All books using the keywords: Vivian Mattila Walikainen

This little book is just a taste of Amboy’s yesteryears. It’s not meant to be an exhaustive history lesson or even a complete listing of eye-witness happenings. It’s the voices of people who lived in and around Amboy through the century; it’s a collective history, with some folklore mixed in.

the story of Anita's life from Toivola to Eternity.

Thank you for sharing your stories and your voices in this tribute to all who have come and gone before us. We honor you. We give thanks to our gracious Father for all the provision along the way. His examples of faithfulness and truth have been the guide to many pioneers on the Prairie and beyond. May He continue to be our guide.

Energize! Creating Energetic Health and Living a Balanced Life We are energetic beings! There is energy all around us, we are created by energy. We function with and through positive and negative energy. We want to be in balance with ourselves and the universe, of which we are a part. We want to be in tune to our bodies, minds, emotions and spirits. We can do this through our energy work. Read on, trust the process, do the work and feel the change!

Wedged between nosey sisters and noisy chickens, truth and fiction, school and boys, love and resentment, laughter and tears: Violet tells her story as she finds her way through the ups and downs of life.

Wedged between nosey sisters and noisy chickens, truth and fiction, school and boys, love and resentment, laughter and tears, Violet tells her story as she finds her way through the ups and downs of life.

Heroic true story of how God gives grace to our heroine to live through times of loneliness, sadness and terror. Ultimately, our heroine finds deliverance and forgiveness. God gives a song in the midst of trials, and leads his daughter to learn healthy boundaries and better ways to live in relationships. This book offers hope and help to those in similar tyrannical situations.

Join Sami, a young Finnish-American boy, living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as he waits anxiously for his Grampa and Gramma V to come for a visit. He has a list of fun winter things he wants to do while they visit. They enjoy Finnish food and Finn customs with his family. They even attend the local Heikenpaiva Celebration. He didn’t plan on it, but he learns some additional Finnish words and customs while his grandparents visit. He learns some history and other important life lessons, all while having loads of fun! Gramma V has a few surprises of her own! Additionally, the drawings in the book are created so the reader can color the pictures as they read and learn.

My paternal gramma Helen Margaret Ranta Mattila was a jolly soul, who loved the Lord and her family. She was fierce and independent, yet kind and loving. She worked hard and took great care of her loved ones. She was inspirational!