Courage to Change - Week Two

Week two in Courage to Change deals with Commitment & Forgiveness - two powerful aspects in all our lives. 

I also learned about the ASK principle - Aaccountability, Support, Knowledge.  Being accountable to myself and responsible to carry through with my decisions for better health, supporting my decision to do so and gaining the knowledge - not only physical knowledge - but humility, wisdom, and understanding
= knowledge. 

To wrap up week two I also learned about Forgiveness - which for me is a big thing - do you ever find yourself struggling with forgiving someone?  I learned that not only is forgiving someone else important, but forgiving ourselves is crucial.  How can we move forward if we are constantly sabotaging our our efforts from the residue of past failures?  Forgive and move forward!

The final section is a signed commitment to not just TRY but to DO what we have set out to accomplish.  Using Christ's commitment by sacrificing himself on the cross as an example of true commitment I move forward into week three.

Check out Courage to Change by Brian Wellbrock

The Sneezy Wheezy Day Sneak Peek

Cougar Cub Tales The Sneezy Wheezy Day

Nobody likes to get the sniffles, so when brother cub starts to feel ill his sister takes him to all their forest friends for a cure.  However, after all the good-hearted critters fail to provide brother cub with anything helpful, sister comes up with a plan.  What is it?  Find out in The Sneezy Wheezy Day by Sharon Cramer.

The Sneezy Wheezy Day is a delightful, poetic tale of how love always prevails.  Cramer takes an ordinary, everyday occurrence and turns it into a fun and adventurous story.  The illustrations also done by Cramer are simply beautiful - magical, bright and bold - the picture of the cubs journey to see Grizzley Old Bear is my absolute favorite!

This book is a must have for any child's library and will be especially helpful when the nasty flu bug makes it's appearance.

Check out The Sneezy Wheezy Day by Sharon Cramer today, there's a free download available on Amazon for a limited time (see sidebar logo for details).

Award-winning Cougar Cubs are Remedy for Sniffles

Wheather sick with a cold or something more serious, book provides kids comfort, teaches compassion.

When kids get sick, parents want nothing more than to “make it all better.” We pull out every comfort tool in our arsenal – chicken soup, extra cuddles, and more cartoons.

Just in time for the peak of cold and flu season comes The Sneezy Wheezy Day (Talking Bird Books, January 1, 2012, $14.95), a book every parent will want to keep on hand for when the sniffles come on.

Written by nurse and mom of three, Sharon Cramer, The Sneezy Wheezy Day, is the third installment of the Cougar Cub Tales - an award winning children’s picture book series that follows the adventures of a brother and sister cougar cub.  

In The Sneezy Wheezy Day, brother cub isn’t feeling well. As he and sister cub seek help for his cold, they encounter many well-intentioned forest friends who offer silly home remedies. One friend even tells brother cub, “Tickle your nose with the tail of a goose and do it before the next blue moon rise!” Although the recommendations help, the final remedy is a sibling’s love.

Cramer wrote the first book in the series, Lost and Alone about sibling rivalry, when her youngest son was born 18 years ago. As a mom to two older sons at the time, Cramer says she felt like an expert on “brotherly love” already. The second installment in the series, I’m Just Like You addresses intolerance. 

Cramer illustrates the Cougar Cub Tales books in watercolor, with each picture taking her between 18-24 hours to create. She chose cougar cubs because she wanted to create characters that spoke strongly of the Pacific Northwest, where she lives.

About the Author

SHARON CRAMER is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and avid competitive equestrian. She is also the author of, soon to be released, Marlo and the Monster, and is working on a new young adult series called The Cerulean Star. She lives in Spokane, Wash.

To learn more and hear audio of Cramer reading the books, please visit: http://www.talkingbirdbooks.com/.