From the Beginning of Always

Ten-year-old Teddy Boy is choking on a piece of meat gristle lodged in his throat. Yet his mother--who at the time had never even heard of the Heimlich maneuver--nevertheless performs this very procedure masterfully. And in so doing, she saves her son's life--but how did she possess such knowledge and skill?

These are two of many such incidents in the motherhood of Bonnie Bachman, author of "From the Beginning of Always: One Woman's Spiritual Odyssey Through Motherhood." In her illuminating true account spanning twenty-five years, the author attributes the answer to all the "whats and hows" in rearing her five children to the presence of God and the power of prayer throughout her motherhood. Her narrative is alternately funny, sad, joyful, poignant, and inspirational. The common thread weaving all these powerful elements together is Ms. Bachman's deep, unbounded faith in God.

This is a captivating and timeless story about a real mother, real children, and real life. But above all, it is a story of enduring love and ultimate triumph.