Growing up in the seventies, our family appeared perfect to the residents of our small community. My mother was determined to have her Camelot on the North Dakota prairie. My father was an unwilling participant in her goal of perfection; the children were props in the setting she was determined to create.

'From Inside the White Picket Fence' is a book that strives to show people that there is much more to life than we see. If we open our minds, while quieting them at the same time, we will hear the universe speak. But we have to ready to listen. Life throws us curveballs. Some of these inspired Lauri Florentine Howell to write them down. These poems were her Soul Inspirations. The author hopes that the readers find the poems inspirational and enlightening and that the stories connect with whomever they need to. She hopes the reader leaves with a higher understanding of life and purpose.

Visions from inside the White Picket Fence is the third book in Inside the White Picket Fence series. Book 3 contains stories from the life of Lauri Florentine Howell, but also begins to explore topics and issues that are currently having an effect or an impact on society as a whole. The author has compiled these in a manner that she hopes will help the reader view these topics from a different perspective. Issues that were only seen as black or white may be seen in different shades. These alternative angles can possibly offer solutions to the issues having an impact on society today. The author does not claim to have answers to these things, but hopes the stories will motivate the reader to ask questions that will eventually lead to those solutions.

'Stories from Inside the White Picket Fence' is a book that strives to show people that there is much more to life than we see. If we open our minds, while quieting them at the same time, we will hear the universe speak. But we have to ready to listen. Life throws us curveballs. Some of these inspired Lauri Florentine Howell to write them down. These poems were her Soul Inspirations. The author hopes that the readers find the poems inspirational and enlightening and that the stories connect with whomever they need to. She hopes the reader leaves with a higher understanding of life and purpose.

Behind the White Picket Fence: Power and Privilege in a Multiethnic Neighborhood

Revelations from inside the White Picket Fence is the second book in Inside the White Picket Fence series. Book 2 contains stories from the life of Lauri Florentine Howell, but also begins to explore topics and issues that are currently having an effect or an impact on society as a whole. The author has compiled these in a manner that she hopes will help the reader view these topics from a different perspective. Issues that were only seen as black or white may be seen in different shades. These alternative angles can possibly offer solutions to the issues having an impact on society today. The author does not claim to have answers to these things, but hopes the stories will motivate the reader to ask questions that will eventually lead to those solutions.