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Book Nook - Opening Closed Doors: The Story of Josie C. Murray

Motherhood Moments

But in 1957, when she was denied the ability to check out a book from the Purcellville Library because of the color of her skin, Josie took action. About the Illustrator Whitney Truitt is a freelance children’s book illustrator. The book pulls from Chinese culture and promotes self-love and motivation.

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My Battle Against Travel Eating and a Lack of Motivation

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Thanks to some airline buddy passes falling through on us the morning of August 5, we were forced to drive from Houston, TX to Kansas City, MO to make it to a Curling Bonspiel (Tournament) in time for a night game. I also helped my husband shelve books at his school library for about 5 hours. I am finally feeling motivated again.

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Book Nook: Become the Fire

Motherhood Moments

It means not allowing yourself to be in the fire of life’s challenges, getting burned, but instead using the fire to ignite your motivation and drive, passion and grit. Why did you write this book? This book tells my story, but I was curious to learn and share the skills that guided other successful women on their paths.

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Healthy Habits - Gamification Apps for Healthy Habits

Motherhood Moments

Related reports underscore the key finding that “paying cash to people with obesity for losing a specific amount of weight or completing weight-reducing activities works better than offering stand-alone free tools, such as weight-loss programs, diet books and wearable fitness trackers.”

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Amazing Apps: Health-Seekers Level Up Self-Care with Gamification Apps

Motherhood Moments

For fun-seekers who enjoy engagement, Fitocracy is an app offering online games and social networks to help users stay motivated improve their fitness. Making a game of increasing exercise and making healthier nutrition choices can be a powerful way to provide additional motivation.

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New Year's Resolutions: 5 E-Book Bundle Only $7.40

Family Balance Sheet

This is a book that calls for the end of living lives seeking and accumulating more and more possessions by highlighting the enjoyment of living with less. It will forever change the way you look at physical possessions and provide you with the extra motivation to realign your life around what’s important to you. Thanks for reading.

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Caring Causes: From the Pocket of an Overcoat

Motherhood Moments

will received donated copies of the acclaimed children’s book, “From the Pocket of an Overcoat” , written and illustrated by Robert Vincent to help young children get excited about reading during Read Across America in March. The book is available online (MSRP $17.99 Thanks for reading! Elementary schools from across the U.S.