Summer in the South produced these beautiful garden plants. You're sure to see this black elephant ear plant again in a post to those who are on this grief journey.
By Debra Hester
My Backyard Garden
A confirmation that “love” with time and prayer can conquer grief.
“I was standing at the base of a huge mountain that seemed to emerge out of nowhere.”
If you’ve lost a loved one to death and you’re at this place, or know of someone who is, I’m hoping that My Backyard Garden can give you and them hope and insights into the journey ahead.
eBook available for immediate download through Outskirts Press!
The beautiful tribute to her mother will stir up memories, giving reason to pause and appreciate your relationship with your own mother.
– Reader Views
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A portion of the proceeds from book sales support educational scholarships for working parents in Mrs. Alice Y. Hester’s honor.
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Meet Mother
My mother, Mrs. Alice Y. Hester, taught high school for 42 years, mostly in small rural communities in eastern and western Arkansas.
Pictured here teaching, she loved her students and loved teaching. She was pregnant with me in this old black and white photo. She worked up to the day before I was born.
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Video: My Backyard Garden Book Trailer
"Creating for a cause." I hope you enjoy the first book trailer I created in honor of all the memories that mothers and families create together. Please share with others.
My Backyard Garden Book Review from Reader Views
“My Backyard Garden” by Debra Hester is a love story, though not in the traditional sense of the lover’s relationship. Rather, it is the love story of a daughter as she moves through the grief of losing her beloved mother.