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Summary: A Tribute to Mom
Review: As the title indicates, author Olga Samples Davis shares with the reader important life lessons that she learned from her mother, Browning Louvenia McKinney Samples. THINGS MY MAMA TOLD ME reads like a personal journal and the reader is drawn into the stories and anecdotes the author shares about her mother. Each chapter deals with a different topic and is introduced through various proverbs, words of wisdom, or "momisms." THINGS MY MAMA TOLD ME is a tribute, not just to the author's mother, but to all mothers. The book shows the love, patience, and sacrifice that it takes to raise a family. Although the book celebrates the unique relationship that mothers and daughters share, the stories have a universal appeal and can be enjoyed by all.
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Summary: A Tribute to Mom
Review: As the title indicates, author Olga Samples Davis shares with the reader important life lessons that she learned from her mother, Browning Louvenia McKinney Samples. THINGS MY MAMA TOLD ME reads like a personal journal and the reader is drawn into the stories and anecdotes the author shares about her mother. Each chapter deals with a different topic and is introduced through various proverbs, words of wisdom, or "momisms." THINGS MY MAMA TOLD ME is a tribute, not just to the author's mother, but to all mothers. The book shows the love, patience, and sacrifice that it takes to raise a family. Although the book celebrates the unique relationship that mothers and daughters share, the stories have a universal appeal and can be enjoyed by all.
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Summary: Things My Mama Told Me
Review: I found Olga Samples Davis' book to be uplifting. I began reading this book on Mother's Day weekend and could not put it down. The reading was so uplifting and inspirational. Some of the stories Olga shares in her book brought back warm memories of my relationship with my Mother. Some of them left me in awe. I smiled, I laughed, I cried and I prayed. This book is a great read for all ages. It would make a great gift for mothers-to-be!
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Summary: Wisdom is the Way - Mama Knows Best
Review: I love this book. It was the not just for Mothers...it's for daughters...sons and Fathers - everybody! God used Olga Samples Davis (www.OlgaSamplesDavis.com) to put all the "Mama" wisdom in one book ...and she did it! Awesome. You'll see your own "Mother Conscious" in this book. If you want to laugh, cry and be inspired - this the book. Well written! By the way, everyday is Mother's Day and even my mom loved this book and she's a real critic.
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Summary: Wisdom is the Way - Mama Knows Best
Review: I love this book. It was the not just for Mothers...it's for daughters...sons and Fathers - everybody! God used Olga Samples Davis (www.OlgaSamplesDavis.com) to put all the "Mama" wisdom in one book ...and she did it! Awesome. You'll see your own "Mother Conscious" in this book. If you want to laugh, cry and be inspired - this the book. Well written! By the way, everyday is Mother's Day and even my mom loved this book and she's a real critic.
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Summary: Rx: Try a Dose of Mama's Wisdom
Review: This powerful book is not to be missed -- it's good for what ails you. The author's personality bursts forth on every page, disseminating her Mama's teachings for the benefit of all. To read this book is to know Olga Samples Davis as an old and dear friend and to learn from her Mama.
Ms. Davis proves with every chapter that a rich childhood has nothing to do with money. Her sagacious Mama knew what her children needed at every juncture in order to develop into confident adults who know how to dwell in possibility, whatever life may throw at them. Why waste money on toys, for example, when the toys they created themselves were more creative and original than store-bought junk anyway?
But most of all, Mama taught her children by example. No matter how little they had, Mama helped those who were less fortunate. When there was not enough money, Mama simply fell back on her "365 ways to cook beans." When her children cried, she comforted them. When she hurt, she cried, and her children comforted her. She taught them to sing, assuring them, "When you sing, you pray twice." Mama knew how to teach life skills and basic values in ways her children will remember for a lifetime.
At a time when books advising us about how to live are all too common, Things My Mama Told Me is a one-of-a-kind treasure. It is a gem of a book that I'll return to again and again for hope, direction, and attitude adjustment. I plan to read it to my grandson; I know of no higher praise than that!
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