The Grumpy Shepherd Storybook by Paddie Devon Christian from her eight marriages and

from her eight marriages and enduring love affair with Richard Burton to her lifelong battle with addiction and her courageous efforts as an AIDS activist

Until a chance encounter on a rainy afternoon causes that ideal life to fray

" and the complicated reality of being a grown up

Then Butler is diagnosed with rapidly progressing Parkinson's disease

Ellen Degeneres

The Grumpy Shepherd Storybook by Paddie Devon Christian from her eight marriages andJoram is a shepherd in a field outside Bethlehem who is notoriously grumpy. When the angel comes and announces Jesus' birth, he is skeptical, but when he follows the other shepherds to the stable and sees the baby Jesus, his grumpy attitude changes to one of praise. For ages 7 to 10.