Welcome! Pray with your whole brain I’m Listening: Praying with Art and Story DescriptionThis book brings you a unique approach to meditation and contemplation: prayers prompted by religious art, symbolism, and the story of a little sheep’s dark night of the soul. A guided reflection that lasts 40 days, it’s ideal not only for Lent, but for any time you feel called to a personal retreat. And it can be used year after year; in fact, it’s interesting to see how your answers change over time. I’m Listening is personal: it targets your feelings, your impressions, your experience–your relationship with God.Size: 5″x 8″; 192 pages; 21 color holy card images Buy on Amazon Paperback Buy E-Book/Kindle Reader Reviews “Thank you, thank you, thank you for writing [this]. I absolutely loved reading it. It was so good and added so much to my Lent. I highlighted passages and quoted you to several people…” Amy H., Lebanon, OH” This is wonderful! I will share it …” Mary E., New Orleans, LA“You’re book is perfect for a walk through Lent…” Kathleen G., Oakwood, OH“This is the kind of book you can learn and feel something new with each reading. The prayer cards are beautiful and the sheep story is wonderful. I will read this book again and again.” E.W. Amazon Review Best Seller When Your GrandparentDies A Child’s Guide to Good Grief Buy on Amazon Buy on CareNotes Cuando los abuelos nos dejan DescriptionLosing a grandparent is often a child’s first experience with grief. The ordeal can be as bewildering as it is painful. Explaining what happens from a child’s-eye view, the little elves in this book depict the difficult days before, after, and beyond a grandparent’s death. They explore the meaning of death and heaven, as well as how to stay close in spirit with a grandparent who has died. With ideas for action and questions for discussion, this creative guide will help you help your grieving child to create comforting memories and find closure.Published in: U.S.A., Brazil (in Portuguese), Hungary, Portugal, Spain, Thailand. Try info@carenotes.com for other links to foreign publishers. Best Seller since 2002 Reader Reviews “(Ryan’s) got just the right touch as far as really understanding. Kids want to be understood. I think she does that. A lot of authors can’t.” L. Mundy, Publisher, Abbey PressI am a hospice bereavement counselor and use this book in grief sessions with children. It is written simply, and is a good resource for a wide age range. Juliet, Format: Paperback Best book out of four that I looked at for helping Preschoolers understanding Death A. Buccieon Format: Paperback We bought this book right after our 2 ¾-year-old daughter’s grandpa died. Each page is a different topic so you can pick and choose what things you want to read about and discuss – Everybody is Sad, Saying Good-bye, It’s Okay to Cry, What Dying Means, Heaven, Crazy Feelings, It’s Not Your Fault, The Scariest Feeling of All, Talking Helps, What is a Funeral, The Funeral Service, Listen and Learn, How Long Will You Be Sad, & What Your Grandparent Wants. I really enjoyed “What Dying Means” and “Heaven”. Mrs. Shelia K. Thompson Format: PaperbackMy step-son (9 years old) has been grieving his grandfather and this book really helped. We bought three different ones and they were all actually good, addressing slightly different things in each while talking about being sad. It also described his feelings very well so he thought it was written for him. He also found the pictures comforting and special. A. Franklin Format: Paperback “…. I liked how it addressed the emotions of everyone in the family during the passing of a grandparent. I would recommend it to others. A.J. Format: Paperback A great book!!! I got this book, one each, for my father’s 15 great-grandchildren ages 1 to 8 when he died of cancer a month ago. The book helped them so much during a very confusing and sad time in our lives. I give credit to the way their parents presented the book to them, read it with them, and waited for the children to ask questions. The book gave them permission to ask questions that were weighing on their hearts, but weren’t sure they should ask. Great-grandpa had gotten his last haircut the day before he died. For some reason, I saved his hair, and I taped a small piece of his hair inside each book. They have asked over and over if we could read their “Grandpa Book.” A well written book, in a format easily understood by young children, especially when guided by a caring adult. D. Widick Format: Paperback“To children everywhere in the world, grandparents hold a special niche in their hearts…It’s a real blessing therefore that (Ryan) chose the love of grandparents as the subject of (her) book. Excellent.”GC, Hamilton, OHI just bought several copies of your book. I want each of my nieces and nephews to have their own copy. GC, Hamilton, OH I have read 4 books about dying in hopes of finding the “perfect” book to help explain death to my 4-year-old. I haven’t found the “perfect” book, but this one came the closest and was the most helpful. But I liked “When your Grandparent Dies” the most out of all of these. V. Alden Format: Paperback Got to thinking that my grandchildren will not understand why I’m not available after I die. Bought this for both my children to share with the grandkids. Hope they see it as helpful as I do. Hannah Wilson Format: Paperback“It was amazing. Clear, concise and kind words for children who just lost a grandparent. (Doesn’t hurt the parents to read this, either.) Becky rated 5 stars on Good Reads CareNote Pictured Original Paperback Pictured Family Friendly Book Award When Your Pet Dies A Healing Guide For Kids Buy paperback book from Amazon Buy CareNote from Carenotes Description A child will never forget a beloved pet, or the day it died. And the sadness that follows is true grief. This little elfin guide to good grief validates your child’s sadness–the necessary first step for healing. It acknowledges feelings that are new, confusing, and frightening. And it offers creative ideas for easing the sting of grief and memorializing a lost pet. A touching tribute to the love between a child and pet…and a compassionate guide to handling this loss with gentleness and sensitivity. Published in: U.S.A., Spain, Brazil, France, and Germany. Contact info@carenotes.com for foreign edition inquiries. PLEASE NOTE: If you cannot find the original paperback editions in English, please try online at E-Bay, Amazon, and other online bookstores or contact CareNotes Good and Services at 800-325-2511. Listen to Buddist monk Bhante Kusala as he reads Victoria’s CareNote because it says everything he wanted to convey. Reader Reviews This was exactly the book we needed when my 9-year-old little boy had his first experience with death with his beloved little hamster. This book answered every question, and put him at such ease. It really added to his experience and understanding so that going forward, he will understand more how to cope now and in the future with new pets. Highly recommend. J. Mayer, Format: KindleI ordered this e-book for my grandson when my my cat died. He is four… I would highly recommend this book for anyone who has small children and experience the death of a family pet. Kandy Swank, Format: KindleVery appropriate and gentle information for children, treated in a very respectful and caring way. Awesome illustrations add to the tone of the book. Penny Daniels, Format: PaperbackI am so glad you wrote this. My pet is my child and I am heartbroken that he is gone. C.G., Middletown, OHI know you wrote this for kids, but when it comes to my pet, I am a kid. J.A., Hamilton, OH Pets are a Blessing Buy Book Description A gift book for the young at heart, this book celebrates the many ways pets enrich our lives and the gifts—both simple and profound—they offer. These affirmations are sure to bring a smile of recognition, a seed of new thought, and a renewed awe of God’s wisdom in creation—all reminders of the blessing your pet has been for you. 4″ x 6″ 36 pagesPublished in: U.S.A. Italy, Philippines, Germany. Email info@carenotes.coms for foreign editions Pets Are a Blessing Coloring Book 8″ x 10″; 36 coloring pages Buy Coloring Book When a Family Pet Dies This 8 page booklet discusses 5 things you can do to take care of yourself and your family in this time of sorrow–including helping your surviving pets. Buy from Carenotes Description When adults lose a pet, their hearts ache like a child’s. Their grief matters. Today there is a greater understanding of the emotional bond between adults and their pets. It is no longer taboo for adults to mourn when their pet is taken from them. But often, the grieving adult is simultaneously trying to comfort his or her spouse and children who also loved the pet. This eight-page booklet discusses five things you can do to take care of yourself and your family in this time of sorrow—including helping your surviving pets. “… (this) should almost be required reading when a pet dies.” Jim Kleinfelder, e-mailed to the publisher of Abbey PressPLEASE NOTE: Either image may appear on the CareNotes. These CareNotes are also sold with sympathy cards as a set. Growing Spiritually After Divorce If you are a person of faith, divorce is an open wound on your soul struggling to scab over the sorrow, the guilt and the shame of “being one of them”, the people who quit. It’s only natural to question God’s part in it. As one relationship is ending, you’re in a perfect position to grow and strengthen your relationship with God. Buy from CareNotes Description “If you are a person of faith, divorce is an open wound on our soul struggling to scab over the guilt, the shame, the shock of being one of them – the people who quit.” At a time when one’s life is in upheaval, it’s only natural to question God’s part in it. It’s also an opportunity to recognize that in the midst of this change, God has not changed. In this CareNote, author Victoria Ryan explains how one ending a relationship with a spouse is in the perfect position to grow and strengthen his or her relationship with God. Sections include: Believe God wants you, Start where you are, Be thankful, Practice forgiveness, and Try new forms of prayer. A Touch of Irelandall year long What it Means to Be Irish PosterAnd sure n’ ye won’t be findin’ a finer description of the Irish soul any place else on earth! Perfect gift for herself or himself anytime of the year. Contact Victoria to Purchase Victoria’s Irish poster “What It Means to Be Irish” is now out of print but a few copies remain for sale. (Lightweight paper; no frame, no mat included.) Size: 10.75″w x 24″ Victoria’s bylines have appeared in McCall’s, US Catholic, Ladies Home Journal, and Christian Parenting Today magazines, newsletters for Romance Writers of America, regional newspapers , speech-language therapy materials and informational pamphlets, and reprints in calendar, posters, books, and other forms of publication. Her podcast, The Pope of Ohio, is currently on hiatus.Read a Sample: (click) M M Deserved Birth Announcement