This is the story of Barbara's journey with her mother through her mother's battle with Alzheimer's. While it is a devastating and debilitating disease, they found moments of joy and laughter along the way. It also tells the story of Barbara's journey from childhood family dysfunction to forgiveness. Both journeys converge when Barbara and her three sisters unite as adults to give their mother loving care during the final years of her life. Barbara's love of dance weaves in and out of both journeys, culminating in a surprising interaction between Barbara and her mother during her mother's advanced stage of Alzheimer's. Barbara Rudnicki is retired after teaching high school English for 40 years. Now, she works part-time at Danson Feet Dance Studio, where she clogs once a week with fun women of all ages. For over 25 years, she has enjoyed summer trips exploring Minnesota with a group of teacher friends and finds that no matter how small the town, it always has fun surprises. She loves spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. While this is Barbara's first adventure in publishing, she has read her work at places such as The Loft, Patrick's Cabaret, and the Blue Moon Café. Barbara Rudnicki's Dancing Through the Storm is a memoir about a woman who forgets and the women around her-her daughters-who refuse to forget. The slow, then quick, then slow presentation of Barb's mother's descent into Alzheimer's disease is carefully woven into Dancing Through the Storm, making the book feel like a dance between the author and the reader. Indeed, the dancing motif, used as an extended metaphor throughout, provides moments of joy in a book that is deeply sad but necessary reading for anyone whose life has been touched by dementia or Alzheimer's disease. - Nicole Helget, Minnesota Book Award Author, The End of the Wild

Gentry is stabbed int he back by her sister, literally. Eighteen times as a matter of fact. The attack left her in a wheelchair and blind. Talk show host, Rachael, asks Gentry to come on the show and relive those horrific events. Is she ready to go through it all again?

Dancing through the Storm focuses on these concepts: - You can recognize and resist abuse in relationships. - Love can only be expressed properly through knowing God intimately and knowing yourself. - A healthy relationship doesn't just happen. It is the fruit resulting from heeding the promptings of the Holy Spirit and applying God's Word in every situation. - Marriage is a "God thing," created by God before sin entered the world. - A blessed marriage is a synthesis of three not two because Christ is to be the head. - Through Christ, you can fully recover from an abusive situation.

This is a story of a little girls life growing up with her substitute brothers and sisters. It is written in her words and tells a story of how she dealt with the trials and tribulations that she met Throughout her life. It tells the story of her biological family and her experiences from her childhood to adulthood. It encompasses the j.oy's and sorrows of her exhistence.

This book, Dancing Through the Storm is a heart-warming story that will 1. Stir you up to think like a victor; it will help you cast off the garment of defect as you reclaim your purpose, vision, and passion to pursue your destiny. 2. Make you laugh, learn, and gain the courage to tackle your life issues from a positive prospective. 3. Help you let go of the weight of shame, regret, pain, as you draw closer to God and learn valuable life's lesson. 4.Encourage, strengthen and empower you as you go through the storms and challenges in the journey of life. 5. Separate and free anyone from the bondages, unpleasant secrets, and brokenness of their past.

“A glimpse into the fragile psyche of a dancer.” —The Washington Post Jenifer Ringer, a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, was thrust into the headlines after her weight was commented on by a New York Times critic, and her response ignited a public dialogue about dance and weight. Ballet aficionados and aspiring performers of all ages will want to join Ringer behind the scenes as she shares her journey from student to star and candidly discusses both her struggle with an eating disorder and the media storm that erupted after the Times review. An unusually upbeat account of life on the stage, Dancing Through It is also a coming-of-age story and an inspiring memoir of faith and of triumph over the body issues that torment all too many women and men.

Dancing Through the Storm is a true story of two children who grew up sharing their darkest secrets and hardest moments with one another. They both experienced similar experiences, which caused them to be inseparable. Full of defiance, Elnora and Frank began to attend the same high school, giving them a platform to feel confident, important and valued.With neither having a good reputation, they grew apart and journeyed down two different paths. Being a troubled teen was Frank's last worry. Being a boisterous young lady became Elnora's escape.After being apart after 31 years, they decided to rekindle the spark they once shared. However, things didn't turn out the way they anticipated. Drugs, abuse, and deception became their new relationship concerns. Three years of trying to reconcile coupled with three years of on-again, off-again situations didn't turn out to be the best thing for a queen like Elnora. As you read Dancing Through the Storm, you'll understand how being true to yourself is better than being true to someone else. Having a history with someone doesn't mean you'll have a beautiful future. Deception comes in all forms, so always trust God's Word and His promise. Even when you're heartbroken and hurt, continue to dance because God will deliver.