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Buy Life On Stony Run
Set in 1925 on a farm in Pennsylvania, Life on Stony Run features a curious little girl named Rosie and her menagerie of barnyard and woodland friends. Life on Stony Run is bursting with the wonders of the big red barn, the beauty of Penn’s Woods, and the quirky personalities of the animals who live there. With beautiful illustrations, this sweet story is about friendship, honesty, compassion, and goodness learned from two- and four-legged friends alike.
“Life on Stony Run is sure to become a favorite with children.”
Darlene Cornman, doting grandmother
“Warmth and whimsy reminiscent of Charlotte’s Web. A wonderful addition to any child’s bookshelf.”
Jodi Pagni, grade-school teacher
“This story hooks the reader right from the very first line.”
Nancie Menapace, 6th grade English teacher
“A heartwarming children’s book.”
Wendy Arentz, reading specialist
Buy One Woman In The Himalayas:
“This true story is a literal ‘cliff-hanger.’“
Stacey Wittig, author Spiritual and Walking Guide: León to Santiago
One Woman in the Himalayas recounts Tracy’s journey of unexpected twists and turns on Nepal’s famed Annapurna Circuit, one of the great treks in the world. She struggles with decisions that test her ability to adapt and think fast on her feet. This story is about finding the courage to continue even when things don’t go as you planned.
Walk with Tracy on an ancient trading route past waterfalls and rice terraces; peek inside the oldest monastery in the Himalayas; and share the path with yak herders and Sherpas. When Tracy finally hangs a string of Tibetan prayer flags over the Gangapurna Icefall to mark her turnaround point, she remembers the Buddhist monk who blessed them. Maybe Tracy wasn’t quite ready for this test, but “If you wait until you think you’re ready,” she says, “you may never act.”
Look inside:
When I said I would go to Nepal, I was pretty excited to build on the success of my walk across Spain. After all, I was in the best shape of my life. Why not step a little further into the unknown? But as I learned more about this journey, my palms got sweaty and my stomach started to flip. After I had made the decision, my adrenaline started to spike. Regularly. My amygdala flew into action; that’s the crazy little part of the brain that sniffs out fear and has been keeping us alive for thousands of years. It felt like my heart rate was constantly racing. Did I really know what I was getting into?
I had made my decision, perhaps not recklessly, but certainly impulsively, and now I was trying to come to terms with it. Red flags started to appear. The more diligent I became with my research, the more I learned about unpredictable weather, trekkers dying of exposure, and an inadequate infrastructure in a fragile part of the world. I said yes and then began a painful journey into second-guessing my decision.
Little did I know at that time how often on this journey I would have to stop and ask myself, “How badly do you want this, Tracy? Will you keep going or will you turn back?”
This is a story about what happens when your decisions don’t turn out as you planned. Because, of course, they never do. If you pay attention to the subtitle of this book—not every idea is a good idea, but you don’t know until you try—you might think that my trek to Nepal was a bad move, even a regrettable one. It’s true that I may not have adequately weighed all of the risks beforehand, but I went anyway.
Buy One Woman In The Himalayas:
One Woman’s Camino:
Leaving a highly-visible job took some courage, but Tracy Pawelski knew it was time. As she looked out on her horizon, her next step crystallized. She would join her 21-year-old daughter on a once-in-a-lifetime walk across Spain called el Camino de Santiago.
While Tracy’s trek along the 500 miles of this ancient Catholic pilgrimage began as a mother-daughter adventure, Tracy soon realized this was her Camino, a journey of profoundly personal insight and spiritual growth. Camino has a way of teasing out life’s most meaningful lessons.
Discover the magic and metaphor of El Camino de Santiago. Join Tracy as she navigates the challenges and rewards of Camino—including the endurance needed to walk 500 miles, the fellow pilgrims she meets along the way, and the internal struggles that come as she searches for answers.