wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Feb 8, 2012, 1:00 am
Understanding Death and Illness and What They Teach About Life: An Interactive Guide for Individuals with Autism or Asperger’s and their Loved Ones by Catherine Faherty Future Horizons, 2008 341 pages About the Book Finally, family members and professionals have true guidance for these diffi...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Feb 7, 2012, 11:31 am
What Happened to Hannah by Mary Kay McComas is one of those truly satisfying novels that engages both your heart and your imagination from beginning to end. Hannah Benson fled her abusive home as a teenager and has worked hard to move past the pain and dysfunction that defined her early life. Now t...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Feb 6, 2012, 9:13 am
I’m pleased to share a few questions and answers from Bill Giovannetti, the author of Four Letter Words, which I recently reviewed for 5 Minutes for Books. As I was preparing this post, I realized that I completely forgot to mention one of the coolest features of the book in my original review ...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Feb 2, 2012, 10:00 am
Asperger Awareness: A Key To Success For IT And Technical Managers is a great introduction to the benefits and challenges that can arise when managing employees with Asperger’s or Asperger’s traits. Although directed at those in the IT and technical areas, the information can certainly be app...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Feb 1, 2012, 9:15 am
In this introduction to apologetics for today’s Christian teen or young adult, Bill Giovannetti posits that the “core beliefs of the Christian faith have become today’s four letter words.” We live in a culture where confidently stating what you believe is often labeled as narrow-minded in...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 31, 2012, 4:19 pm
... ? I am even more amazed when I look back at all the things that have happened. Almost ... , for sure! I initially thought I would go back to Care.com (which I love) and look ... ’t you love bureaucracies? At least I have cut back on most of my commitments outside of work since I went ba...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 29, 2012, 1:00 am
Gun Games is the twentieth title in the Decker/Lazarus series by best-selling author Faye Kellerman. Peter Decker is an LAPD detective whose wife, Rina Lazarus, often ends up solving cases with him. They are also Orthodox Jews, with Peter having returned to his Jewish roots after meeting Rina. Al...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 28, 2012, 1:00 am
Mornings with Jesus is the perfect devotional for a busy woman. The entries are short, just one page each, but they offer a chance to start the day by focusing on the Word and how it applies in our lives. The book was compiled by Guideposts and features writings from seven Christian women and auth...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 25, 2012, 1:00 am
Special Diets for Special Kids Volumes 1 and 2 Combined by Lisa Lewis, Ph.D. Future Horizons, 2011 375 pages About the Book Praised as a modern-day classic by celebrities and readers all over the world, the first edition of Special Diets for Special Kids has been helping children and adults wi...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 24, 2012, 1:00 am
... story. I also really enjoyed Susan May Warren’s new novel The Shadow of Your Smile and got in some useful nonfiction reading with 7 Money Rules for Life by Mary ... seemingly insignificant choices can change your life, and that of your family, forever. 4 out of 5 stars. Chasing Mona Lisa b...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 19, 2012, 1:00 am
Chasing Mona Lisa is the continuing tale of Gabi Mueller and Eric Hofstadler (first introduced in book one in this stand alone series, The Swiss Courier). This time they are on a relentless quest to save the most famous painting in the world – the Mona Lisa. You can help Gabi and Eric with your v...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 18, 2012, 1:00 am
Exploring Feelings Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Manage Anxiety by Dr. Tony Attwood Future Horizons, 2004 79 pages Winner of a 2008 Teachers’ Choice Award! About the Book Anxiety can be debilitating for anyone, but it can be especially confusing for a child. Learning about emotions helps c...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 17, 2012, 12:15 pm
Getting control of your finances is a common resolution at this time of year, especially for those of us now facing the bills from the holiday season. In 7 Money Rules for Life: How to Take Control of Your Financial Future, Mary Hunt, founder of Debt-Proof Living, offers a common-sense plan for cle...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 14, 2012, 8:30 am
The Shadow of Your Smile is the newest offering in the Deep Haven series by Susan May Warren. Although I have read several of the other books in the series, it has been a while and I don’t recall many of the details, so I was glad that this story stood on its own. Read the rest of my review, and...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 11, 2012, 1:00 am
The New Social Story Book, Revised and Expanded 10th Anniversary Edition Over 150 Social Stories! by Carol Gray Future Horizons, 2010 265 pages About the Book Social Stories™ provide REAL social understanding! Carol Gray developed the Social Story™ in 1991 to promote social understanding i...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 9, 2012, 10:00 am
Acceptance. Forgiveness. Grace. Profound topics that are deftly woven into this powerful short novel about a man searching for the truth. In The Encounter, teaching pastor Stephen Arterburn introduces us to the character of Jonathan Rush. Jonathan is a successful entrepreneur with a much less...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 8, 2012, 8:06 pm
Thank you to all of those who commented on my New Year’s post. I appreciate you all so much! I actually ended my year with a fun-filled trip to the vet, complete with cats escaping from the carrier before I could get them out to the car and lugging said carrier with 27 lbs of cat inside into the...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 4, 2012, 1:00 am
Autism and Reading Comprehension Ready-to-Use Lesson Plans for Teachers by Joseph Porter, M.Ed. Future Horizons, 2011 394 pages About the Book The predictable format, repetition, and routine of these lessons will create a relaxed learning environment, while the variations in the topics will ho...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 3, 2012, 1:00 am
Taken from the article “Social Anxiety and Social Skill Competencies” by Michelle Garcia Winner, Autism Asperger’s Digest, www.autismdigest.com Note: This is Part II of the article; click here for Part I, where Michelle outlines the key strategies she teaches for reducing social anxiety. I ...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 2, 2012, 1:00 am
Taken from the article “Social Anxiety and Social Skill Competencies” by Michelle Garcia Winner, Autism Asperger’s Digest, www.autismdigest.com Note: Because this article is fairly long, I have broken it up into two parts. In Part I, Michelle outlines the key strategies she teaches for redu...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Jan 1, 2012, 1:00 am
Yes, you read the title right — this post is about a revelation, not a resolution. I am not making any resolutions this year, but I do want to tell you something. This will probably be a long post, so I hope you’ll stick with me to the end. For those of you that would rather go straight to th...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 30, 2011, 11:29 pm
I haven’t written much about our daily lives lately – there has actually been so much going on that it’s been hard to distill it into a coherent blog post. The other day I woke up early and was thinking about where Michael is with things right now and what I want to focus on in the immediate ...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 25, 2011, 12:02 am
Since my last WOYN post, I have finished 17 books, bringing my total for the year to 98. Wow – I didn’t realize there were so many until I counted them up for this! I guess you can tell what I’ve been doing with all of my free time. Part of the additional reading can be attributed to the fa...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 23, 2011, 8:00 am
Eating Heaven by Jennie Shortridge My rating: 4 of 5 stars About the Book Nothing gets Eleanor Samuels’s heart racing like a double scoop of mocha fudge chunk. Sure, the magazine writer may have some issues aside from food, but she isn’t quite ready to face them. Then her beloved Uncle Ben...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 22, 2011, 7:00 am
New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb My rating: 5 of 5 stars About the Book Isaac McQueen is a savage pedophile who just can’t quit. Now that he’s escaped from New York’s Riker Island, he has only three goals: Stay free; continue his perverted attacks; and wreak revenge on the cop who brought h...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 21, 2011, 7:00 am
The Accidental Bestseller by Wendy Wax My rating: 4 of 5 stars About the Book Once upon a time four aspiring authors met at their very first writers’ conference. Ten years later they’re still friends, survivors of the ultra-competitive New York publishing world. Mallory St. James is a wor...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 20, 2011, 7:00 am
The Judgment (Rose Trilogy #2) by Beverly Lewis My rating: 3 of 5 stars About the Book Rose Kauffman is engaged to Silas Good, a well-liked Amish fellow, so why does she still pine for Nick Franco, the former foster son of the bishop? Especially now that Nick has left the Amish community under a...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 19, 2011, 7:00 am
Baby, It’s Cold Outside by Susan May Warrern About the Book Hope finds the hopeless when a storm hits. It’s Christmas weekend 1949, and despite the threat of a storm, the townspeople of Frost are determined to continue their holiday traditions, if only as a means to forget the war that they ...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 13, 2011, 7:00 am
Boundaries by Henry Cloud My rating: 5 of 5 stars About the Book Is your life out of control? Do people take advantage of you? Do you have trouble saying no? Christians often focus so much on being loving and unselfish that they forget their own limitations. Have you ever found yourself wonderin...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 12, 2011, 7:00 am
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman My rating: 4 of 5 stars About the Book After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own. Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a nor...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 11, 2011, 7:00 am
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead My rating: 2 of 5 stars About the Book This remarkable novel holds a fantastic puzzle at its heart. By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it’s safe to go, and they know who to...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 10, 2011, 7:00 am
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool My rating: 3 of 5 stars About the Book Abilene Tucker feels abandoned. Her father has put her on a train, sending her off to live with an old friend for the summer while he works a railroad job. Armed only with a few possessions and her list of universals, ...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 6, 2011, 7:00 am
Learning by Karen Kingsbury My rating: 3 of 5 stars About the Book Learning, book two in The Bailey Flanigan series, picks up where Leaving ended. Bailey Flanigan and Cody Coleman are not only separated by physical distance, they are also faced with great emotional distance. Bailey grows closer ...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 5, 2011, 6:00 am
Along Wooded Paths by Tricia Goyer About the Book All she wanted was a simple Amish life . . . But now Marianna Sommer finds herself depending on Englisch neighbors. Although proud of living apart from the world, she and her newly relocated Amish family have discovered that life in the remote mou...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 4, 2011, 7:00 am
Beside Still Waters by Tricia Goyer My rating: 3 of 5 stars About the Book Raised among the Amish of Indiana, 18-year-old Marianna Sommer plans to get baptized into the church, marry Aaron Zook, and set up life in the only community she has ever known. But when her older brother chooses the worl...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 3, 2011, 9:00 am
Ten Beach Road by Wendy Wax My rating: 3 of 5 stars About the Book Madeline, Avery, and Nikki are strangers to each other, but they have one thing in common. They each wake up one morning to discover their life savings have vanished, along with their trusted financial manager- leaving them with...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 2, 2011, 9:00 am
The Snow Queen by Mercedes Lackey My rating: 3 of 5 stars About the Book Aleksia, Queen of the Northern Lights, is mysterious, beautiful and widely known to have a heart of ice. No one would seek her wisdom except as a last resort. But when she’s falsely accused of unleashing evil on nearby vi...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Oct 1, 2011, 11:25 am
Turning Point by Melissa Luznicky Garrett My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have been a big fan of Melissa Luznicky Garrett since I encountered her online when I first started blogging over 3 years ago. Even then, she was writing about writing and wanting to make a difference with her words. Since then...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Sep 30, 2011, 8:00 am
Spider Web by Earlene Fowler My rating: 4 of 5 stars About the Book The Memory Festival is a celebration of recollections and loved ones through crafts. But when a local cop is wounded by a mysterious sharpshooter who seems to have a vendetta against the police, Benni fears for her loved ones, e...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Sep 29, 2011, 8:00 am
Joy For Beginners by Erica Bauermeister My rating: 5 of 5 stars About the Book At an intimate, festive dinner party in Seattle, six women gather to celebrate their friend Kate’s recovery from cancer. Wineglass in hand, Kate strikes a bargain with them. To celebrate her new lease on life, she�...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Sep 28, 2011, 8:00 am
Everyone’s been telling me third grade is when it gets harder, especially with the homework. So far it has actually been nice to have a bit more challenging assignments – Michael protests less when it doesn’t seem like busy work, but I’m sure we are still in the honeymoon phase of the schoo...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Sep 27, 2011, 8:00 am
Since my last WOYN post, I have finished 10 more books, bringing my total for the year to 81. WHAT I’VE READ THIS MONTH – (click on the title for my review) Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner The Book on Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well by Paula LaRocque The Little Women Letters by...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Sep 26, 2011, 8:00 am
DO YOU SEE JESUS IN YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES OR SAVE HIM FOR EMERGENCIES? God longs for you to spend your day with Him. Reflecting Him helps you pulls back the veil so you can see how a true relationship with the Lord changes your life. As Jesus becomes a part of everything you do, you will soon be r...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Sep 25, 2011, 9:53 am
Once again, I am celebrating the arrival of fall by joining in on the Fall Into Reading challenge created and hosted by Katrina at Callapidder Days. The basic idea is to list the books you plan to read this fall and then post an update at the end of the season telling everyone how you did. You can...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Sep 21, 2011, 11:30 pm
A few months ago, I was approached about helping to beta test a new site for caregivers of loved ones with issues such as Alzheimer’s, autism, and more. The site offers a way to connect with other caregivers through online journals and book clubs, and it provides lots of resources related to care...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Sep 19, 2011, 8:00 am
Surrendered Sleep: A Biblical Perspective Dr. Charles W. Page Publisher: Camino Real Pub. ISBN-10: 9-780-983-138105 ISBN-13: 978-0-9831381-0-5 Release Date: 9/15/2011 Paperback: 189 pages Retail: $14.95 To win an entry into the giveaway, simply leave a comment on this post by midnight on Sep...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Sep 15, 2011, 8:00 am
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry Houghton Mifflin, 2000 215 pages My rating: 4 of 5 stars About the Book Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. It is a society ruled by savagery and deceit and that shuns and discards the weak. Left orphaned and physically flawed, yo...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Sep 14, 2011, 8:00 am
Magnolia Wednesdays by Wendy Wax Jove, 2011 448 pages My rating: 3 of 5 stars About the Book At forty-one, Vivian Armstrong Gray’s life as an investigative journalist is crumbling. Humiliated after taking a bullet in her backside during an exposé, Vivi learns that she’s pregnant, jobless, ...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Sep 13, 2011, 8:00 am
This month’s topic is on helping special needs kids to calm down and/or refocus after a meltdown or stressful event and asks, “What works for your child?” For this question, I thought I would go straight to the source. I interviewed Michael until he said it was too boring to talk about anymo...
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wheresthebox posted an article on Another Piece of the Puzzle - Sep 12, 2011, 7:00 am
Stress-Free Believers Author: Harold Metzel www.stressfreebelievers.com Publisher: 10-Talent Believers Paperback: 198 pages Retail: $12.95 Welcome to my first blog book tour! If you aren’t familiar with how these work, here’s the basics: several bloggers agree to host a particular book at...
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