Bøker av Susan a Lewis

Sometimes the most terrifying thing to face is another day

These are the forgotten and misunderstood children. Hell-raisers that never stopped lighting fires. They are my beloved misfits.

Why does it take a family-shattering event before we realize life is precious? Come with me and together we'll notice day-to-day beauty and slowly fall in love with life.

"If the Marine Corps wanted him to have a wife, they would have issued him one." After 20 years of raising babies alone, crawling into an empty bed, answering overseas collect calls in the middle of the night and teaching teenagers how to drive...I've earned the right to say: I am The Issued Wife. I know I'm not the only one. This book of photos, poetry and short stories/prose pieces as well as actual letters written during deployments is just proof that love beats strong within the heart of a Marine Corps marriage.

Even though we knew that she would never survive, Mama still managed to laugh those final months. Her strength showed through, her passion for life, her gift for the absurd but mostly the immense love she felt for everyone around her was truly overwhelming.Mama asked me to write her story and when she closed those green eyes for the last time...I kept my promise.