Bøger af Mina Parker

The ideal gift book for starting any undertaking or new phase of life: starting college, beginning a new job, moving to a new city, or traveling to a new destination. This is a book of blessings for any trip, undertaking, or new phase in life. Mina Parker offers quotes, aphorisms, and short meditations inspired about the new ventures in our lives. She draws quotes from the work of Isadora Duncan, Ezra Pound, Dr. Seuss, Thomas Edison, and many others and pairs them with her own inspired wisdom that will cheer readers along their journey. With over 40 full color photographs, this is the ideal gift book for any gift-giving occasion.Sample:If there is a rule for success, this is it: Reach higher, get stronger. Fail and learn and try again.The magic is inside you. There ain''t no crystal ball.-Dolly PartonThe power of imagination makes us infinite.-John Muir

The ultimate baby shower gift, sure to become a keepsake What's in a word? If the word is a wish, a powerful plenty times a hundred. Mina Parker has chosen one hundred words any new parents might wish for their baby and paired them with inspirational quotes, silly sayings, and little poems. Here are just a few examples: Take achievementSleeping through the nighta fine achievement for baby and mom.Or beauty: "The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things." PlatoOr generosity: "Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." BuddhaOr freedom: Barefoot in spring grass. Running without your diaper. Living the good life.Find these plus ninetysix more whimsical, inspiring, and loving messages for baby, all rendered in vibrant pastelswith polka dots, hearts, stars, rabbits, teddy bears, and more.