Understand When You Re Older

This Little Light of Mine

Some stories burn. This one shines. Not every survival story comes roaring to the surface. Some flicker—persistent, luminous, unrelenting. In this raw and radiant memoir, This Little Light of Mine, Tina Marie Anderson unearths the buried truths of a childhood shaped by instability, silence, and survival. From heartbreak and absurdity to sparks of defiant joy, she traces a nonlinear path toward healing, reclaiming her voice without waiting for permission. Told with poetic reflection and razor-sharp clarity, Anderson’s story is deeply personal yet universally resonant. It’s for the kids who were told to sit still, the teens who weren’t believed, and the adults still learning to speak their truth. A powerful memoir about childhood trauma, resilience, and becoming your own light in a world that tries to dim it. For fans of Educated, The Glass Castle, and anyone carrying untold stories of their own.

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Learning to Love

The saga of the lives of Clem and Susannah Brown and their family continues to unfold. The first book in The Fruit of the Spirit Series dealt with Clems childhood and subsequent marriage to Susannah and all the trials and tragedies they experienced through the years. Their children are Thomas, Ruth and Jeff. This book deals with their daughter Ruth from ages four to eighteen. She misbehaves as a child and doesnt show respect and love to her family and feels they dont love her. The prayer life of her family is greatly increased due to her attitude. She wants out of Victory, Texas, and off the farm. She wants big city life and wants to teach school. Her grandparents spoil her by giving her anything she wants. She eventually goes off to college in Houston and graduates top of her class in 1910, but through it all she shows lack of respect and love to her family many, many times with her prideful and haughty attitude. She applies for teaching jobs in four states and wants a big city. The only offer she gets is from a small town in Georgia in a one-room school. Everyone advises her to take it as a first-year teacher. She finally consents, but God has a plan for Ruth. The plan unfolds in a most unusual way to get her attention. Discover what happens to and in Ruth.