Ever wonder why some people keep getting what they want out of life, and others don't?

What's the difference between those who reach their goals over and over and those locked in survival mode?

In this groundbreaking book, best-selling author and psychologist Dr. Henry Cloud connects the dots, helping you discover "ways" of behaving and responding to situations that successful individuals (he calls "deja vu people") have in common. These principles of life and wisdom are so profound, and yet so simple and subtle, that they're easily missed. But you can learn and apply these secrets-presented here as nine, extremely practical and easy-to-grasp strategies-and enjoy the success that they bring.

In short, LIFE CAN WORK FOR YOU, TOO!

Here is a book that can equip you with the tools to realize your dreams in the things that matter most-your goals, your health, your career, your faith and your relationships.

As Amish fiction continues to appeal to a huge audience, A Pocket Guide to Amish Life gives readers a glimpse into an obscure, fascinating world—what the Amish believe and how they live. Full of fun and fresh facts about the people who abide by this often-misunderstood faith and unique culture, this handy-sized guide by Mindy Starns Clark, author of Shadows of Lancaster County (more than 43,000 copies sold), covers a wide variety of topics, such as:

• beliefs and values
• clothing and transportation
• courtship and marriage
• shunning and discipline
• teens and rumspringa
• children and the elderly
• education and work

Presented in an easy-to-follow and engaging style, this pocket guide to the Amish is a great resource for anyone interested in Amish life.

The Amish are peaceful, law-abiding people. They do not hold grudges and do not seek vengeance. Their strong belief in God prevents them from fighting or placing a lot of value on money or self-importance.
Charity and Adam are a unique young couple. They married first out of duty to their families and then became so much in love that the entire Amish community admired and acknowledged them.
Charity is opinionated and outspoken. Unlike the passive Amish women, Charity speaks her mind and stands firmly for what she believes. She sometimes upsets the church leaders but everyone knows she is a strong Christian and a faithful Amish. Her strong fortitude is called upon through horrors that happen to her family and to the Amish community.
One of the "town boys" is found dead in an Amish barn. Who killed him and why was he placed in an Amish barn?

About the Author:
Sioux Dallas traces her ancestry back to Scotland, Holland, England and Wales. One branch of her family was traced back to the early 1400s to the Attanoughkomouck Indians.
Dallas' love of church and Bible study helps her to research many interesting people. She is a widow, and a retired public school teacher of both high school and grade school. Her love of music and her deep faith has carried her through life.
Sioux Dallas is currently working on her next novel.

Create a family complete with Mamm and Datt (Mom and Dad), Dawdi and Mami (Grandpa and Grandma), and as many children as you like. These soft fabric dolls can provide hours of imaginative play for a youngster or can serve as lovely display pieces in your home.     Many ideas and details are included for creating charming characters like Jake the Farmer, Annie the Quilter, and Levi the Carpenter.     Complete patterns and instructions for 22” adult dolls and 15” child dolls, fashioned without faces in keeping with the Amish tradition of humility. Includes detailed but simple patterns for traditional Amish clothing for men, women, boys, and girls.

The story captured the attention of broadcast and print media in the United States and around the world. By Tuesday morning some fifty television crews had clogged the small village of Nickel Mines, staying for five days until the killer and the killed were buried. The blood was barely dry on the schoolhouse floor when Amish parents brought words of forgiveness to the family of the one who had slain their children.

The outside world was incredulous that such forgiveness could be offered so quickly for such a heinous crime. Of the hundreds of media queries that the authors received about the shooting, questions about forgiveness rose to the top. Forgiveness, in fact, eclipsed the tragic story, trumping the violence and arresting the world's attention.

Within a week of the murders, Amish forgiveness was a central theme in more than 2,400 news stories around the world. The Washington Post, The New York Times, USA Today, Newsweek, NBC Nightly News, CBS Morning News, Larry King Live, Fox News, Oprah, and dozens of other media outlets heralded the forgiving Amish. From the Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates) to Australian television, international media were opining on Amish forgiveness. Three weeks after the shooting, "Amish forgiveness" had appeared in 2,900 news stories worldwide and on 534,000 web sites.

Fresh from the funerals where they had buried their own children, grieving Amish families accounted for half of the seventy-five people who attended the killer's burial. Roberts' widow was deeply moved by their presence as Amish families greeted her and her three children. The forgiveness went beyond talk and graveside presence: the Amish also supported a fund for the shooter's family.

AMISH GRACE explores the many questions this story raises about the religious beliefs and habits that led the Amish to forgive so quickly. It looks at the ties between forgiveness and membership in a cloistered communal society and ask if Amish practices parallel or diverge from other religious and secular notions of forgiveness. It will also address the matter of why forgiveness became news. "All the religions teach it," mused an observer, "but no one does it like the Amish." Regardless of the cultural seedbed that nourished this story, the surprising act of Amish forgiveness begs for a deeper exploration. How could the Amish do this? What did this act mean to them? And how might their witness prove useful to the rest of us?

Highly acclaimed in previous editions, this classic work by John Hostetler has been expanded and updated to reflect current research on Amish history and culture as well as the new concerns of Amish communities throughout North America.

You can't seem to put your finger on it, but something is getting in the way. You've invested yourself in relationships time and again and time and again you've been disappointed, discouraged, or deeply hurt. Yet you know what you want: a fulfilling, safe, loving relationship with your spouse, your child, your parents, your siblings, your friends.

So how do you create satisfying relationships? Where do you begin?

Drs. Tim Clinton and Gary Sibcy believe that, for each of us, our present relationships are influenced by our first "attachments" or bonds with people in early childhood. Consequently, understanding your pattern of relating to others what the authors call your "attachment style" is the cornerstone for building satisfying relationships with the people you love.

In this book, Clinton and Sibcy help you identify and define your first attachments. They then lead you to discover...

- how to get free from the mistakes of the past

- guidance for connecting with those closest to you

- practical tools to help you avoid negative patterns of relating

- what kind of people best nurture your soul

- your personal pathway to healthy bonding with God and others

Life is short. Attachments will take you on a journey of self-discovery. A journey toward learning to love others in godly, selfless ways. A journey that will, in turn, help you receive the love you've always dreamed of.