 | Louise Parsley began writing about family life in community newspapers and magazines when her three children were young and she realized she needed an outlet to preserve her sanity. Fans of her columns and conversations count on her to pull the fade off family life and reveal how meaningful, and even marvelous, the truth can be--if you're willing to leaven it with a laugh. In Revelations in the Rearview Mirror: One Mother's Hard-won and Hilarious Epiphanies on the Road to the Empty Nest (Bright Sky Press, May 2009), she has collected the crowd-pleasing columns that cover the career life of a mother. Looking over her shoulder in the rear-view mirror, she can tell you just what worked, and more about what didn't. Only as her last child prepares to leave the nest does Louise realize that she finally feels like a real Mother. But now that she has a handle on how to raise her children, she's worked herself out of a job. Reflecting on the stages of her journey, she knows now what she might not have been able to do then even if she had known she was supposed to.
Louise Parsley graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor Arts in Political Science. She has previously been the editor for West U Magazine and contributes a column to the Examiner. Through her humorous style and wit she has won the Best Original Column from the Texas Community Newspaper Association and garnered a Houston Press Club Excellence in Journalism Award for Best Commentary/Criticism. 
| AUTHOR APPEARANCES BMW Girls' Night Out, Houston
March 26, 6:30 PMNehemiah Center Gala, Houston
April 24, 7:00 PM
Houston Country Club
April 29
Strake Jesuit Book Signing
May 7
Lake Austin Spa, Austin, TX
May 9 & May 10
"Empty Nest" at Strake Jesuit, Houston
May 11
Children's Museum of Houston Luncheon, Sugar Land, TX
May 12
Brazos Bookstore, Houston
May 16, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
River Oaks Book Store, Houston
May 21, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Barnes&Noble by the Galleria, Houston
May 30, 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Houston Public Library Summer Series, Houston
June 3, 9:30 - 11:00 AM
TCU Mother's Club, Houston
June 3, 2:00 PM
The Children's Art Project Boutique in Uptown Park, Houston
June 25, 10:00 - 11:30 AM
Crimestoppers Luncheon
September 3
River Oaks Breakfast Club, Houston
September 15
New Braunfels Book and Author Luncheon, New Braunfels, TX
September 17, 11:30 - 2:00 PM
Houston Junior Forum Book Discussion Group, Houston
December 14
Braeburn Country Club
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|  | Louise Parsley began writing about family life in community newspapers and magazines when her three children were young and she realized she needed an outlet to preserve her sanity. Fans of her columns and conversations count on her to pull the fade off family life and reveal how meaningful, and even marvelous, the truth can be--if you're willing to leaven it with a laugh. Revelations in the Rearview Mirror: One Mother's Hard-won and Hilarious Epiphanies on the Road to the Empty Nest (Bright Sky Press, May 2009), she has collected the crowd-pleasing columns that cover the career life of a mother. Looking over her shoulder in the rear-view mirror, she can tell you just what worked, and more about what didn't. Only as her last child prepares to leave the nest does Louise realize that she finally feels like a real Mother. But now that she has a handle on how to raise her children, she's worked herself out of a job. Reflecting on the stages of her journey, she knows now what she might not have been able to do then even if she had known she was supposed to.
What's a mother to do? With poignant humor, Louise takes us on her journey through the Holding On Years, the Chauffeur Years, and the Letting Go Years, towards earning the big M of Motherhood. Any mother who has simultaneously wept and sent up a hallelujah of relief when her child graduated from anything will find a friend in Louise.
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