title: Rachel's Little Quote Book: Messages She Left Us
author: Jan Myers
description: Jan Myers is the mother of Rachel Ann Carr whose favorite motivational quotes recorded during the last year of her life are contained in this book. All proceeds from the sale of Rachels Little Quote Book and the subsequent workbooks will go to the building of Rachels Ranch. With the sudden death of their youngest child, Rachel, on June 26, 2010, Larry and Jan have decided to build the Camp at Rachels Ranch to fulfill Rachels dream of providing a camp for abused and disadvantaged children. The family has purchased a piece of property in Palestine, Texas which they have named Rachels Ranch and set up a non-profit organization to build the camp facility beginning in Summer, 2011. Projected opening of the camp is Summer, 2012. Professionally, Jan Myers is an author and organizational development consultant specializing in leadership and management consulting and well as process engineering. Her consulting career has included Fortune 500 companies, the U.S. military, and foreign governments. Jan spent 7 years as a consultant for Covey Leadership Center. She is also the CEO of Small Business Goes Social, a social media consulting firm for small businesses. Jan is also the founder of Women Can, an organization designed to provide opportunities for women throughout the world to improve their lives and the lives of their children through business training and microfinancing of entrepreneurial ventures. Jan and Larry are the parents of 8 children and 8 grandchildren and live at Rachels Ranch in Palestine, Texas.
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  RACHEL
  
  
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  SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2013
  
  AFTERNOON
  
  Anna turns on her heel and runs into the house the second she sees him. My
  heart hammering against my ribs, I follow cautiously, stopping just short of
  the sliding doors. Inside, they are embracing, his arms enveloping her, the
  child between them. Anna’s head is bent, her shoulders shaking. His mouth is
  pressed to the top of her scalp, but his eyes are on me.
  
  “What’s going on here, then?” he asks, the trace of a smile on his lips. “I
  have to say that finding you two ladies gossiping in the garden when I got
  home was not what I expected.”
  
  His tone is light, but he’s not fooling me. He’s not fooling me anymore. I
  open my mouth to speak, but I find that I don’t have the words. I have nowhere
  to start.
  
  “Rachel? Are you going to tell me what’s going on?” He relinquishes Anna from
  his grasp and takes a step towards me. I take a step back, and he starts to
  laugh.
  
  “What on earth’s wrong with you? Are you drunk?” he asks, but I can see