To take you on my journey of love, loss, discovery, success, enlightenment, pain, gain, sorrow, fulfillment, heartache, loss of hope, which, ultimately, through faith, led to hope and love, the greatest of these is love. My prayer is that through my sharing of my testimony, which is really moaning through the tests, your journey will be shortened and the fulfillment of your dreams will ultimately also come through for you.

A sailing trip to the Caribbean might sound great, but 16-year-old Rachel can't stand being trapped on a small boat with her family. She misses her best friend and feels guilty about leaving her older sister Emma, who lives in a group home. Her father is driving her crazy with his schedules and rules, her brother is miserable and there is never anyone her own age around. Worst of all, there is nowhere to go when her parents fight. While their boat...

Stepdad 101, What to Know Before You Marry A Single Mom is a vital reading for any man thinking of becoming a stepdad. With a divorce rate higher than 70 percent, blended family couples fail at a rate higher than any other category. Stepdad 101 explains the hidden challenges that make stepdads leave at twice the rate of traditional marriages. Men who read Stepdad 101 will know what to expect before they say "I do."

The Mexican American population is the fastest growing major racial/ethnic group in the United States. During the decade 1970–1980, the Mexican origin population increased from 4.5 million to 8.7 million persons. High fertility, not immigration, was responsible for nearly two-thirds of this growth.

Recent and historical evidence shows that women of Mexican origin or descent bear significantly more children than other white women in the

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