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TechnoratiPOST PUBLISHED INNovember, 2011
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Children Are a Heritage
November 30th, 201101:00 AM ETToday I sit alone in my quiet and orderly house. Remembering. Thinking. Praying. And yes, wiping a tear now and again between smiles and sighs. And I contemplate so many things. My mind refuses to quiet itself until I write. Just yesterday our house bustled with two-year-old energy and chatter and clutter and questions and giggles and love. Our so... -
Why We Need the Constitution: Part 5
November 30th, 201112:58 AM ET"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke Bill of Rights – Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to peti... -
What Makes a Book a Best-seller? An Agent’s Perspective
November 29th, 201112:36 AM ETDoes a book become a best-seller by major effort? Luck? I think there are several major paths to a book becoming a best-seller: First: The most common path is the book by a previous best-selling author. There is a huge readership base built up, and the author really has to drop the ball for the book to FAIL to achieve best-seller status. In addit... -
Never Too Little
November 29th, 201112:35 AM ETAll of us worry at one time or another about whether or not we are doing enough for the Lord. Yes, we know that we are saved by grace not by works, yet we want to serve Him and extend His Kingdom. We long to do big things for Him, things that will make a lasting difference. More than just sending that letter of appreciation or taking dinner to t... -
Counting Holidays to Remember
November 28th, 201112:04 AM ETThis is the time of year that brings to mind such sweet and precious memories. The season that begins with the warmth of Thanksgiving and extends through the magic of Christmas always reminds me of holidays past. They are special images that truly hold a treasured place in the scrapbook of my heart. Perhaps it's because I love the autumn colors tha... -
Turning Us Around
November 25th, 201112:31 AM ETAfter the London riots, after the Greek riots, after the economic downturns worldwide, after entitlement demands and increased crime, after our adolescent culture throwing temper tantrums as they occupy various Wall Streets across the land, I wondered if finally the sixties revolution was coming home to roost. Finally we were paying the piper, and... -
Amazing Facts You (Probably) Never Knew About Thanksgiving!
November 25th, 201112:24 AM ETThanksgiving is the third most celebrated holiday in the United States—after Christmas and Halloween. And, like Christmas, its history is deeply rooted in Christian traditions—or so most of us have been taught. But some of America's Thanksgiving practices and roots are not "Christian" at all. And not only is there is historical evidence that th... -
The Tension Between Jamestown and Plymouth: What It Has to Do With Us Today
November 24th, 201112:12 AM ETThe earliest permanent English settlements in what was to become the United States gave us two skeins that twist together throughout our history. The settlers of Jamestown, begun in 1607, by and large wanted to reap the riches of the new world. The Plymouth colonists, settling in 1620, for the most part hoped for a more spiritual harvest. Both incl... -
Lesson I Learned From a Turkey
November 23rd, 201112:24 AM ETI stood before a freezer full of turkeys at the grocery store. Scavenging through the assortment of Butterballs, I spotted a particularly plump fellow resting in the back of the unit. Since I was hosting around 12 guests for Thanksgiving dinner, I wanted at least a 15 pound fowl to feed my crew. Greedy for that bird and in a hurry to get out of th... -
From Transformers and G.I. Joe to Fatal Reality: I Can’t Stop Writing Stories.
November 22nd, 201112:13 AM ETIn fourth grade, I discovered I wasn’t normal. Often my teacher would have our class write a short story anywhere from a half to a full page. Mine were typically seven or eight, featuring intricate plots populated with transformers and G.I. Joe characters. I loved writing stories. I couldn’t help but make them long. In seventh grade I dre... -
A Life of Learning from My Girl in Uganda
November 21st, 201112:15 AM ETI received a letter recently from Nyakwera, a precious girl who lives in Uganda. I've supported this young lady through a child sponsorship program for more than 11 years. She is nearing 18, will be soon graduating, and then I'll be out of her life. That truly makes me sad because she has taught me so much. When I first signed up to sponsor anothe... -
If the Tiara Fits…
November 18th, 201112:22 AM ETI don't remember being particularly into the princess thing when I was a little girl, but when my now-fourteen-year-old daughter was young, I totally made up for it. Snow White, Ariel, Belle...The Disney Store was my favorite place to shop, and I'd use any excuse I could think of to visit. We accumulated piles of princess dress-up clothes and Jasmi... -
Preparing for the Enemy
November 17th, 201112:55 AM ETIt was a beautiful morning. My daughter and I stepped out the door to be greeted by a fall breeze and a touch of sunshine. The air smelled fresh, and the leaves were finally falling from the trees. We both were in awe as we started the walk to our car. When we reached the spot on the sidewalk near the very active bee hive in the ivy, our perspecti... -
Egyptian Mythology Meets Postmodern Science
November 17th, 201112:44 AM ETL.D. Alford, the author of Aegypt (OakTara), spins a gripping tale of supernatural intrigue that explodes in a clash between early Egyptian mythology and postmodern science. Lying dormant beneath the desert sands for four thousand years, two secrets—one the antithesis of the other—await discovery. Meticulously concealed, yet clearly design... -
It’s Thyme for Love!
November 16th, 201101:34 AM ETWhat better combination is there than a good romance coupled with a who-done-it mystery written cozy style? At least to my point of view, that's always a dynamite combination. I grew up in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and have always been fascinated by the divergent styles of the large mansions that populate the lakeshore. When I set out to write Thyme... -
Where Are You?
November 15th, 201112:09 PM ETAnd they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"—Genesis 3:8-9 NASB "One, two, three, five, six...ten." Two-year-old Ethan's voice so... -
A Life of Grit & Grace
November 14th, 201112:18 AM ETI've had a long two weeks. It began when my husband and I moved our younger daughter 900 miles north. We loaded all her earthly possessions, then began the multi-day journey up I-95. I was the primary driver of the rental truck, done by choice when I discovered I really do like driving a truck. Upon arrival in her new city we quickly unloaded, ama... -
Tragedies and Triumphs: A First Responder’s Perspective
November 11th, 201110:37 AM ETI started in the fire service back in 1980—and yes, for you younger readers, dirt was already invented by then. I have had a blessed life being able to serve communities as a first responder for the past 31 years. The experience as both a firefighter and a paramedic has made me realize that the life we are given is truly a gift. I remember the v... -
Native Code Talkers Too Much for the German Army!
November 11th, 201108:46 AM ETAs we pause to celebrate our veterans, we would also do well to search out, remember, and do honor to those who played crucial roles in our country's victories; but who, because of their ethnicity, are all but forgotten. This includes, but is not limited to, the Choctaw Indian Code Talkers of World War I who delivered a service unique to only the N... -
Sex Trafficking: A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance
November 10th, 201112:21 AM ETI was immediately intrigued when I learned of another OakTara author, Keith McDonald, who has written about the topic of sex trafficking. His compelling novel, A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance, is especially pertinent to me since my daughter, Stephanie, and husband, Matt, are training to minister to victims of the sex trade. Furthermore, Matt's par... -
Surviving a Dictatorship: A Review of Katia
November 09th, 201101:25 AM ETI chose to read Bruce Judisch’s novel Katia because much of it takes place in a time period that fascinates me: the period after World War II through the collapse of Soviet Communism in Eastern Europe in 1989. A contemporary young woman whose life has shrunk to boyfriend, sorority, and cell phone learns from the memories of an older woman a... -
What Are Your Words REALLY Saying?
November 08th, 201103:35 AM ETMost of us use the written word all the time, probably more than we realize. But it seems to me they have four primary uses. 1) For information: newspapers, magazines, various types of nonfiction books, warranties and instruction sheets, etc. 2) For entertainment: books, short stories, some types of blogs. 3) To convey a message or ins... -
Do the Impossible!
November 07th, 201112:01 AM ETWalt Disney made the statement, "It's kind of fun to do the impossible," as he was building the incredible company that we all call "Disney." Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Every Princess your girl has ever wanted to be, Disneyland, and Disney World were born of that attitude. He was creating a new industry, one that had never been done before. I can ... -
Heart Murmurs: Mundane—or Momentous?
November 04th, 201112:09 AM ET"She has a heart murmur," our daughter's pediatrician said. An immediate alarm sounded in my head, quickly followed by the doctor's reassurance. "These types of murmurs are typically benign, and something the child grows out of. We'll keep a watch on it." True to his words, my daughter did grow out of it. The physical heart murmur, that is. But t... -
From Bank President to Secret Service Thriller Writer…
November 03rd, 201112:17 AM ETWhen I finished writing my first book, Eagle Lost, I retired as a bank president to pour myself into my writing. I had written Eagle Lost initially because I had read something that annoyed me and had a dream that night about a fun way to correct it. Not to mention that fact that I dreamed of being a Secret Service Agent when I read my first ... -
The Bible and Wolf Hall—A Threat to Power?
November 02nd, 201112:01 AM ETI finished reading Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall the same day I was in a discussion where someone asked, "Why is the Bible so important? Why do Christians study it, spend so much time on it?" Wolf Hall is set in the England of Tudor times. The main protagonist is Thomas Cromwell, the man who served Henry the Eighth and directed England's departur... -
Times Square Thinking
November 01st, 201102:05 AM ETIt was on a recent trip to New York City that my younger daughter and I spent more than 90 minutes sitting in middle of Times Square, just looking. That's what you do in Times Square—absorb the never-ending visual overload of electronic billboards stacked on each building, displaying continuously changing images. Every type of product, television...
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