Captured Moments

About the Book

Captured Moments was written in dribs and drabs, spurts and slumps over the course of many years and many experiences.  It tells the stories of my life as a child growing up in Wisconsin as a member of a large boisterous Catholic family.  It continues on through my school years through college, on to marriage and children.

It speaks of family and friends, heartaches, losses, joys and funny times.  It speaks my life, my experiences, my hopes, my dreams, my challenges.

My prayer is that you will find something meaningful within its covers.  Laugh, cry, feel, reminisce, enjoy this book.  i present it with all the love in my heart.

About the Author

Patricia O’Brien Parker lives in Auburn, Washington with her husband, Mike, and their children Adam and Sarah. Pat started “stringing words together” when she was three or four years old, asking her Mom to write them down. Pat graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee with a B.S. in Social Welfare in 1971. She lives her life with the aid of a wheelchair as she “copes with” cerebral palsy and other health problems. She loves nature, animals, reading, writing, shopping with friends, theatre and her husband’s artwork. She has been published in several venues, including The Matrix, Rock River Anthology, The LaSalle News Tribune’s Poets’ Corner and Eat Your Mind. One poem was chosen for publication in The Poetry Guild’s anthology, Dreams of the Soul in February, l998. Captured Moments is her first compilation of work with experiences drawn from all stages of her life.