is overcome his immense fear of speaking to anyone he doesn't know and, oh yeah, break up with his girlfriend of two years. With the advice from friends and family, solicited or not, John begins the most tumultuous summer of his life, all set to the soundtrack in his head.

International Communism has returned in the 21st century with a popular call for socialism in the United States of America!Communism ReturnsTakes the West explains why converting to socialism would not only be a mistaken path for the United States, but even more so describes how today's Western nations are already largely socialist countries, which has caused their economic decline in the 21st century. As a result of practicing corporate socialism and government enterprise for over 25 years, the United States and European Union have descended into a de facto STATE of socialism that resembles a synthesis of 20th century Marxist-Leninism, Maoism and Fascism complete with favored upper and government classes, elitist rule and forced industrialization in certain industries (i.e. green energy, technology, banking, housing, health care) that was so espoused by Lenin, Stalin and Moa.The STATE dominates the Western economies and is controlled tightly by a byzantine central economic planning (CEP) network of global central bankers, technology oligarchs and elitist government bureaucracies. This network also has the long standing support of a domineering media emporium intent on indoctrinating the Western masses that socialism will lead them into some prosperous utopia they call equality, absent the reality that the Western world's inequality has only grown acutely worse under their socialist STATE's for control the past quarter century.When the Soviet Union fell in 1991, the Western world thought socialism was over while rejoicing in their apparent victory over the "evil empire." In the eyes of the jubilant West capitalism had won and even the communist People's Republic of China (PRC) looked to be abandoning socialism for the capitalist way of life - but was it?The West wasted no time in expanding its global dominance. The United States rushed into Asia and the Middle East without weighing the massive costs. Western Europe expanded into Central and Eastern Europe to create the grand European Union (EU) with "schadenfreude" visions of replacing the United States as the leader of the Western world.In its hasty global expansion, the West adopted its own version of socialism, corporate socialism and government enterprise, in the early 1990s that proliferated into the 21st century. Little did the United States or even the wiser elite of the European Union realize that they were playing into the new strategy of international socialism's real leader, that being the PRC's Chinese Communist Party (CCP).Alas, now there is a popular call to adopt "full throttle" socialism throughout the Western world.About the Author, Tom Iceland Tom Iceland is a financial advisor, economist and historian who serves as a Finance Director for several public and private financial trusts in North America, Europe and Asia. He is currently the Director of the FTPSA Institute in Denver, Colorado. Email: Ticeland@communismreturns.com

Life is full of activities that fill our time. These activities range from simple ones like brushing our teeth in the morning to more involved ones like choosing the college to pursue higher education. All our daily activities are made up of projects. People of all ages and walks of life are part of projects; some also manage them. Whether you are a parent teaching your toddler to walk or a college graduate looking for a job, you are leading a project that has a definite outcome to be accomplished within a specific timeframe. Unlike many people that think a project means building a bridge, developing software, or creating a video game, the principles of project management is a life skill from the day you are born. This book aims to simplify project management and rewrite it as a life skill rather than as a professional, strategic, or technical skill. These skills can be used in high schools, colleges, and any other walks of life.

A man drives a thousand miles and lands in Mesquite, a desert town northeast of Vegas and tucked along a mountain corridor with Utah. He gets a room at a motel and prepares to look for an old friend. Woodrow by name, whereabouts unknown. But a deep inertia takes over and the best he can do is watch cable news and log entries in a journal called "Alone, with groceries," which is what he is, just sitting, waiting, and using the toilet. It's strange to be old and aimless, and lost without the company of a friend. Life is good when it's all in the past and soon forgotten.

I consider myself one of the luckiest men around. My writing has been shaped by my dual cultural background part Lakota, part child of the prairie grasses, and sweeping sky, but also I've been privileged to be mentored by great thinkers and writers. This doesn't count the writers who mentored me through their writing. The moral questions for The Nun Who Killed Sparrows of my story are gleaned from a Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel's seminar, teaching me that eternal truths are not arrived through logic so much as through the stories we construct out of life experiences. This story comes from an examination of events from my childhood, which put me on my present track, determined to teach, write, and find God's hand in the world around me. In Lakota literature there is a familiar saying, "Brave up Brother it is a good day to die," but that's misleading because death is not the ending it is for westerners. Stories go on, souls become, the dappling of light on running water, fireflies in the grass, the brush of butterfly wings, the call of an owl, the swirling of a dust devil, the wind-songs of aspen and pine. So I want to thank all my students who've inspired me, and all those who've kept on loving words, and stories, and words.

How does it feel to be locked in the trunk of a car and left to die? Terri Gilmore finds out. By sheer luck Kate Dorman hears he pounding on the trunk and calls police. Kate, always curious, befriends Terri and learns that Terri doesn't know why she was attacked. Kate is determined to find out. In spite of police warnings she pursues the answer. When she comes face to face with the killer, she knows she should have headed the warning.

A Sanctuary in the Wilderness . . .Marine buddies Norm and Greg know they need healing and distance from the horrors of the Vietnam War--and what better place than America's own wild country? They reunite on Waikiki Beach in remote Alaska, haunted but determined to face their demons. Homesteading in the Alaskan bush brought some peace to Greg, and after two years of isolation, Norm is beginning to rediscover himself, but there are people who aren't willing to leave them alone. Local law enforcement wants to keep an eye on Greg and Norm, in the figure of Sergeant Phillips, who mistrusts their motives. And then there is the radiant Val, who saw Norm's true nature and respects his generosity and the man he is deep inside. Greg and Norm know they can handle their own darkness, but are they brave enough to share it with others? This deeply felt, beautifully written novel about learning to live and forgive is a satisfying sequel to the popular Tenderfoot Cheechako.