When Essie Mae Laveau Jenkins, a 78-year-old sweetgrass basket weaver, is faced with being put in a nursing home, her dead husband, Daddy Jim, talks her into coming to Heaven. Now from Heaven, Essie Mae, who once felt powerless and invisible, must find the strength within her to keep her South Carolina family from falling apart.
Essie Mae Laveau Jenkins is a 78-year-old sweetgrass basket weaver who sits on the side of Hwy. 17 in the company of her dead husband, Daddy Jim. Inspired by her Auntie Leona, Essie Mae finally discovers her calling in life and weaves powerful "love baskets," praying fervently over them to affect the lives of those who visit her roadside stand. When she's faced with losing her home and her stand and being put in a nursing home, Daddy Jim talks her into coming on up to Heaven to meet sweet Jesus-something she's always wanted to do. Once there, she reunites with Gullahs and African ancestors; but soon, her heavenly peace is disrupted, for she still has work to do. Now Essie Mae, who once felt powerless and invisible, must find the strength within her to keep her South Carolina family from falling apart.
Product Details
SPIRIT OF SWEETGRASS
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Product Weight: 0.71 lbs
Author: Seitz, Nicole
Publication Date: 2007-02-01
Language: English
Publisher: THOMAS NELSON PUB
Dewey Decimal Classification: FIC
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9781591455066
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