Book Summary This book was written with the hope it will touch and help someone that has gone through and struggled with similar situations. Whether you have gone through them personally or know someone who has, this book should give you an inside view of the feelings of hurt and betrayal. This is a story that covers everything from growing up with parents that abused drugs to being a single mother/parent in my adult life. It is the memories of a small child growing up in a home filled with chaos, along with feeling scared and alone. From start to finish I have had issues to deal with like losing someone to suicide at a young age to being homeless after graduation. I hope this book is encouraging to you no matter what has happened in your life. I will try and give some advice that has helped me cope along with comfort and direction to guide you to the right path. I hope I can help many of you, but if I reach out to just one, then this book is a success. From childhood to my adult life, I have dealt with a lot of circumstances. You Are Not Alone! I want to share my life with you and help you through tough times.

After her temper led her to walk out on yet another convenience store job, Cindy needed to find herself a new job fast, otherwise she'd end up broke and living on the streets. After discussing the situation with her apartment manager, he informs her that he has a brother who's been looking to hire an assistant. The only problem is that he's a private investigator, which is a career field that she has no experience in whatsoever. Still, she was pretty much ready to jump at any opportunity. It was a chance at not only quick employment, but possibly a whole new career that would get her out of the convenience store business once and for all. As it turns out, being a private detective isn't as glamorous as they make it look on television. It comes with certain indignities and moral issues that she'd never really considered before. Not only that, but her new boss, Frank, seems to delight in going out of his way to piss her off. The only thing he seems to enjoy more than pissing her off, is complaining about how horrible her coffee is. Still, for some reason that she can't seem to figure out, he also goes out of his way to help her succeed in any way he possibly can. While Frank can be terribly passive aggressive, he's nothing compared to his sister Kayla. She's like a nightmare on wheels, with no empathy, and no filter whatsoever. You never know what's going to come out of her mouth next, but it's a safe bet that it'll be something infuriating. When your temper is already the stuff of legends, having to deal with someone like her, without the encounter ending in a murder rap, requires a tremendous amount of willpower. The one thing that Cindy has going for her is that she's got a super high aptitude for the job. All she needs to do in order to succeed is to work hard, learn how to control that legendary temper of hers, and most importantly, learn how to make a decent cup of coffee. The first two are relatively simple. The third...not so much.

A progressive Christian parenting book with a social-justice orientation How do we build a better world? One key way, says Cindy Wang Brandt, is by learning to raise our children with justice, mercy, and kindness. In Parenting Forward Brandt equips Christian parents to model a way of following Jesus that has an outward focus, putting priority on loving others, avoiding judgment, and helping those in need. She shows how parents must work on dismantling their own racial, cultural, gender, economic, and religious biases in order to avoid passing them on to their children. “By becoming aware of the complex ways we participate in systems of inequal­ity or hierarchy,” she says, “we begin to resist systemic injustice ourselves, empower our children, and change our communities.”

Eighty-two-year-old Mish Atkinson from Fair Valley, West Virginia, is determined she's going to make something of the time she has left on this earth. When a text message on her new smart phone leads to an encounter with a woman she believes is Jesus, Mish is eager to obey the woman's instructions to follow the love. She knows that Jeff, the gay pastor at her church, think she's lost her marbles, but now that her husband is gone, she's not going to let anyone put a damper on her sunshine. And when a pregnant teen needs her help, it doesn't matter that she doesn't know the difference between STDs and DVDs, she follows the love--in for a penny, in for a dollar, as she always says. Following the love is exciting and meaningful... until it costs much more than dollars and cents.

Filled with heart, humor, and relevance, this side-splitting picture book, Two Many Birds, by author/illustrator Cindy Derby, opens minds and entertains all at once. As birds line up to perch on a tree, a monitor shouts rules at them: No fluffin' feathers! No pooping on the ground! No nudity! Eventually, the tree fills to capactiy (100 birds), but what happens when two more are accidentally born among the branches?

There are nine steps to becoming an ant walker, and Amariyah, the expert ant walker, is here to show you how it’s done. This irreverent and quirky picture book, How to Walk an Ant, follows a young girl as she goes through the process of walking ants, from polite introductions to tragic leash entanglements. In the end, this unique book from author-illustrator Cindy Derby shows that as long as you’re doing what you’re best at, you may find a like-minded friend to tag along. *Zero ants were harmed in the making of this book. **Oops, 7 ants were harmed in the making of this book.

One night on the farm, the cows overhear a fantastic tale. “Hey Diddle Diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon!” Inspired by this classic rhyme, a plucky cow named Cindy Moo sets out to prove that cows really can leap over the moon. The other cows laugh at her, but that doesn’t stop Cindy from trying—and failing—night after night . . . until a trick of nature shows Cindy a way to triumph. As delightfully silly as the original nursery rhyme, this hilarious picture book will have readers of all stripes (and spots) cheering for its determined heroine.

Once upon a time, there was a sweet cowgirl named Cindy Ellen, who lived with the orneriest stepmother west of the Mississippi and two stepsisters who were so nasty, they made rattlesnakes look nice! But when a fast-talkin' fairy godmother teaches Cindy Ellen a little lesson about gumption, Cindy lassos first place at the rodeo and the heart of Joe Prince.... You may think you've heard the story before-but you'll get a side-splittin' bellyache after you're through with this hilarious rendition told Wild West-style!

Join Cindy on an extraordinary journey of courage, determination, and discovery in "Cindy's Dream: A Tale of Invention and Resilience." Set in a vibrant kingdom where magic and science intertwine, this enchanting fairy tale follows the adventures of Cindy, a young inventor with a heart full of dreams and a mind full of ideas. Living with her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Cindy's passion for science and invention is constantly stifled by their disdain and ridicule. But with the support of her fairy godmother, Greta, and her loyal robotic companion, Gus, Cindy refuses to give up on her dreams. When the announcement of the Royal Science Fair ignites excitement in the kingdom, Cindy sees it as her chance to fy, e herself and showcase her inventions to the world.

There is light at the end of the tunnel! Cindy, for years, has been trying to be healthier and stronger after a life of abuse and confusion. The fact that she's alive and not locked up somewhere is a miracle. Cindy talked and sang to God in her front lawn to a tree when she was only four years old. She sang, This Little Light of Mine, since she was in so much pain and didn't want other people to hurt as much as she was. This book is a story that journals Cindy's life, that she is an amazing woman of God, whose faith and desire to get healthy got her through all the craziness of her life, that one day she will be completely healed from all her abuse. Cindy's desire is to place this story in the hands of people who believe that God is present even in a life of craziness and abuse, that no means no, that their choices do matter, that they can end their pain, that Cindy's story can give them strength and encouragement when they see no light at the end of the tunnel, and that one day they can be healed too.