Mother's Day: From Surviving to Thriving

By H. Dee Callahan

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564742202
• ISBN13: 9781564742209
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Fithian Pr
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A Poignant Story

Mother's Day invites the reader to stand with the author between two panes of full length mirrows. Together you look left through a succession of historical reflections that tell you, you are standing in the present. Then, the story reflects upon the author's role as wife and mother projected through the images on the right as they curve into infinity. A poignant tale, well written and with which anyone can identify.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a compelling and inspiring testatment to the strength of the human will--to survive, to overcome, to endure. It is the poignantly-told story of a young woman's attempts to find herself and to accept and love the person she is.Callahan's vivid descriptions of the bucolic countryside along an indolent river in the Northern Neck of Virginia recall a more-innocent time when life was not so complex nor the pace so frantic. And yet, her very real portrayal of emotional abuse weaves an underlying thread of pain and unsettling insecurity.Callahan recounts her attempts to come to grips with the events and emotional scars of her childhood, and in so doing discovers the means to be true to herself and others. Mother's Day is about not allowing life to defeat the individual residing in each of us. It takes determination, courage, tenacity, as well as support from others. This book is a heartfelt reminder to "hang on" when there seems to be no reason to keep going.An inspiring "must read."