Home Field Advantage
- ISBN-10
- 1418418838
- ISBN-13
- 9781418418830
- Series
- Home Field Advantage
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 120
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-05-01
- Author
- Gary H. Goldberg
Description
We were stranded in a blizzard in an unfinished house with little money, when my husband died the day after Christmas. Anxious how we would manage without him, too young to understand, my four children [ages 2-9] asked, "Why my daddy?" Feeling lost and alone, our hopes and dreams shattered, I struggled to find a way to explain his death to them. How could I make them understand? Comfort them? Make them realize he was gone forever? How would I reassure them life would go on, that we would find the courage to live without him . . . that they would be happy again? I searched for books to help them adjust, and found few. Therefore, I began writing one--for them--for me--for the countless suffering children who have lost a parent. The first book in The Waddodles of Hollow Lake series, Law of the Woodland, is about family values; a tale of courage, built on love, hopes and trust in each other. Though the story line appears sad, humor prevails throughout the book, as The Waddodle Family experience life's joys and tribulations. After her husband dies, Harriet Waddodle is blessed with courage through her strong moral character, faith in her family, and guidance from who she refers to as her 'Strength' [God] to endure the death of her husband, his funeral, raising their twin sons and the lonely birthing of Theodore's unborn children. When grieving children read the series The Waddodles of Hollow Lake and understand how well The Waddodles cope with Theodore's death, they will feel encouraged in knowing they are not alone. With their faith restored and hope renewed, they will know they can endure their devastating sorrow and that it is possible to feel happy again.
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