Journal of a not-so-Perfect Daughter / Abbott, Nancy Carver / (PB/1998-1998/B+/USED)

*Condition Note: Book is in almost new condition.*

Life is hardly ever what you expect . . .

"Things sure haven't gone the way I planned"

Sometimes in life you find that hearing someone else's story can strangely mirror your own experience. This is one of those stories.

"When Dad first came down to our place, it only took a few weeks for me to remember how much we never got along. It seems as if the only things we ever had in common were Mom and writing. It's not as if we fought or anything. He just annoyed me most of the time. I was annoyed by the way he walked. I was annoyed at the way his hair looked when he woke up. I was extremely annoyed when he patted Brock Bohlman on the head one day after school in the sixth grade."

With remarkable openness, Nancy Carver Abbott shares the journal of her struggles with depression, an aging father, and doubts about her childhood religion. As she reaches across time to recapture her father's childhood and her own, she seeks to understand her father's faith in God. And she poignantly speaks of the changes and concerns as her father ages - yet frequently drops a good laugh to lighten up the distraction of her worn condition.

This unique narrative is not only a memoir of the past but also an articulate journey of spiritual growth you will find fascinating and inspiring.

Introduction
Chapter 1 Feeling Faint
Chapter 2 Dancing for Dough
Chapter 3 Peculiar People
Chapter 4 Prayerfully Joyful
Chapter 5 Slips and Falls
Chapter 6 Walk This Way
Chapter 7 Georgia Thunderstorms
Chapter 8 Pleasant Valley
Chapter 9 Holy Hermeneutics
Chapter 10 It's Your Move
Chapter 11 Shrinking
Chapter 12 A Mountain of Olives
Chapter 13 Fits and Starts
Chapter 14 Big Sisters
Chapter 15 Wild Child
Chapter 16 Uncles
Chapter 17 Twisted Trees
Chapter 18 Hen Flew Endways
Chapter 19 Imaginary Friends
Chapter 20 The Kens
Chapter 21 Foster Families
Chapter 22 Times of Trouble
Chapter 23 True Grits
Chapter 24 War Stories
Chapter 25 Present Truth

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