The number one favorite color for girls is pink, and for boys, it is blue. What if we focused on brown, the color of so many minorities? What if we re-presented their shades of brown in a better light? Brown is a beautiful color that holds great significance. Mrs. Williams shares this idea with Karizma and causes her to see the color brown through new lenses. There really is an abundance of beauty in brown.

The number one favorite color for girls is pink, and for boys, it is blue. What if we focused on brown, the color of so many minorities? What if we re-presented their shades of brown in a better light? Brown is a beautiful color that holds great significance. Mrs. Williams shares this idea with Karizma and causes her to see the color brown through new lenses. There really is an abundance of beauty in brown.

Climate change, peak oil and economic instability aren't just future social problems -- they jeopardize our homes and families right now. Our once-abundant food supply is being threatened by toxic chemical agriculture, rising food prices and crop shortages brought on by climate change. Funding for education and health care is strained to the limit, and safe and affordable housing is disappearing. Depletion and Abundance explains how we are living beyond our means with or without a peak oil/climate change crisis and that, either way, we must learn to place our families and local communities at the center of our thinking once again. The author presents strategies to create stronger homes, better health and a richer family life and to live comfortably with an uncertain energy supply prepare children for a hotter, lower energy, less secure world survive and thrive in an economy in crisis, and maintain a kitchen garden to supply basic food needs. Most importantly, readers will discover that depletion can lead to abundance, and the anxiety of these uncertain times can be turned into a gift of hope and action. An unusual family perspective on the topic, this book will appeal to all those interested in securing a future for their children and grandchildren.

At his sudden death in August 1998, Raymond E. Brown, S.S., was acknowledged internationally as one of the greatest New Testament scholars. Writings on the Gospel and Letters of John spanned his whole career. In tribute to his life and work, St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, Maryland, hosted a conference in October 2003, "Life in Abundance." The conference did not focus directly on the work of Brown, but followed his lead in discussing the state of Johannine studies, the relation of John to first-century Judaism, and Johannine theology and issues of interpretation. This volume brings together presentations by scholars on these subjects.

What do you do when you wake up and feel like you're not enough for your life? Or when you look out the kitchen window as dusk falls and wonder how do you live when life keeps breaking your heart? As Ann Voskamp writes, “great grief isn't meant to fit inside your body. It's why your heart breaks.” And each of us holds enough brokenness to overflow—to be given as the greatest story of our lives. In sixty vulnerably soulful stories, The Way of Abundance moves from self-weary brokenness to Christ-focused givenness. Drawing from the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestseller The Broken Way and Ann's online essays, this devotional dares us to embrace brokenness as a gift that moves us to givenness as a way to draw closer to the heart of God. Christ Himself broke like bread, giving Himself to us so we might have a lifelong communion with Him. Could it be that our brokenness is also a gift to the world? This gentle but exquisitely profound book does nothing less than take you on an intimate journey of the soul. As Ann writes, "The wound in His side proves that Jesus is always on the side of the suffering, the wounded, the busted, the broken." Discover how surrendering in unexpected ways is the first step toward receiving what you long for. Discover the good news that your beauty is not in your strength but in your fragility. Discover why your healing shines radiant through your wounds—and how only in brokenness will you ever be whole—and find the way to the abundance you were meant for.

The Designing Order - Getting Organized to Attract Abundance shows you how organizing to clear and simplify your living space reduces stresses and frustrations, and releases energy so that you can focus on the things that matter. Rather than whittling time away on possessions that bog you down, just by busting clutter and restoring order, you get life-changing results: more hours in a day, more satisfying relationships, a clearer headspace, and a home that is a sanctuary, not just a shelter. Your home is part of your story. What kind of story are you telling when you live with a mess? Understanding that organizing can be overwhelming and daunting, Corporate Project Interior Designer and Professional Organizer Rita Brown offers easy, inexpensive and effective solutions for you to take back your life. Having recently gone through the tumultuous process of suddenly losing a partner, a job and her mother, at a time when the world was shut down by a pandemic, Rita discovered first-hand that organizing restores order from chaos, and ushers in unexpected opportunities and freedoms. Ready to put an end to the mess? This book will get you quick results, from banishing clutter while creating a freer, more abundant and meaningful life.

The authors document how four forces--exponential technologies, the DIY innovator, the Technophilanthropist, and the Rising Billion--are conspiring to solve our biggest problems. "Abundance" establishes hard targets for change and lays out a strategic roadmap for governments, industry and entrepreneurs, giving us plenty of reason for optimism.