Bøger af Michelle Cox

When eight-year-old Nora arrives at the Park Ridge School for Girls in 1932, she is sure there's been some mistake. She can't imagine why she and her little sister, Patsy, were torn from their mother only to be subjected to the cruel whims of the house matron, Mrs. Morris. When their mother fails to rescue them week after week-and Mrs. Morris drops hints that their mother may be a "fallen woman"-Nora begins to doubt they will ever see her again.Nine years prior, at seventeen, Gertie Gufftason runs off with Lorenzo, the barker for the traveling carnival passing through her small coal-mining town in Southern Iowa. Thinking she is embarking on a fantastic adventure, Gertie is bitterly disappointed by the life that follows and is thrown into despair when the State removes their two daughters.Gertie eventually tracks down her girls at the Park Ridge, but, expecting a warm welcome, she is shocked by Nora's cool reception. Nora reluctantly returns home with Gertie and Patsy, determined to live a more perfect life than her mother. It is only when she discovers a secret Gertie has kept hidden all these years that Nora begins to fully understand-and forgive-her mother's tragic choices . . .

"Mortality will always include difficulty. We cannot simply avoid the pain, but we get credit for trying." Do you ever wonder if your life is a mess because you don't have enough faith or you haven't completely mastered the law of obedience? It's time to consider other possibilities. What if negative moments are a normal part of life? What if God doesn't demand perfection during our mortal journey? What if all He asks of us is that we show up, turn to Him, and keep trying? Life can be difficult, especially for the driven perfectionist who follows his or her own perception of glory rather than the path God intended. In this outstanding book, author Michelle Cox challenges our old belief systems and shows us how to rebuild principles to calm our minds, offer hope, and restore our connection with our Heavenly Parents. Walk with Michelle and discover how to: - embrace the mess of your life and see God's presence in every chaotic moment. - battle unhealthy messages and negative thoughts with truthful statements. - accept that it's okay to not be okay 100 percent of the time. As you commit to trying-not perfecting-these principles, you will learn to trust in God and yourself. Stop just surviving and instead empower yourself to find the freedom, peace, and joy in the messy pieces of you.

When Henrietta and Clive return to England, they find themselves caught up in the death of an estate agent responsible for the proposed sale of the Howard's ancestral home, Castle Linley-an investigation that various ghostly hauntings threaten to disrupt altogether.

Henrietta and Clive race across Europe in search of a missing panel of the Ghent Altarpiece, intent on finding it before it falls into the hands of the Nazis, who believe it contains a coded map to the Arma Christi¿weapons of ultimate power.

This fifth book of the series disturbingly twists through the tangled halls of Dunning, the infamous Chicago insane asylum.

When the floor matron at the dance hall where Henrietta is working as a taxi dancer turns up murdered, she is persuaded by the aloof Inspector Clive Howard to go undercover to help find the killer¿even as they try to withstand their growing attraction for one another.

In this fourth installment of the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series, Clive and Henrietta are once again pitted against their evil nemesis, Neptune, as they delve deeper into Alcott Howard's secret life and apparent murder.

A Ring of Truth is the next exciting installment of the Henrietta and Inspector Clive series, in which Clive reveals that he is actually the heir of the Howard estate and fortune, Henrietta discovers she may not be who she thought she was¿and both must decide if they are really meant for each other.

The Divine Beauty book by Michelle Cox and Jenn Gotzon Chandler will provide a spa for the soul experience to lead you to true beauty based on God's truth. Divine Beauty: Becoming Beautiful based on God's Truth focuses on the inscriptions engraved on the #Beauty Bracelet(TM), equipping women of all ages to see themselves as God sees them--and to then go out to serve him as beautiful models of his love. Bonus chapters included: Psychology Approach to Divine Beauty - Erin Smalley, BSN, MS, LPCCNutrition Tips to Divine Beauty - Susan SilvestriTherapy Steps to Divine Beauty - Arolyn Burns, LPCC, LMFTCosmetic Tips to Divine Beauty - Jacqui Phillips

A 2008 survey of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) programs found that nearly half of those identified in a 1987 survey no longer existed twenty years later, pointing to a need for an approach to WAC administration that leads to programs that persist over time. In Sustainable WAC, current or former WAC program directors Michelle Cox, Jeffrey R. Galin, and Dan Melzer introduce a theoretical framework for WAC program development that takes into account the diverse contexts of today's institutions of higher education, aids WAC program directors in thinking strategically as they develop programs, and integrates a focus on program sustainability.Informed by theories that illuminate transformative change within systems-complexity, systems, social network, resilience, and sustainable development theories-and illustrated with vignettes by WAC directors across the country, this book lays out principles, strategies, and tactics to help WAC program directors launch, relaunch, or reinvigorate programs within the complicated systems of today's colleges and universities.Acknowledging that every WAC program grows out of a specific institutional context and grassroots movement, this book is a must-read for everyone currently involved in a WAC program or interested in exploring the possibility of one at their college or university.

This third book in the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series provides a delightful romp through the English countryside and back. Anxious to be married, Henrietta and Clive push forward with their wedding plans despite their family differences, made worse now by Oldrich Exley's attempts to control the Von Harmons. When the long-awaited wedding day arrives, there is more unfolding than just Clive and Henrietta's vows of love. Stanley and Elsie's relationship is sorely tested by the presence of the dashing Lieutenant Harrison Barnes-Smith and by Henrietta's friend Rose-a situation that grows increasingly dark and confused as time goes on. As Clive and Henrietta begin their honeymoon at Castle Linley, the Howards' ancestral estate in England, they encounter a whole new host of characters, including the eccentric Lord and Lady Linley and Clive's mysterious cousin, Wallace. When a man is murdered in the village on the night of a house party at the Castle, Wallace comes under suspicion-and Clive and Henrietta are reluctantly drawn into the case, despite Clive's anxiety at involving his new bride and Henrietta's distracting news from home. Delicately attempting to work together for the first time, Clive and Henrietta set out to prove Wallace's innocence, uncovering as they do so some rather shocking truths that will shake the Linley name and estate forever.