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.

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

'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.

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.

Growing up, Krista Kathleen followed all the rules... She went to church every Sunday, got straight A's in school, found a high paying job, and married her college sweetheart at the age of 26. From the outside looking in? Life looked picture perfect. But inside? She couldn't shake this nagging feeling that something was missing...that she was meant for so much more. Then, at the age of 30, Krista tragically got fired AND divorced within the span of a week. Though on one level, these events were totally catastrophic, they were also the energetic wakeup call Krista needed from the Universe to leave her former life behind so she could start over again. This book holds the answers she found as she put the pieces of her life back together in a bold and daring way that TRULY fit Part memoir, part "how-to" guide, Beyond the White Picket Fence is a battle cry for the woman who wants to blaze her own trail in a world desperate to keep her on the well-trodden path. You're going to walk away looking at your relationships, health, purpose, and connection to humanity in new ways and start asking yourself some really powerful questions maybe for the first time ever. At the end of the day, there are two kinds of women in this world: Those who follow the rules, and those who write their own. Beyond the White Picket Fence is for the latter.