Six short romantic Christmas stories to warm your heart and your holiday. Jingle Bell Bodyguard by Christine Wingate Harper Palmquist has been quietly drooling over gym hottie Rick Avery every Saturday. Can a series of mishaps over a Christmas season create the perfect setting for romance? Home for Christmas by Susan Craig Max Moretti has long treasured memories of a beautiful red-haired woman from his past. When fate brings her into his life together again, can he convince April they can create a new home...together? Christmas a La Carte by Jeanne Kern Stressed-out Susan Albright is...

Hope: expressed as anticipation, expectation, preparation, and transformation.

Gladness: expressed as illumination, celebration, appreciation, and jubilation.

Promise: expressed in constancy, guidance, providence, and comfort.

Love: expressed in perseverance, faith, forgiveness, and truth.

Then it seemed natural to look at what had been told about the purpose of this greatest of gifts from God. I explored the wonder of Advent and the reasons for it. This exploration has deepened my amazement and understanding of God's greatest of gifts; I hope it will...

Hope: expressed as anticipation, expectation, preparation, and transformation.

Gladness: expressed as illumination, celebration, appreciation, and jubilation.

Promise: expressed in constancy, guidance, providence, and comfort.

Love: expressed in perseverance, faith, forgiveness, and truth.

Then it seemed natural to look at what had been told about the purpose of this greatest of gifts from God. I explored the wonder of Advent and the reasons for it. This exploration has deepened my amazement and understanding of God's greatest of gifts; I hope it will...

It is increasingly challenging for teachers to educate without a deeper understanding of the experience of their students. This is particularly the case in marginalised groups of young people who are subject to loss, grief, trauma and shame. Through a snapshot of the diverse student populous, this book explores the impact of these experiences on a student's learning and success. Topics covered include poverty, obesity, incarceration, immigration, death, sexual exploitation, LGBT issues, psychodrama, the expressive arts, resilience, and military students. The authors share the children's...