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 | Advance Care Planning: Help for Making Care Decisions Now and for the Future | Decisions about one’s health and medical care are deeply personal. Yet many wait until a health crisis takes the decision out of their hands and … | In stock | | |
 | Being a Good Enough Parent | TV, movies, even our social media feeds would have us believe that perfection is a perfectly attainable goal for parents. But CareNotes author Allison Gingras … | In stock | | |
 | Confronting the Hard Realities of Eating Disorders | Food is at the center of our lives. Beyond it’s importance as the fuel for living, food can play an important role when family and … | In stock | | |
 | Confronting the Hard Realities of Gambling Addiction | Though it’s talked about less than other forms of addiction, gambling addiction is a very real and very serious issue for millions of people. And … | In stock | | |
 | Discovering Your Gifts As You Live With a Disability | Author Karen J. Zielinski, O.S.F., was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 22. Over the years, the disease has forced her to change … | In stock | | |
 | Elf-help for Coping with Pain | By Anne Calodich Fone This book offers no quick-fix solutions. What it does offer are gentle reminders that any journey from woundedness to wholeness is … | In stock | | |
 | Empty Nest Therapy | By Lisa O. Engelhardt The purpose of parenthood is to nurture children, so that someday they can fly solo. Yet an “empty nest” can cause … | In stock | | |
 | Facing the Fear of Cancer | Cancer. Is there a more terrifying word in the English language? Author Joel Schorn suggests that it is the “unknowns” that make even the idea … | In stock | | |
 | Fair Play! | By Susan Saint Sing, Ph.D. Too often, parents encourage their child to be a winner, without stressing the importance of playing within the boundaries of … | In stock | | |
 | Family Counseling – Can It Be Helpful to You? | Illness, addiction, job loss, adolescent behavior issues, and infidelity are among the many stresses that can put a strain on marriage and family relationships. Before … | In stock | | |
 | Family Nights for Advent and Christmas | Family night is a precious time set aside for the whole family to come together to support and love one another. It is a time … | In stock | | |
 | Feeling Bad, Getting Better | Written by Tom McGrath Illustrated by R.W. Alley Empathizing with the confusing feelings and questions sick children often have, it offers comfort and understanding. The … | In stock | | |
 | Finding Healing in Times of Grief and Loss | Whether the passing of our dear one was recent or further in the past, peace is always possible. The words of wisdom contained in this … | In stock | | |
 | Finding Strength in Times of Natural Disaster | Disasters often happen quickly and without warning. Even those that can be prepared for can leave chaos in their wake. Rebuilding what was destroyed, including … | In stock | | |
 | Finding Your Way Through Difficult Emotions | Anger. Stress. Resentment and feelings of hurt. Grief. These are all very real emotions that can cast shadows over every facet of our lives, making … | In stock | | |
 | Fostering Healthy Relationships Later in Life | Maintaining healthy relationships is important for everyone. For those entering their later years, it can become even more vital – and more difficult. Children and … | In stock | | |
 | Growing Into a Family | By Cynthia Geisen Families blend together for a variety of reasons. Regardless of why it happens, creating a blended family is a process of transition … | In stock | | |
 | Growing Through Feelings of Despair | Despair can be caused by anything and nothing. Regardless of its root, however, despair is an experience that fosters some universal feelings: powerlessness, hopelessness, listlessness, … | In stock | | |
 | Happy Birthday Therapy | By Lisa Engelhardt Happy Birthday Therapy explores ther many dimensions of birthdays-from facing regrets to appreciating the present to embracing the future. The inimitable elf-help … | In stock | | |
 | Healing Yourself Through Kindness | “Stories of kindness can be powerful,” writes CareNotes author Karen Katafiasz. “They’re life-affirming counterpoints to the atrocities, selfishness, and hate that fill so much of … | In stock | | |
 | Healing-from-hurt Therapy | By Lisa O. Engelhardt. Feeling hurt is not a happy place to be. Although we may feel that we’ll never get past the heartache and … | In stock | | |
 | Helping Children Cope With a Loved One's Addiction | The realities of addiction can be difficult for adults to accept. So, how can a child be expected to understand such a situation? Author Linda … | In stock | | |
 | Is Your Teen Using Drugs | Adolescent drug use is a frighteningly common problem, one that makes the already difficult job of parenting even more so. An expert in the treatment … | In stock | | |
 | Jealousy is Not For Me | Written by Molly Wigand; illustrated by R.W. Alley This delightful book helps children recognize jealousy at home, at school, and at play. With the help … | In stock | | |
 | Keeping School Cool | By Michaelene Mundy Illustrated by R.W. Alley From the end of August until the first part of June, our children spend more of their waking … | In stock | | |
 | Letting Go of Stress | By J.S. Jackson Children aren’t immune to stress. Kids are especially prone to feel fear before stressful events in their lives. Family, school, and team … | In stock | | |
 | Letting Go of the Past | The past is often viewed through the lens of nostalgia, creating a longing for the “good old days.” But just as often, the past is … | In stock | | |
 | Lights For A Waiting World: Celebrating Advent with the Saints | The four-week season of Advent is a time of miracles. These days have the power to transform us, if we can be open to the … | In stock | | |
 | Living in the Shadows: Finding Strength and Hope in Times of Illness | For one living with an illness, the world can seem an unrelenting stream of doctor’s visits, medical procedures, pain, fatigue, and isolation. And while this … | In stock | | |
 | Nine Lessons for Coping With Job Loss | In today’s economy, few people are unfamiliar with job loss, whether their own, or that of a loved one. And most know that enduring the … | In stock | | |
 | Overcoming the Anxiety You Feel During an Illness | “Anxiety is a natural and perfectly understandable companion of illness,” writes CareNotes author Jim Auer. Accepting this as fact can help individuals more quickly identify … | In stock | | |
 | Overcoming Workplace Bullying | We hear the word “bullying,” and we think of playground scuffles, of taunts in the school hallway. Sadly, the painful reality of bullying is that … | In stock | | |
 | Overcoming-jealousy-and-envy Therapy | By Patti Normile Envy and jealousy can be subtle. They do not have to have the rage of violence as when a girlfriend lashes out … | In stock | | |
 | Pets Are a Blessing | This book from the Elf family celebrates the many ways pets enrich our lives and the gifts, both simple and profound, they offer. These affirmations … | In stock | | |
 | Prayers for Caregivers | “This volume is an invitation to connect what we do for someone we love, to the One who is Love itself, and who loves us.” … | $4.50 Each Excluding Tax | In stock | |
 | Resolving to Find Healing for Your Grief | Grieving is difficult. And it can be made more so when it’s done passively. Author Karen Katafiasz shows how important it is to actively grieve … | In stock | | |
 | Searching for an Adult Faith | Just as a person’s tastes and interests are subject to change with age and maturity, so too can one’s faith. “The waters of even a … | In stock | | |
 | Sharing Your Grief, Easing Your Loss | Though tempting, ignoring or repressing grief will only cause more harm in the long run. Yet, facing such pain head-on can seem impossible for someone … | In stock | | |
 | Six Steps to Work Through Anger | “No one is immune to experiencing anger, nor is it necessarily a bad thing. In fact, by exposing our deeper hopes, fears, and wounds, anger … | In stock | | |
 | Six Ways to Enrich Your Faith Community | Aging congregations, clustered or closing parishes, budgetary concerns. “There are many hardships that a faith community may face. And while our church leaders are responsible … | In stock | | |
 | Standing Up to Peer Pressure | Written by Jim Auer. Illustrated by R.W. Alley. Wanting to be accepted by peers is a natural part of children’s social development. Yet kids can … | In stock | | |
 | Suffering with a Grief Kept Secret | Those experiencing grief are often told they’ll feel better, “if only they’ll talk about it.” But when the grief is something an individual feels is … | In stock | | |
 | Take Charge of Your Life as You Live With Chronic Illness | “We are more than our body and its symptoms,” writes author Karen Zielinski, O.S.F., though living with a chronic illness can make it difficult to … | In stock | | |
 | Teacher Therapy | By Karen Katafiasz Teacher Therapy can’t eliminate all of the tough times, but its sound and encouraging advice will help you take care of yourself … | In stock | | |
 | Thinking of You CareCard | The first anniversary of a loved one’s death is especially hard. Those who have experienced a loss will appreciate the thoughtfulness of this beautiful card. … | Only 75 left in stock | | |
 | Time Out From Technology | By Molly Wigand By establishing reasonable limits and nurturing an open dialogue with our children, we can help them become discerning and thoughtful consumers of … | In stock | | |
 | When Mom and Dad Divorce | Written by Emily Menendez-Aponte. With compassionate but realistic guidance, author Emily Menendez-Aponte (herself a child of divorced parents) reassures children that divorce is not their … | In stock | | |
 | When Someone You Love Has Cancer | Written by Alaric Lewis, OSB; Illustrated by R.W. Alley. Few things affect a family’s everyday life like the presence of an illness like cancer. Whether … | In stock | | |
 | When Someone You Love is Far Away | New job, college, divorce, military deployment; there are many reasons that we may become separated from the people we love. Whether the reason is a … | In stock | | |
 | When Someone You Love Is Suffering | Someone you love is suffering and you want to ease their pain, yet there’s no quick fix so you’re left feeling helpless. There are ways … | In stock | | |
 | When You Feel You're A Disappointment to God | Whether fleeting or frequent, slight or severe, feelings of disappointing God are not unusual and not impossible to overcome. Author Jim Auer helps identify why … | In stock | | |
 | When Your Child Has Cancer | A child’s cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment can be one of the most terrifying experiences a family will go through. This roller-coaster ride can leave … | In stock | | |
 | You Are You, I Am Me | By Cynthia Geisen Parents and other caring adults are the most important interpreters of diversity for the children we love. Through words and actions, we … | In stock | |