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    Stringing Beads: A Young Mother's Musings
    Stringing Beads: A Young Mother's Musings
    Stringing Beads: A Young Mother's Musings
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    Stringing Beads: A Young Mother's Musings

    By Debra K. Maher

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    When her first child was born, the author quit her job to work at home as a full-time wife and stay-at-home mom. Although that action cut the family income in half, the resulting financial struggles were barely a consideration. They made do with one older car, shopped garage sales for clothing and toys, gardened, and cooked homemade meals.

    This short collection of essays recaptures the memories of early parenting. It includes writings on the joy of breastfeeding, cutting back on spending, the pleasure found in quiet moments with children, personality differences, parenting challenges, and the awesome mystique of a five-year-old.

    Whatever your age, read these essays and recall your own priceless memories.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDebra K. Maher
    Release dateSep 4, 2011
    ISBN9781452483818
    Stringing Beads: A Young Mother's Musings
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    Debra K. Maher

    Debra K. Maher is a child of the American Midwest. Surrounded by books from an early age, it's only natural that she became both a reader and a writer. She is mother to three unique grown sons and mother-in-law to an amazing daughter-in-law. A few years ago, after her husband and soulmate of 38 years passed away, she retired from her job as an administrative secretary and returned to her home state of Wisconsin. There she spends her free time re-decorating her "new" 1960 Cape Cod, researching genealogy, and exploring the magic world of storytelling. Her work has won many Romance Writer of America Chapter contests. Follow her writer's journey on Stringing Beads at http://debmaher.com, or write her at debswords@gmail.com . (Profile photo by Marti Corn Photography).

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      Stringing Beads - Debra K. Maher

      STRINGING BEADS

      A Young Mother's Musings

      Copyright Debra K. Maher September 2011

      Published by Wild Lion Press at Smashwords

      All Rights Reserved

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. It may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Stringing Beads

      A Young Mother's Musings

      Introduction

      There is timelessness in motherhood. Observe a young mother's smile as she introduces her newborn to former co-workers and friends. Look closely at a grandmother's face cradling her first grandchild. Watch the wistfulness in the eyes of an eighty-year-old as she gazes on a newborn babe.

      A mother's arms always remember the feel of holding her young children. Her love for them endures.

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