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Up All Night: Practical Wisdom from Mothers and Fathers
Here is a one-of-a-kind parenting book that began in a church but now belongs on the nightstand or bookshelf of anyone who is raising children in this difficult world. Over a period of several years, parents at Blessed Sacrament parish in Washington, DC, were invited to speak at Sunday liturgy on Mother's and Father's Day. This book culls the very best of these presentations into a memorable volume filled with the practical wisdom of parents "in the trenches." Through the intimate personal stories of the contributors, whose children range in age from infants to adults, we are privy to the extraordinary gift that is parenthood--the hopes, aspirations, regrets, hard-won knowledge, joy, and pain. And it all rings true, coming, as it does, from the true experts in the field--those who are doing it every day.
240 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2004
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About the author
Gregory Orfalea
15 books4 followersGregory Orfalea was born and raised in Los Angeles. He is the author of ten books, including Journey to the Sun: Junipero Serra’s Dream and the Founding of California, published in January 2014 by Scribner.
With degrees from Georgetown University and the University of Alaska, Orfalea has published ten books, including a history of his father’s unit in World War II, Messengers of the Lost Battalion, and Angeleno Days, a memoir of growing up in Los Angeles, which won the Arab American Book Award and was a finalist for the PEN USA Prize in Creative Nonfiction. He is also the author of a collection of short stories, The Man Who Guarded the Bomb, as well as the seminal study, The Arab Americans: A History.
Orfalea directed a writing program at the Claremont Colleges and has taught at several universities, including his alma mater, Georgetown University and California Lutheran University. For the past six years (2010-2015) Orfalea has been writer-in-residence at Westmont College in Santa Barbara and director of its Creators of California speakers series.
In 2013, Orfalea visited Turkey and Armenia with the University of Iowa International Writers Program and the US State Department.
Orfalea and his wife have three sons. He divides his time between Santa Barbara and Washington, DC.
With degrees from Georgetown University and the University of Alaska, Orfalea has published ten books, including a history of his father’s unit in World War II, Messengers of the Lost Battalion, and Angeleno Days, a memoir of growing up in Los Angeles, which won the Arab American Book Award and was a finalist for the PEN USA Prize in Creative Nonfiction. He is also the author of a collection of short stories, The Man Who Guarded the Bomb, as well as the seminal study, The Arab Americans: A History.
Orfalea directed a writing program at the Claremont Colleges and has taught at several universities, including his alma mater, Georgetown University and California Lutheran University. For the past six years (2010-2015) Orfalea has been writer-in-residence at Westmont College in Santa Barbara and director of its Creators of California speakers series.
In 2013, Orfalea visited Turkey and Armenia with the University of Iowa International Writers Program and the US State Department.
Orfalea and his wife have three sons. He divides his time between Santa Barbara and Washington, DC.
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