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![]() ![]() I’m not much good at that fancy kind of cooking.” Being cold and hungry, it didn’t get any better than homemade soup and bread. “Well, this looks incredible.” It really did. ![]() Patrick had put out two bowls of minestrone-style soup and what looked like home-baked bread. This little excerpt is from Aubrey’s POV, and Patrick’s invited him over for dinner. Okay, so I won’t keep you waiting any longer. It has more angst than normal for me, but it is the story they needed told and I learned a long time ago not to argue with characters. They’re some special characters and their story stems from grief and learning how to live after loss. It’s just ONE WEEK until release day and I’m super excited! I can’t wait for you all to meet Patrick and Aubrey. So I’m making it up to you by posting an excerpt this week □ I was driving all day and had no way to post anything. ![]() ![]() ![]() And they plan to cut even more overhead spending to weather the current recession, finds a recent Bridgespan study. The effects of such limited overhead investment are felt far beyond the office: nonfunctioning computers cannot track program outcomes and show what is working and what is not poorly trained staff cannot deliver quality services to beneficiaries.ĭespite findings such as these, many nonprofits continue to skimp on overhead. Among their many dismaying findings: nonfunctioning computers, staff members who lacked the training needed for their positions, and, in one instance, furniture so old and beaten down that the movers refused to move it. The researchers examined more than 220,000 IRS Form 990s and conducted 1,500 in-depth surveys of organizations with revenues of more than $100,000. But underfunding overhead can have disastrous effects, finds the Nonprofit Overhead Cost Study, a five year research project conducted by the Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. In our consulting work at the Bridgespan Group, we frequently find that our clients agree with the idea of improving infrastructure and augmenting their management capacity, yet they are loath to actually make these changes because they do not want to increase their overhead spending. Yet it is also not news that most nonprofits do not spend enough money on overhead. ![]() ![]() ![]() I find people inspiring, though often not the ones who talk a lot about their own achievements and how great they are. ![]() Maybe not literally, but you have to go to a quiet place inside yourself and listen to what’s there. "Inspiration is everywhere, but personally I think that you have to go to a quiet place to find it. Stay Happy, Stay Healthy, and Keep Reading You can follow Ben on Twitter and on Instagram can follow Emily on Twitter and on Instagram can follow Michelle on Twitter and on Instagram can follow us on Twitter and on Instagram theme music was written produced and recorded by Jake Thistle and you can follow Jake on Instagram you for joining. You find Underfoot at or at your local bookstore and public library. We got to speak to the team about their process, how they came together, and that there are more than one species of hamster. ![]() And when working together, they accomplish the greatest of feats.īen Fisher, Emily Whitten, and Michelle Nguyen show how teamwork and dedication can result in an amazing creation as evident in their series Underfoot. All creatures, no matter how small, can make a powerful difference. ![]() ![]() ![]() "No man or woman will ever love you as completely and deeply as Jesus does."Ĭhristmas is the largest celebrated holiday around the world each year, yet very few know the real reason for the season. The more you worship, the less you worry." "The more you pray, the less you'll panic. ".Any lasting solution must start in the heart, and only God can transform hearts." "God had so much more in mind than just fire insurance when he sent Jesus to be our savior." "If you study the life of Jesus, you'll quickly see that when you make a mistake, Jesus doesn't rub it in. "ans being given the freedom and power to fulfill God's purpose for your life." ![]() The parents may not have planned it, but God did." ![]() "Although there are accidental parents, there are no accidental babies. Instead of going on and on about it, I'm going to stop now and give y'all a few quotes. I would have appreciated if all references to God had been capitalized (pronouns were not), but this was not the first book I read where I noticed that. *happy sigh* I'm so glad I read this one, and even though I've written quite a few book reviews, I don't think I can easily put into words how eloquent and truth-filled this one was. I asked her which ones she would recommend first, and The Purpose of Christmas was the first one she chose. I was scouring my mom's bookshelf one day a few weeks ago, looking for more Christmas reads, and I came across some Christmas nonfiction. The Purpose of Christmas by Rick Warren was an amazing book. ![]() ![]() ➡ Belinda still lives in her little white house, with her little black kitten and her little grey mouse and also, her little yellow dog and her little red wagon and above all her cowardly dragon which continues sobbing for a decently protected cage. Ink and Blink gyrate in happiness around the dragon that ate the pirate. Nobody grieved for his pirate injured individual. ➡ Belinda embraced him, Mustard licked him. He gaped at Belinda’s dragon and then swallowed some grog from his pocket flask and discharged two bullets from his guns, yet they didn’t hit. With a rattle and a bang and a clattering squirm, he went at the pirate like a robin at a worm. ➡ However, Custard, the dragon gathered his courage and bounced up roaring like a motor, waving his tail like irons in a prison. ![]() ![]() ![]() READ ALSO: Leave This Chanting - Summary, Analysis and Model Question Answers ![]() ![]() ![]() You can find more information about The Minotaur’s Kiss, including buy links, here. In What Would Danbury Do this episode, we hear from Diana Miller, the heroine of Erin St Charles’s paranormal romance, The Minotaur’s Kiss which actually creates more questions in our responses than any real answers, but you can’t just drop ‘minotaur shifter’ into a conversation and expect that to be the end of it. As her niblings grow, she finds herself spending more time at the Bridgerton family homes in Kent and London, visiting her family and engaging in their lives. ![]() ![]() But Francesca is slowly moving away from her all-consuming obsession with having children and moving into recognising that not being a mother doesn’t mean she won’t have children in her life. Three years into their marriage, Francesca and Michael are still childless. ![]() ![]() ![]() “A heartfelt exploration of Black manhood and the power of possibility.” - People ![]() He’ll have to figure out for himself what it really means to be a man. Loyalty, revenge, and responsibility threaten to tear Mav apart, especially after the brutal murder of a loved one. When King Lord blood runs through your veins, though, you can't just walk away. In a world where he’s expected to amount to nothing, maybe Mav can prove he’s different. So when he’s offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. But it’s not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child. Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. Until, that is, Maverick finds out he’s a father. ![]() Life’s not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav’s got everything under control. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad’s in prison. ![]() As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. ![]() ![]() The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other. ![]() But her temper isn’t the only thing Cassian ignites. The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre’s Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta’s orbit. ![]() Worse, she can’t seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she’s struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. Together, to defeat new evils, they must confront their past, present, and wavering future. ![]() Meanwhile, Cassian, General of the Night Court, has to adjust to his new life that constantly puts him in Nesta’s presence. After being forced to become High Fae, Nesta, Feyre’s sister, struggles to find her place in the Night Court following the tragedies of the war that have left her and her powers lost and confused. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() RuPaul is the most commercially successful drag queen of all time. Since 2009, he has produced and hosted the reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race, for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards in 20. I can't imagine what it must be like for young kids today to see this show. RuPaul Andre Charles is an American actor, model, singer, songwriter, television personality, and author. "I can only imagine what 'RuPaul's Drag Race' is for kids in Perth, Australia, or in the outback somewhere, or in Africa," he told AV Club. The cultural impact of "Drag Race" is not lost on RuPaul. Several outlets have called the show revolutionary, while a 2018 New York Times article asked, "Is 'RuPaul's Drag Race' the most radical show on TV?" ![]() Since then, it has continued to take the world by storm. In 2017, the show moved from the niche LGBTQ+ channel Logo to the more mainstream VH1, exposing "Drag Race" to an even wider audience, according to Deadline. The low-budget first season, with its tiny runway and famously blurry camera filter, is completely unrecognizable from modern seasons, with A-list celebrity guests and a star-studded live finale. As cultural attitudes toward queerness became more positive, the show became increasingly popular. ![]() |