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This is a story of one womans fight to recover from mental illness. Diagnosed as Schizophrenic in 1986, the author writes about the struggles of poverty, abandonment and hopelessness that can come with the disease. Now living on her own, she credits faith as the thing that has helped her survive.

Cake Girl is the story of a sweet-toothed dental hygienist who recommends bakeries instead of toothpaste. Linda's mouthwatering adventures take us along on her journey. We get to meet her as a young baker, have a front row seat as she turns into a bakery owner imposter (in order to catch the attention of a famous food critic), and follow her life's twists and turns as she moves towards her unrelenting quest for her own wedding cake. Filled with recipes and love, Linda's story captures the rewards of having your cake and eating it too!

Literacy is one of the most highly valued cultural resources of contemporary American society, yet far too many children in the nation's cities leave school without becoming sufficiently literate. This book reports the results of a five-year longitudinal study in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, tracing literacy development from pre-kindergarten through third-grade for a sample of children from low and middle income families of European and African heritage. The authors examined the intimate culture of each child's home, defined by a confluence of parental beliefs, recurrent activities, and interactive processes, in relation to children's literacy competencies. Also examined were teacher beliefs and practices, and connections between home and school. With its broad-based consideration of the contexts of early literacy development, the book makes an important contribution to understanding how best to facilitate attainment of literacy for children from diverse backgrounds.

Stories of heroism and adventure, servanthood and humility, building the church through the first millennium

"Their precious Nan is gone, or so Linda Baker and her grieving family think. As she and her family gather to mourn her passing, it's clear that Nan, the center of their sprawling family, has other ideas. She visits the family in dreams and visions, and sends messages in images and words. As they share the memories and stories about their curious, playful, and loving Nan, and about life in a simpler time in beautiful Victoria, BC on Canada's west coast, they discover a family secret she almost took to her grave. Underlying it all is Baker's life-changing spiritual awakening to the reality that death is not the end of a life. Nan's not really gone. She's just gone home. Filled with hilarious shenanigans, touching moments, and Linda's insightful descriptions, It's Okay, She's Just Gone Home celebrates the importance of family storytelling and the profound effect one accepting, loving person can have on the people around them and the generations that follow. It also shares how a belief in possibilities can lessen the pain of a loved one's passing."--

The second installment in the Lost Histories series sheds light on the legendary origins of the mysterious race of the Irda Given life by gods, the Ogres were the most intelligent and beautiful of the early races on Krynn, and they reigned supreme in their perfect kingdom. But the fabled race was weakened by clan rivalries and evil ambition, their downfall orchestrated by the hand of the Dark Queen, Takhisis. The once resplendent Ogres were cursed by their own mistakes and transformed into one of Krynn's most ugly, despised, and villainous species. All succumbed to this miserable fate, but the Irda—a small group who learned to accept goodness and to fight for their freedom. Escaping from their previous home, the Irda set out to build a utopian civilization of their own on a paradise island in the Dragon Isles.

What are soul contracts and what roles do they play in our lives? How do you recognize your own soul contracts? Why is this knowledge so important for personal and spiritual growth? Can we communicate with deceased loved ones to help them, and learn from them? Includes: Self-help material for further exploring and healing contracts in your own life. Spiritual Post-Conception Birth Control and Past Life Techniques The Alchemy Institute is one of Americas foremost training programs in Past Life Regression. When my students study Past Life Regression, there are many texts we recommend. Soul Contracts is at the top of the list. Lindas compassion and her skill as a hypnotherapist show through in one inspiring story after another that proves the practical power of past life regression to transform lives. This book is filled with easy to read, fascinating true stories that open a window into a rich and extraordinary world of healing which lives inside of each of us. ~ David Quigley, founder and Director of the Alchemy Institute Dear Linda, I love what you have written as it is so personal and easy to read and most important for everyone to understand that much of what is happening in their lives has its root in their distant past of a previous incarnation. Reincarnation is a fact as we are eternal and we can free ourselves of a problem in the present when we resolve the past in the manner that Linda Baker is sharing with us. A must read for the spiritually sincere. Terry Cole-Whittaker author of What You Think of Me is None of My Business, Dare to Be Great and Live Your Bliss and many others Brings a broad new dimension to our understanding of healing and personal changeExcellent reading! Hal Zina Bennett,Ph.D. author of Spirit Circle and more than 25 books on personal growth I just finished your book Soul Contracts. I was deeply affected by this book. I had to buy it because I could not let it go. Soul Contracts rang more bells in my heart, head and body than any book Ive read this year! -J.B., Seattle, WA

This is a workbook to accompany the advanced Alchemical Hypnotherapy class by the same name. You can find out about this class by contacting the Alchemical Institute of Santa rosa.