Childhood Memories

Congratulations, Dr. Dodde!

Today is a grand day. My little brother, Rob, earned his doctorate from the University of Michigan. I cannot tell you how proud I am of him and his accomplishments. It’s been a long road for him and his beautiful wife, but I’m sure they feel that it’s all worth it. You go, Rob. I [...]

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#76 ~ Trespassers will be Baptized

3 Jun By Literate Housewife 4 Comments

Trespassers Will Be Baptized: The Unordained Memoir of a Preacher’s Daughter by Elizabeth Emerson Hancock Trespassers will be Baptized tells the story of Elizabeth Emerson Hancock’s early childhood as the oldest daughter of a Southern Baptist preacher living in Kentucky. Miss Em was a precocious little girl who grew up certain that she knew exactly [...]

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#16 ~ The Glass Castle

18 Apr By Literate Housewife 3 Comments

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Jeannette Walls, her brother, and her two sisters grew up with an alcoholic father and a mother who resented any part of the responsibility that goes hand in hand with parenting. Her memoir is a beautiful testiment to the resilience of the human heart and soul. As depressing as [...]