Mom's Saga

About the Book

This book is a subjective account of stories my mother told me. It is not written for historical accuracy. Rather, it is a celebration of my heritage. The book is a sharing of stories that Mom told me of her life from her arrival in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada. Mom was born in rural Newfoundland in the early 1900’s. During the first fourteen years of her life, she and her family lived a very isolated lifestyle. Things changed one day when she got on a sled. The journey from dog sled, to ship, to train was an introduction to a change of lifestyle. There would be no going back to a winter house. If you are interested in what her life was like prior to this, please read the previous book entitled: “Mom’s Stories.” As you read, I hope you will visualize the life of a single woman in-service, grasp her desire for independence, travel with her in your mind back to an isolated community and experience her reaction to the physical environment of that time and how it impacted her world view. I compiled these memories so that future generations would know something of the heritage and the struggle that she faced as life in town changed her. Allow me to reiterate that I do not promise a factual account of any of the events. I cling to the personal accounts of our Mom as she told them to me.

About the Author

Heather Randell was born in Grand Falls-Windsor, a beautiful town in central Newfoundland, Canada, and she speaks proudly of being the youngest of eleven children. Heather served as a missionary with The Salvation Army from 1985 until 2009. Having lived in seven different countries and having travelled extensively on four continents, she has taken up writing. This is the third book Heather has published. The first two related Heather’s fond memories of tales her Mother told of her childhood. This book has a completely different flavor as it relates to a biblical view of a synergistic commitment between God and an individual.