Small victories
Subtitle: spotting improbable moments of grace
By: Anne Lamott
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print core; Thorndike Press large print core series
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781410473462
Subjects: American Novelists; Life; Joy; Christianity; Religion; Spiritual life; Hope; Christian biography; Large type books; Biography
Description: "Anne Lamott writes about community, family and faith in essays that are wise, irreverent, funny and poignant - a style that has become her trademark. Now in Small Victories, Lamott has once again written a brilliant and insightful book that offers a message of hope that celebrates the triumph of light over the darkness in our lives. Our victories over hardships and pain may be small, they may be infrequent, but they keep us going and they often come from the most unexpected places: within ourselves. Lamott shows how we can forgive thoughtless family members; spotlights the value of turning toward love even in the most hopeless situations (the death of a loved one, a cancer diagnosis), and shows how to find the joy in getting lost in traffic while racing to the aid of a sick friend. Insightful and irreverent, the stories in Small Victories are proof that the human spirit is resilient and irrepressible"--
Table of contents: title: Prelude: Victory lap; title: Companions: The book of welcome ; Ladders ; Forgiven ; Trail ducks ; 'Joice to the world ; Matches; title: Families: Sustenance ; Dad ; Ashes ; This dog's life ; Mom, part one; title: Noraht ; Mom, part two; title: Nikki ; Brotherman; title: Airborne: Ski patrol ; Knocking on heaven's door ; Dear old friend ; Barn raising ; Falling better; title: Ground: Voices ;  Ham of God ; The last waltz ; Pirates ; Market Street; title: Acknowlegments.