It S Your Time

Shares a message of hope and inspiration for using one's faith as a cornerstone to build a happy, secure, and fulfilled life.

The Black Loyalists were the first large group of people of African ancestry to settle in Halifax, in 1782. In 1796 the Jamaican Maroons arrived. Then in 1813, Black refugees fleeing the United States came. These Loyalists, Maroons, and refugees settled in the Preston area, and although some subsequently left for Sierra Leone, many stayed and established the largest community of African Nova Scotians in the province. Since then, the Preston township--comprising North Preston, East Preston, and Lake Loon/Cherry Brook--has become a web of vibrant neighbourhoods with a rich and complex history. With care and precision, award-winning writer Wanda Lauren Taylor delves into the history and development of this area, the organizations and churches that helped bolster the population, and the struggles, successes, and personal stories of several Preston-area residents. Through interviews and archival documents, Taylor shows how a resilient group of marginalized people built a thriving community that generations of African Nova Scotians can be proud of. Contains seventy-five images, both contemporary and archival, of the people and places around Preston.

Get your hopes up. Raise your expectations. Your best days are in front of you. In challenging times, it may be hard to see better days ahead. You may feel as though your struggles will never end, that things won't ever turn around for you. This is exactly the moment to put your faith into action and expect God's blessings. It's your time to declare your faith, to look for God's favor, and to give control of your life to Him so that you can find fulfillment in His plans for you! It's Your Time to believe. It's not easy to always be optimistic. Life can be difficult, and in hard economic times it's not just your finances that suffer. Your relationships can be strained. Your health can be stressed. Bad habits can return and negative thoughts can take over. When one part of your life after another takes a bad turn, you can feel like there is no end in sight, no way out. The truth is, maybe you don't have an answer. But God does! Maybe you don't have the strength. But God does! It's Your Time for favor. In It's Your Time, bestselling author Joel Osteen, pastor of the nation's largest church, offers the inspirational truth that no matter where you stand in life, you are never alone. He reminds you also that the bigger your burden, the greater your blessings to come. You may have neglected God, but He has not abandoned you. He has already released good things into your future. As long as you're breathing, you can still reclaim His favor by renewing your faith and accepting His plans for you. It's Your Time for restoration. In these pages, Joel offers assurances that God does not want you to merely survive challenging times, He wants you to thrive. When you give your life over to Him, God will send opportunities your way so that you can soar to new heights of fulfillment. History has shown that the most difficult times can serve as catalysts for creativity, innovation, and accomplishment. If you hold on to your faith, ask for God's favor, and don't give in to depression or discouragement, you will emerge not bitter but better, not a victim but a victor. It's Your Time to trust. God already is working in your life to arrange the right people, the right skills, and the right opportunities to give you the tools you need to fulfill and exceed your dreams. Drawing from Joel's experiences and those of people around the world, It's Your Time offers messages of faith, hope, and strength to help you rise above any circumstance so that you can fulfill God's best plan for your life. It's Your Time to stretch. Joel has filled this book with bold new prayers, inspiring stories, and practical tools for moving forward in faith. You will find inspiration from others who have overcome adversity and achieved their dreams. You will find proven methods for not just picking up the pieces but for building a new life better than you'd imagined. The hopeful messages and warm encouragements in this book will push you to expand your horizons beyond what you thought you were capable of doing so that you might go even farther than you'd ever dreamed of going. It's Your Time!

According to retirement expert Donna McCaw, successful retirees approach their retirement the way an experienced outdoors person approaches a canoe trip, by over-preparing and then going with the flow. Like a canoe trip, retirement can be both safe and exciting, and retirement expert Donna McCaw shows readers how in this practical and entertaining book, now fully revised and updated. It’s Your Time focuses on retirement advice for Canadians, but its principles are applicable to retirees anywhere. McCaw shows how you can plan the retirement that fits you — how you can enter this fulfilling time of your life with confidence and flexibility, prepared for some pleasant surprises. It's Your Time gives you a heads-up in the areas of: GETTING STARTED — The emotional issues you need to consider before you make the leap into retirement FINANCES — The importance of knowing the financial facts about retirement, including your current worth and your cash flow now and during the stages of retirement HEALTH AND WELLNESS — The top health issues affecting women and men and how to prevent or manage them; understanding the aging process; the financial considerations of health care LIFESTYLE — Passive vs. active leisure and the value of volunteering RELATIONSHIPS — The importance of keeping in touch with family and friends and understanding the next steps for your relationships TRANSITIONS — Considerations for managing the first year of retirement; how some retirees "revocate, relocate, and regenerate”; the secrets of the successfully retired The author concludes her one-stop guide with a section of resources to help you plan for what is truly your time, your retirement years. Donna McCaw (B.A., M.Ed.) retired at age fifty-four after a career in education and counseling at high schools and colleges and with Adult Education programs. She is a speaker and workshop presenter on Retirement Readiness, Retirement Planning for Women, and other topics. Her writing and presentations are straightforward, down to earth, and accessible as well as spirited and fun. Donna lives in Elora, Ontario.

Its Your Time is a journey of life, describing the spiritual challenges we face and presenting musical lyrics to feed your soul. It serves as a place to unwind, be intense, be in love or out of love, be thoughtful, or cry. It is your space and time in words. These verses explore a wide range of topics, including hope, love, sadness, joy, empowerment, and spirituality, all bound up in lives that matter. For author Sandra Donald, the supportive mechanism of faith helped her to understand and accept that good things can come from painful experiences and that true magic is entwined with the written word. This collection of poetry seeks to pull at strings and thoughts, unblock the blocked, capture a laugh, and reinvent the wheel for all the things you need. Prejudices When youve got these, you arent getting on with a true life. Ensures youre simply consumed in hating for no reason or rhyme. Wraps you up in a suffocated fear of 100 percent unsupported facts. Allows minds to be derailed into dismissing logical thinking. Is a sinister trick creating hate groups full of destruction and lies. Isnt it time to ditch this bandwagon and get an upgrade in thinking? What does it matter when, as human beings, were all the same!

Journal for you and you alone. It is based on you building a relationship with God that will help you discover a better you.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Better, Live Better and Fresh Start shows you how to fortify your faith, look for God’s favor, and give up control to Him so you can live your best life ever with these inspirational daily readings from his classic bestseller It’s Your Time. Turn every day into an opportunity for a better life with pastor and bestselling author Joel Osteen’s messages of hope and faith. With thought-provoking anecdotes, words of encouragement, and inspiring scripture, this 90-day devotional gives you new and exciting ways to incorporate the teachings of It’s Your Time into your life. Focusing on encouraging themes including belief, favor, restoration, and trust these messages of strength will help you rise above any circumstances so that you can fulfill God’s best plan for you. God does not want you to merely survive challenging times, He wants you to thrive. When you give your life over to Him, God will send opportunities your way so you can soar to new heights of fulfillment. Discover all this and more in this remarkable devotional. After all, it’s your time.

Thinking about what to do now that you have more time for yourself? Your children have headed off to school full time, or will be leaving the nest soon, and now you are considering returning to the workforce or finding a more fulfilling career. This is the perfect time for you to reframe your self-perceptions, and to open your eyes to possibilities you might not have noticed before. Now that you have the time for more fulfilling work, you may want help deciding what kind of work to do. It's Your Time Now: What Will You Do With It? is a workbook designed specifically for mothers who are in transition. Through the use of values exploration, as well as interest, ability and skill assessments, this 8-week program will help you discover the life path that will make you happiest. It's Your Time Now takes a holistic approach to career change--it asks you to take inventory of your core values and existing internal and external resources, then asks you to expand upon these to chart a path to the most satisfying career for you.