Little by Little

This is a memoir of one woman and her family spanning over four generations. "Little by Little" shares memories of love, strength, joy, and pride. The experiences shared in this book are taken from the author's seventy-nine years of life, her fifty-one years of marriage, over fifty years of parenting, and her thirty-six years of teaching. Several experiences were no doubt directly related to being an African American, or a coming from a Black family. Yet, most other experiences were universal in nature that will resonate with all readers. This is an unforgettable memoir filled with underlying themes of positivity, hope, gratitude, and faith.

This is a memoir of one woman and her family spanning over four generations. "Little by Little" shares memories of love, strength, joy, and pride. The experiences shared in this book are taken from the author's seventy-nine years of life, her fifty-one years of marriage, over fifty years of parenting, and her thirty-six years of teaching. Several experiences were no doubt directly related to being an African American, or a coming from a Black family. Yet, most other experiences were universal in nature that will resonate with all readers. This is an unforgettable memoir filled with underlying themes of positivity, hope, gratitude, and faith. This story is filled with warmth, wit, and wisdom. The author has masterfully combined pieces of her life experiences just as a quilt maker joins pieces of fabric from the past to provide a link to the present and the future. There are stories from her childhood through her life of almost eighty years. The author's experiences and perspectives from growing up as a Black woman may provide you with new insights and cultural awareness. As you read the stories of family, may you feel the love and joy that the years provided. Certainly, there were challenges and some sorrow along the way, but the author has a way of looking for the positives in each situation. The book is one of personal stories, interspersed humor, and love.

Jane Cobbs Little is passionate about preserving and sharing family memories through photographs and stories. She is a scrapbooker, a storyteller, and a writer. Her stories of family, fifty-two years of marriage, fifty plus years of parenting, twenty-six years of grandparenting, thirty-six years of teaching, and years of traveling, have provided her with a lifetime of unique and interesting experiences. Throughout her life, Jane has been active in her church and her community. She has recently celebrated sixty years as a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. whose focus is on public service. Jane's unwavering faith and service to God have given her the spirit of praise, no matter what. Jane lived in Cleveland, Ohio for most of her life. After marriage, she and her husband spent the next twenty-one years raising their family in Schenectady, New York. For the next twenty-nine years they lived in the Dover/Felton, Delaware area before moving to Kissimmee, Florida.