A Life UnscriptedThis is the life story of a remarkable woman who has not only learned life's difficult lessons, but understands that life is sweeter because of them. Whereas others may harbor despair over life's challenges, Mary Inez writes about these difficulties in a way that inspires the reader and leaves powerful feelings about life. She honestly shares life's crises and shows how, through faith, any circumstance in life can be worthwhile. |
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... father and mother had known each other from years of picking cotton, as migrant laborers, in the fields northeast of Austin. My father was nineteen years old when he married my mother, who was then sixteen. By the time I entered the ...
... father and mother had known each other from years of picking cotton, as migrant laborers, in the fields northeast of Austin. My father was nineteen years old when he married my mother, who was then sixteen. By the time I entered the ...
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... father and mother existed. Secrets were abundant in our household. There was a clear distinction between adults and children. If the grown-ups gathered for coffee around the kitchen table and their conversations took a different tone of ...
... father and mother existed. Secrets were abundant in our household. There was a clear distinction between adults and children. If the grown-ups gathered for coffee around the kitchen table and their conversations took a different tone of ...
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... father were concerned about me getting pregnant during the honeymoon. My father agreed with my mother that I should use “precaution.” Therefore, against the teachings of the Catholic Church, my mother advised me to take birth control ...
... father were concerned about me getting pregnant during the honeymoon. My father agreed with my mother that I should use “precaution.” Therefore, against the teachings of the Catholic Church, my mother advised me to take birth control ...
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... father to take us to the grocery store. He was to get money for grocery shopping. He left that morning to pick up his check for masonry work he had done earlier in the week. The hours passed without a word from him. “Where is he?” I ...
... father to take us to the grocery store. He was to get money for grocery shopping. He left that morning to pick up his check for masonry work he had done earlier in the week. The hours passed without a word from him. “Where is he?” I ...
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... Father John Haley, the priest at San Jose Catholic Church, gently held my right hand for emotional support. He eased my nervousness. The congregation, behind me, saw my shoulders shake, and thought I was crying. Little did they know! I ...
... Father John Haley, the priest at San Jose Catholic Church, gently held my right hand for emotional support. He eased my nervousness. The congregation, behind me, saw my shoulders shake, and thought I was crying. Little did they know! I ...
Contents
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Essence ofthe Unexplained | 30 |
Kilbourne Kaserne | 39 |
Cooking à La Mess | 48 |
Basket ofFruit | 53 |
Life Is An Adventure | 61 |
Second Time Around | 85 |
Embrace the Children | 91 |
Article ofFaith | 104 |
Vacation U S A | 116 |
Ostrich Syndrome | 120 |
Mr X | 130 |
Arthur | 136 |
Suicidal Wave | 147 |
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