Finding Myself, Finding My Daughter

Finding Myself, Finding My Daughter
Author: Cheryle Rietmann
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2005-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0595369499

Originally intended as a journal to chronicle the lengthy journey to international adoption, Finding Myself, Finding My Daughter is the sincere and heartwarming memoir of a woman who soon discovers she must find herself before she can adopt a child. In the first pages of her autobiographical tale, author Cheryle Rietmann reflects on her turbulent childhood and a violent first marriage that brought her to the brink of suicide. Eventually, Rietmann finds happiness after marrying Gregg, her second husband and the father of her two sons, but the desperate ache to find the lonely little girl she has envisioned for years finally becomes too much to ignore. Gregg and Cheryle begin the mound of international paperwork that finally leads them to an orphanage in Ukraine and to their beautiful daughter, Ola. By reflecting on her learned lessons of love and perseverance, Rietmann is at last able to recognize and accept the path that led her halfway across the world to an orphanage full of the hopeful faces of children. Finding Myself, Finding My Daughter will become a guide and companion for anyone who has ever searched for themselves and their place in the world, ultimately teaching them that each and everyone of us, in our own small way, can make a difference.

The Little Virtues

The Little Virtues
Author: Natalia Ginzburg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2017-09-12
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1628729023

In this collection of her finest and best-known short essays, Natalia Ginzburg explores both the mundane details and inescapable catastrophes of personal life with the grace and wit that have assured her rightful place in the pantheon of classic mid-century authors. Whether she writes of the loss of a friend, Cesare Pavese; or what is inexpugnable of World War II; or the Abruzzi, where she and her first husband lived in forced residence under Fascist rule; or the importance of silence in our society; or her vocation as a writer; or even a pair of worn-out shoes, Ginzburg brings to her reflections the wisdom of a survivor and the spare, wry, and poetically resonant style her readers have come to recognize. "A glowing light of modern Italian literature . . . Ginzburg's magic is the utter simplicity of her prose, suddenly illuminated by one word that makes a lightning streak of a plain phrase. . . . As direct and clean as if it were carved in stone, it yet speaks thoughts of the heart.' — The New York Times Book Review

Find Me: A Hide-and-Seek Book

Find Me: A Hide-and-Seek Book
Author: Anders Arhoj
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781452162546

This book has eyes—and an irresistible cover! Kids will delight in this innovative seek-and-find picture book that may be read from front to back and from back to front! Two adorable characters embark on an over-the-top game of hide-and-seek through eleven richly detailed scenes, including a lively neighborhood, a bustling shop, an offbeat office space, a festive concert, and more. Open the book from the front to search for one of the characters. Then, open the book from the back to search for the other. It's two hide-and-seek experiences in one book. As the characters move through each illustrated spread, their colors change, too, adding to the abundant fun.

Finding Me

Finding Me
Author: Sarah Wheeler
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2018-03-02
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 150439934X

The book will take the reader through hardships that had built a woman that has made it a mission to help others by shining a light, a beacon of sorts. Her trials started at a young age and progressed till her father passed away in her early thirties.

My Daughter, Myself

My Daughter, Myself
Author: Linda Wolfe
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2014-09-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1497660432

A riveting memoir about the passions and perplexities of the mother-daughter bond In My Daughter, Myself, acclaimed journalist Linda Wolfe chronicles her thirty-eight-year-old daughter’s near-fatal stroke, the arduous course of physical and mental rehabilitation that led to the young woman’s remarkable recovery, and the profound ways in which that journey from morbidity to health tested and changed every member of their blended family. Heart-stopping and highly personal, Wolfe’s memoir is an inspiring account of how a mother, suddenly confronted by every mother’s worst nightmare, must master the unfamiliar language of hospitals and illness, discover untapped wells of resilience within both her daughter and herself, and ultimately learn to let her daughter be her guide as they embark on an altogether new chapter in their lives.

Grown and Flown

Grown and Flown
Author: Lisa Heffernan
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1250188954

PARENTING NEVER ENDS. From the founders of the #1 site for parents of teens and young adults comes an essential guide for building strong relationships with your teens and preparing them to successfully launch into adulthood The high school and college years: an extended roller coaster of academics, friends, first loves, first break-ups, driver’s ed, jobs, and everything in between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? Enter the co-founders of Grown and Flown, Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington. In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition, they launched what has become the largest website and online community for parents of fifteen to twenty-five year olds. Now they’ve compiled new takeaways and fresh insights from all that they’ve learned into this handy, must-have guide. Grown and Flown is a one-stop resource for parenting teenagers, leading up to—and through—high school and those first years of independence. It covers everything from the monumental (how to let your kids go) to the mundane (how to shop for a dorm room). Organized by topic—such as academics, anxiety and mental health, college life—it features a combination of stories, advice from professionals, and practical sidebars. Consider this your parenting lifeline: an easy-to-use manual that offers support and perspective. Grown and Flown is required reading for anyone looking to raise an adult with whom you have an enduring, profound connection.

Finding My Moccasins

Finding My Moccasins
Author: Charmiene Maxwell-Batten
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2014-01-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1304787028

'Finding My Moccasins' voices the sentiment of 'finding home' or feeling at peace with one's life. This is a personal and authentic account of events in the life of someone who has explored and reflected on the meaning and contentment of discovering the serenity of enlightened acceptance. This author's life journey touches on aspects throughout our collective human existence, that express those shared human emotions, experiences and challenges that are felt and known by all of humanity in different forms.

Where's My Baby

Where's My Baby
Author: Josephine Liberati
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2010-03-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1450053491

My book, Where ́s My Baby, was written because I believe that I need to reach out to other women who are going through the same thing, not knowing where their baby is. I also hope and pray that somewhere out there my baby will recognize who he or she really is. This is very sad to realize that someone actually stole your baby. I hope that this will open the readers’ eyes to know that this can happen to anyone. I was innocent and naive. I would definitely fight for my right today. I wish my baby will find me through this book. God help us. As time goes on I wonder, will I ever find my baby? I don ́t ever want to give up hope, yet its hard to realize that I may be the one who will never know where my baby is. If their are women out there who don ́t know what happened to their baby - please email me at [email protected] and let me know. We can continue this search together.

My Daughter Taught Me to Walk

My Daughter Taught Me to Walk
Author: Karen Garvin
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2017-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1512772984

This heartfelt story follows a mothers personal experiences of raising a child with special needs from unexpected, premature birth to adulthood. Her authentic feelings, emotions, decisions, obstacles, fears, joys, and triumphs include difficult medical decisions, educational placements, divorce, marriage, relationships and parenting. You will laugh, cry, get angry, feel frustrated, and shout for joy as you walk the journey with this mother and daughter.

If You Find Me

If You Find Me
Author: Emily Murdoch
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2013-03-26
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250021537

NOW INCLUDING A BRAND-NEW EPILOGUE! There are some things you can't leave behind... In If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch, a broken-down camper hidden deep in a national forest is the only home fifteen year-old Carey can remember. The trees keep guard over her threadbare existence; the one bright spot is Carey's younger sister, Jenessa, who depends on Carey for her very survival. All they have is each other, as their mentally ill mother comes and goes with greater frequency. Until that one fateful day their mother disappears for good, and two strangers arrive. Suddenly, the girls are taken from the woods and thrust into a bright and perplexing new world of high school, clothes and boys. Now, Carey must face the truth of why her mother abducted her ten years ago, while haunted by a past that won't let her go... a dark past that hides many a secret, including the reason Jenessa hasn't spoken a word in over a year. Carey knows she must keep her sister close, and her secrets even closer, or risk watching her new life come crashing down.