Lou's Recipe for a Good Life
Language: English
Published by BookBaby, US, 2026
- Softcover
- New
Seller: Rarewaves USA, HEBRON, KY, U.S.A.Rarewaves USA
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- Title
- Lou's Recipe for a Good Life
- Author
- Dr. JL Bogle
- Publisher
- BookBaby, US
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798317838423
- Item weight
- 149 grams
Lou Angellotti Westendorf did not set out to change the world. She simply showed up, day after day, for her family, her neighbors, and anyone who found their way to her table. In a time shaped by economic hardship, shifting neighborhoods, and the demands of daily life, Lou built something lasting: a home where faith was lived, meals were shared, and people were welcomed as though they belonged.
Lou's Recipe for a Good Life is more than the story of one woman. It is a portrait of a life formed through quiet perseverance, shaped by love, and sustained by a deep and abiding faith. From the legacy of an immigrant grandmother who crossed an ocean with little more than hope, to a mother who created a home from what remained, to Lou herself, who gave that inheritance away through acts of generosity, this story unfolds across generations.
At its heart, this book is a reflection on what truly endures.
It is about the unseen work of women whose contributions are rarely recorded but deeply felt. It is about the dignity found in labor, the meaning carried in shared meals, and the way ordinary spaces, a kitchen, a storefront, a parish, become places where lives are shaped and sustained.
Through moments both simple and profound, Lou's life reveals a truth we often overlook: that the most meaningful aspects of life are not found in what is celebrated, but in what is faithfully lived.
In telling Lou's story, Jan Bogle offers more than remembrance. She offers an invitation to pause, to reflect, and to consider the lives we are building and the legacy we are leaving behind. Drawing from her own journey as an educator, writer, and witness to Lou's later years, she brings a deeply personal perspective to a story that resonates far beyond one family.
This is a book for those who value faith, family, and the quiet strength of a life well lived. It is for readers who understand that what is given freely often matters most, and that the simplest acts of love carry the greatest weight over time.
Because in the end, it is not what we keep that defines us, but what we give away―and how, in the ordinary moments of our lives, something lasting is quietly being formed.
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About the Author
In writing about others, and in reflecting on her own journey, Jan has seen how each life, especially in its most personal and vulnerable moments, reveals something lasting. These stories are more than memories; they are glimpses of faith, character, and quiet perseverance. Jan believes that we are, each of us, a page in God's great mystery. And in telling stories, she has come to believe more than ever that no life is ordinary, and no story is without meaning. God uses each of us for his glory and for our eternal good.
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