Anuahmae has a loving grandmother who has already faced and defeated the same demons that have been unleashed on her. Armed with faith, godly counsel, and love, Grandma helps Ann battle rough times and assures her of Gods victory.
A lighthearted picture book about Alzheimer's disease and dementia told from the perspective of a six-year-old boy. Appropriate for children in preschool through early elementary school. Granny can't remember that Joey likes soccer and rockets and dogs, but with Granny's stories of her Three Best Days, Joey knows she loves him just the same.
"Grandma, Tell Me Your Memories poses one question a day to spark lifetime memories, with space on the page to fill in a short story or memory of the subject. The book can be filled out and given as a gift or can be given to your Grandma to fill out and return full of her recollections – a gift that will be treasured for years to come. There are six books in the Memory-A-Day series (Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, To the Best of My Recollection, To My Dear Friend). "
Agnes Baker Pilgrim, known to most as Grandma Aggie, is in her nineties and is the oldest living member of the Takelma Tribe, one of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz. A descendant of both spiritual and political tribal leaders, Grandma Aggie travels tirelessly around the world to keep traditions alive, to help those in need, and to be a voice for the voiceless, helping everyone to remember to preserve our Earth for animals and each other in a spiritual environment. Considered an excellent speaker, she has mesmerized her audience wherever she appears, and now her wit, wisdom, memories, advice, stories and spirituality have been captured for all to hear. Honored as a “Living Cultural Legend” by the Oregon Council of the Arts, Grandma Aggie here speaks about her childhood memories, about her tribe and her life as a child growing up in an area that often didn’t allow Indians and dogs into many public places, as well as about such contemporary issues as bullying, teen suicide, drugs and alcohol, Pope Francis, President Obama, water conservation, climate change, and much more. This is an amazing recording of one of the oldest and most important voices of the First Nation and of the world. Her stories and advice will mesmerize and captivate you, as well as provide a blueprint for how all the inhabitants of the earth can live together in harmony, spirituality, and peace.
The tale of two Liverpool sisters and their search for happiness. When Kate and Rose Drew are orphaned, they are heartbroken to discover they are to be separated. Kate must go to Aunt Mildred, a hard woman who runs a Liverpool boarding house, who puts her to work at once. But Rose gets the wealthy widow Aunt Beattie, who lavishes her with gifts and attention. As one sister experiences hardship alongside friendship, while the other is spoilt and isolated, which will find happiness? For, eventually, it is not what Kate and Rose have in life that counts, but what they choose to make of it... A truly memorable saga that will charm readers of Helen Forrester, Katie Flynn and Pam Howes.
This book is a part two to my first book, The Truth You Didn’t Know. My first book was LUNCH, but this part two is DINNER. And it’s even bumpier than part one was. You will enjoy reading part two just like part one. Thanks for reading The Other Truth You Didn’t Know. Lakisha Marie Mackie
Have you ever seen something out of the corner of your eye, but and when you looked, it was gone? Ever wonder what would happen if you finally got the chance to see that flittering image up close? Well, siblings Karen and Brad got that opportunity. And they discovered a whole world just beyond the doors of their grandpa’s barn. Welcome to the fairy world of Lienara. Author and illustrator Misty A. Hull creates a fairy-tale world in her book, Lienara. Brad and Karen are on their first solo visit to their grandparents’ house. The week begins uneventfully enough, with rain in the forecast and not much other than chess and delicious food to entice them. But a series of slightly bizarre happenings and their grandfather’s odd behavior present them with an unusual adventure in the fairy world. In Lienara, the children learn the importance of working together with their grandparents to defeat dark forces in the fairy world. Brad and Karen find their true friendship to overcome the sinister powers and safely return to their family more mature and appreciative.