Download or read book My Sister s Mother written by Donna Solecka Urbikas and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American baby boomer's searing memoir of the ordeals of her Polish mother and half sister as slave laborers in Siberia who escaped and survived, leaving a legacy of trauma to the next generation.

Download or read book A Journey to Be Remembered written by Sanjay Patel and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the courage and perseverance his father possessed throughout his entire life, Sanjay Patel writes a biography about his parents' lives. Paying homage to the memory of these two inspirational people, A Journey to be Remembered traces the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Ashabhai and Maniben Patel from the time of their birth until their death. Overcoming many trials and tribulations on the road to providing their six children with the best of life, the story of Sanjay's parents proves the unconditional love that they had for their parents, children and families. A Journey to be Remembered is written by their youngest child Sanjay Patel, who beautifully portrays the lives of his parents through details of their struggles and accomplishments. Truly an inspirational tale, full of adventure, conflict, and lessons learned, A Journey to be Remembered captures the spirit of two courageous individuals who will forever be remembered by those touched by their lives.

Download or read book Until Someone Listens written by Estela Juarez and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Estela Juarez's mom is deported to Mexico, Estela knows she has to speak up for her family. Told in Estela's own words, Until Someone Listens is a true story about a young girl finding her voice and using it to make change. Estela’s family lives together in a happy home full of love. Or, at least, they used to... until their home was torn apart. My mom had to go back, to the other side of the river, because she wasn’t born in this country. For years her family fought and fought for permission for her to stay in the U.S. But no one listened. When Estela was eight, her mother was deported to Mexico. Estela knew she had to do something. So she wrote letters: to local newspapers, Congress, the President, and anyone else who could help. She wrote and wrote and wrote until, finally... someone listened. In this heart wrenching, autobiographical story, Estela Juarez's letters take her from the local news all the way to the national stage, where she discovers the power in her words and pledges to keep using her voice until her family—and others like hers— are together again. Also available in Spanish as Hasta que alguien me escuche!

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Download or read book A Will to Live written by Z. D. Collins and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Family Full of Secrets and Lies written by Kathleen Crowford and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11-14 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story tells of rape, molestation, inhumane punishment, brutal acts of inconceivable horror, and unbearable torment. What makes it even more horrific is that these vicious, insane crimes were all committed by the hands of their own biological father. You will cry as you hear their stories. You will sit in awe as you read page after page of an evil man whose character and nature can only be described as that of Satan himself. How could this happen? How could cruelty go unnoticed, when the children, as they tell their story, had to go to school, with their blouses sticking to them because of the blood that would seep through the open wounds and welts all over their innocent little bodies? Where are they now? What is life like for them now? There is no happy ending for some of them that we all would hope to read about. But their desire is to bring attention to the many other families and children like us. The last request of our dying mother was for someone out of her children to please tell our story not so much for us now but for other families or individuals that are going through this sort of thing right now, for them to know that they are not alone. No matter what it looks like, you are going to come out of this. There is help for you. There is hope for you as long as there is breath in your body. Dont be afraid. And please do notI repeat, do notbe ashamed to go get help. Get help for the abused, get help for the lost, get help for the broken. Come now, walk with us, as we share our story of a family full of secrets and lies . . .

Download or read book A Pastor s Highways on the Way to the New Jerusalem written by Arthur Jarrell Tankersley and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-10-29 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Brooks wrote in The Second Mountain, "A pilgrimage is a journey undertaken in response to a story." My life story has been lived in response to God's story revealed in the Bible. This book is about the highways I have traveled in obedience to the Voice of the Holy breaking into my successes and failures, desires and doubts, and leading me by the power of grace in ever merciful and transforming ways. If you are drawn to my story, it is because the same Voice is calling you to share the adventure of a lifetime in following Jesus as he set his face to go up to Jerusalem. Through my story may you hear Aslan's (Christ's) invitation, "Come further in! Come further up!" This story travels by way of the "highways to Zion" (Ps 84:5-7). Those highways become deeply paved in the hearts and minds of those who work for the healing of the world and who bring the blessings of the reign of God to barren, dry, and thirsty lands.

Download or read book Simply Woman written by Crystal Andrus Morissette and published by Simply Woman Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Most Beautiful Rose written by Domenica Calabrese Tedeschi and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2009-09-04 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Domenica Calabrese Tedeschi’s The Most Beautiful Rose is a delightful, yet heartbreaking memoir of an Italian girl growing up in a rural village in the Molise section of Italy. She tends cows, brings manure to her father, feeds the animals, and does other daily farm chores. She also goes to school and enjoys an extremely close relationship with her two cousins. Until one day, they move away to Canada. They are all devastated! But, an even greater tragedy is to befall the family. Their mother dies leaving seven children, aged 14 years to newborn infant! One day at a time, they learn to cope with the hardships of life without Mom. Two of the sisters were placed in an orphanage. Eventually, their father married a woman they all knew who lived in The United States, and the family emigrates to America. The two oldest children remained in Italy, however, leading to another heartrending good-bye. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll learn a great deal about Italian life and culture when you read The Most Beautiful Rose, Memoir of an Italian Immigrant’s Extraordinary Childhood! Several photographs and a map of Italy, too!

Download or read book Why the Long Face written by Craig Chester and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-01-03 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of David Sedaris and Bob Smith had better fasten their seat belts because Craig Chester is in the driver's seat. In 17 hilarious all-true tales from his life, Chester examines his religion (none), sexuality (gay), chosen profession (actor), and family (eccentric).

Download or read book Overwhelming Challenges but Success at Last written by Caroline Anamina and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a story about my mother, who got pregnant at a relatively young age while she was still a student. It describes the challenges she faced as a young female living in an African society (Togo) with a culture heavily founded on patriarchal norms, values, and traditions. As if this male-dominated society was not enough, my mother also suffered from abandonment from her mother (my grandmother), who was disappointed in her for her untimely pregnancy. Needless to say, that my mother fought and continues to fight countless struggles, all through which she comes out victorious because Christ always strengthens her.

Download or read book Being Delivered Through Hard Times written by Guy Gray and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-13 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Author Guy Gray lives in Vacaville, California. He was adopted at birth in a closed adoption. He maintains a good and close relationship with the members of his adopted family. He decided to search for his birth family in 1989 when he was 27. Guy continues to encourage people, giving them permission to do things that they feel are out of reach. Cheryl Ward-Kaiser lives in Salinas, California. She maintains a good relationship with all of her children and grandchildren. Her home has been the setting of a wedding and many functions involving her son and his family. She had no intention of searching for her son until 1991, after being encouraged by Guy. Cheryl also speaks at many venues, including California prisons. Her message of forgiveness is a blessing to many who hear her speak.

Download or read book How It All Began written by Miguel Cisneros and published by Page Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How It All Began is based on Miguel "Mike" Cisneros Jr.'s life experiences growing up as a child dealing with family conflicts, domestic violence, bullying and child abuse, homelessness, and short periods of happiness. At times there were moments of hopelessness, despair, and desperation until he had to make a life-changing commitment to leave all that was negative and begin a new life, hoping something positive would come from it. That life-changing commitment was with the United States Navy. From the very beginning upon joining the Navy, many in leadership positions seemed to try blocking his desire to move forward, including people in leadership positions during a period when the Vietnam War was ending and the military was experiencing racial tension. Even though he didn't like it and knew it wasn't right, he kept going. There were also those in leadership positions that saw the potential in him and provided the mentoring and guidance for him to advance. After serving in the Navy for over thirty years, through many years of sea duty, deployments, family separations, adversity, and at times humiliations, he found ways to achieve his goals and succeed. At the same time, he provides insights of the chain of command and their leadership style. As with all organizations, there are good leaders and bad leaders; and from that, he learned and tried emulating the best from each. This personal story was written in the hopes that someone may learn from these experiences and perhaps inspire them to believe in themselves, to use their abilities, to have a positive attitude, and most importantly, to never give up.

Download or read book The Last Day of Regret written by Matthew J. Diaz and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2019-03-30 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I don’t want to live anymore!” my sister admitted to my parents when she was fourteen years old. This cry for help increased with time and I would not fully grasp her inner demons until years after she died. Was it suicide, was it an accident, was it pre-planned or in the moment? At twenty four years of age my sister’s life suddenly ended and all I have left are my broken memories. Why did my compassion stop when she desperately needed it from me? These memories of guilt and the regret that I carry have brought me to my knees. This is a story about God picking me up again after the events leading up to, and following my sister’s last breath.

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Download or read book True Stories from a Baby Boomer written by Stephen B. Satterwhite and published by WestBowPress. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty years ago, Mr. Satterwhite received a letter from Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman, suggesting that Mr. Satterwhite share his writing with the rest of the world. At the time, he had to support his family, and he wanted to wait for the right moment. In his business career, Mr. Satterwhite has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, on NBC News, and in Newsweek magazine. Mr. Satterwhite has been in the poor, lower, middle, and upper classes. He is a futurist, having predicted many of the inventions of his generation, as well as what is coming in future generations. He is a humorist who loves to observe people from his favorite stuffed chair at the mall. He is a survivor who has said good-bye to multiple family members and friends. Ultimately, he likes to say that he is just a simple man who found God. This is his story about his incredible journey through loss, fear, and despair to a conclusion that will give the reader an uplifting message of joy, heaven, song, bravery, love and hope. It is now the right moment. Mr. Satterwhite has finally kept his promise to his father.

Download or read book The Invisible Fog written by Richard Lanning and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True stories of how learned behaviors and alcoholism created a life of chaos and emotional turmoil; how I repeatedly set myself up for failure to the point of being homeless.