Mary J lived in a two-story house with a large front porch. The landscape included two large oak trees, flower beds, fruit trees and a garden. Mary J’s family was comprised of her Grandma Mag, Mother Ada, Daddy John Westley, along with eight sisters and brothers. Their birth order from the oldest to the youngest: Showalter, Ella, James Wesley, Mary J, Lucy Gray, Alvin, Margret Ann, Willie Welt and Lorraine. Mary J’s family lived upstairs—her Grandma Mag’s room was downstairs—Showalter had already moved out to start his own family.

Ada had awakened as usual before sunrise to fix breakfast and her husband lunchbox. She got out of bed quietly as she noticed that her baby was sound asleep. Using a rotating schedule, it was Ella turn to be her assistant, Ada walked downstairs to the kitchen while Ella followed several minutes later. Ella was now nearly fifteen years old.

Mary J’s community

By Clyde Edmond Fisher

Although some scenes and characters have been fictionalize for dramatic purposes, this book is based on a true story. Mary J was a woman that grew up during the Great Depression years. She refused to be just another echo or imitator of someone else wondering in the wilderness of life. She had an intense desire to reach her God-given potential as an entrepreneur. By eleven years old, she had already decided to be a store owner. She felt this was her birthright as an American citizen. She did more than just entertained the thought; she acted upon it by the use of creative visualizations and affirmations. Although losing both parents during her childhood in the 1930s, she went on to be part of a thriving business community. Because of the bewildering impacts from the Great Depression years upon her community, she used her grocery store to help friends and neighbors fight their personal battles for survivor.

Mary J’s Community
by Clyde Edmond Fisher

Format: Story telling
Paperback





Growing up as a child, Mary J had one goal in life: to open her own store in her community. With many obstacles, such as death and finances, this story of a determined and hardworking woman shows the special bonds that a community can share. This inspiring story shows the economic, spiritual, and friendship gains that one person’s dreams can create

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