The long way home
From a childhood marked by fear and uncertainty to a life rebuilt in Oregon's mountains.
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At two
A silence that followed her
Barbara lost her mother to cancer when she was two. The silence it left behind followed her for years.
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Childhood
Learning to keep going
She grew up amid poverty, instability, bullying, and abuse. Those years shaped her, but they did not get the final word.
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Motherhood
A family of her own
Barbara became a mother and, in time, a grandmother. Family became the life she built everything around.
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Hard seasons
Holding on
Through painful family seasons and unexpected turns, she kept holding on to God, and found that He never let her go.
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Work
Building a life
She built a career in real estate, the work she still does today.
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Today
Home in the mountains
Among Oregon's forests and coastal mountains she found peace, and a life rooted in family, faith, and gratitude.
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Now
Telling the story
She began writing to encourage women who feel forgotten or trapped by their past. Forever Grateful is her debut memoir.