About
J. Dietrich “Diet” Stroeh is an engineer by trade. He hasheaded up projects great and small, and managed the Marin Municipal WaterDistrict in the midst of one of the worst drought’s on record. That experiencewas the basis for his first book, The ManWho Made it Rain, co-written with Michael McCarthy.
He founded Stuber-Stroeh Associations, a civil engineeringfirm that grew into CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group in Novato,California, with offices in Sonoma Countyas well as Sacramento.
He is a Director of the Golden Gate Bridge Highway andTransportation District and he sits on the Board of Directors of the Bank ofMarin. He is active in the community and has sat on many state wide nationalboards.
In his spare time he can be found working in his shop onwood projects, restoring cars, and tending to the garden as well as spendingtime with friends and family. He lives in Marin Countywith his wife.
Three Months: A CaregivingJourney From Heartbreak to Healing, is his second book.
A Dime Is a Sign: Poems of Love and Loss (Feelings Into Words)
Description
<p>A psychic medium once said that if you find a random dime, it is a sign that someone that you have loved and lost is thinking of you.</p><p><strong>A Dime is a Sign Through Time</strong></p><p><em>If you find a dime, </em></p><p><em>You will know that I'm</em></p><p><em>Sending thoughts of love</em></p><p><em>Through the veil of time.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Ten cents with a silver shine, </em></p><p><em>A sense sent you to help remind</em></p><p><em>That someone who left you behind</em></p><p><em>Is always living in your mind.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Sending love and vibes, </em></p><p><em>Felt as psychic sighs ...</em></p><p><em>The ones that you miss, </em></p><p><em>Send you a kiss ...</em></p><p> </p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon's second book of poetry contains messages written through the years in poetic form that put feelings into words. As a teacher, many of her poems helped counsel troubled teens and friends.</p><p>There are three sections in the book: Heads, Spinning, and Tails ... (Love & Loss: Coin Toss?). The variety of lyrical poetry forms include free verse, blank verse, haiku, and sonnets, while some are just playing with words!</p><p>Hopefully, this is also a book of healing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon, a former teacher and grandmother of ten, is the author of nine acclaimed rhymed children's books, plus a recent award-winning book of poetry <em>(A Penny for Your Thoughts), </em>which together have received 63 national and international book awards since 2011. She also wrote seven published plays for elementary school children that have been performed in over 25 countries. Most of her children's books emphasize consideration for others. Married for 58 years, she and her spouse are now retired, live in Pennsylvania, and travel in their RV from coast to coast, spending time with their children and grandchildren, and sharing her books along the way!</p><p> </p>
Story Behind The Book
The motivation for this book is the desire to share with others what I have learned about caregiving. The heartbreak of losing a loved one and the ability to survive that loss - even heal from it- is the hope I want to give to others.
Reviews
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">"<strong><em>Three Months:</em> <em>A Caregiving
Journey from Heartbreak to Healing</em></strong> is both a love story and a guidebook.
Anyone going through an experience with a terminal illness would benefit
from reading it. "</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Kim Allison, M.D. Director of
Breast Pathology, University of Washington
Medical Center</span></p>
