Hello My Name Is Santa

Hello My Name is Santa produces Brill’s four voices in one book—trauma, addictions, recovery, and clinical voices. Brill honestly reveals himself as a victim and survivor of childhood and other trauma throughout his life. He openly shares his fifteen-year battle and demise with addictions leading to homelessness. Read of his fortitude and resilient journey through recovery and spiritual development to inspire others on their path of healing. As a licensed clinical professional, Brill’s final voice pushes for advocacy in returning to the holistic treatment of human beings through focused research-based trauma treatment for people suffering from substance use disorders. Join Brill as he shares the vivid triumphant stories of his world travels, especially his rite of passage in Bali, Indonesia, where his self and worldview changed for the positive. Read about his musical experiences following The Grateful Dead and his own contribution of musically preserving the musical legacy of the Dead. His vivid storytelling highlights his healing through the power of spiritual exploration and experiential education. Throughout the book, Brill skillfully and equally enthusiastically writes about his entire positive and negative life experiences in addictions and recovery being equal contributors and assets to the man he is today. He conveys a message that everything truly happens for a reason and there are always lessons to be learned. Throughout Brill’s recovery, he has experienced a multitude of blessings and achievements, but it was the timing and heartfelt experience of playing the cherished role of Santa Claus in 2017 that initiated his energy to share his story in this creation. Let Brill’s tragedies and achievements mutually inspire hope and direction for better lives today and tomorrow.

The world goes out of its way to make you believe you are not good enough. Maybe you aren't sure you like where you've been, or who you've become. Maybe someone has made you believe a lie about who you are by speaking damaging words to you. The discovery of our true identities does not begin by looking within ourselves, but by looking to the One who made us. Hello, My Name Is will inspire you to not wear the nametag that someone else gave you, but to wear the name of who God says you are. Your name may be "Lonely" . . . He calls you Friend. Your name may be "Failure" . . . He calls you Redeemed. Your name may be "Broken" . . . He calls you Beloved. It is time to tear off the false nametags that cover up your true identity. Understanding who you are begins with knowing Whose you are so you can embrace your destiny as a child of the one true King. "Hello, My Name Is will silence the lies of the enemy so you can hear God whisper, 'You are mine. You are wanted. You are so incredibly loved.'" —Lysa Terkeurst, New York Times best-selling author and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries "Hello, My Name Is gets to the heart of an issue that haunts the homeless and the hero, the kid and the king, the disabled and the diva—our identity." —Randy Frazee, Senior Minister at Oak Hills Church, author of The Heart of the Story Matthew West brings the rare combination of songwriter an pastor to his ministry. He is a modern-day King David, creating Psalms that touch the heart of God and God’s children. Now, as an added blessing to us all, he has compiled his thoughts into a book. A person can almost hear Matthew sing through the pages. I’m deeply grateful for this work, this singer, this friend. —Max Lucado, New York Times best-selling author Matthew West has always written honestly in his songs and stories. In his latest book, Hello, My Name Is, Matthew may offer his greatest truth yet: how to discover our God-given identity while building a closer relationship with our Lord. I gained a lot of insight while reading this book, and I know you will as well. —Scotty McCreery, ACM, BMI, and CMT award-winning country music entertainer and author of Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream

One of Inc. Magazine’s “Top 10 Marketing Books”: The “must-read” guide to naming products and businesses, updated with new stories and resources (Nir Eyal, author of Indistractable). Too many new companies and products have names that look like the results of a drunken Scrabble game (Xobni, Svbtle, Doostang). In this entertaining and engaging book, ace naming consultant Alexandra Watkins explains how anyone—even noncreative types—can create memorable and effective brand names. No degree in linguistics required. Watkins lays out in detail the elements of names that suit your target market and make people stop in their tracks and smile—and those that just make them scratch their heads and keep walking. In witty prose and with numerous examples, she reveals how entrepreneurs and businesses can come up with brand names that are evocative and memorable while also leaving room for long-term growth and larger possibilities, and avoid those that leave potential customers cold and are quickly forgotten. This extensively revised second edition has double the number of brainstorming tools and techniques, even more secrets and strategies to nab an available domain name, a brand-new chapter on how companies are using creative names around the office to add personality to everything from cafeterias to conference rooms, and new stories (of both hits and flops). Named a “Top 10 Branding Book” by Branding Journal, Hello, My Name is Awesome is the ultimate guide to naming your product or business. “Jam-packed with sound advice.” —Publishers Weekly

What makes this baby name book different from all the rest? Aside from more than 25,000 entries including origin and meaning, it has lots of informative and entertaining anecdotes, name lists, advice, strategies, and much more! It also has a 2-color, illustrated interior and helpful ribbon markers, creating a sweet, special package. It's an excellent gift, for yourself--or for a loved one!

In this book, all the characters from my first book titled Bruce the Fire Dog Saves Christmas come to life. You will experience detailed drawings of each character. These characters speak to you, the reader, in a person-to-person tone. They describe themselves in a self-profile style. They self-describe what they look like and some of their personality quirks. Bruce the Fire Dog brings the Santa Claus family to life by introducing Papa Claus; Moma Maria Claus; Santa's wife, Helen Claus; Santa's brother, Harold Claus; and his sister, Barbara Jean Claus. Papa Claus tells us of the sparkling, magical miracle of how he started the North Pole Village with just some trees, an ax, and three lily-white angels. Moma Claus tells the story of how she and Papa Claus fell in love and together lived in the new village with all those elf helpers. Harold Claus, the scientists, tells us about his new inventions that Papa and Santa needed. Barbara Jean Claus describes how the North Pole Toy Factory functions on the business side of things. Santa tells us of how he grew up at the North Pole and the extortionary measures Papa Claus went through to get him his new job. Bob the Scottish Elf says hello. Bob's now famed, flying, talking, and multicultural reindeer present themselves to you. They talk about how they each got a job at Bob's sleigh factory as well as giving some heartwarming social advice to children. Go ahead open your heart and imagination. After all, we are all children at heart. For information about "Bruce the Fire Dog and His North Pole Friends Say Hello", please go to https://buckboylan.com/.

Jannie somehow finds herself in Brazil a place called Bahia that she had never been to and doesn't know a soul. An unexpected life transformation she never thought was possible. A lonely woman on a journey managed to conquer fear and insecurity. A single thought turned into a momentary flair of passion that sparks the journey. Desperation and confusion awakens clarity once living life in a box desiring to live up to others' expectations and demands. Exhausted and drained, an emotional break opens the door in which Jannie walks through. Mentally checking out from her current situation clears a path for her to welcome new experiences. Jannie's a woman that is deeply conflicted. She loves with all her heart, and her emotions run extremely deep. After all her giving to the people that she loves, she starts to realize how empty she feels. The love she's given to her family has been wonderful, but it hasn't been enough to fill up the emptiness inside herself. With all the love she's given to the people around her, she's forgotten to live and build something for herself. She spent her whole life taking care of her children and trying to build a life for them, taking care of her husband and her father as well. Sustaining life by a thread, she neglected to carve out a place where she felt whole. Slipping into a depression when she finds herself broken down, alone, and misunderstood, Jannie has an epiphany feeling like she's in an emotional crossroads. Jannie makes the wrenching decision to choose herself, it's time to put herself first. She decides to make her escape plan. In the midst of her elaborate, extensive journey, she stumbles into an unexpected but very welcome romance with a gentleman named Samuel Savage. Samuel is a soul Jannie never even dreamed about encountering, this dapper, debonair earth angel. She felt attracted to him not just physically, feeling an instant emotional connection with him. Chills and thrills ran through her body the second she met him as if she was a teenager and their began the romance that breathed life back into her soul.

Hilarious and true and inspirational, Hello, My Name is Mommy is for every pregnant woman and new mother who ever felt helpless and out of control instead of confident and aglow. Sure, women know pregnancy is no bed of roses, but Lynch taps into her own dysfunctional childhood and fears about becoming a mom to label a much profounder worry many moms-to-be have: that their own pasts were so screwed up that they're doomed to repeat the cycle. Dr. Spock may tell moms to trust their instincts, but Lynch's Misfit Mommies want to do every last thing but that. They feel like frauds and imposters, and Lynch's real-girl's voice will be instantly recognizable to them. Lynch will walk and talk new moms through it all: from lamenting the hot dogs and second-hand smoke they were raised on (and, of course, "you turned out just fine") to the realization that kids are kind of germy and gross (but feeling that way doesn't make one a bad mother) to keeping it together at work with Cheerios in the old nursing bra.

An Amazon Best Book of the Year Meet Octicorn, the funny, sweet, and disarming character who is a champion for anyone who has ever felt a little bit different. And isn’t that everyone? This is a self-published success story from debut authors Justin Lowe and Kevin Diller. Octicorn is half octopus, half unicorn, half confused . . . which sometimes makes it hard to fit in. But maybe that’s not such a bad thing.