Böcker av Pamela Smith

Humor and horror punctuate the humdrum demands of a life-threatening chronic illness. In Sweet Survival, narrative and lyric poems and a scattering of prose poems exhibit the whimsy and grit a long-term incurable condition entails. Pamela Smith is in her fifth decade as an insulin-dependent diabetic. This collection shows how she has come to thrive. Resilience, even after setbacks, comes with the three C's she offers in "Prescription": cooperation, combat, and contemplation. These poems celebrate life, art, natural beauty, ministry, poetry, pets, humanity, and God. Sweet Survival is a short testament to her gladness for the color and valor of the long haul.

SHATTERING THE ILLUSIONS Did adulthood turn out different from what you thought it would be? I bet you turned eighteen years old and all of sudden the people in your life expected you to have all the answers and to know exactly what you wanted to do in the world. Now you are being held accountable for things that you know nothing about. It seems as if overnight, people want you to make long-term decisions and know how you will get there. Do you wish there was an app that could help you with basic life skills and general knowledge on adulting? Unfortunately, an app like that doesn't exist yet. The good news is that this book, Shattering The Illusions, does, and is the resource for you! Shattering the Illusions discusses 10 myths or illusions about adulthood. It is written to equip teens and young adults with knowledge that will help them to navigate those first few years of adulthood. People are accustomed to having access to resources to find the answers. Now there is a book that you can access with real life answers supported by the author's life experiences. Never again will you have to say, "I wish someone had told me!"