Celebrate back to school with a story of love, inspiration and family. (Great idea that you can do, too!)

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Product Description

Positive, inspirational messages from a dad to his teenage daughter offer advice on leading a happy, moral, and faith-filled life.

When Al Parisiís daughter was a sophomore in high school, he began writing simple yet meaningful messages on her lunch bags each day. For the next year, Ann Marie Parisi treasured these notes, first in private and gradually with her friends at school. These short inspirational messages have now been collected in Lunch Bag Notes, a book for all teens to enjoy. Each daily note is accompanied by questions for reflection and space for journaling, inviting teenagers to engage in self-exploration and consider the importance of leading a faith-filled moral and ethical life.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #959863 in Books
• Published on: 2004-08-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 197 pages

About the Author
Al Parisi and his wife live in Agoura Hills, California, and are the parents of two children. Ann Marie Parisi, his daughter, teaches religious education, is a senior in college, and aspires to someday teach at a Catholic elementary school.

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Customer Reviews

A wonderful book for all, a good read.
A father's faith and love will inspire us all. I read this book several times and it still makes me smile so gave each of my grandaughters a copy of this book.... Papa Dom S.I.N.Y.

Love Notes!
The introduction to this book gives some background to the tender father-daughter relationship between Ann Marie Parisi and her father Al Parisi. I found this portion of the book to be both touching and inspirational. Rather than being sidelined or defeated by the "cross" he had to bear, Al Parisi through himself into a new role and has doubtless touched multiple lives by fully embracing his role as father.

Al's notes to his daughter Ann Marie, and eventually to her group of friends, are now a gift to anyone looking for a little introspection. The book presents both Al's original lunch bag notes and a journal response section for each with multiple prompting questions.

Aimed at teens, the book would make an excellent gift for any young man or woman who is looking for encouragement and guidance along life's path. I would also love to see parents use this book as a springboard for conversation with their children. We can all be inspired by Ann Marie and Al, and their efforts to build lifelong communication through the gift of writing.

Love and Wisdom Wins
"Lunch Bag Notes is full of love and wisdom. The book is great to build positive character education, faith, love, choosing friends wisely, and self-esteem."