In Donegal, 1983, Una discovered she was pregnant. She confided in her Mam, but it went south when Una was told that she’d have to give up the baby. The family had such huge dreams, and her mother wouldn’t accept anyone shaming the Gallagher name...

History allows one to understand the present and semi-predict the future. Personal history is also important as it holds the key to many characteristics one exhibits. When we research the past generations, this is genealogy. Robin R. Foster helps the budding genealogist understand what it...

My Brain Is Wearing Pink Shoes: A Memoir of Self-Discovery and Healing, by Yvonne F. Keziah, is an inspiring and powerful account of one woman's journey to mastering illness via the mind-body connection. A 2005 diagnosis involving a neurological disorder that is rare and incurable...

Don’t wait until you become a Werecow to take care of your health. Grandpa loved the good life and was unapologetic about it. The sweet life comprised eating sugar, bad fats, donuts, and a sedentary lifestyle. He abhorred healthy living, and in time, his heart...

“My Dad was standing with his plate,/ but only on one leg./ “A BALANCED breakfast,”/ he explained,/ while chewing on his eggs.” Have you ever tried eating standing up? On one leg? Does it create a ‘balanced’ meal to eat it standing up on one...

My Friend Toothy: How to Practice Good Dental Hygiene by Stacey Laviolette will get your kids brushing their teeth. Piper is a little girl who needed to see the dentist, who found some spots on her teeth. Piper had not brushed her teeth all week,...

In My Brother Javi: A Dog's Tale by Tracy Stopler, a mom spoke with care and love to her baby Javi: “We’re not the same, but we’re equal. It’s our differences rather than our similarities that make us special.” Javi’s mother was very wise. As...

Author Barbara A. Mudge grew up in rural Missouri in a family who had a special bond with their animal companions. She kept her love for her furry friends alive after moving to California, where she gained nuggets of wisdom from each of her boxers....

My Brother Is AU-Mazing! by Bethany Lynn is an AU-mazing children’s book. While the book deals with the many complications of Noah’s autism, it also deals with his sister. Too often, the siblings of differently-abled children fall through the cracks. Bethany does not say that...

My Gut by Ada J. Peters is a well-researched guide about the gut and beyond. Peters, a German-born Australian, shares her personal experience of dealing with multiple health issues related to the gastrointestinal tract. She offers the latest scientific findings to help those suffering from...

My Health & Fitness Journey by Libor Jelenek contains journal prompts to help you as you make healthier choices. Jelenek provides a contract to sign that makes readers responsible for their fitness journey and supplies areas to write and draw in as they move through...

Children’s books are incredibly powerful vehicles of social messaging. When a book is written for a younger audience, it not only has the opportunity to teach and create space for challenging conversations among children but for their parents and caretakers as well. In My...

My Son: Living Life With Down Syndrome: First Year of Life by Amy Sprague is the poignant story of the author's life which changed dramatically a year after she turned 23. She was happy she was going to be a mother though she wondered if...

My Worth, My Freedom, My Choice: Uncover the Real Me by Lisa S Borum is a memoir that begins with an intriguing question: “What’s your worth? Are you free? What choices do you make to ensure the outcome of your worth and freedom?” Pastor Lisa...

George-Ann has lived under her father’s control all of her seventeen years. She is not allowed to socialize with friends. She was forced to live a life of perfect or at least what her father considered perfection. She had no identity other than the one...

One woman’s life was filled with hope, joy and glory until the black curtain of death engulfed her home and her house, taking her small children from her and leaving her cold, hardened, hateful and isolated. We hear her voice and her words as her...

My Sister Is My Best Friend is written by Nicole Weaver. This book is a trilingual language book, offering English, French, and Spanish. This story portrays the love and companionship between two sisters, sisters that happen to be twins. The story provides excitement, activity, and...

My Brother is my Best Friend is a trilingual story that is written in English, with the text also in French and Spanish. This book is about the friendship and closeness of brothers, and how they love doing things together as they grow up. The...

My Fox Ate My Homework by David Blaze is a thrilling fantasy for young readers. Jonah — and he prefers being called Joe — is just eleven when they move. In his new school, he feels out of place. He can’t sing well and is...

My Fox Ate My Cake by David Blaze is a beautiful story for young readers — and adults who are children at heart, like me. Meet Jonah Johnson and his best friend, a fox. The fox seems to be the best friend Jonah has, the...