Who's Your Mama?

Who's Your Mama?
Author: Yvonne Bynoe
Publisher: Catapult
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2009-03-10
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1593763506

Unlike other motherhood books that focus on the experiences of a small group of affluent, married white women, Who's Your Mama? centers on the largely untold perspectives of the majority of American women, whose unique and sometimes unconventional family structures impact our country. Their contributions speak practically of their personal beliefs, intimate relationships, and socioeconomic realities. The book explores the intersection between motherhood and other facets of the contributors’ lives, including race, class, sexuality, politics, and personal tragedy. Personal stories include a feminist juggling the roles of activist and mother, a college graduate who applies for welfare so she can remain home with her child, a gay couple’s navigation of the adoption process, and a mother’s celebration of her own vibrant sexuality. This collection of personal narratives will illuminate various female experiences of parenting and humanize a variety of social and economic issues that affect millions of American women and their families.

Bless Your Heart & Mind Your Mama

Bless Your Heart & Mind Your Mama
Author: Polly Powers Stramm
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2018-05-25
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1493034219

Southerners have a way with words! As Southern Living says “Southerner’s shun the simple, the straightforward, and the direct in favor of more colorful means of self-expression, Southern style.” There seems to be a Southern saying for every occasion. Some are inspiring and uplifting while others have that biting tongue-in-cheek humor Southerners adore.

M Is for Mama

M Is for Mama
Author: Abbie Halberstadt
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736983783

Mama of ten Abbie Halberstadt helps women humbly and gracefully rise to the high calling of motherhood without settling for mediocrity or losing their minds in the process. Motherhood is a challenge. Unfortunately, our worldly culture offers moms little in the way of real help. Mamas only connect to celebrate surviving another day and to share in their misery rather than rejoice in what God has done and to build each other up in hard times. There has a be a better way, a biblical way, for mamas to grow and thrive. As a daughter of Christ, you have been called to be more than an average mama. Attaining excellence doesn’t have to be unsettling but it will take committed focus and a desire to parent well according to God’s grace and for His glory. M is for Mama offers advice, encouragement, and scripturally sound strategies seasoned with a little bit of humor to help you embrace the challenge of biblical motherhood and raise your children with love and wisdom. Mama, you are worthy of the awesome responsibility God has given you. Now it’s time to start believing you can live up to it.

Mama's Voice

Mama's Voice
Author: Esther Bganya
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2015-03-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493193104

Mamas Voice is the product of a middle-aged Christian psychiatrist and mother who journals her life observations and experiences, hoping to pass on some life lessons to her children. What started off as random journaling of thoughts ended up being a published book released as a birthday present for her children. The book is written in a random manner with life lessons ranging from self-esteem, bad habits, addictions, snobbery, conflict, money, selfishness, greed, and codependent relationships through to family dramas. The author attempts to capture some important life lessons with a touch of humor and rawness that depicts the real-life dramas. Both pleasurable and painful life observations and experiences are unapologetically expressed with a rawness that does not coat it with sweet candy. Its about real life seen through the eyes of a mother going through a midlife crisis and questioning most things she had taken for granted. The messages are given as direct instructions to her children in second or third person voices and riddles. The messages are just as random as they entered the authors thoughts. This is a light read for both the middle aged and young, who are questioning a few things in their worldview. Like the philosopher in the book of Ecclesiastes, the author grapples with certain life issues until she finally realizes that she cannot fix the world and she gives up control. The forty-five-year-old author starts off by writing a letter to her thirteen-year-old self and ends the book with her modified version of the Ten Commandments and a futuristic letter to her eighty-five-year-old self.

Cooper

Cooper
Author: Sandra Alex
Publisher: Sandra Alex
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2024-09-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1990807569

A fake name. A sudden fake life. A very real love. And an unmistakable miracle just in time for Christmas. I grab a beat on the drums for Wade, while we get ready to play at the best armpit dive in town called Mingles. It’s where the Christmas beer runs green and the garland hanging over my drum kit is fastened with last year’s tape. It’s also where a new girl has started working, and from behind the glasses and bottles, she’s not your average bar maid. No flirtation in the eyes, no attitude, no intimidation. Wade suggests steering clear of this girl named Stella, but something about her is like a goddamn magnet to me. Strange, when I call her name, she doesn’t respond. When I secretly find out why, the answer would make most run…but, stupidly, I do the opposite. It's just Bean and I, in this new town, and in the worst part of it, too. After just a couple of nights at the house, and after meeting a few new friends at the bar, I’m abruptly moved…by Cooper, a man I hardly know. He’s a man I’d love to share all my secrets with, but he’s the only person who accepts that I can’t. In the past, trusting has led to nothing good. The same nothing good that’s left me in this predicament. The same nothing good that sits behind bars, and not the kind you drink at, either. It’s also the same nothing good that gave me the one gift I’d never take back, aside from all the rest. Which is why the early Christmas gift that I receive is so conflicting. But do I get to enjoy my Christmas miracle, or will it all be taken away by nothing good again? Holiday romance Christmas romance Steamy romance Protector romance Cinnamon roll hero Rock star romance Cliffhanger ending

Not Your Mama's Mambo

Not Your Mama's Mambo
Author: Barbara Barrett
Publisher: Barbara Barrett
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2024-03-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1948532751

Billionaire Mike Woodley has always carved his own path, steering clear of his wealthy family’s influence. But when his parents swoop back into town, they treat him like he’s still a kid. His father belittles his business, and his mother drops not-so-subtle hints about settling down. Determined to prove himself, Mike impulsively invites the whole family to Christmas dinner at his new place in Sullivan’s Creek. There’s just one hitch: his home is as empty as his heart, and he's struggling to find an interior decorator who can handle his hands-on approach. The last thing local artist Darren Williams wants is a decorating job, but she has to take it to pay off her sister’s gambling debts—even if Mike keeps getting in the way. As Darren juggles her newfound career and her sister’s problems, she’s surprised to find a spark flare between her and the meddlesome billionaire. As they confront their respective families’ issues, these two independent people realize their partnership could be more than just a solution to their problems—it’s a force to be reckoned with, a bond forged in the heat of passion. Could it also be love?

All Things Work Together for Good

All Things Work Together for Good
Author: Robert J. Colpitts
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2013-03-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1483603474

John thought that his life was finally coming together. He met the woman of his dreams and she helped to turn it all around. For her he was giving up truck driving and settling down. However, he had no idea that the bliss he thought was ahead was nothing of the sort. He would come to find his true strength spiritually, mentally and physically. He would also come to find that true friends come from all kinds of different people, and they all become his most honored advisers, as they fight together for their own reasons against new daily evil in New York City.

Poetentelechy

Poetentelechy
Author: Drake Eugene Jones
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2011-02-28
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1456868527

This book is a collection of poems. They are not only poems; they are short stories with each telling its own meaning from beginning to end. So, one can say that they are really true story tellers and that story is yours. The centralization of my work is to try to express reality in a seriously sarcastically way to promote motivation in an effort to bridge the gap between the younger and older generations. I write about the sarcasm of love to bring back the fun of the feeling. I write about the past to insure that it will never be forgotten for it will always be our stepping stone for tomorrow. In all, I write about you by enhancing you with the implementation of halting the pleasure principle pimping theory (mood control) and to feel what is real (alternative structured). Real is what you want to feel, correct? Free your mind and feel the real for you are invited to enjoy the realms of the poetentelechy a most motivational affair! A special entelechy goes out to my protégé Andrew T. (Lil’ G) Gordon for it was once said, “If you keep life real life will keep you real.” In saying that - you must first understand the world then you and believe for real thoughts make determined dreams come true for we all belong. Kool!

Celebrate Life's Lessons

Celebrate Life's Lessons
Author: Marene J. Austin
Publisher: BalboaPress
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2013-07-03
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1452575606

Marene J. Austin had a dream that eventually compelled her to write Celebrate Lifes Lessons. The book is about how she turned the story of her own life into a walk of faith. She was always hearing a voice and blindly followed that voice to her success. Marene has a humorous way of presenting lifes lessons. It is all about how a person can learn to dream and then turn that dream into a reality.

Humble & Kind

Humble & Kind
Author: Tim McGraw
Publisher: Hachette Books
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2016-05-24
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0316545767

What if practical inspiration could be as simple as an eye-opening, heartfelt song? From Grammy-winning star performer, husband, and father, Tim McGraw, comes a beautiful keepsake book, inspired by his uplifting hit, "Humble and Kind." Humble and Kind is the keepsake hardcover volume that combines the emotional power of Tim McGraw's uplifting #1 single and video "Humble and Kind" to elegant line illustrations in a gift book for all seasons. Inspired by McGraw's own life experience as his eldest child embarked on her college career, every parent and graduate can relate to Humble and Kind; with tender clarity, the words reinforce lessons for mindful, compassionate living. The song's pure poetry not only propelled the single up the charts, but its accompanying video-gorgeously produced with images courtesy of Oprah Winfrey's documentary "Belief" -has been viewed by tens of millions since its release, and inspired a community movement at stayhumbleandkind.com. Featuring an introduction from McGraw and an epilogue by the songwriter Lori McKenna, Humble and Kind is a deeply affecting call to action, and the perfect memento for millions of graduates, parents, and children across the continent.