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A collection of stories from men and women who grew up in foster care.

The autobiography of a woman from Mosgiel with a neurological disease similar to multiple sclerosis.

The Supported Higher Education Program (SHEP), administered by the Human Development Institute at the University of Kentucky, was one of the funded Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSIDs). SHEP's central goal was to support students with intellectual disabilities toward a meaningful post-secondary education credential that would result in employment or a career of the student's choosing. As of January 2014, SHEP had supported thirty-four students with intellectual disabilities, enrolled primarily at Bluegrass Community and Technical College and Northern Kentucky University. To answer the research question "How do students with intellectual disabilities supported by SHEP experience higher education from personal and academic perspectives?," a three-year longitudinal qualitative case study was conducted. A total of twenty-eight interviews were conducted across three academic years. Seventeen individuals took part in these interviews. Three of them were interviewed in each year of the study, and seven were interviewed twice. Individuals' ages ranged from 18 to 24 years old. The Evaluation Team at the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute collected data on SHEP students' perceptions through semi-structured face-to-face interviews, which allowed researchers to address the significance of students' personal experiences and gather contextually rich data as well as clarify meanings of interviewees' responses and relevant ideas. Key findings include: (1) Students had positive views of SHEP and believed it to be beneficial; (2) Students agreed that SHEP had a positive impact on their social skills; (3) Students found the independence of college particularly valuable; and (4) Students emphasized that college was a "safe place." Additional research would be valuable to determine if the "safety" of college makes it a particularly beneficial forum for learning the skills crucial for the successful transition to adult life.

Rebekah Pearl, oldest daughter of Michael and Debi Pearl, tells the awesome story of God's guidance and protection as she, a 22-year-old girl, all alone, where no white person had ever been, adapted to a primitive culture.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1836.

Writes to her husband in New York, a soldier in Capt. Jacob's Company in Colon. Baily's regiment. Sweetly expresses her desire to be reunited with him after his six months of service. Discusses making clothes for him. A letter from Rebekah's sister, Elizabeth Wilder, appears on the verso. She reminds William of how much he is missed and loved. Also, comments: we hear that their is no want for female soldiers in the camp[.] Beware of the Bed Blankit disorder. Discusses other local and family news. Rebekah and William had been married less than a year.

A little girl is meant to be cherished and loved. So what happens if she is abandoned, neglected and abused by those meant to nurture her? This memoir is about such a girl but she has a secret. In the midst of her great despair a Savior comes and takes her to their special place. There, He offers her a love that shes never encountered in life. A love that can resurrect the dead places in her heart if she lets Him.

Minute book of Daughters of Rebekah, New Year Lodge No. 374, Hebron, Ohio.