Wisdom Journey is like sitting down with a friend for a cup of coffee and sharing secrets and encouragement. Inspiring and helpful, if you're down or feeling adrift, read this book! If you're in a good place and want to share the experience, read this book!
M.M., West Chester, OH
Do you know that feeling of amazement when someone is able to put into words that which you have been thinking or feeling? Concepts become real after they have the validity of words. That is how I felt reading "Chapters from the Farmhouse Journal".
C.H., Denver, CO
This book is a must for any and all people going through life's amazing journeys and seeking a way to find peace during them.
K.R., Florence, KY
Anyone who has risen to a challenge of the heart, or is navigating the complexities of leaving a marriage will enjoy this read. A wonderful book to curl up with and feel like you have a friend speaking your language on every page!
M.A., Fayetteville, AK
The unexamined life is not worth living, said Socrates. Reading Laura's book stimulated me to examine my life more thoughtfully, as I'm sure it will others.
J.L., Na’alehu, HI
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Marco and the Mystery of the Missing CookiesWhen a surprise package of Valentine cookies goes missing, a child’s bedtime imagination fills in the blanks of how and where with increasingly fanciful scenarios. A new day brings a neighborly visit and the mystery is solved in a simple and delicious ending.More InfoPurchase -
Finding Faeries in the Woods at Wolfe's Neck ParkWhat begins as a casual walk in the woods quickly becomes an imaginative adventure of discovering hidden pictures in roots, tree bark, rocks and moss, with furred and feathered friends along the way.More InfoPurchase -
One Is a BoyA timeless, classic counting book whose luscious illustrations evoke the colors, sounds and feelings of a delightful day at the seashore spent with someone special.More InfoPurchase -
Piper Mae and the Purple‑y Day!A charming peek into the mind of a child and her delight in a favorite color.More InfoPurchase -
What the Dickens? A Christmas Carol for 45An imaginative short story both thought-provoking and entertaining, What the Dickens? transposes A Christmas Carol into a fable for our times.Read Now -
Medicine Woman AwakeningA memoir that follows the unfolding change in direction of one life's path initiated by an unexpected message from a surprising source.More InfoPurchase -
DreamworkA useful method of exploring one's own dreams by decoding the symbolic messages implanted therein.More InfoPurchase -
Wisdom JourneyThis thoughtful memoir of spiritual awareness traces a second-half-of-life journey that expands beyond the boundaries of organized religion to embrace a universe full of grace.More InfoPurchase -
Chapters From the Farmhouse JournalA memoir that illustrates what can happen when matters of the heart are guided by awareness and choices centered in love.More InfoPurchase -
From the Front PorchA collection of thoughtful insights by Laura Lander originating in quiet morning meditation time as described in her first book, Chapters From the Farmhouse Journal.More InfoPurchase -
Marketing Your Massage BusinessA practical manual for succeeding in the massage profession.More InfoPurchase
Born in the Midwest in 1956, Laura was raised in a literary and musical family of Italian-American-Celtic heritage in which creative pursuits were encouraged and being loud was the norm.Upon leaving home she devoted herself to four years of inner city volunteer work, then married, reveling in the joys of being a fulltime homemaker and mother. The ending of that marriage catapulted her into the challenging role of being a single parent. She worked as a classroom music teacher and private piano instructor while continuing to raise three lovely daughters. Later she became a licensed massage therapist and left the classroom to build a successful private practice. A second marriage came and went, and drawing on the evolving inner consciousness which accompanied her various life transitions, Laura began to share her insights through spoken and written word.
With the number of decades lived now exceeding that which can be counted on one hand, Laura finds that life continues to grow ever more engaging. After closing her massage therapy practice in Kentucky, she followed her life-long instinct of “belonging” in New England rather than in the central U.S., and made the leap of relocating to Maine.
She enjoys writing and has rediscovered her passion for painting and illustrating. She spends days exploring the natural beauty around her, and welcomes the serendipity of meeting new friends. Laura takes delight in her grandchildren and visits them as frequently as she can. Currently she is the author/illustrator of eleven independently published books. Laura is also a voice artist and a practitioner of shamanic healing.
