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Hi, Ladies, I am looking for a literary agent to help my daughter publish her book. It is a series of three books, actually, and it has to be seen to be truly understood. I know that if I could get someone to see it, then they would do everything in their power to get it published, it is that powerful.

I have run out of options, so I wanted to put this out there to see if anyone would respond. Any help would be gratefully appreciated! Thanks so much.

Cindy Hoene

I don't know about anyone else, but I absolutely love books!! I have always had numerous books in my house. Whenever we would move, people would always complain about the many boxes of books, as they were heavy. It doesn't seem to matter how small the boxes are, it seems like after the first three you've carried, the rest feel like they weigh a ton. I love all kinds of books! I have a great many that are for personal growth, some for just entertainment value, and many more because I love them. My daughter and I go to garage sales or antique stores, and the first place we usually look is at the books.

The newest book in my collection is Marci Shimoff's "Happy for No Reason." I was telling my sister about it the other day and she laughed at me and said "you could have written that one." It's funny, but I read that book twice, in two days. It is honestly the first book I have ever used a highlighter in. (Normally I would not do that.) There were so many things that made so much sense, I just had to highlight it and go back through the book again after I was done.

If anyone in this community would like to read a good book, PLEASE, for your sake and the sake of your family, go get that book: Marci Shimoff's "Happy for No Reason." I believe everyone should read that book. Have a great day!!

When my mother (age 91) passed away February 4th of this year, I flew down to Las Vegas (where I spent over 40 years of my life) and was able to pay my last respects. I really loved my mother and it was a very difficult time for me. It truly still is. Anyway, I stayed with my sister, and for the first time in years, after my shower, I got on a scale to see how much I weighed. I totally freaked out! I honestly had no idea I had gotten so big (30 pounds overweight). I thought about it and realized that after my heart attack, I stopped doing much of anything except watching television and eating.

Now, I've always been extremely healthy and the heart attack came totally out of the blue (even though it was just stress-induced, as my labs and other tests were perfect), but that was a real wake-up call. First of all, I totally withdrew from anyone and anything, as I was feeling scared and uncertain what to do. Then, when my mother died, I finally took a very long look at myself and realized I was in worse shape now than when I actually had the heart attack and knew I'd better do something about it. I realized that all I was doing was feeling sorry for myself, because also at that time, my daughter was diagnosed with agoraphobia, social disorder, OCD, and ADHD.

I'm very blessed to have my daughter residing with me, as not only is she an extremely creative and amazing person, she reminds me when I start feeling sorry for myself or I go off on a tangent that doesn't help anyway. We seem to balance each other out amazingly well. (Not that we don't have our issues, but communication is the key to any relationship.) Anyway, my daughter and I both decided that our lives were not exactly what we wanted them to be and instead of feeling sorry for ourselves and continuing to do the same thing over and over again, we just added a new discipline, (she and I have not been very disciplined for awhile now), which is getting up at 6am and walking. Then, in the afternoon, walking again. Along with that, we also work out on my Total Gym (that I just got April 3rd). We both love it and hate it at the same time. I'm sure that those of you who haven't exercised in awhile and started up again will know what I'm talking about.

We keep encouraging each other, as we are both so determined to change our lives around for the better. Neither one of us wants to be in the same place anymore, as that place did not work for us. Now, if we can just find a publisher to publish her book and I can get my business moving.

I am thankful to be a part of this community as I am learning a lot from the other women here.

www.cash4cashflows.com/choene

My kids are so amazing! Of course, they are no longer children but grown adults. My son is 24 and my daughter is 21. My son graduated from USC last year. I had planned to attend his graduation but two days before I was supposed to fly out, I had a stress-induced heart attack, and did not make it. Fortunately for me, my son's best friend (who I call my 2nd son, Devin) worked all day to make sure I had a live feed on my computer so I could see my son graduate. Five minutes before my son walked onstage, Devin finally got the live feed and I was able to watch it! I am so very blessed to have such people in my life.

My son is writing a script for television, and is also working full-time. My daughter resides with me (for which I am truly grateful), and has written a book. We now just have to find a publisher who will publish it for her.

My daughter and I get up at 6am every morning and walk 2.2 miles; then, in the afternoon, we walk 3.5 miles. It is such a pleasure to get up that early and be able to walk in the cool, brisk air, surrounded by the Cascade Mountains. I really love Oregon!!

I don't know about anyone else, but for me, raising my two children on my own (since they were 2 1/2 and 5) was the most difficult and most rewarding thing I have ever done in my life. The only thing is, I never went to college, never really learned how to handle money, and have spent tens of thousands of dollars trying to better myself so I could raise my children right and become a better person. At this point in my life, after having a stress-induced heart attack in May 2008, I really took a long look at myself. I've worked so hard for 40 years for other people, and have nothing to show for it (monetarily). My children turned out beautifully and for that I am truly grateful. I am a very loving, caring, spiritual person, and every one I meet seems to want to tell me their life history, which is a fascinating way to live. I get to learn about people, and have even been instrumental in helping many change their lives for the better, which has been a privilege. Now, I get to do the same thing for me, which is why I joined this group.

I love helping people, and the business that I am in now, is all about that. It deals with helping people get cash now for their notes secured by real estate. So many people have sold their homes, but are still carrying the notes as the buyer could not afford a loan, so the seller is "playing bank" so to speak. Anyway, what my business does is connect the seller to a note buyer who will actually pay them cash for the house and take over the payments. The seller gets their cash, the buyer receives the payments, and I (the notefinder) get a modest fee for putting these two together. Everyone wins!