Never Better | All Things Considered

Never Better: All Things Considered (2007)

By Sally A. Connolly

Never Better has been named an award-winning finalist in the

Women’s Issues category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards,

sponsored by USA Book News.

In the United States today, most women live without a spouse. Not all of them,

however, have chosen to be members of this majority. In Never Better,

Ms. Connolly shares her acceptance of being single once again after the loss

of her husband of thirty-seven years. Her journey toward renewal both enlightens

and entertains. And she gives voice to the spirit for survival that lies deep within

the human psyche.

 "Never Better is an inspiring book on the transition from loss to renewal."

                                                 (Marie Cassidy, Director, Medford Family Network)

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER

A Boy from Lawrence

A Teacher’s Gift

Surviving Widowhood: My First Year

It’s June in January

How Fickle Our Weather

Single Again, and Rediscovering Joy

My All-Time Favorite

FAMILY TIES

Hope and a High Risk Pregnancy

Marking a Milestone: One Pregnancy at a Time

With Goodness and Mercy

On the Path of Righteousness

THE SONG IS YOU

Sisters, Sisters

Lighting Up My Life

The Melody Lingers On

At Long Last Love

Shall We Dance

Memories Are Made of This

The One that Got Away

FRIENDLY PERSUASION

We’re All Winners

ABC’s of Success

A Better Life through Literacy

TIME ON MY HANDS

The Awakening

Home for the Holidays

Some Things Never Change

The Wonderful World of Technology

And the Song Plays On

How Sweet It Is

Lost at Sea: Gone, Fishing

Consumer Alert: Dangerous Magnetic Toys

Dangerous Toys Still for Sale

Another Bearer of Bad News

Lifting the Veil and Removing the Scars

You’ve Changed (Not)

Answering the Call to Duty

Wiping Out a Rumor

Leave the Driving to Me

What's for Dinner?

A PASSION FOR DECENCY

The Good Old Days

My Personal Lifeguard

In Loco Parentis

Safeguarding Our Students

Letter to the Editor: The Fetish Fair

Letter to the Editor: Preventing Partial Births

In the Beginning

EPILOGUE

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B