Here is the official preview of the chapters from Carol Denise’s self-help book, The Family Matriarch: A Labor and A Legacy of Love. Order your copy of the book today to find out more details of these chapters.
Dear Amanda, When I was about to have you in my life, I did not know I would have a girl. Back then, ultrasounds were performed only if the mother had health issues with her pregnancy. However…
Dear Rafael, You are my firstborn. My earliest memory of you is falling in love with you when I first saw you. With every breath I took, I tumbled deeper and deeper into an all-consuming spiral of…
Dear Amanda, I’ve lost count of all the things I had to unlearn, relearn, modify and stumble through in recent years. I never saw myself as a matriarch; Grandma Jean, my sister, and Aunt Janet were the…
Dear Amanda, We’ve already discussed a bit of faith versus religion. Well, how about faith and religion versus values? Virtues and values are the substance of our faith and the inner workings of our religion. Religion without…
Dear Amanda, One of the joys in this earthly life is celebrating our heritage; food, dance, language, and traditions. Yet this chapter has turned out to be the most difficult part of the book. I took…
Dear Amanda, Before I take a deep dive into the subject of the functional-dysfunctional family, let me get a funny story out of the way. When you were a little child, disposable diapers were not what they…
Dear Amanda, I love biblical parables for their beautiful stories and life-changing messages. One of my favourite parables is Matthews 25:14-30. It is known as the parable of The Good Steward, also known as The Parable…
Dear Amanda, Prevention If we do our best in the first seven chapters of this book, this chapter on crisis management can be avoided in many cases. If we lead our family with love, if we…
Dear Amanda, There are not enough books in the world to account for all that I have learned in life. I wish I could transmit to you all of the knowledge that I have accumulated through…
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