“We are given a name; but we create a relationship. Create your relationships with love.”
By Debra Hester
My Backyard Garden
A confirmation that “love” with time, reflection, and prayer can conquer grief and loss.
“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. #empathyforgrief and loss.
eBook is also available through Outskirts Press here!
The beautiful tribute to her mother will stir up memories, giving reason to pause and appreciate your relationship with your own mother.
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Mother’s Backyard
Authors, visual artists, informed professionals or interested in sharing helpful or inspirational messages about the love that motherhood can offer our children, families and our communities, join the discussion and help us build a virtual bookshelf of resources by visiting Mother’s Backyard Blog page.
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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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My Inspiration
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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Draft
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Divi Builder
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Bloom
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Upcoming Events
July 23, 2018
Bloom, Book Signing • San Francisco, CA
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August 10, 2018
Draft, Book Reading • Los Angeles, CA
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Available Aug 16, 2018
Say, Cheese
Non-Fiction
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Friendly flowers
Who can pass by a beautiful flower or plant without being inspired by its natural, friendly flower beauty? Stop, take in the natural beauty and be encouraged.
Grief Gets Physical – #empathyforgrief – Break the Silent Struggle With Grief and Loss
Do you know what helps your body to stabilize and recover when you are struggling with grief and loss? If you don’t, I encourage you as a grief and loss survivor to thriver, listen, learn, and use these tips when grief gets more than emotional. Figure out what you need to do when grief gets physical.
The Unspeakable – #empathyforgrief – Break the Silent Struggle With Grief and Loss
Do you have thoughts about grief and loss that you have not shared? Is it time to ask yourself if you need to break the silence around these thoughts or wait? The unspeakables are these thoughts. Join me on this #empathyforgrief journey as we explore the silent side of grief.
