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    The Little Lamp
    The Little Lamp
    The Little Lamp
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    The Little Lamp

    By Vivienne Gardner Edwards

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    Methamphetamine as well as other drugs can pull the user into a continuous downward spiral. This short book tells the story of one woman's addiction in allegorical form.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVivienne Gardner Edwards
    Release dateJan 9, 2013
    ISBN9781301462346
    The Little Lamp
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    Vivienne Gardner Edwards

    Vivienne was born in England and was educated in Oxford. After her marriage, she moved to the United States with her husband and two daughters. After living in both Michigan and Minnesota, she currently lives in the beautiful Willamette Valley in Oregon. While in Minnesota, she began homeschooling her daughters and started the Minnesota Homeschoolers Alliance, a statewide homeschooling network that has grown into a large non-profit organization. She wrote a number of articles and booklets on home education, coached parents and has been invited to speak at numerous state and national conferences. After moving to Oregon, she became a speaker on domestic violence for a local women's shelter. After her divorce, she shared a house with a woman who she ultimately discovered was a heavy drug user. During those years she dealt with the daily effects of a drug user in the house. After finally realizing that she was part of the problem and not part of the solution, she made immediate changes to ensure her own personal safety. Afterwards, she started a local drug education network, working with local law enforcement and schools to educate others about drugs and their effects on both the user and the family. After two years, she wanted to expand the reach of this work so she created an educational website dedicated to the support of families of drug users. During this time, she also became a caregiver for a woman friend who was a disabled Veteran. She gained much experience dealing with the VA and learned a great deal about our Vets who also have drug addiction problems. In her spare time, when not writing, she cares for her dogs, two of which are disabled, and her group of rescued cats. Several new books will be available soon, including a comprehensive workbook dedicated to helping those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome or PTSD, especially targeted to military personnel, and in lighter tone, a series of adventure novels.

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      Good fast read. it speaks the truth and only the truth about addiction.

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    The Little Lamp - Vivienne Gardner Edwards

    The Little Lamp

    Vivienne Gardner Edwards

    This work is dedicated to all those who have

    lost a loved one to drugs.

    Published by Angels on Wheels LLC at Smashwords.

    Copyright 2012 Vivienne Gardner Edwards.

    Cover Illustration Copyright Artistique Photographie. Portland OR

    All rights reserved.

    This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

    Table of Contents

    The Little Lamp.

    When You Were a Little Girl.

    Angel Light

    Your Friend Returns.

    A Long Time Later

    About the Author

    The Little Lamp

    When this

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