Celebrate Simply

Those creative risks you’ve been taking lately? They are finally paying off! But how do we slow down and celebrate how far we’ve come? Is there even a point when we still have so long to go? In the fourth book in her Seven Simple Spreads series, writing coach Mariëlle S. Smith combines her creative experience, her passion for cardslinging, and her love of chakra philosophy to help you fully acknowledge your creative wins, big and small. Using the chakra system as a map, Seven Simple Card Spreads to Celebrate Your Creative Wins takes you on a trip along the seven main chakras so you can discover what’s keeping you from savouring your creative wins on each chakra level, and how you can overcome these chakra-specific obstacles. Ready to fully bask in the glory of your creative success? Order your copy now. Seven Simple Spreads is a ten-part series that follows the creative journey as told by the tarot’s suit of Wands. Seven Simple Card Spreads to Celebrate Your Creative Wins, the fourth book in the series, zooms in on the Four of Wands to help you start celebrating every creative step on the path so it can sustain you to the very end.

From lifestyle and fashion icon Lauren Conrad—#1 New York Times bestselling author of Lauren Conrad Style and Lauren Conrad Beauty—comes her dazzling and essential guide to entertaining, filled with an inspiring array of lifestyle tips and personal stories and lavishly illustrated with dozens of color photographs throughout. Now that Lauren Conrad has gotten everyone all dressed up and looking their most beautiful, she gives them somewhere to go in this must-have guide to entertaining. Showcasing the same approachable attitude and insight that have made her books smash bestsellers, Lauren Conrad Celebrate shows how easy it is to throw a fantastic party. Filled with lush and inspiring original four-color photos and budget friendly tips, Lauren Conrad Celebrate offers advice about the basics to make planning any type of event a breeze, including suggestions for the perfect invitations, food, drinks, decorations, and gifts. Lauren shows how to put it all together for a diverse range of events that span the calendar, from a charming Baby shower to a festive holiday party. And she packs the book with creative full-color photos and stories from her own life, including her housewarming party, and her recent bridal shower and wedding. Just as her trusted advice has inspired women to look and feel their best, now Lauren Conrad brings out the fabulous party-giver in all of us in this elegant, must-have guide.

Gives real-life advice to address the real-life problems of holiday stress and over spending.

Updated information and unbiased, developmentally appropriate strategies and activities to celebrate, rather than exclude, diversity, traditions, and holidays. Many programs are establishing a "no holiday" policy, but this book shows you how to celebrate and adhere to school policy. Among other topics, it includes evaluating holiday activities for appropriateness, addressing commercialism and stereotypes, involving families, and developing inclusive policies. Julie Bisson provides training on subjects ranging from culturally relevant and anti-bias curriculum to holiday curriculum. Louise Derman-Sparks has worked for over fifty years on issues of diversity, social justice, and activism in early childhood.

Celebrate by Pippa Middleton is a comprehensive seasonal guide to simple and creative entertaining. It is a useful, practical and inspiring journey into British-themed occasions, focusing on tradition and ritual and the importance of bringing friends and family together. Including recipes, crafts, games and tips on entertaining, it will take you from Bonfire Night to New Year's Eve, Children's Parties to Barbecues and everything in between, with ideas and occasions to look forward to throughout the year. .

Marriage is hard work. Two independent lives are merging. Two different mindsets are colliding. Two different people are learning. But marriage can also be one of life's greatest gifts--just take it from David and Tamela Mann. The Manns have delighted and inspired audiences through music, a string of plays and movies, and several television series, including Meet the Browns, The Manns, and Mann & Wife, and after 30+ years of marriage, the Manns are more in love than ever. Now, they're finally ready to share how they've been able to keep that spark burning all these years. Join David and Tamela as they share the day-to-day challenges, successes, and joys that happen behind the scenes, teaching you how to: Put forgiveness, laughter, intimacy, and faith at the center of your relationship Embrace hope, no matter what obstacles you're facing Find the blessings in your own story Praise for Us Against the World: "When I think about David and Tam and the love they share, all the horrible things I've heard about marriage are chipped away--and in their place, slivers of light and hope shine through. Their type of love, guided by honor and respect, is what can heal couples. David and Tamela are here to offer their love and wisdom in Us Against the World. Their experience, understanding, faith, and love are invaluable. Take heart." --Tyler Perry, award-winning actor, director, and producer

Let the Confetti Fly! Take the ordinary into the extraordinary with all-out celebrations that put the pizzazz in any party! Far beyond birthdays, certified celebrator Brittany Young will show you how to make every day a special occasion and bring fun and joy into your home. Whether you’re looking for entire themes or that one amazing, icing-on-the-cake idea to push your next get-together over the top, you’ll find it here. You’ll also discover easy DIY party crafts, gifts, and tablescapes, delicious, “halfway homemade” recipes, and plenty of holiday inspiration throughout the year. You don’t have to be party planner extraordinaire (but you will be after reading this book) or spend a lot of money to show loved ones they are special. You just need some creativity, inspiration, and of course, lots of sprinkles!

This comprehensive resource helps catechetical and pastoral leaders prepare for, engage in, and live out the gospel challenges of central feasts, seasons, and milestones of the liturgical year. It also helps them prepare participants (age specific and intergenerational), to participate fully in the seasonal prayer services included here. This is a wonderful resource, filled with invaluable information and guidelines for parish faith formation.