Dogs, Blogs and Hobbits: Writings from a Widow's Perspective

ISBN: 1449561616

Author: Steimle, Valerie J.

Condition: New

Product Description Becoming a widow at the early age of 46 was not what Valerie J. Steimle expected. She still had five of her nine children at home in her care with aspirations of a fullfilling life with her husband. After burying her husband she went to work and wrote every day for three years. This collection of 60 articles is part of that work. Ms. Steimle writes about everything from dating jerks to the power of positive thinking. Her outlook on life is inspiring and she writes about what is really important in life. About the Author Valerie Steimle is the mother of 9 children and loves her life at home. She has written many articles for local newspapers and online magazines on the education of her children and the strength of the family. She is the author of three books: Home Is Where the Heart is and Home Is Where the Learning Is and Of One Heart: Being Single In the LDS World. Mrs. Steimle is a graduate of Ricks College (Now Brigham Young University in Idaho) and attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah in speech therapy and special education. Though she grew up in New Jersey, she found southern Alabama to her liking and has lived there for the past 17 years with her family. Her husband of 25 years passed away suddenly which left her to raise her youngest five children on her own until she met James Foy two years later. They happily reside in southern Alabama.