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Wisdom Found In The Pause Book Launch – TODAY – Come Celebrate with Me Live on Facebook!

Posted by Barbara Techel

Yippee! Woo hoo! My new book, WISDOM FOUND IN THE PAUSE – JOIE’S GIFT is available…today! If you’d like to order a copy it is now on Amazon.

I’d love for you to come celebrate with me in my first ever live video event on Facebook this evening (Tuesday, Oct. 4th) at 7pm cst. You can find me here:  https://www.facebook.com/joyfulpaws

And for local friends I’ll be doing a book signing at Book Heads Book Store on Friday, December 2nd from 5-7:30pm during the Downtown Holiday Merchant Open House. I’d love to visit with you!

Hope to see you soon!

P.S:  For friends that took advantage of pre-ordering the special edition gift package I offered, I’m happy to tell you they were mailed priority yesterday!  So you should have them on your doorstep very, very soon!

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Encouraging Kids to Read

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Encouraging Kids to Read

Last year I visited Fair Park Elementary school and talked with the students about empathy, compassion, writing and reading. The students were so enthusiastic to have me there, and the teachers were wonderful and supportive.

Renee, one of the teachers who I worked with last year planning the visit, contacted me last week asking if I’d do a short video for their students – to remind them about how important reading is, to encourage them to visit their library, and how important empathy and compassion is.

Of course, I was more than happy to do this for the school and I hope my thoughts will encourage the kids once again.  And this time I enlisted the help of Miss Gidget who appears on the video with me which I hope the kids will get a kick out of. I think they will as Gidget looked pretty spiffy (don’t you just love that word spiffy? I sure do!) in her pink sparking hat, and was giving me lots of kisses while I tried to record the video.  🙂

I took this photo of Gidget also with copies of my children’s books as a visual reminder for the kids the importance of reading. It really is a wonderful thing when schools find creative ways in which to continue to encourage kids to read and write – and I was tickled to help in this small way and it sure was a great way to kick off my week.

Hope the start of your week is a good one too!

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Accepting orders thru tomorrow only (Friday) for Special Edition Gift Package of My New Book, “Wisdom Found in the Pause”

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Accepting orders thru tomorrow only (Friday) for Special Edition Gift Package of My New Book, "Wisdom Found in the Pause"

A big THANK YOU to everyone who has already supported my work by placing your pre-order for my new book!

Just a friendly reminder that I’m accepting pre-orders through tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 23) only for the special edition gift package. Details below. Also for those of you local, please do see below for an upcoming book signing I’ll be doing!

Special Edition Gift Package includes:

  • Signed copy of Wisdom Found in the Pause – Joie’s Gift
  • Custom designed 160 page lined spiral bound journal with water paw print image —an amazing sign I received from Joie that I was on the right path. It was confirmation for me to keep listening to my inner voice and capture those thoughts in a journal. Let this journal serve as a reminder to you too… to pause, listen and capture your hearts intentions, and your hopes and dreams.
  • Custom designed bookmark which also includes water paw print image

Pre-order today!  (limited special edition available through Sept. 23rd, 2016 midnight cst)

$30 (includes priority shipping to all US residents only**)

Just click here or on the paw print below to place your order (with PayPal or credit card)

Orders will begin shipping second week in October.

**Due to the skyrocketing costs of shipping overseas I’m sorry I’m not able to offer this special package to international buyers. Stay tuned for my book to be released with online retailers soon!

UPCOMING BOOK SIGNING

Where:  Book Heads Book Store, downtown Plymouth, Wisconsin
When: Friday, December 2, 2016
Time: 5-7:30pm

My signing coincides with Plymouth’s downtown Holiday Open House that runs 4-9pm and which means extra fun for all! I’d love to meet and visit with you!

…And today, please join us on the Facebook page for National Walk ‘N Roll Dog Day as we celebrate on this official day, September 22, honoring all dogs in wheelchairs around the world!

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