Lisa Wingate Published Before We Were Yours in 2017 If you enjoyed reading Orphan Train, you should love reading Before We Were Yours. As a kid who grew up next to the Mighty Mississippi, I understood the term “river rats” immediately. “Before We Were Yours” is a book that will grip...
Book Review of Before We Were Yours
Past Abuse Affects Parenting Skills
“Go ahead, hit me! You can’t hurt me any more than you already have.” My father jumped up, knocking his chair back from the table. He raised his “boxing-glove” hand to slap me for talking back to him. He was a man with limited parenting skills. I screamed the...
Promise Me, Dad – Joe Biden & Beau’s Final Year
Promise Me, Dad – Book Review of Joe Biden’s Book. Losing a child is every parent’s nightmare. In his book, Promise Me, Dad, Joe Biden recounts the last year of Beau Biden’s life. I chose the audiobook, and I’m so glad I did. Joe Biden narrated the book himself. As...