Books with author C. MacKenzie

Connecting deeply with our kids can be difficult in our busy, technology-driven lives. Reading aloud offers us a chance to be fully present with our children. It also increases our kids’ academic success, inspires compassion, and fortifies them with the inner strength they need to face life’s challenges. As Sarah Mackenzie has found with her own six children, reading aloud long after kids are able to read to themselves can deepen relationships in a powerful way.Founder of the immensely popular Read-Aloud Revival podcast, Sarah knows first-hand how reading can change a child’s life. In The Read-Aloud Family, she offers the inspiration and age-appropriate book lists you need to start a read-aloud movement in your own home. From a toddler’s wonder to a teenager’s resistance, Sarah details practical strategies to make reading aloud a meaningful family ritual. Reading aloud not only has the power to change a family—it has the power to change the world.

Get to know who you are and what you want with these categorized self-discovery prompts for you to write out.“A great compilation with enough prompts to keep going.”“Good categories for getting to know yourself.”•Do you want to get direction and set exciting goals?•Would you like to not run out of ideas and inspiration?•Are you busy in life and would you like easy access to a successful journal writing routine?Look no further because it’s all in this large collection of prompts for memories, emotional healing, personal development, creating a future you love and much, much more!In the book you will also be introduced to useful tips and ideas for journaling and how to use journal prompts to your advantage.Anybody can feel stuck and in need of inspiration to get started or proceed with their journaling. With these 500 thought-provoking prompts you will be sure to find what you need to fill you journal with remarkable self-discovery.Categories:MemoriesDaily ReflectionsWeekly ReflectionsConfessionsMindfulnessYour FavoritesMorals and EthicsHappinessGratitude and AppreciationRitualsWrite a LetterSpiritualityPersonal DevelopmentDealing with EmotionsQuotesRelationship with OthersYou and SocietyTravellingMoney and FinancesCreativityFinding Your PassionMaking a Life VisionStart Dreaming BIG

Some rabbits dream about lettuces and carrots, others dream of flowering meadows and juicy dandelions, but Ralfy dreams only of books. In fact, he doesn't just dream about them, he wants to read them ALL THE TIME--even if it means he has to STEAL them. Soon his obsession sends him spiraling into a life of crime!This laugh-out-loud funny story is the perfect gift for book lovers everywhere.

Connecting deeply with our kids can be difficult in our busy, technology-driven lives. Reading aloud offers us a chance to be fully present with our children. It also increases our kids’ academic success, inspires compassion, and fortifies them with the inner strength they need to face life’s challenges. As Sarah Mackenzie has found with her own six children, reading aloud long after kids are able to read to themselves can deepen relationships in a powerful way.Founder of the immensely popular Read-Aloud Revival podcast, Sarah knows first-hand how reading can change a child’s life. In The Read-Aloud Family, she offers the inspiration and age-appropriate book lists you need to start a read-aloud movement in your own home. From a toddler’s wonder to a teenager’s resistance, Sarah details practical strategies to make reading aloud a meaningful family ritual. Reading aloud not only has the power to change a family—it has the power to change the world.

This book has the power to transform your life. Learn how to get your life on track with advanced journaling techniques.“With Smart Journaling, you can use journal writing not just a productivity tool, but also as a life-changing habit.”"Smart Journaling is a game-changer."There’s journal writing and then there’s Smart Journaling. Sometimes, just writing your thoughts on paper doesn’t do anything. You still end up confused, disorganized, and aimless.• Do you want to achieve tangible life-changing results through journaling but are not sure how?• Would you love to have an engaging and inspiring journal practice?• Are you lacking in motivation or inspiration but don’t know why?• Would you like to get your life on track in a fun, fulfilling and hassle-free way? This practical guidebook will help you understand the important elements of Smart Journaling, and how you can use these elements to organize your daily tasks and get your life back on the right track. Learn how to:• Journal the smart way• Combine fun and function for a fulfilling journaling experience• Use bullet journaling, dot journaling and other tools to make journaling work for you• And much more!It contains exercises, prompts, and examples so you can get a feel of what it’s like to go through the Smart Journaling process. It also provides ideas and recommendations on what approach to take and what types of journals to use to get you started. When you expect to get results that will improve your life, then journaling is a crucial tool to achieve your goals. Your journal will help you sort things out and gain clarity so that you can focus on what truly matters in your life. You can start small and move on to bigger goals and have fun doing it with Smart Journaling. If you need to turn your life around, get out of a rut or just want to challenge yourself, Smart Journaling will guide you every step of the way. You no longer have to be intimidated or overwhelmed by all the information about journal writing because the book explains how journaling can work for you!

When a storm sweeps through the country, Asa wakes up the next day to find that his town is almost unrecognisable - trees have fallen down, roofs have collapsed and debris lies everywhere. But amongst the debris in his back garden Asa makes an astounding discovery - the body of a small winged creature. A creature that looks very like a fairy. Do fairies really exist? Asa embarks on a mission to find out. A mission that leads him to the lost journals of local eccentric Benjamin Tooth who, two hundred years earlier, claimed to have discovered the existence of fairies. What Asa reads in those journals takes him on a secret trip to Windvale Moor, where he discovers much more than he'd hoped to . . .

When a storm sweeps through the country, Asa wakes up the next day to find that his town is almost unrecognisable - trees have fallen down, roofs have collapsed and debris lies everywhere. But amongst the debris in his back garden Asa makes an astounding discovery - the body of a small winged creature. A creature that looks very like a fairy. Do fairies really exist? Asa embarks on a mission to find out. A mission that leads him to the lost journals of local eccentric Benjamin Tooth who, two hundred years earlier, claimed to have discovered the existence of fairies. What Asa reads in those journals takes him on a secret trip to Windvale Moor, where he discovers much more than he'd hoped to . . .Charming and utterly unforgettable, The Windvale Sprites is Mackenzie Crook's debut children's novel, containing his own exquisite illustrations.

A dead celebrity chef boss. A handsome and mysterious new next door neighbor. Lizzie’s in big trouble...Waitress Lizzie's horrible and much hated celebrity chef boss is dead; stabbed with a knife in his own restaurant kitchen. When the police discover she was officially the last person to see him alive, they put Lizzie right at the top of their suspect list. Now, panicked and fighting to clear her name, she’s forced to team up with her handsome and intriguing new neighbor, Jack Mathis. Okay, so Jack claims he’s a former special agent on suspension from his investigative duties for reasons unknown, but Lizzie doesn’t have time to ask questions.Can she save herself from getting arrested and manage to resist Jack’s considerable charms and gorgeous smile? Will they solve the mystery and track down the murderer before it’s too late? Will Lizzie have to put her dreams of making cakes she can sell at the village store on hold as she languishes in a prison cell? If you love fun and flirty romantic mysteries, then you’ll love Murder On The Menu.Download your copy and join Lizzie on an action-packed, romance-filled amateur sleuth adventure today..."If you enjoy a cozy mystery with a celebrity murder, a little romance, lots of suspects, a challenging plot, likeable characters, set in a pretty English village -- then you're going to love Murder on the Menu."CAROLE'S BOOK CORNER

Children always have questions about what it means to be a Christian. Do they need a long philosophical answer? Not always and it is simple answers to deep questions that feature in this book. If you have ever wanted to know how to explain the Christian faith to young children in bite-sized chunks then the 114 profound questions and answers, backed by scripture proofs provide an invaluable tool to get you started.

Carine MacKenzie’s 150th Book. With one story a day this book will give you enough Bible stories to last all year. There is also an opportunity to track a theme such as Salvation; The Holy Spirit; God’s Word and by looking out for the key picture as you flick through the book. Be sure to remember that this book is not about how fast or slow you read, or how many days you spend going through it. This book is about discovering the good news about Jesus Christ from Genesis to Revelation. You can also make a special friend, Jesus Christ, the true Saviour. He is with his people always no matter what time of day or what month of the year it is. God’s word is true always. Read it and learn from it and follow it all the days of your life.

He didn't ask to leave Earth for the magical world of Terah.He didn't ask to become a sorcerer.And he certainly didn't ask to become a target.But that's what happened.Since the beginning of time, two sister worlds, Earth and Terah, have coexisted in different planes, surrounded by an immense field of energy. Long ago, magical and non-magical creatures lived together in harmony on both worlds, but as life on Earth evolved in the direction of science and technology, the use of magic deteriorated and soon magical creatures and sorcerers became the subject of myths and legends.Meanwhile magic flourished on Terah, and as sorcerers became more powerful, they became more influential, and soon they were the heads of government. The Council of Sorcerers became the ruling body, with the chairman, the Master Sorcerer, the highest position on Terah, a position that comes with tremendous responsibility and formidable enemies.When Master Sorcerer Badec realizes that his unborn son, Myron, will be his one and only heir, he protects the child by arranging for him to grow up on Earth. Myron is scheduled to be returned to Terah on his twenty-fifth birthday, at which time he’ll learn who he is and begin to study magic as well as everything else he’ll need to know in order to assume his role as Terah's next Master Sorcerer.For twenty-three years, things go as planned, and Myron goes about his life as Kevin, a typical nerd, who is more comfortable with computers than with people. Then Badec becomes quite ill and the decision is made to bring his son home early. One morning Kevin is an accountant living and working in Omaha, and the next he is in the middle of a field with six complete strangers, surrounded by huge stones and a forest. Before the day is out, Kevin learns that he is actually a sorcerer named Myron and that he’s next in line for the Master’s Chair. While he’s still reeling from that bit of information, he finds out that due to his father’s illness, he has a little less than one year to learn enough about sorcery to be able to defend his life and chair against sorcerers who have been practicing their craft longer than he’s been alive. Welcome to Terah.The Chronicles of Terah SeriesBook 1: The Master's ChairBook 2: The Dragon's FlameBook 3: The Fourteenth KeyBook 4: The Warrior ElfBook 5: The Rambling SpyAuthor's Note: It is highly recommended that this series be read in order.