
Daddy's House
A Daughter’s Memoir of Setbacks, Triumphs & Rising Above Her Roots
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Narrated by:
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Mildred J Mills
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By:
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Mildred J Mills
About this listen
A raw and poignant memoir of a daughter’s journey from a difficult upbringing in rural Alabama to a fulfilling life as a wife and mother with a successful career far beyond the limitations of her upbringing, Mildred J Mills describes unimaginable highs like becoming a fashion model, beauty pageant winner, and corporate American executive, and devastating lows like the horror of gang rape as she simultaneously conveys deep love and respect for most of those who hurt her.
©2023 Mildred J Mills (P)2023 Mildred J MillsFor a brief time, she was my direct supervisor at the unnamed Houston software company that unjustly demoted and fired her without cause -- something I did not know at the time. I was one of 250 employees who were "downsized" during the reorganization that happened about then. Now that I know the story, I am not so upset at my firing: They fired somebody worth a lot more than me! I wonder whether they ever realized how much their blindness cost them.
The people who so badly mistreated her could have done so only because they never actually SAW her. I did see her. When I met her, I had no idea of the struggles she had endured to rise from beginnings far humbler than my own to take a position of power and influence. Even so, I could tell immediately that she was impelled by a primal force. For a time, while listening to this book, I wondered how anybody could fail to recognize that crossing Mildred, rather than being her friend, is tantamount to throwing away a winning lottery ticket.
Now that I have heard the whole story, I see the source of that primal force that has driven her all her life: Her faith in God. She has proved the validity of Jesus' counsel that we must love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. That she succeeded in reconciling with two parents who, in different ways, had treated her so despicably -- that success is a tribute to her character and to the grace of her loving God.
Though this story tours through some of the seamier aspects of human life, it is nonetheless a tale of redemption, reconciliation, and strength overcoming insurmountable obstacles.
It makes me proud to have known this remarkable lady, if only for the short time we worked together.
Surprisingly Compelling
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The immediacy of the story telling. Bringing to life a world distant from my experience, but part of my world, enriching my life
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Power of spirit and forgiveness
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Strength through perseverance
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Really Good Book
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A True story of Love, loss & forgiveness
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Compelling and Triumphant
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