Category: Memoir Publisher: Burr Oak Publishing
ISBN-10: 1451527675
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 162
Copyright: March 16, 2010
ISBN-13: 9781451527674
Memoir of a tie-dyed ex-Marine grandmother with a zest for life who grew up in rural New York State.
In "An Eclectic Life" Pat writes about growing up in Pleasant Valley, New York, serving in the Marine Corps, running for mayor in Archie, Missouri,and living in her money-pit home in Pleasant Valley.
She also writes about working with Habitat for Humanity in Mississippi to help rebuild after hurricane Katrina, working in corporate America, being an entrepreneur, and her adventures while traveling alone in America.
Rosetta was born in 1909 as the youngest of ten children. The family had more laughter than money and neighbors would knock on their door to ask, "Can we come in and laugh, too?"
Sherlyn Powell opens up about her love and devotion to her family and the overwhelming repercussion when communication breaks down. Heartbroken and distraught she learns to release her prayer and realize with faith God would reunite her family.