Most Popular Books by Kathy Harrison

If disaster strikes and public services are limited, you want to know that your family will be taken care of. Learn how to inventory and rotate your food supply, pack an evacuation kit, maintain communication with loved ones, and much more. You’ll soon gain the ingenuity and resourcefulness to get your family through even the most unfortunate circumstances.

The startling and ultimately uplifting narrative of one woman''s thirteen-year experience as a foster parent. For more than a decade, Kathy Harrison has sheltered a shifting cast of troubled youngsters-the offspring of prostitutes and addicts; the sons and daughters of abusers; and teenage parents who aren''t equipped for parenthood. All this, in addition to raising her three biological sons and two adopted daughters. What would motivate someone to give herself over to constant, largely uncompensated chaos? For Harrison, the answer is easy. Another Place at the Table is the story of life at our social services'' front lines, centered on three children who, when they come together in Harrison''s home, nearly destroy it. It is the frank first-person story of a woman whose compassionate best intentions for a child are sometimes all that stand between violence and redemption.

This story of one little girl''s journey through our foster-care system forms an intimate portrait of foster care in America and the children whose lives are forever shaped by it. Augusten Burroughs called Kathy Harrison''s memoir Another Place at the Table a "riveting and profoundly moving story of a hero, disguised as an everyday woman." In One Small Boat, Harrison tells the story of one little girl who arrived on her doorstep, and describes how caring for this child was an experience that challenged everything she thought she knew about foster-care parenting and the needs of the children she shelters. Daisy was five when she arrived in Harrison''s bustling home. Mother of three children by birth and three by adoption, and with a handful of foster kids always coming and going, Harrison had ten children under her roof at any given time. But Daisy was in many ways unique. Daisy''s birth mother wasn''t poor, uneducated, or drug addicted. She simply couldn''t bring herself to take care of her little girl, and the effects on the child were heartrending. Daisy was unwilling to eat—even frightened of it—and seemed to have a severe speech impediment. After two weeks in Kathy''s loving home, however, Daisy began to thrive. What had happened to her? And how can a foster-care parent give back all that has been taken from a child like Daisy—knowing that she might leave one day very soon? Harrison had seen many children pass through her doors, but this one touched her in a way she didn''t immediately understand. One Small Boat will be of deep interest to anyone who has nurtured and cared for a child or anyone interested in the intricate web that is our social welfare system.

The next severe storm, power outage, or financial meltdown could hit at any time. Having a household contingency plan and being part of a strong, resilient community could mean the difference between life and death. This friendly and highly accessible guide introduces the most important, practical steps your whole family can take to ensure survival in short- or long-term emergencies. The critical information is presented in 40 achievable tasks, ranging from simpler ones such as creating a preparedness notebook and repackaging store-bought food for storage to more involved preparations like learning to collect rainwater and building a solar oven.

Parents d''accueil, Kathy Harrison et son mari Bruce sont sollicités par les services sociaux américains, le plus souvent dans l''urgence, afin de recevoir des enfants que l''on vient de retirer de leur famille pour quelques jours voire plusieurs mois. Des enfants violentés, rejetés, abusés, Kathy en a gardés pas loin d''une centaine, des filles seulement par souci d''organisation (il est plus facile d''organiser les chambrées). Parmi ces enfants, certains sont si perturbés que les conflits, provocations et disputes sont inévitables : chaque enfant arrive avec son lot de violence subies et de traumatismes. Ce livre est centré sur cas d''une fillette Daisy, 6 ans. Annoncée comme déficiente mentale, elle se révélera, à force de patience, et parce que seront mis des mots sur les viols qu''elle a subis, une petite fille vive et intelligente... que Kathy aura bien du mal, des années plus tard, à laisser rejoindre son père. Elle raconte son expérience de maman par intérim : ses difficultés, ses échecs parfois, ses moments de joie. Elle montre comment l''équilibre familial, toujours précaire, est menacé lorsque arrive ou part l''un des enfants.

Perfekt vorbereitet für Krisen- und Katastrophenfälle Plötzlich ist es dunkel, es kommt kein Wasser mehr aus der Leitung, die Heizung bleibt kalt und strombetriebene Technik funktioniert nur so lange der Akku reicht. Sind Sie vorbereitet? Ist ein Notfall erst eingetreten, ist es für Vorsorgemaßnahmen meist zu spät. Autorin und Vorsorgeexpertin Kathy Harrison bietet Informationen zur Notfallvorsorge, die besonders für viel beschäftigte Familien geeignet sind. In 40 Schritten zur perfekten Krisenvorsorge. Kathy Harrison ermutigt die Leser, nicht nur ihre eigene Familie und ihren eigenen Haushalt vorzubereiten, sondern auch mit den Nachbarn zusammenzuarbeiten, um eine stärkere, widerstandsfähigere Gemeinschaft zu bilden. Individuelle und präventive Maßnahmen zur Krisenvorsorge

My desire in writing this book was to help bring healing and encouragement to those who are grieving. The great loss I felt was overwhelming after losing my husband to a massive heart attack in 2015. Through writing this book the Lord began to heal my broken heart. This is my hope, that the Lord will bring healing and comfort to anyone, that is grieving written within the pages of this book.

The enemy resides in a space that was created for a friend to live; a place in your soul that was reserved for someone special, but is now crowded by someone else. You don''t recognize him because he has been there so long and you''ve grown accustomed to him; you''ve even made excuses for his presence. You used to try to get rid of him, but after many failed attempts at evicting him, you soon decided that his presence wasn''t as exhausting as the efforts to remove him. So he remains, and even though it is uncomfortable to have him there, he is at least familiar. He is someone you know very well-or so you think. Kathy Booker is the founder and CEO of PREVAIL, a regional intercessory prayer ministry in the Cleveland Ohio metropolitan area. She is also an Associate Minister at the Liberty Hill Baptist Church. Her call to ministry is in the areas of teaching, preaching, prophetic intercession and healing. Additionally, Kathy is an educational consultant providing assistance and support to teachers in the public and charter school arenas. She founded a tutoring program where students are taught to read via video conferencing. Teaching students to read is one of her passions. Kathy is the wife of Harold S. Booker I and they have four adult children; Brittany (William Kennedy), Ashley, Stafford and Carmen. They have one adorable grandchild, Miyonne Amari Kennedy. Kathy is a native of Port Allen, Louisiana."

Soyez l''un des premiers à être préparé aux catastrophes en suivant les conseils pratiques de Kathy Harrison pour être autonome en cas d''urgence. Apprendre à évaluer, organiser et renouveler vos stocks de nourriture ; préparer une trousse de secours ; protéger les documents importants du feu ; mettre au point des moyens de communiquer ; confectionner des soupes nourrissantes à partir des aliments en conserve et déshydratés que vous avez dans votre garde-manger et distraire vos enfants privés de télévision pendant plusieurs jours. Tout ce que vous devez savoir pour survivre quand les services publics sont inopérants est traité dans cet incontournable des guides de préparation familiale.

A foster mom and co-recipient of the Goldie Foster Award describes her experiences with three troubled children whose traumatic experiences caused them to act out in dangerous ways.

Parents d''accueil, Kathy Harrison et son mari Bruce sont sollicités par les services sociaux américains, le plus souvent dans l''urgence, afin de recevoir des enfants que l''on vient de retirer de leur famille pour quelques jours voire plusieurs mois. Des enfants violentés, rejetés, abusés, Kathy en a gardés pas loin d''une centaine, des filles seulement par souci d''organisation (il est plus facile d''organiser les chambrées).Parmi ces enfants, certains sont si perturbés que les conflits, provocations et disputes sont inévitables : chaque enfant arrive avec son lot de violence subies et de traumatismes.Ce livre est centré sur cas d''une fillette Daisy, 6 ans. Annoncée comme déficiente mentale, elle se révélera, à force de patience, et parce que seront mis des mots sur les viols qu''elle a subis, une petite fille vive et intelligente... que Kathy aura bien du mal, des années plus tard, à laisser rejoindre son père.Elle raconte son expérience de maman par intérim : ses difficultés, ses échecs parfois, ses moments de joie. Elle montre comment l''équilibre familial, toujours précaire, est menacé lorsque arrive ou part l''un des enfants.