{"id":102,"date":"2017-08-14T00:13:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T05:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/?p=102"},"modified":"2017-08-13T13:09:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-13T18:09:13","slug":"an-inspiring-story-of-a-strong-woman-and-the-power-of-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/personal-story\/an-inspiring-story-of-a-strong-woman-and-the-power-of-love","title":{"rendered":"Amish Author Anna Schmidt and an Inspiring Story of a Strong Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin: 1ex; font-family: times new roman;\">\n<h1>When I started this blog in late November 2008, my focus was on featuring stories of strong women since that is my brand.<\/h1>\n<h2>So many of the stories that other authors shared with me are too outstanding to lie unread in my archive. So once a month I&#8217;m going to feature one of these authors and their latest book.<\/h2>\n<h3>Here&#8217;s Author Anna Schmidt from December 16, 2008.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">&#8220;I could not have been more delighted when Lyn invited me to stop by her blog and post my thoughts on STRONG WOMEN BRAVE STORIES. The problem I ran into was trying to choose which woman in my life \u2013 fictional or real \u2013 to write about! I have been so privileged to be surrounded by many strong women throughout my life \u2013 women who have inspired me and given me the courage to face whatever came my way. Women who have become the models for my heroines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">I finally chose my oldest sister, Patsy. Patsy is more than a decade older than I am and her life in so many ways has been far more challenging than my own. Without going into details I have watched (and hopefully supported her) as she faced a devastating divorce, three grown children each with problems that tested her patience and her financial reserves, the need to work and attend graduate school so she could build a career in teaching in order to support herself (and those children), years that should have been her time to explore her dreams and follow her adventures when she put it all on hold for others, and then finally the diagnosis of Parkinson\u2019s disease. As the disease took hold, she was forced to give up her home and move into a care center. For awhile she was able to maintain herself independently within that community, but then she suffered a series of falls \u2013 leading to head trauma and brain injury. Today she lives in a nursing center, spends her days in a wheelchair and has reached the point where she must be fed, dressed and otherwise attended by others. The falls robbed her of her ability to make sense of things, recognize people, state her needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">And yet\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Because I live half a country away from her, my visits are infrequent (and speaking to her via phone or e-mail is not possible). So when I go to visit \u2013 as I did several weeks ago \u2013 I always prepare myself for the possibility that she will not know me. This was such a visit. It was clear to me that she was drawn to me, but could not put to mind exactly who I was. And yet we had a wonderful visit. We shared laughter and conversation (much of it making little sense). But as I looked past the gibberish into the eyes and the smile and the mischievous little grin that has always been her trademark, I knew that whatever the outer shell might be saying to others, my sister was in there. They brought her tray and I prepared to feed her, but an aide warned, \u201cShe won\u2019t let you do that. She only lets us feed her.\u201d The spoon was already halfway to Patsy\u2019s lips so I went ahead and offered it. She took a bite. I asked if she wanted to try some milk. She nodded. And step by step we shared a connection through the simple act of one sister feeding the other. At the end of the meal when I had to leave I took out a piece of Godiva chocolate I had been saving for her. I offered it to her and the expression on her face when she tasted that delectable treat after the bland tastelessness of her regular fare was priceless. I laughed. She laughed. And she looked at me then and said, \u201cSo, what\u2019s Larry been up to?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><i>Larry is my husband.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">She knew me \u2013 maybe for only an instant \u2013 but an instant can be enough. I told her about a fishing trip my husband and I had shared. She laughed and when I left and bent to kiss her forehead, tears leaked down her cheeks \u2013 as they always do every time I visit her \u2013 whether she knows me or not. This is my sister \u2013 a strong woman whose story did not end happily ever after, but a brave woman who has faced incredible challenges and can still laugh, still relish the sweet taste of chocolate, still reassure her little sister with a look, a comment and tears when parting. My holiday wish for all of you is that you cherish the women in your life who, like Patsy, have made you stronger and braver. They are indeed the best possible gift! Happy holidays! Anna Schmidt<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Here&#8217;s Anna&#8217;s Latest book. Click the cover to purchase. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Doctors-Blessing-Hannahs-Journey-ebook\/dp\/B0719PJGX3\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1502469164&amp;sr=8-6&amp;keywords=anna+schmidt+kindle&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=lyco-20&amp;linkId=f3db9534049da032135ee039a54667ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B0719PJGX3&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=lyco-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=lyco-20&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0719PJGX3\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 1ex; font-family: times new roman;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">She also writes Westerns, contemporaries and more. For more about her books,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Anna-Schmidt\/e\/B001HOMA1A\/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_2\"> click this link <\/a>. \u00a0Or this one\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.booksbyanna.com\/index.php\">http:\/\/www.booksbyanna.com\/index.php<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">So that&#8217;s the first of my reprises. Hope you enjoyed it!&#8211;Lyn\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I started this blog in late November 2008, my focus was on featuring stories of strong women since that is my brand. 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