Tending roses

the long version

The lessons that most enrich our lives often come unexpectedly. That's what Kate Bowman learns when she moves temporarily-with her husband and baby son-to her grandmother's Missouri farm. The family has given Kate the job of convincing Grandma Rose, who's become increasingly stubborn and forgetful, to move off her beloved land and into a nursing home. But Kate knows such a change would break her grandmother's heart. Just when Kate despairs of finding answers, she discovers her grandma's journal. A beautiful handmade notebook, it is full of stories that celebrate the importance of family, friendship, and faith. Stories that make Kate see her life and her grandmother in a completely new way.