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Summary is best said in the words taken from "Light for My Path for Grandparents". The following Illuminating Selections from the Bible best represent what my heart says. As a grandparent I am at a point in my life where I can look back and see how God has blessed me down through the years. God has richly blessed me and my family and according to His word he will continue to bless us now and forever. I want my life to reflect Christ. I am grateful for the new life I have in Him. I ask Him to fill me with His Spirit each day, so that I might be an effective witness of His love. Thank you Lord for my precious children and grandchildren you have abundantly blessed me with. Make me a blessing in their lives as well as in the lives of everyone with whom I come in contact. I am ever so grateful for the material possessions you've given me, I am most grateful for the treasure of my family-the only blessings I can take to heaven with me. Father, I want to be a person of my word so that my family can follow my example. Thank You for keeping Your promise to us. I take comfort in the fact that Your word will never fail. Throughout my life I have worked hard at reaching my goals. My desire is to continue making progress, especially growing in my Christian life. You are my coach - my trainer and my encourager as I run the race You have for me. As I make choices, help me to accept Your discipline with grace, so that I may not only grow in my Christian life but also be an example to my family and friends. As I interact with my family and Mends may I hold Your word in my heart and reflect Your loving presence. Help me to guide and encourage them with wisdom. Not only have you blessed me with material possessions but also with unique talents that I can share with others. Make me aware of those who need my assistance so that I can share my time in helping or even listening when they need to talk. My treasure and abilities are yours Lord I want to use them to benefit others. Thank you Lord for my heritage. I pray for the members of my family that they will live a life pleasing to You and will continue the Christian heritage. My they consider my life to have been one of faithful service to you. My mirror tells the truth. Looking at my changing feature, may I be reminded of Your changeless love. I pray that You are reflected in my every smile, my every word and every breath. I commit my life to you God. All of the before mentioned blessings are my reasons for writing.

The processes around identifying therapeutic goals with your client are at the centre of ethical music therapy practice. A combination of primary qualitative research with existing literature allows for a thorough understanding of how goal setting is influenced by both the therapist and the person with whom they work, and the levels of collaboration possible between client and therapist in different settings. Downloadable worksheets, reflective tasks, case examples and guidelines on goal writing puts the theory into action.Providing a detailed model and set of principles that you can apply to any context and strengthen your practice; this book makes essential reading for music therapy students and practitioners looking to hone and update their skills.

South Wales, 1938.Summer has arrived in the beautiful coastal corner of south Wales where for Cecily and Ada Owen business is booming. Holidaymakers are beginning to arrive and the cafés, tea stalls and shops lining the Pleasure Beach are clamouring to place orders with the Owen sisters' shop.But clouds are gathering on the horizon. War is looming and Ada's husband, Phil, is released from prison. Phil's arrest humiliated Ada and made the ugly sisters the subject of local gossip.Phil is still a dangerous crook and Ada no longer recognizes the man she married. Meanwhile, Myfanwy is harbouring unspoken resentments - towards the mother who so long denied her - and is planning a cruel revenge.Can the Owen sisters survive what's coming their way and celebrate the end of the war with hope in their hearts?

South Wales, 1929.In a beautiful corner of the south Wales coast, the Owen sisters run their family's grocery shop. The popular seaside resort has always been their haven, even when their mother abandoned them.Now Cecily and Ada live above the shop with their father and Myfanwy, a six-year-old girl they adopted when her parents died. With the assistance of friends and Willie, their hardworking stable boy, the shop becomes a roaring success. Their deliveries extend to the stalls and cafés on the beach, where one stall handler, Peter, becomes a close friend.But their success is overshadowed by heartache.Cecily's wedding is cancelled.Ada's marriage is crumbling.And a life-changing secret is unveiled.Relationships will come and go, secrets will be revealed, but will the sisters' relationship survive it all?

All's fair in love, war, and bakingA delightful standalone Grace Thompson saga set during World War IIGilly Jenkins is the third generation to bake for her family firm. Also on Bread Street, in the same Welsh seaside town, is the rival bakery: Green's. As Gilly's grandfather falls ill, and facing the outbreak of the Second World War, things look tough for the Jenkins. Amidst the hardship of war they face an unexpected tragedy. Their feud with the Greens intensifies, and a new arrival in the town causes consternation. Yet, despite it all romance blossoms across the divide as Gilly falls for Paul, a dashing pilot and heir to the Green business. Secrets old and new come to light. Can the families come to terms with the past? And will love conquer all?

Three girls go to war and find true friendshipEthel runs away from a violent father, a man so fierce he beat her fiance senseless. Gorgeous Kate leaves her doting parents and their grocery store. Shy and sheltered Rosie, who has grown up with her grandmother, decides to escape her sleepy home town. All three join the NAAFI, determined to do their bit against Hitler. Through the travails of war they become each other's new family. Through desperate love affairs, charming pilots, unplanned pregnancies and postings around war-torn Europe, they resolve to stick together. But will the war tear them apart?And when the fighting draws to an end they realise the world - and their lives - can never be the same again... A spellbinding standalone Second World War saga from Grace Thompson.

Lowri Vaughan is in need of refuge - where better to find it than Badgers Brook?Rumours abound that her father is a fraudster, maybe even a murderer, but while he is indeed locked up, Lowri and her mother know he's an innocent man. Some gossip-seeking townsfolk work on currying Lowri's favour, hoping she will drop her guard. Sorting those who can't be trusted from those that can is tough work for Lowri, but that's perhaps the least of her worries - she must secure her father's release, and fast...The moving, final book in Grace Thompson's much-loved Badgers Brook saga series, perfect for fans of Anna Jacobs and Ellie Dean.

Can a young woman overcome the tension between her work and home?Meriel Evans has worked for her father's estate agency ever since she left school. While happy there, she knows she must carve a career of her own, so lands a job with Cwm Derw's Ace Estate Agency. Soon she discovers her new boss, George Dexter, dislikes her father intensely, though she cannot understand why. Just what is at the root of this bitterness? How will it affect Meriel's prospects? And what are the consequences for her family?An enthralling fourth trip to the house at Badgers Brook, perfect for fans of Freda Lightfoot and Anna Jacobs.

A touching story of Welsh village life.Cockney born Nelly Luke is an essential part of the community. Yet not even Nelly, with her shrewd eye, can predict the surprises in store for her family and friends.A new year brings new faces: Maurice Davies is back from the army, and Sheila Powell, a shop-girl, is eager to help him make up for lost time. But for some there's no escaping the past, and widow Prue Beynon finds herself confronted by a legacy she'd rather forget...Through the seasons, Nelly watches over the valley with a wry chuckle and an ever-helping hand.Valley Affairs is a warm-hearted novel packed with nostalgia and glorious period detail.

Though Grace Thompson was a popular library read for many years, frequently appearing in most borrowed lists, her novels became had to find in the early 2010s. Since Canelo reissued them in 2016, the popularity of her Swansea-set sagas has reignited, and we have sold over 400,000 copies.

Badgers Brook once again provides sanctuary for a family in needMarried life hasn't been easy for Hope Murton - her mother-in-law, Marjorie, is overbearing and critical, and Hope's husband, Ralph, refuses to stand up for himself. Eventually Hope persuades him to move out and to set up a new home at Badgers Brook with their small son, Davy. Soon they are beset by tragedy when a road accident leaves Ralph confined to a wheelchair. He takes the only way out he can think of, leaving Hope destitute. Desperate not to return to her mother-in-law's house, she turns to friends for help, including local trader Peter Bevan. Can Hope overcome all that befalls her, and will she ever find true happiness?The second in the Badgers Brook series, A Girl Called Hope is a gripping tale of post-War life, filled with family and loss, secrets and romance. Perfect for fans of Ellie Dean and Sheila Newberry.

Though Grace Thompson was a popular library read for many years, frequently appearing in most borrowed lists, her novels became had to find in the early 2010s. Since Canelo reissued them in 2016, the popularity of her Swansea-set sagas has reignited, and we have sold over 400,000 copies.

Though Grace Thompson was a popular library read for many years, frequently appearing in most borrowed lists, her novels became had to find in the early 2010s. Since Canelo reissued them in 2016, the popularity of her Swansea-set sagas has reignited, and we have sold over 400,000 copies.

Though Grace Thompson was a popular library read for many years, frequently appearing in most borrowed lists, her novels became had to find in the early 2010s. Since Canelo reissued them in 2016, the popularity of her Swansea-set sagas has reignited, and we have sold over 400,000 copies.