The wooden horse that a lonely man carved for the carousel in Salem, Oregon, comes to life to help ease the man's pain over the loss of loved ones.

How Francis Got His Wink

Sanchez, Elaine K.

Children's Books

Little America Publishing Company

The horses on a carousel fight terribly among themselves, disappointing the man who carved them.

The General's Secret

Salems Riverfront Carousel

Beautiful America's Salem

Politics & Social Sciences

Cooper, Ron

Social Sciences

Beautiful Amer Pub Co

<p>Madelyn Kubin was a seventy-year-old Kansas farm wife. She appeared to be fragile because of her thinning white hair, macular degeneration, osteoporosis, congestive heart failure, and severe hearing loss. But when her husband Quentin suffered a debilitating stroke, she was forced to summon physical, emotional, and spiritual strengths she didn't know she possessed in order to care for him at home.<br>She managed her isolation, loneliness, and stress by going to her computer, disengaging her emotional monitor, and writing letters to her daughter Elaine. Madelyn's story of faith, courage, and love is told through her unflinchingly honest and surprisingly funny letters written in real time over the course of six-and-a-half years. She wrote unabashedly about her anger, guilt, depression, and grief. She also wrote about her frustration with Quentin's repeated requests for her to arrange a "sex date" with the girl he had taken to his high school senior prom sixty years earlier. Although she prayed every day that she would be a willing channel for God's love and compassion, there were plenty of days she felt like telling God to go find himself another servant. In spite of her physical and emotional challenges, Madelyn proved that it is possible, even in the very worst end-of-life situations, to experience mental and spiritual growth and to find joy and happiness from within. </p>

Letters from Madelyn: Chronicles of a Caregiver

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

WriteLife Publishing

Part keynote, part one-woman play, author and caregiver speaker, Elaine K Sanchez shares her mother's spiritual journey through six-and-a-half years of caring for her husband following his debilitating stroke. Inspired by the letters in her unflinchingly honest and surprisingly funny book, "Letters from Madelyn: Chronicles of a Caegiver," Elaine takes viewers on a pilgrimage that begins at a point of lightning-strike irreverance. It progresses through Madelyn's exploration into metaphysics, Eastern religions, flower essence, and the practice of Reiki, and it ends with her developing a profound, personal, and trusting relationship with God. This presentation is a real-life exploration of faith while caring for a loved one through decline and death. There are stages of anger, confusion, and depression intertwined with moments of discovery, enlightenment, and pure joy. It will appeal to people who have an open mind, an inquiring spirit, and a compassionate heart. Madelyn's experience proves that there are, indeed, many roads to Damascus and that with grace, courage, and faith, we can find the strength to face almost any challenge.

So God, What are WE Going to do Today: A Caregiver’s Spiritual Journey Through Life, Love, & Loss

Parenting & Relationships

Aging Parents

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