Grief Dance

In times of suffering, simple answers often ring empty and hollow--so how can you find hope in hard times? Learn how to survive the difficult seasons with the comfort and of God's constancy. With sensitive, practical advice, Henri Nouwen gently points you towards a life that is grounded in...

Angie Smith was 18 weeks pregnant with her fourth daughter, Audrey Caroline, when doctors discovered conditions leaving Audrey "incompatible with life". Faced with the decision whether to terminate the pregnancy, Angie and her husband chose to carry Audrey for as long as she had life. This began what turned out to be three months of loving and carrying a little girl that was not expected to live more than a few minutes.

When will I stop grieving? How can I continue living without my loved one? This book offers gentle guidance to support you with wisdom and understanding through your grief journey. What does normal grief look like? How can I make peace with death? Is it wrong that I still miss my dead family member(s)? Grief is a journey and also an integral part of your life. No one can tell you what to do and how to live, but the stories you will find in Dancing with Impermanence will help you find your way to a balanced perspective. Margaret Meloni is a businessperson, Buddhist practitioner, and host of ...

A ballet teacher and a hockey player are brought together by fate in this big-hearted second chance romance by the USA Today bestselling author of Earls Trip. "A heartwarming, healing romcom worth staying up late to finish." —Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Say You'll...

Two former dance partners. One unfinished last dance. A village full of mischief, music, grief and chosen family. At seventy-five, Frances Mercer thinks the most surprising thing about moving into Seabreeze Gardens will be learning to live among strangers. Then she walks into a retirement-village dance class and finds Ed Brennan - the partner who once knew every step she would take, and the man who disappeared before their final competition more than fifty years ago. Ed is older now. So is Frances. Their bodies have changed, their lives have carried them through loving marriages and painful...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A winning, irreverent debut novel about a family wrestling with its future and its past “With wit and a rich understanding of human foibles, [Mira] Jacob unspools a story that will touch your heart.”—People ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Boston Globe, The...

In 1986, two nights before the world ended, a boy hid a bottle behind a poster on his bedroom wall. Anton's grandfather called it the Dancing Water — an elixir bought from a gypsy in the Balkans, once the property of a nobleman said to be deathless. It will heal any ailment, the old man promised. When death is at your door, this will stop it from entering. For you and your sister only. Do not lose it. Do not waste it. Then Reactor Four burned, the buses came, and a thousand families walked away from Pripyat carrying nothing. Twenty-five years later Anton's twin sister is dying in a ...

A chilling horror novel set on Lake Superior, Going to the Six follows a documentary crew investigating a sunken speakeasy only to uncover a terrifying mystery that blurs memory, madness, and the supernatural. When acclaimed documentary filmmaker Owen Wheeler leads a four–person crew aboard a...

Death is awkward, so let's talk about it with love, humor, and gratitude! What if we could learn how to live intentionally, fully awake and aware—and die consciously, with a full heart, connection, and feeling complete? The award-winning book Walking A Friend Home: A Practical Guide to Consciously Living & Dying by acclaimed author Kathy Arnos answers this essential question from every angle, promoting profound healing and unconditional love in every chapter of life—including death.

Use the ancient wisdom of Yoruba spirituality and dance your way to balance and happiness — your personal guide to transformation and peace awaits! Life's struggles with stress and anxiety can often lead you down a path of confusion and despair. Conventional treatments might provide temporary relief, but something deeper and more profound often remains untouched. That's where the Yoruba path comes in, offering a unique and transformative journey rooted in ancient African spirituality. This isn't about quick fixes or superficial solutions; it's about finding a harmonious balance between ...

A deeply emotional, heart-stirring romance about finding home, healing, and love in unexpected places—set against the backdrop of elite ballet and the pulse of Boston’s music scene, and featuring stunning stenciled edges. Rayne Bellamy came to Boston with one dream: to dance at the New...

Dancing With The Moon explores the many shades of human emotion — loss and new beginnings, loneliness and struggle, gratitude and love. These poems are written to offer moments of comfort, reflection, and hope. Drawn from everyday experiences and fleeting snapshots of life, each poem holds up a mirror to the world around us — illuminating the unseen, giving voice to the unheard, and finding beauty in the ordinary. If you are grieving a loss, weary from the noise of the world, searching for meaning in solitude, or simply moved by the beauty of a fleeting moment, you may find yourself here.

The past is a tricky place. For some, it's a place to be held on to desperately, for others, a place never to be revisited. For Micah Oramah, the pain of a profound loss has caused his faith to be shaken. Blinded by grief, he questions if serving God is actually worth it. Former gay makeup artist, Zainab Baruwa-Phillips is head over heels in love with God. The only cloud is her past which she is desperate to erase. However, she'll learn that her past is a strength God is looking to use for his glory. Almost everything in Shola's life seems to be falling apart. With a rain of emotions ...

In 2018 I lost my partner Clayton to a terminal illness just 10 months after my father passed away. The storm of the first 2 years led into a pandemic and I was trapped alone in my widowed world. I could feel the loneliness and depression sinking in. Watching others post about their pandemic grief sounded just like I did at the start of my journey. I could just give in or I could take hold of the gift we all have inside - The ability to generate my own joy. I quickly learned I could use that gift to fight the darkness so I started to dance on social media. At the same time, I began to share...

Phoebe Barlowe needs a comeback. After a traumatic event puts her stand-up comedy tour on hiatus, she’s out of material and out of options. Her agent pitches something different—Ballroom for Better, a charity ballroom dancing competition show. Phoebe can earn money for others while also earning back the public’s favor. Reluctant but desperate, she agrees. Now all she has to do is survive her snobby dance partner. When Cyrus Hayes agrees to dance on Ballroom for Better, he thinks his only problem will be that one of the judges is his runaway bride.

Almost everything in Shola's life seems to be falling apart. With a rain of emotions breaking him, Shola faces the temptation of returning to his past life of women and alcohol, yet no matter how sweet it was, he must also remember it's a past that almost cost him his life. But will Tobi's long kept secret be the final blow that pushes him over?Tobi is fed up with the deception that is her marriage after hiding her true sexuality for years. She has only wanted one thing in life: freedom. And she's so close to getting it. The itch to leave her husband for a woman appeals to her day by day. ...

Square Dance Romance Get up. Step out. Dance. Heal. Jane thought her best years were behind her. Recently divorced, with her children grown and the house far too quiet, she finds herself drifting through days that feel more like echoes than life. But when a quirky Facebook ad for a local square dance club catches her eye, something stirs—something hopeful. Jim is a widower stuck in a rut. The loss of his wife left more than a hole in his heart; it left his world motionless. But his son’s encouragement and a chance encounter with a sunflower seed packet nudges him toward something ...

Dancing to yhe Darkest Light tackles the big questions in a tale of finding grace in a brutally unkind world. It is the heartwarming saga of a loving family’s struggle starting in 1950s Iran. Dancing to the Darkest Light is a memoir of survival; how one sister, daughter, and mother finds reason to go on after the most crushing loses imaginable and still sees beauty in life. It is a heartwarming family saga and an unforgettable account of faith, and not just love but unconditional love.

“An exquisitely crafted novel of love discovered and friendship found.”—Martha Hall Kelly, author of Lilac Girls Ruby’s life glitters with success, but she still must conquer her tragic past and discover what love really looks like. Lily Decker never meant to become a showgirl. As a...

The prize-winning poet reflects on what sustains us in a sundered world. With his dazzling ability to set words spinning, Amit Majmudar brings us poems that sharpen both wit and knives as he examines our "life in solitary." Equally engaged with human history and the human heart, Majmudar...