Description
This book of devotions is aimed toward those in a caregiver role, with the intention to encourage and support. Written by a woman who has found herself in the role many times, the short essays and poems bring a hopeful perspective to a job which often seems hopeless. The entries, written in English, approach the situation from a Christian world view. The author supports her position with Scripture and personal anecdotes. The short book will provide comfort and encouragement to those in a role which often comes unsought and unwanted. Whether you're caring for an aging parent, a disabled spouse or child, you'll find this book to be a valuable resource when you're feeling alone.
About the Author
Mary Beth draws on her curiosity and love of research to explore the world around her and write about it. A New Orleans native and true GRITS (Girls Raised in the South), she also lived in St. Bernard Parish and south Mississippi, with stints in Chicago and northern California. Back home in Pearl River County, she is content to stay put at last. She's the oldest of four girls in a family of Irish and Sicilian heritage and delighted to have a half-brother who is older than she is. She grew up in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans and learned the joys of beignets and French bread at an early age. And yes, she sucks 'da heads on crawfish and loves a shrimp po-boy, dressed, please! Her checkered past includes stints as a telephone operator, substitute school teacher, cosmetic sales, home health aide, government contractor, kitchen help in a deli, real estate sales, office manager and corporate trainer. She first saw her name in print as a juvenile book reviewer for her hometown paper on the Young People's Page and hasn't stopped writing since. Over the years, her writing topics grew to cover news and feature articles, book and movie reviews, training materials, greeting cards, short fiction, poetry, and church bulletins. Her work has appeared in local and national professional publications, local newspapers and several online sites. Her first novel, Death in the Daylilies, is available as are several anthologies in which she appears. Her website provides the gateway to her blogs on various topics and the online sites. She also writes "Barnabas on the Road - the Adventures of a Traveling Zebra," a series of Christian children's stories featuring a toy zebra. Besides writing, she conducts online training classes for REALTORS(TM). She is the proud mother of an adult son and occasional stand-in mother to the "adopted" family of her best friend. Above all, she is a born again Christian who thanks God every day for her salvation and the joys of family and the written word.
