The actual correspondence of a Yankee mother and her free-spirited daughter, who is pregnant and living an unconventional life in a beautiful spot in New Zealand. The book covers the daughter's travels in the South Pacific, her love for a man of Polynesian descent, her pregnancy, and the dramatic birth of her baby. Although mother and daughter have vastly different lifestyles and opinions on many important issues (marriage, home birth, etc.), they share strong bonds of love and respect. "A fascinating look at the mother-daughter relationship." Sandra Martz, editor, When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple. "A gift to all who seek a better understanding of families. . . . a rare and memorable treat." (Professor Hope Jensen Leichter, Columbia University).

A Special Delivery: Mother-Daughter Letters From Afar

Mitchell, Joyce Slayton

Mitchell, Elizabeth Dix

Parenting & Relationships

Equilibrium Pr

Nearly two out of three re-marriages that come with children fail; this book will help your new family succeed! It's essential reading for every woman who is navigating her way through stepfamily life. 
Karon Phillips Goodman's new family went through some difficult times, but once she changed her approach to stepmothering, her family began to thrive. Now, mixing compassion and gentle humor, Karon shares those hard-earned lessons. She shows stepmoms that they can simplify their lives by focusing their precious time and energy on the things they can control and letting go of the rest. You'll learn how to: 
* Turn unrealistic expectations into achievable ones * Understand the obligations you have and don't have * Get your stepchildren to respect your authority * Use four powers to simplify your relationships * Set goals for your family, and for yourself * Communicate effectively with your family * Use three simple techniques to build a wonderful future 
Includes Karon's real-life experiences and "Tales from the Blender¨ by more than two dozen other stepmoms. Plus an extensive resource list and a bibliography.

The Stepmom's Guide to Simplifying Your LIfe

Goodman, Karon Phillips

Family Relationships

Everyone, at some time, learns how life can change in a moment: with the crossing of the center line on a highway or the reading of a blood test; a telephone's knell in the still of night or a spouse's hesitation before the unspeakable is spoken. Occasionally, out of the turmoil emerges a work of exceptional wisdom and beauty. Gifts from the Broken Jar is one such work. Psychotherapist PJ Long's life-altering moment came when the bolt of a terrified horse left her brain-injured. She became a stranger to herself, unable to drive a car, prepare a meal, or carry on a conversation. 
But when PJ began to write, pen and ink acted as needle and thread, mending her torn mind and stitching together a new life. Lessons she had gleaned over years of helping others returned to guide her. And as PJ wrote, she gained profound insight into the resilience of the spirit and the unexpected joys of everyday life. 
Warm, engaging, and exquisitely crafted, Gifts from the Broken Jar will take its place beside treasured works like May Sarton's journals or Tuesdays with Morrie--books that tell the quieter tale, savoring the ordinary and discovering life's wonders.

Gifts From The Broken Jar: Rediscovering Hope, Beauty, And Joy

Biographies & Memoirs

Long, Patricia J.

Arts & Literature

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