Rocky Trail but Steady Feet

The authors life began in Post War Pasadena where her mother had been a Rosie the Riveter making bombs. Her mother was an orphan at age fourteen after her Finnish immigrant parents had died and she raised the 3 younger siblings while older brothers worked.My mother said she would never marry or have children but after 2 divorces she moved back to the Midwest with the author. After she escaped a third marriage we moved to a Chicago suburb to start a new life. My mother's eight grade education meant hard,menial work and the author was left alone with no rules,discipline trying to figure out what life was about. After eleven moves she graduated from high school and set goals. Being insecure and trying to recover from her early childhood the author investigated who she was and what life she wanted to live. The book reflect on the past and put the pieces together.Every life experience has value but it takes time to find the meaning.Through the pages of this book the reader encounters stories of survival,adventure and finding a meaningful life.

Lois Shelton was raised by a "Rosie the Riveter" mother who was an orphan of immigrant parents. They moved 11 times before Shelton's high school graduation. The book follows Shelton's mother as she tried to keep her and her siblings alive in the north woods with no electricity or running water, then juxtaposes those struggles with stories of Shelton raising herself in a 1950s Chicago suburb. Lacking family input, Lois was left to put the pieces of her life back together on her own. When she first began writing her memoir decades ago, she had to stop because it was too painful. This memoir is her opportunity to unearth frightful events and make sense of her life struggles. Every life experience has value, but some take longer to find their value. "Rocky Trail But Steady Feet" will inspire women who are finding their way in life or looking back and trying to gain perspective on their pasts.

Lois Shelton's life started in a post war Pasadena CA raised by a Rosie the Reveter divorced mother who was looking for a better life. The mother was an orphan of Finnish immigrant parents who had eight childrendlren . died young and left her with three siblings to raise during the Great Depression and forgoing her education.Moving back to the Mid-West Lois was left alone,moving eleven times and trying to imagine a better future.While her mother worked hard Lois was given opportunities in a much better place.She was able to pursue a career in psychology working with and assessing the needs of abused children. She also had side career in real estate.She spent many years writing case studies for others and this a case study of her own life.