Passing it on: An Autobiography with Spirit - Hardcover

Baker, Susan G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1933979844 ISBN 13: 9781933979847

Publisher: Bright Sky Press, 2010

Synopsis

Chronicling the life of the wife of politician James A. Baker III, this memoir reveals the private world of a wife and mother and how her faith in God helped her through difficult times. Raised in a Catholic family on a ranch in Texas, she married the heir of a prominent Houston family and assumed that she would live a life of happiness; but when her marriage failed, the book reveals, she turned to her faith to find a path through hardship. Inspiring and compelling, the story follows her tumultuous divorce and eventual second marriage - this time to a recently widowed man, with whom she faced the challenge of uniting eight children into one blended family. The autobiography also details Susan's loneliness, the special challenges she faced as the wife of a man at the highest levels of the Reagan and the first Bush administrations, and her sometimes-stormy relationship with God. Revealing how her strong faith, study of scripture, and belief in the power of prayer helped her rebuild her life, this spiritual journey provides hope and encouragement for the many others facing personal challenges.

About this title

Product Description:

This is the true story of one political wife who descended into brokenness and used her faith to find a powerful way to emerge--stronger, happier, and still married. Wife of former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, the leader (with Tipper Gore and others) of the campaign for warning labels on music albums with violent, drug-oriented, and sexually explicit lyrics, and co-founder of what is today known as the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the public story of Susan G. Baker is well known. This is the private story--a story of a difficult divorce, remarriage, and the struggle to blend eight children into a new family. The story of the loneliness and special challenges of being the wife of a man engaged in national politics and public service at the highest levels. The story recounts her struggles with faith and her stormy relationship with God.

About the Author:

Susan Baker grew up on a ranch in Texas and spent her life in high political circles. After a disastrous first marriage, she blended her young family with that of the recently widowed James A. Baker III. As the Bakers worked to bring their five children together, his political career began to rise, bringing him into the sphere of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush and eventually to influential positions as Chief of Staff, Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State. Navigating the waters of big city Texas, Washington, D.C., and eventually the globe, Susan found that only her strong Christian faith enabled her to survive the constant unpredictable changes. Once she centered on this reality, she could reach out to others through the Parents Music Resource Center and the First Lady's Prayer Group, and to people of all faiths to coordinate an important multi-national, multi-religion prayer meeting in Jerusalem.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bright Sky Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1933979844
• ISBN 13: 9781933979847
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 196