{"product_id":"mothers-dozen-an-easy-recipe-for-raising-great-kids-paperback","title":"Mother's Dozen: An Easy Recipe for Raising GREAT Kids! - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoyce Fields\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetails 12 \"ingredients\" for raising GREAT children. Foreword written by Rev. Cecil L. \"Chip\" Murray, retired pastor of FAME Church-one of the largest and most celebrated churches in Los Angeles. Rev. Murray calls Mother's Dozen \"a handbook of excellence in raising children\" and says that it \"systematizes the rules passed from generation to generation regarding preparing children for the world to come.\" Makes an excellent addition to a baby shower gift  48 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI started my career as a stenographer at a major utility company, working my way up through supervisor of word processing, then as the office manager for an automotive advertising agency, and, lastly, as an executive assistant at a large non-profit health maintenance organization. I am also a professional proofreader. All of these positions were leading me into writing and becoming an author. In 1982 my first piece was published. I entered a writing contest for a magazine. I didn't win, but they notified me that they still wanted to publish my article. And they paid me $100! They published the article verbatim! I took that as a sign that my writing was publishable. Subsequent to that, I wrote three op-ed columns for The Detroit Free Press. They published all three of them verbatim! I took that as another sign that my writing was publishable. I wrote my first book, Line of Serenity (a memoir), in 1997. Being the oldest of seven, in a very happy family, I wanted to capture the way our parents raised us so that the way they did it would not be lost when we all passed on. (Sadly, our oldest brother passed away on April 28, 2013.) There has never been any sibling rivalry in our family; we all adore each other! Many people read the manuscript and told me that I should publish it. The book goes from 1944 (the year I was born) through 1977 (the year our mother passed on) and includes family recipes and photographs. Recipes, because food was-and still is-an important part of my family's fabric; photographs, so that descendents can see what their ancestors looked like and be amazed to find a resemblance to an ancestor. You don't have to be a family member to enjoy this book! For older readers, it's a walk down memory lane; for younger readers, it provides a peek into the past. Forty-six years ago, I married my childhood sweetheart. We have two grown sons, eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Family is everything!\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44204299190407,"sku":"9781499588439","price":10.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fRVFzTfeXT9781499588439.webp?v=1773589815","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/mothers-dozen-an-easy-recipe-for-raising-great-kids-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}