Table of Contents
Foreword Naomi Cramer Overton 7
Introduction 10
Part 1 Core
Core Resilience 16
1.1 Getting to Know Me 21
1.2 Reinforcing My Core 40
1.3 Core Value 67
Part 2 Finesse
2.1 Finesse Is Intentional 72
2.2 Finesse-The Work of a Childhood 85
2.3 The Finesse of Actions and Words 108
2.4 Finesse Requires Patience, Perspective, and Prayer 126
Part 3 Circle
3.1 Community Circle 132
3.2 Acquaintances: The Outer Ring 142
3.3 Friends and Extended Family: The Middle Ring 155
3.4 Parenting Partners and Marriage: The Inner Circle 167
Part 4 Grandscape
4.1 Discovering Love in the Grandscape 182
4.2 Discovering Purpose in the Grandscape 196
4.3 Finding Him in the Grandscape 202
4.4 Sharing Him in the Grandscape 223
Conclusion 229
Acknowledgments 232
Notes 234