tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74742713162780581732024-03-14T05:25:56.891-04:00Stitches Thru TimeWhether it's a conversation with a friend, a word that is penned, or a craft that is made, everything we do leaves a stitch in the fabric of time. Join us as we investigate the stitches of the past and present...
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"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: ... a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak" (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7).Jodie Wolfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13734191097693490693noreply@blogger.comBlogger1909125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-47120273140970685222020-04-30T00:00:00.000-04:002020-04-30T00:00:04.037-04:00A Final FarewellHi! Jodie Wolfe here. It's been almost seven years since Crystal Barnes and I started this blog. It's hard to believe how quickly those years have flown by. We've had a number of authors who helped to keep the website up and running. Thank you to all who have been a part of Stitches Thru Time - the writers, our guests, and most importantly our readers.<br />
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<a href="https://sunnebnkwrtr.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Carole Brown</a><br />
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Thank you for your support through the years! May God bless you! Jodie Wolfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13734191097693490693noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-37660744781090955562020-04-28T01:30:00.000-04:002020-04-28T07:35:10.319-04:00Tuesday Tidbit: Metropolitan Museum of Art<br />
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historic landmarks, museums, galleries, and other sites of interest in New York
City during school field trips. One of the places most often visited by my school
groups was the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a gorgeous quarter-mile long
building of nearly two million square feet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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known) contains collections of Egyptian, Babylonian, Assyrian, East Asian,
Middle Eastern, Greek, Roman, European, pre-Columbian, New Guinean, Islamic,
and American art including sculpture, paintings, drawings, calligraphy, prints,
photographs, glass, bronzes, ceramics, textiles, metalwork, lacquerwork,
furniture, period rooms, arms and armor, and musical instruments. (Whew!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Met received its articles of incorporation on April 13, 1870, with the museum
opening on February 20, 1872 in the Dodworth Building on Fifth Avenue. Railroad
executive John Taylor Johnston was the first president, perhaps prompted by the
fact that his personal art collection seeded the museum. Eight years later, the
museum had outgrown its location twice and moved to the current location. By
the early 20<sup>th</sup> Century, The Met was considered one of the greatest
art centers in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hosts “William” a 4,000+ year old statute of a hippopotamus as theirs. The
piece was gifted to the museum in 1917 by Edward S. Harkness, an American
philanthropist, whose father Stephen V. Harkness made his wealthy by an early
investment in Standard Oil. Discovered during the Khashaba excavations in Egypt
in 1910, the statue is nearly eight inches long, three inches wide, and four
and one-half inches tall. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hosted 7.3 million visitors in 2019. In addition to its main facility on Fifth
Avenue, The Cloisters is located in Fort Tryon Park and built using salvaged structures from five medieval French cloisters. Dedicated only to medieval art, the facility was completed in 1938 and filled with a collection originally assembled by George Gray Barnard and purchased in full by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in 1925 as a gift to the Met.</span></div>
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been featured in dozens of films including <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">When
Harry Met Sally, Hello Again, The Nanny Diaries, Hitch</i>, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Keeping the Faith.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Linda Shenton Matchett</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> writes about ordinary people who did
extraordinary things in days gone by. A volunteer docent and archivist for the
Wright Museum of WWII, Linda is also a trustee for her local public library. She
was born a stone’s throw from Fort McHenry and has lived in historic places all
her life. Now located in central New Hampshire, Linda’s favorite activities
include exploring historic sites and immersing herself in the imaginary worlds
created by other authors. Visit her <a href="http://www.lindashentonmatchett.com/">website</a> where she blogs about history,
mystery, and faith. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Linda Matchetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921797723329487407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-62121975207447322402020-04-21T00:00:00.000-04:002020-04-21T00:00:04.068-04:00One City's Pandemic<br />
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My Great Aunt Ella died in 1918. I
have never found a death certificate for her. She died in the Spanish influenza
pandemic. More than 350 people died in Milwaukee (Wisconsin). Apparently,
record keeping was also a casualty.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The flu first struck sailors at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station north of Chicago on September 11. Within a
week, 2,600 men were ill, but furloughs were still being granted. It didn’t
take long for the disease to spread to Milwaukee.<o:p></o:p></div>
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By September 21, the number of sick
in Milwaukee had risen to 100. Two days later, the first death occurred. The
city health commissioner encouraged everyone to avoid crowds and practice
personal care, such as avoiding kissing and handshakes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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War raged in Europe, and the Fourth
Liberty Loan Drive was scheduled that month. Milwaukeeans ignored the no-crowd
warning and staged a massive parade on the 28<sup>th</sup>. The flu found a
foothold and took off.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The city’s hospitals were taxed
beyond capacity. Compounding matters, most able-bodied physicians were away in
military service. The Milwaukee Auditorium was quickly converted into a
temporary isolation hospital.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The health commissioner adopted
extreme measures. All theaters, movie houses, and dance halls were closed until
further notice. The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Milwaukee Sentinel</i>
estimated the seven theaters and 68 motion picture houses lost $120,000 of
daily admissions, depriving the government of $18,000 daily in war taxes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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More closures came. Bowling alleys
and billiard halls, football games and boxing matches, political meetings and
department store sales were all banned. Anyone violating the orders could be
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Churches and saloons were closed
with certain exceptions. Only near relatives could attend weddings and
funerals. The churches were open for private prayer as long as there were no
large crowds. Assembling in saloons was also not allowed. Customers came in,
bought a drink, and left.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Health care workers and caregivers
wore themselves out. Several nurses died. Idled teachers went door-to-door, and
created an accurate count of the sick. Six thousand official cases were
reported, but the commission estimated the actual count as high as 30,000.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Terri Wangard writes novels that entertain and enlighten. She is a
member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), and has won and been a
finalist in various writing contests. Her latest book, <i>Roll Back
the </i>Clouds, featuring the Lusitania, released last month. When not
writing, she’s likely to be reading. Learn more at </span><a href="http://www.terriwangard.com/"><span style="background: white; color: #992211; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">www.terriwangard.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span class="text"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Let us
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<span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text">let
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we don’t have any normal activities we’re going to. Not that we had a lot. But
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Jodie Wolfe
creates novels where hope and quirky meet. She is a member of American
Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Romance Writers of America (RWA), and COMPEL
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Thru Time</a> blog. When not writing she enjoys spending time with her husband
in Pennsylvania, reading, walking, and being a Grammie. Learn more at <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">www.jodiewolfe.com</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Everyone has a favorite childhood book (or two or
three…), and for some reason mine seem to revolve around horses. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Misty of Chincoteague, My Friend Flicka,</i>
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Black Beauty.</i> I was a teenager
before I had an opportunity to ride a horse, and the day ended when the animal
ran under a tree and swept me off her back. But that’s a story for another day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In researching this post, I was stunned to discover
that the book was published in 1877, almost one hundred years prior to my falling
in love with the story. Published shortly before her death, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Black Beauty</i> is the only book Anna
Sewell wrote. With fifty million copies sold, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Black Beauty </i>is considered one of the top ten children’s books, and
is the first English novel to be told from the perspective of an animal.
Written over the course of six years, Anna became ill before completing the
manuscript and dictated much of the text to her mother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--80_dS47npY/Xon6feLSxRI/AAAAAAAAPlc/EliCWeo43dsROxD-5nrYiaPNJd6q01tFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Anna%2BSewell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="197" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--80_dS47npY/Xon6feLSxRI/AAAAAAAAPlc/EliCWeo43dsROxD-5nrYiaPNJd6q01tFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/Anna%2BSewell.jpg" width="153" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Born March 20, 1820, Anna Sewell was born into a
devout Quaker family. Her mother was a successful children’s book author who
homeschooled Anna and her brother Philip. Her father owned a small shop that
failed, and as a result, the family moved quite a bit in his search for
employment. Anna’s maternal grandparents often took care of her and Philip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stand for long periods of time. Over the years, she traveled to health spas in
Germany and Spain to get relief and healing. However, she was unsuccessful,
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writes about ordinary people who did extraordinary things in days gone by. A
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trustee for her local public library. She is a native of Baltimore, Maryland
and was born a stone’s throw from Fort McHenry. Linda has lived in historic
places all her life, and is now located in central New Hampshire where her favorite
activities include exploring historic sites and immersing herself in the
imaginary worlds created by other authors. Learn more about Linda and her
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<br />Linda Matchetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921797723329487407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-89747771621168573592020-04-13T00:00:00.000-04:002020-04-13T00:00:05.949-04:00From Hectic to Holy<span style="background-color: #fdfeff; color: #001320;">The current corona virus crisis has a
lot of people frazzled and short tempered. Occasionally, that includes me too.
I miss my Bible study sisters. I miss going to church services. I miss going
out for barbecue on Friday nights. I miss hugging people. I miss a lot of
things. I’m sure you do too.</span><br />
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<span style="background: #FDFEFF; color: #001320;">One of my friends emailed me saying
she thought she’d get more rest during this “self isolation” period we’re going
through, but she’s more tired than ever. Author <a href="https://www.tyndale.com/authors/chris-hodges/1464" target="_blank">Chris Hodges</a> in his book <i><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Daniel-Dilemma-Stand-Culture-Compromise/dp/0718091531/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1586655971&sr=8-1" target="_blank">The Daniel Dilemma</a></i> says that “real rest
doesn’t come from simply resting; it comes when your soul is connected to God’s
power.” He points out how calm Daniel in the Old testament is–along with his
chums Shadrach, Meschach and Abednego—even though they were taken captive,
separated from their families and lived tumultuous times—the slaves of high-
strung pagan kings in palaces full of debauchery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #FDFEFF; color: #001320;">The subtitle of the book is <i>How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture
of Compromise.</i> I have been reading short sections of the book each day
during this Coronaggedon and have found it uplifting and encouraging. I am
learning to rest in His Grace and Truth—despite these tumultuous times. Yes, the author points out that even when we
trust in God, will still wrestle with loss, disappointment and doubts and
painful emotions, but as he says, “I’d rather have hope in what an all powerful
God can do than certainty in what I am limited to do.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An award-winning writer and frequent conference speaker, <a href="http://www.shirleyrayeredmond.com/">Shirley Raye</a><a href="http://www.shirleyrayeredmond.com/"> </a><a href="http://www.shirleyrayeredmond.com/">Redmond </a>is the author of <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Courageous-World-Changers-Stories-Daring/dp/0736977341/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2PF0H5CE9P1HE&dchild=1&keywords=courageous+world+changers+by+redmond&qid=1584382392&sprefix=courageous+world%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFPVjZUTlo3WDdNOEQmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1MjQ0ODQyRU9IOEZRV01NUzRSJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyNzM2MDFSWk1JUDRETkZUNiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=">Courageous World Changers: 50 True Stories of</a><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Courageous-World-Changers-Stories-Daring/dp/0736977341/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2PF0H5CE9P1HE&dchild=1&keywords=courageous+world+changers+by+redmond&qid=1584382392&sprefix=courageous+world%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFPVjZUTlo3WDdNOEQmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1MjQ0ODQyRU9IOEZRV01NUzRSJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyNzM2MDFSWk1JUDRETkZUNiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU="> </a><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Courageous-World-Changers-Stories-Daring/dp/0736977341/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2PF0H5CE9P1HE&dchild=1&keywords=courageous+world+changers+by+redmond&qid=1584382392&sprefix=courageous+world%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFPVjZUTlo3WDdNOEQmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1MjQ0ODQyRU9IOEZRV01NUzRSJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyNzM2MDFSWk1JUDRETkZUNiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=">Daring Women of God </a>(Harvest House). She holds an M.A. in literature and has been married to her husband Bill for over forty years. They live in New Mexico where she is prayer chairman for her local Community Bible Study (CBS). Touch base at shirleyrayeredmond.com or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Shirley-Raye-Redmond-Author-533496973399344/">Facebook</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the
beginning of America’s involvement in the war against Nazi Germany, all the
action took place in the Atlantic and in the air over continental Europe. The
army didn’t become involved in northern Europe until D-Day in June, 1944.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several reporters covered the air
was. They were dubbed the Writing 69th. In the early days of the air war, with
inadequate fighter support, chances were about one in six that the airmen would
no return from a mission.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> The reporters found it heartrending
when the men they’d spoken with earlier failed to make it back to England.
Despite the high casualty rate, they wanted to experience a bombing mission for
themselves. The Eighth Air Force granted their wish to the eight men who
regularly covered the air bases, as long as they first went through intensive
training.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Explained Andy Rooney of Stars and
Stripes, “If we were going to go on a bomber in battle, we were told, we’d
better know how to shoot a gun in case we got in trouble.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16px; text-indent: 48px;">Left to right: Gladwin Hill, William Wade, Robert Post, Walter Cronkite, Homer Bigart, and Paul Manning.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three months of training were
crammed into a week. They learned gunnery, oxygen maintenance, first aid,
aircraft identification, and abandoning a plane by parachute or dinghy. They
were warned against removing their gloves at high altitude and taken for an
orientation flight around England in a B-17. Walter Cronkite wrote his wife,
“It was a real thrill.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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B-24 Liberators were carrying out the American bombing missions. All the
newsmen wanted to ride in the Forts. The men of the Liberators deserved
recognition too, they were admonished. Bob Post of the New York Times finally
volunteered to fly on a B-24.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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their flight. The primary target was a Bremen aircraft factory. When it proved
to be cloud-covered, they continued to the secondary target, a U-Boat base at
Wilhelmshaven, well-protected by antiaircraft guns and fighters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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newsman had to turn back with mechanical problems. Two other reporters<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>missed the mission due to illness or
conflicting orders. Five went all the way: Rooney, Cronkite, Post, Homer
Bigart, and Gladwin Hill.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bombers came under attack by German
fighters for over two hours. Over the target, they flew through deadly flak.
Then more harassment from the fighters as they headed back to England.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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considerable damage. He had to help when one crewman passed out after his
oxygen tank was damaged. No one was wounded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was not so lucky. His B-24 went down over Wilhelmshaven. Two parachutes
emerged, but neither was Post. German soldiers found his body in the wreckage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other reporters rushed to get
their stories filed. Cronkite and Rooney took part in live radio broadcasts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite the danger and discomfort,
Homer Bigart wanted to go on another mission. Post’s death prevented newsman
ride-alongs from becoming commonplace, however, until late in the war when the
Luftwaffe had greatly diminished.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How about you? Would you have
wanted to ride along on a bombing mission over Germany, knowing the odds were
good that you might be wounded or killed?</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-indent: 0.5in;">Terri Wangard writes novels that entertain and enlighten. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), and has won and been a finalist in various writing contests. Her next book, <i>Roll Back the Clouds</i>, features the <i>Lusitania</i> and released on March 17. When not writing, she’s likely to be reading. Learn more at </span><a href="http://www.terriwangard.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #992211; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 15.8895px;">www.terriwangard.com</span></a>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061067970781919577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-72716821355332616572020-03-30T00:00:00.000-04:002020-03-30T00:00:01.677-04:00Fear Not<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;">With some of my health issues, I'm in one of those vulnerable groups. I am assured that no matter what happens, God is in control. If I get sick, He'll be with me. If I get sick and die, it's a bonus for me. To die is gain. (Philippians 1:21) Because I'm a believer and follower of Christ, I know that when I die, I will spend eternity with my Heavenly Father.</span><br />
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Jodie Wolfe
creates novels where hope and quirky meet. She is a member of American
Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Romance Writers of America (RWA), and COMPEL
Training. She's been a semi-finalist and finalist in various writing contests.
A former columnist for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Home School
Enrichment</i> magazine, her articles can be found online at: <a href="https://www.crosswalk.com/">Crosswalk</a>, <a href="http://www.christiandevotions.us/">Christian Devotions</a>, and <a href="http://www.heirloomaudio.com/audio-adventures/">Heirloom Audio</a>. She's
a contributor and co-founder of <a href="https://stitchesthrutime.blogspot.com/">Stitches
Thru Time</a> blog. When not writing she enjoys spending time with her husband
in Pennsylvania, reading, walking, and being a Grammie. Learn more at <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">www.jodiewolfe.com</a>.</div>
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</span></span></span>Jodie Wolfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13734191097693490693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-63458251275864031552020-03-26T00:00:00.000-04:002020-03-26T00:00:16.800-04:00Out of the Embers by Amanda Cabot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Embers-Mesquite-Springs-Amanda-Cabot/dp/0800735358/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1584992463&sr=1-1-spell" target="_blank">Out of the Embers:</a> <b>Ten years after her parents were killed, Evelyn Radcliffe is once more homeless. The orphanage that was her refuge and later her workplace has burned to the ground, and only she and a young orphan girl have escaped. Convinced this must be related to her parents' murders, Evelyn flees with the girl to Mesquite Springs in the Texas Hill Country and finds refuge in the home of Wyatt Clark, a talented horse rancher whose plans don't include a family of his own.</b></span><b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">At first, Evelyn is a distraction. But when it becomes clear that trouble has followed her to Mesquite Springs, she becomes a full-blown disruption. Can Wyatt keep her safe from the man who wants her dead? And will his own plans become collateral damage?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Suspenseful and sweetly romantic, </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Out of the Embers</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> is the first in a new series that invites you to the Texas Hill Country in the 1850s, when the West was wild, the men were noble, and the women were strong.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://heidimain.com/" target="_blank">Heidi</a> here. Isn't that a great cover? It was a treat to read <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Embers-Mesquite-Springs-Amanda-Cabot/dp/0800735358/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1584992463&sr=1-1-spell" target="_blank">Out of the Embers</a> by <a href="http://www.amandacabot.com/" target="_blank">Amanda Cabot!</a> I love that Evelyn Radcliffe is such a strong woman, she can take care of herself and doesn't need a man to care for her. I adore the amount of "show" in this book. The author did a great job showing Evelyn's tenaciousness and independence and how much Wyatt, based on his mother and father's relationship, believes women need to be cared for. He has a gradual shift in his beliefs as the book progresses ~ based on observations he draws and statements people make. Evelyn slowly learns to trust. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I admit I haven't read a historical in awhile, so this was a nice change of pace. And I adore <a href="http://www.amandacabot.com/" target="_blank">Amanda</a>'s writing anyway. Pick u your copy of <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Embers-Mesquite-Springs-Amanda-Cabot/dp/0800735358/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1584992463&sr=1-1-spell" target="_blank">Out of the Embers</a> today :-)</span>Heidi Mainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383398244521741597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-14685080301648053442020-03-24T01:30:00.000-04:002020-03-24T07:56:02.335-04:00Tidbit Tuesday: Truth or Consequences<br />
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as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The $10,000 Pyramid</i> in 1973), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">25 Words or Less, Are You Smarter Than a
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or Consequences</i>. In an interview, Edwards stated the idea came from a
favorite parlor game called Forfeits. A Victorian era pastime, Forfeits had
many iterations, but the commonality was the requirement for the loser to
perform a stunt such as barking like a dog, making three people laugh, singing
a song, dancing, walking in a circle backwards, or some other silly action.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with listeners. On the show, contestants had two seconds to answer a trivia
question before “Beulah the Buzzer” sounded. If the individual didn’t complete
the “Truth” portion, there would be “Consequences,” usually an embarrassing stunt.
Years later, Edwards would say that most of the contestants preferred to answer
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air on broadcast television. However, the airing was a one-time experiment, and
the program didn’t air again on TV until 1950, when the medium had caught on
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35mm film, using multiple cameras simultaneously-the first TV program recorded
before a live audience to do so. In January, 1957, the show became the first
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failed revival during the 1977-78 season, and again during the 1987-88 season.
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writes about ordinary people who did extraordinary things in days gone by. A
volunteer docent and archivist for the Wright Museum of WWII, Linda is also a
trustee for her local public library. She is a native of Baltimore, Maryland
and was born a stone’s throw from Fort McHenry. Linda has lived in historic
places all her life, and is now located in central New Hampshire where her favorite
activities include exploring historic sites and immersing herself in the
imaginary worlds created by other authors. Learn more about Linda and her
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.shirleyrayeredmond.com/" target="_blank">Shirley</a> here. Godly women are light and salt in our world. As March is Women’s</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">History Month, I thought it might be fun to offer a multiple choice quiz</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">to test your WHQ—women’s history quotient. The answers are provided</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">at the end of the quiz. Good luck!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(1) Who was the first licensed female watchmaker in the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Netherlands?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(A) Greta Brinker</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(B) Corrie Ten Boom</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(C) Maria Van Dyke</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(2) Who was the first pilot to ever fly for the Missionary Aviation</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Fellowship—yes, the pilot was a woman!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(A) Amelia Earheart</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(B) Elizabeth Greene</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(C) Beryl Markham</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(3) Who was the most prolific female hymn writer of all time? Hint:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">She was blind from infancy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(A) Katherine Anne Porter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(B) Fanny Crosby</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(C) Katherine Lee Bates</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(4) Who opened the first orphanage for African American children</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">in 1899 near Chicago:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(A) Jane Addams</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(B) Amanda Smith</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(C) Harriet Beecher Stowe</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(5) Pastor Alexander Whitaker taught her to read the Bible and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">speak English. When baptized she took the name Rebecca and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">married an English widower named John Rolfe. Who was she?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(A) Tucumcari</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(B) Pocahontas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(C) Kateri</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(6) One of the fastest runners in the world, she won three Olympic</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">gold medals. Hard to believe she was crippled with polio when</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">she was a baby. Who was she?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(A) Babe Didrickson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(B)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(C) Wilma Rudolph</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(D) Tamika Catchings Smith</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(7) As a lighthouse keeper in Rhode Island, she saved more than a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">dozen men from drowning during her amazing career. She</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">received many honors and awards, including a visit from</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">President Ulyssess Grant who came to thank her personally for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">her dedication to the United States Lighthouse Service. Who</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">was she?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(A) Jane Austen</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(B) Ida Lewis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(C) Louisa May Alcott</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Answers</b>: The correct answer for each question is letter B. You can</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">learn more about these amazing women and others like them in my latest</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">book, <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Courageous-World-Changers-Stories-Daring/dp/0736977341/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2PF0H5CE9P1HE&dchild=1&keywords=courageous+world+changers+by+redmond&qid=1584382392&sprefix=courageous+world%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFPVjZUTlo3WDdNOEQmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1MjQ0ODQyRU9IOEZRV01NUzRSJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyNzM2MDFSWk1JUDRETkZUNiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=" target="_blank">Courageous World Changers: 50 True Stories of Daring Women</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Courageous-World-Changers-Stories-Daring/dp/0736977341/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2PF0H5CE9P1HE&dchild=1&keywords=courageous+world+changers+by+redmond&qid=1584382392&sprefix=courageous+world%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFPVjZUTlo3WDdNOEQmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1MjQ0ODQyRU9IOEZRV01NUzRSJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyNzM2MDFSWk1JUDRETkZUNiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=" target="_blank">of God</a>.</span><br />
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<b><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Courageous-World-Changers-Stories-Daring/dp/0736977341/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2PF0H5CE9P1HE&dchild=1&keywords=courageous+world+changers+by+redmond&qid=1584382392&sprefix=courageous+world%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFPVjZUTlo3WDdNOEQmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1MjQ0ODQyRU9IOEZRV01NUzRSJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyNzM2MDFSWk1JUDRETkZUNiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=" target="_blank">Women of Fearless Faith</a></b><br /><br />Meet women who have used their God-given talents to live out their faith to the fullest. They come from a variety of backgrounds, eras, and ethnicities, but each one has answered the Lord’s call on their life in bold and innovative ways.<br /><br />Children of all ages will be inspired by the stories of</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Laurie Hernandez—gymnast who won both gold and silver medals in her sport</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Florence Nightingale—health care reformer</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Madeline L’Engle—author of children’s literature</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">These and the 45 other female spiritual role models featured in this book have made a profound impact on the world around them, and in many cases changed the course of history. Strong, smart, and sometimes outspoken, these women are tremendous examples of God’s love in action.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">These inspiring profiles will captivate kids’ imaginations and encourage them to discover their own gifts and how they can use them to glorify God. </span><br />
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I’ve been a gardener
all my life. When I lived in apartments I gardened on the windowsills and
balconies. When I looked at the backyard of my first purchased home, I saw a
flat plot with a space for a large corner garden, and I was in heaven. I’ve
moved flowers from my mother’s home across the USA so they would always be in
my yard as a reminder of her. In my most recent home, which is all hillside, I
still saw garden potential with terraced flowerbeds. It had been my goal to
garden until the day I died.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But last year my
body betrayed me with a shattered shoulder, cancer, and a spiral break in the
same arm in which I shattered my shoulder. As much as my heart wanted to
believe I could garden the way I had 15 years ago, my head said I was becoming
too unstable to navigate the slopes and terraced beds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My husband was afraid I’d fall on the uneven
terrain of my garden, and, frankly, so was I. I became a gardener who got to
watch the hired landscapers do the work I loved and had always done myself. The
loss of my time in nature, pulling weeds, and digging in the earth was, and
still is, a sad thing to bear.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>But, as this
devotion title says, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">When God Closes a
Door, He Opens a Window. </i>Now, I know this quote isn’t from the Bible, but I
see it happening in my life, and sometimes that window causes you to stretch to
places you thought you’d never go. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>Recently our church
lost their second pianist, throwing all the work onto one person. God put the
burden on my heart to help. But I wasn’t a piano player. Although I attended
the music conservatory in my hometown, taking piano for one year, I never
achieved the skill or the confidence to play in public. Sure, I could peck out
a tune on the electric Wurlitzer keyboard we bought after we were married, but
I wasn’t good enough to play in front of anyone. My husband walking into the
room would set my fingers fluttering over all the wrong keys.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>I’ve sung since I
was a child. Getting up in front of hundreds of people at church or singing a
solo has never been a problem for me. It’s a joy I gladly do. I’ve even played
my guitar in public, although it has been decades since I played. Singing,
however, is a whole different thing than playing a piano. Play in front of a
whole bunch of people? That was never going to happen!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Spurred on by the
need we saw, my husband and I bought a new piano, fulfilling a dream we never
thought we’d do. Ever since the purchase my passion has changed. My legs don’t
have to be stable to sit at the piano and play—I just need my arms, hands and
fingers. After six months of practice, then breaking my arm and waiting for it
to be released from its sling, I played piano at our evening service, taking
over so the regular pianist could have a break. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Was I perfect?
Heavens, no! But I learned to keep going even when I missed notes, and, trust
me, in my nervousness I missed quite a few. A month after playing for evening
service, I played at the morning service with the organist covering up my
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<o:p> </o:p>Someday, I hope to
reach a more perfect stage in my playing. I’m certain I will never reach the
skill level of our talented pianist who can play from memory, transpose and
sight read just about anything, and arpeggio all over the keyboard. But I’m
working toward being the best pianist I can. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>I still look
longingly at the garden and my fingers itch to pull up the weeds and deadhead
the spent blossoms. I pause as I pass the flowers at Home Depot, wanting to
snatch some up, but<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m learning to step
back on that part of my life. Looking at the closed door doesn’t hurt as much
as it did.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>Every day I rejoice
in the window he opened for me, because I know “that for those who love God all
things work together for good...” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ESV Now
I’m looking forward to a new passion, a new way to serve my God.<o:p></o:p></div>
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What about you? Has
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Multi-award winning <a href="https://catherinecastle1.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: blue;">author
Catherine Castle</span></a> loves writing. Before beginning her career as a romance
writer she worked part-time as a freelance writer. She has over 600 articles
and photographs to her credit, under her real name, in the Christian and
secular market. She also lays claim to over 300 internet articles written on a
variety of subjects and several hundred poems. In addition to writing she loves
reading, traveling, singing, theatre, quilting and gardening. She’s a
passionate gardener whose garden won a “Best Hillside Garden” award from the
local gardening club. She writes sweet and inspirational romances. You can find
her award-winning Soul Mate books <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://amzn.com/B00CHU9DH2"><span style="color: blue;">The Nun and the Narc</span></a> </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.amzn.com/B074SZSGB1"><span style="color: blue;">A
Groom for Mama</span></a>,</i> on Amazon and <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-nun-and-the-narc-catherine-castle/1116942061?ean=9781619352964"><span style="color: blue;">Barnes
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Born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904, Theodor
“Ted” Seuss Geisel took on the moniker “Dr. Seuss” while still an undergraduate
at Dartmouth College. One story claims Geisel was caught drinking (illegal in
1924 during Prohibition) and forced to give up all his extracurricular activities
which included editorship of Dartmouth’s humor magazine, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jack-O-Lantern</i>. In order to continue
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Leaving Oxford before graduation her returned to the US
where he obtain work as a cartoonist for several magazines such as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vanity Fair</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Life. </i>He also secured advertising work with his illustrations for
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used their funds to travel extensively. During a trip home on a cruise in 1936,
he was inspired to write his first children’s book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street</i> (a real street a short
distance from where he grew up). According to his own account he received
dozens of rejections and considered burning the manuscript until a
serendipitous meeting with one of his former Dartmouth classmates let to its
publication with Vanguard Press. By 1940, he published three more children’s
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With the advent of WWII, Geisel set aside children’s
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Production Board. In 1943, he joined the US Army as a captain and was giving
command of the Animation Department of the First Motion Picture Unit of the
Army Air Force where he wrote propaganda and training films.<br />
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After the war, Geisel and his wife moved to California where
he went back to writing children’s books, most of which sold hundreds of
thousands of copies. He passed away from cancer in September, 1991.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black;">Linda Shenton
Matchett writes about ordinary people who did extraordinary things in days gone
by. A volunteer docent and archivist for the Wright Museum of WWII, Linda is
also a trustee for her local public library. She is a native of Baltimore,
Maryland and was born a stone’s throw from Fort McHenry. Linda has lived in
historic places all her life, and is now located in central New Hampshire where
her favorite activities include exploring historic sites and immersing herself
in the imaginary worlds created by other authors. Learn more about Linda
and her book on her <a href="http://lindashentonmatchett.com/">website</a> or connect with her online: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LindaShentonMatchettAuthor">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lindasmatchett">Twitter</a>, or <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/lindasmatchett">Pinterest</a>.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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“Someday, somehow, I am going to do something useful,
something for people. They are, most of them, so helpless, so hurt and so
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Born in December of 1865, Edith Cavell grew up in a
vicar’s family. She served as a governess for ten years before spending the
next twenty years as a nurse. The children she cared for remembered her as
great fun though strict. She taught them her values as well as educating them,
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Her interest in nursing likely began when she visited
a free hospital in Germany that so impressed her, she set up a fund for the
hospital to buy surgical instruments. While she was in nursing training, she
didn’t always get good reviews. She was said to be “not methodical nor observant
and she over-estimated her own power.” She had excellent intentions and was conscientious
without being quite reliable. In a way, that doomed her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In 1907, Belgian surgeon Antione Depage started an
independent nursing school. Nursing in Belgium was little changed from medieval
times. Hospitals were run by churches, and untrained nuns looked after
patients. Spiritual care came before physical care. Cleanliness was
unimportant. Nurses were considered lower than servants.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Depage hired nurses from Sweden, Germany, Denmark, and
Holland. The position of matron was offered to Edith Cavell on the
recommendation of the mother-in-law of one of the children she’d been governess
to in Belgium. The Belgians wanted a school like Florence Nightingale’s, with
an Englishwoman who knew their language and lifestyle.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Edith turned nursing into a profession in Belgian with
the highest standards for trainees and a model hospital. She had been visiting
her mother in England in 1914 when notified that turmoil was breaking out on
the continental after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
and his wife. She hurried back. When war was declared, she sent the German
nurses home. Most Dutch and English nurses also left. Curiously, a German maid
stayed, and caused trouble. <o:p></o:p></div>
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From Brussels, they could hear the cannon and see
smoke through binoculars. On August 21, German troops marched into Brussels.
Wounded soon came to Edith’s hospital from the battle on Mons.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Prince Reginald de Croy and his sister Princess Marie
cared for wounded Allied soldiers and helped them escape from occupied Belgium.
When two wounded English soldiers were taken to Brussels, Marie Depage, wife of
the nursing school founder and a fatality in the sinking of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lusitania</i>, directed them to Edith,
beginning her role in the resistance movement.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Germans were suspicious. They made frequent
surprise visits to the hospital, looking for Allied soldiers. Edith noticed
strange workmen in the street who accomplished nothing. A Zeppelin passed low
over Edith’s house, watching and photographing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Careless risks were taken. Hiding soldiers routinely
went out at night. Once a group returned drunk, singing at the top of their
lungs. In May, Edith asked that no more be sent to her. However, she could
never turn away anyone in need of help.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In June, 1915, an Englishman attacked and destroyed a
Zeppelin in mid-air. This and raids on Zeppelin hangers infuriated the Germans.
Belgian Independence Day observations on July 21 added to their fury. Ten days
later, arrests began.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Edith was arrested on August 5. The Germans tricked
her by pretending to know more than they did. Her statements translated into
German were falsified. On October 11, after a trial in which defense attorneys
were not allowed to see the defendants beforehand, she received the death
sentence. That night, a pastor said she would be remembered as a heroine and a
martyr. She replied, “Think of me only as a nurse who tried to do her duty.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061067970781919577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-4887182669769642312020-02-27T00:00:00.000-05:002020-02-27T00:00:03.445-05:00The Major's Daughter by Regina Jennings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ever since I had the opportunity to visit Oklahoma with my mother-in-law and learn some of it's history, I've loved to read books set there. This one was of particular interest since it's set during one of Oklahoma's races for land, which I also wrote about in my book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Claim-Her-Heart-Jodie-Wolfe/dp/1946016470/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=to+claim+her+heart&qid=1582732257&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><i>To Claim Her Heart.</i></a><br />
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I loved the way Regina delved into the hard work and determination it took to not only compete for the land, but also to build and improve on it. She also highlighted some of the disputes over property that occurred during this time period. I found her new book to be a fun read. I can tell that the author spent a bit of time researching and it showed seamlessly throughout her story.<br />
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If you love learning about some of the real events from our Nation's history as well as a fun romance, you'll be sure to enjoy <i>The Major's Daughter.</i><br />
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<i>Jodie Wolfe
creates novels where hope and quirky meet. She is a member of American
Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Romance Writers of America (RWA), and COMPEL
Training. She's been a semi-finalist and finalist in various writing contests.
A former columnist for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Home School
Enrichment</i> magazine, her articles can be found online at: <a href="https://www.crosswalk.com/">Crosswalk</a>, <a href="http://www.christiandevotions.us/">Christian Devotions</a>, and <a href="http://www.heirloomaudio.com/audio-adventures/">Heirloom Audio</a>. She's
a contributor and co-founder of <a href="https://stitchesthrutime.blogspot.com/">Stitches
Thru Time</a> blog. When not writing she enjoys spending time with her husband
in Pennsylvania, reading, walking, and being a Grammie. Learn more at <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">www.jodiewolfe.com</a>.</i></div>
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</i>Jodie Wolfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13734191097693490693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-25948913211703939682020-02-25T01:30:00.000-05:002020-02-25T01:30:09.470-05:00Tidbit Tuesday: 15th Amendment<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">How familiar
are you with the U.S. Constitution? How about the Bill of Rights? The other
amendments? There is so much history to the United States, teachers must have a
tough time trying to present the vast amount of information to students. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My current work-in-progress, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dinah’s Dilemma</i>, takes place in the American west during 1870. Life
was vastly different one hundred and fifty years ago. Electricity had been
invented by that time, but it wouldn’t be until 1882 that parts of Manhattan
saw electricity introduced in houses. Gas light and candles would remain popular
for another fifty years. Inventions during 1870 included the bee smoker, the rotary
can opener, and the feather duster. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with the passage of the 15<sup>th</sup> Amendment. Ratified on February 3<sup>rd</sup>,
the law states that the “right of citizens of the United States to vote shall
not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of
race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Having been freed by the 13<sup>th</sup> Amendment and
granted citizenship by the 14<sup>th</sup> Amendment, African Americans men must
have been thrilled to receive the privilege of the right to vote. (Remember,
women of any color were unable to vote until the 19<sup>th</sup> Amendment was
passed in 1920) Unfortunately, poll taxes, literacy tests, and “grandfather
clauses” that excluded anyone whose ancestors hadn’t voted in the 1860s were
just a few of the ways used to disenfranchise the men. Social and economic
segregation added to the problem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Not until the Voting Act of 1965, passed in March of
that year, would deterrents to exercising the right to vote be abolished. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Linda Shenton Matchett</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> writes about ordinary people who did extraordinary things in days gone by. Her latest release, <a href="https://amzn.to/37dA36J">Under Cover</a>, features WWII war correspondent, Ruth Brown. A volunteer docent and archivist for the Wright Museum of WWII, Linda is also a trustee for her local public library. She was born a stone’s throw from Fort McHenry and has lived in historic places all her life. Now located in central New Hampshire, Linda’s favorite activities include exploring historic sites and immersing herself in the imaginary worlds created by other authors. Visit her website where she blogs about <a href="http://www.lindashentonmatchett.com/">history, mystery, and faith</a>. Sign up for her <a href="https://mailchi.mp/74bb7b34c9c2/lindashentonmatchettnewsletter">newsletter </a>and receive a free short story. You can also connect with Linda on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LindaShentonMatchettAuthor">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lindasmatchett">Twitter</a>, and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/lindasmatchett">Pinterest</a>.</span>Linda Matchetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921797723329487407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-1957569634005696932020-02-20T03:00:00.000-05:002020-02-20T08:01:54.640-05:00Author interview with Jodie Wolfe<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]-->So excited to visit with Jodie Wolfe, as she is one of our own here at Stitches Thru Time. A huge congratulations on the recent release of her book,<i><b> </b></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Taming Julia:</i></span></b><br />
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1875, Kansas bachelor Drew Montgomery's sole desire is to serve God, but his
congregation's ultimatum that he marry or leave, forces him to advertise for a
wife by proxy. <br />
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Jules Walker strides into Drew's life wearing breeches and toting a gun and
saddle--more cowboy than bride. After years on the trail, she's not exactly
wife material, but she longs for home and family, and will do anything to
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to write a poem. I wrote about my favorite thing in the world at the time -
Snoopy. Soon after, I started creating little stories. I was hooked. I knew
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possibility. How could a woman answer an advertisement, choosing to leave all
she'd known in order to take a chance on love and find a new path in life? How
did she choose to leave the familiar and step into the unknown with someone
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a pastor was dictated by his congregation that if he wanted to keep his job, he
had to find a wife by a certain time? What if the wife he advertised for was completely
different than what he expected? How would he handle it? That nugget of an idea
is what spurred the inspiration for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Taming
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">My faith in God is just part of my
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">That true hope can only be found in
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">One of my favorite scenes takes
place later in the book. I can't share a lot about it so I don't spoil it for
you, but it takes place in Texas. My husband's aunt and uncle live next door to
the area I wrote about, so they were a tremendous help with being accurate in
my description. Then a couple years ago while visiting them, we got special permission
so I could see it first-hand. It's in the hill country of Texas where an
unexpected gorge has been carved out because of a waterway.</span></div>
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we can see both of them. We have a state college in our town, along with Amish
farmers, and rural countryside. It's a nice mix and very little traffic. I can
make it across town in about ten minutes, depending on traffic lights and
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I'm working on two books - a sequel to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Taming Julia</i> (part of the Burrton
Springs Brides series), as well as a book set in the town where I live dealing
with belonging entitled, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hannah's Quest</i>.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jodie
Wolfe creates novels where hope and quirky meet. She is a member of American
Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Romance Writers of America (RWA), and COMPEL
Training. She's been a semi-finalist and finalist in various writing contests.
A former columnist for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Home School
Enrichment</i> magazine, her articles can be found online at: </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.crosswalk.com/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Crosswalk</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.christiandevotions.us/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Christian Devotions</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">, and </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.heirloomaudio.com/audio-adventures/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Heirloom Audio</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">. She's
a contributor and co-founder of </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://stitchesthrutime.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stitches Thru Time</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> blog.
When not writing she enjoys spending time with her husband in Pennsylvania,
reading, walking, and being a Grammie. Learn more at </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">www.jodiewolfe.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">.</span></div>
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Links for Taming Julia:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Julia-Jodie-Wolfe-ebook/dp/B083L8MDD5/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=taming+julia&qid=1578503989&sr=8-1"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Julia-Jodie-Wolfe-ebook/dp/B083L8MDD5/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=taming+julia&qid=1578503989&sr=8-1</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">When I lookout my breakfast nook window after a snow
I see a snow-covered hillside garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
scene always puts an old hymn into my mind—“Whiter Than Snow” (circa 1872). As
I admire the snowy beauty, glad that I don’t have to get out in it,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find myself<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>humming the tune and marveling at its words.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">If you aren’t
familiar with the song, whose lyrics were written by James L. Nicholson, you
can hear it on </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rodeSSJuM4s&index=1&list=RDrodeSSJuM4s"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span style="color: blue;">YouTube</span></span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">. Online, </span><a href="https://library.timelesstruths.org/music/I_Shall_Be_Whiter_than_Snow/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found six
verses to this hymn</span></span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">, but my favorites verses are
1 and 6, and, of course, the chorus. These two verses, in my opinion, sum up a
Christian’s assurance of heaven—our confession of faith in the Lord, our
baptism, and God’s response to our surrender. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole; I want
Thee forever to live in my soul;<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Break down every idol, cast out every foe—Now wash
me, and I shall be whiter than snow. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">The blessing by faith, I receive from above; Oh,
glory! my soul is made perfect in love;<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">My prayer has prevailed, and this moment I know, The
blood is applied, I am whiter than snow.</span></i><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"></span></i><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Whiter than snow, yes, whiter than snow,<br />
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></i></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">The song’s inspiration was most likely Psalms 51:7:
“Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter
than snow.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">As much as I love the beauty of a fresh snowfall,
its glory will diminish as time goes by. Children will roll snowmen in the
front yards, exposing the brown grass and mud beneath the snowflakes. Cars will
splatter gray mush onto the pure white edges of the road. And eventually the
sun will come out and melt away winter’s glory. The picture perfect moments
that have drifted from the sky aren’t permanent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">But when God washes us and makes us <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">whiter than snow</i>, that purity won’t fade
as long as we are His. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the book of
Revelation, Jesus said, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">They will walk
with me in white, for they are worthy. The one who conquers will be clothed
thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of Life.</i>”
(Revelation 3:4-5) <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">I don’t know about you, but I take great comfort in
knowing that my walk with the Lord has made my soul <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">whiter than snow.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Catherine Castlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851018712173847721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-48955023252842070842020-02-13T03:00:00.000-05:002020-02-21T15:28:45.766-05:00Valentine reads ... and chat with Karen Witemeyer!So first of all, if you haven't read any of <span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3114906.Karen_Witemeyer" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">Karen Witemeyer</span></a>'s books, pause now and go buy one or check it out of your local library. Even if you aren't a huge fan of historical romance, her stories might make you one yet. Fun, moving and faith building stories that will keep you turning the pages. </span><br />
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">Today, with Valentines just around the corner, I wanted to share her most recent series with you: Patchwork Family. I could just share one of the books, but that would be silly, because you know you want to read both. :) </span><br />
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">First book in the series is <i>More than Meets the Eye</i>. Now take a close look at the cover and imagine what it would be like to live in the 1800s with mismatched eyes. or you could just read the story about a poor girl who is judged her whole life because of something as simple as eye color. </span><br />
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">I loved this story and the characters who quickly snag a piece of your heart, (Warning: even a main character from the next book will wedge himself in your heart so that you have to read the next book just because you have to know how his life works out!)</span><br />
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span id="freeText8586388787333987375">Many consider Evangeline
Hamilton cursed. Orphaned at a young age and possessing a pair of
mismatched eyes—one bright blue, the other dark brown—Evangeline has
fought to find her way in a world that constantly rejects her. Yet the
support of even one person can help overcome the world's judgments, and
Evangeline has two—Seth and Zach, fellow orphans she now counts as
brothers.<br /><br />Seeking justice against the man who stole his
birthright and destroyed his family, Logan Fowler arrives in 1880s Pecan
Gap, Texas, to confront Zach Hamilton, the hardened criminal
responsible for his father's death. Only instead of finding a solitary
ruthless gambler, he discovers a man not much older than himself with an
unusual family. And when Hamilton's unique sister, Evangeline, insists
on dousing Logan with sunshine every time they cross paths, Logan finds
his quest completely derailed. Who is truly responsible for his lost
legacy, and will restoring the past satisfy if it means forfeiting a
future with Evangeline?</span></span><br />
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span id="freeText8586388787333987375">And along comes book two - aren't you glad you didn't have to wait the months between their releases like I did. ;) </span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText13138596070145630734">After fulfilling a
pledge to a dying friend, Zacharias Hamilton is finally free. No family
entanglements. No disappointing those around him. Just the quiet
bachelor existence he's always craved. Until fate snatches his freedom
away when the baker of his favorite breakfast bun is railroaded by the
city council. Despite not wanting to get involved, he can't turn a blind
eye to her predicament . . . or her adorable dimples.<br /><br />Abigail
Kemp needs a man's name on her bakery's deed. A marriage of convenience
seems the best solution . . . if it involves a man she can control. That
person definitely isn't the stoic lumberman who oozes silent confidence
whenever he enters her shop. Control Zacharias Hamilton? She can't even
control her pulse when she's around him.<br />When vows are spoken,
Abigail's troubles should be over. Yet threats to the bakery worsen, and
darker dangers hound her sister. Can she put ever more trust in Zach
without losing her dreams of independence?</span></div>
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<span id="freeText13138596070145630734">Now, without further ado, as we are all busy (but reading a few more minutes will totally be worth it) let me introduce the author of these wonderful stories:</span></div>
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historical romance with a flair for humor, feisty heroines, and
swoon-worthy Texas heroes. A transplant from California, Karen came to
Texas for college, met a cowboy disguised as a computer nerd, married
him, and never left the state that had become home. <br /><br />Winner of
the National Reader's Choice Award, HOLT Medallion, ACFW Carol Award,
Inspirational Reader's Choice Award, and a finalist for both the RITA
and Christy Awards, Karen is a firm believer in the power of happy
endings. . . and ice cream. She also loves to reward her readers. Every
month she gives away two inspirational historical novels to someone from
her newsletter list and offers substantial bonus content on her
website. To learn more about Karen and her books, or to join her
subscriber list, please visit <a href="http://www.karenwitemeyer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.karenwitemeyer.com</a>.</span></span></div>
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favorite child. LOL. If pressed, though, I would have to say that Levi from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To Win Her Heart</i> is probably my favorite
hero. Adelaide Proctor from<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Head in the
Clouds</i> is probably my favorite heroine just because she has so much of me
in her. We both lost our fathers at an early age, we both love <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jane Eyre</i>, and we both love the sound of
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hot tea sweetened with honey in an insulated cop so it will stay warm for long
periods of time. And if I need a little energy kick, I'll grab a square of Dove
dark chocolate. Yum.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "inherit" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I just finished reading Kristi Ann Hunter's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Pursuit of Home</i>. Loved it! In my
opinion it was the best in the Haven Manor series, and maybe my favorite of all
of her books. Wonderful, twisted plot. Excitement blended with mental puzzles
to decipher, and a nerdy hero for which to cheer. I highly recommend. Even if
you've not read the other books in the series, you will enjoy this one on its
own.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "inherit" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have read your novel’s and novellas, and they are all
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "inherit" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Novellas are definitely easier. Not only are
they shorter, but because of the limited word count, the plots are
straightforward, which simplifies the storyline. They do come with their own
challenges, such as packing a fully formed plot and developed characters into a
small space. Pacing can get a little tricky, too. But overall, they are a lot
of fun to write. I love the feeling of accomplishment that comes from
completing a story, and that completion comes 4 times faster with a novella.</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">One final thank you to Karen for visiting us (and for writing such good books). Leave a comment with your favorite of her books, or which looks most intriguing to you. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">When I was growing up, my family often watched television together, enjoying such shows as <i>The Waltons </i>and <i>Little House on the Prairie.</i> It was not until I was an adult that I realized <i>Little House </i>was based on children’s books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder who was born 153 years ago this month. The first book was published in 1932 when Laura was 64 years old!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Born in Pepin, Wisconsin, Laura was the second of five children. Her family were descendants of the Delano family, the ancestral family of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt whose policies and programs she would later criticize. She was also third cousin, once removed, of President Ulysses S. Grant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Then the stock market crash of 1929 occurred, and Laura and Almanzo lost everything they had. At the encouragement of her daughter, Laura wrote her autobiography and made several attempt to sell it to a publisher. Unsuccessful, she wrote fictionalized versions of her life geared toward children. The first book <i>Little House in the Big Woods</i> became an instant success, and Laura went on to write seven more, giving the family the stable income they sorely needed after the crash.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Linda Matchetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921797723329487407noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-705802709462042272020-02-10T00:30:00.000-05:002020-02-10T00:30:08.948-05:00Love is a Powerful Emotion: A Devotion<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">I'm always looking for ways to show my love to my family and friends.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;">A fumbling, mistake-making,</span></div>
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Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765332646987825952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-50853371541019532382020-02-06T03:00:00.000-05:002020-02-06T03:00:05.955-05:00Book Review: Three Little Things by Patti StockdaleAngela here. I was given the opportunity and privilege of reading this book before it's release, and must admit to being captivated. WWI, love notes, and a cover like that...what else is there to say? ;)<br />
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One forbidden love. Two broken hearts. Three little things.<br />
Hattie
Waltz should forget the troubled neighbor leaving for boot camp in
1917. He forgot about her ages ago. It had always been the Waltzs verses
the Kregers, his family pitted against hers. When she hands him a
farewell gift, a chemistry lesson unfolds. The good kind. <br />
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Kreger can't leave Iowa or his old man fast enough. He's eager to prove
his worth on the battlefield and stop blaming himself for his brother's
death. Before entering the train, he bumps into Hattie. He's loved her
forever, always from the sidelines, because nobody crosses Hattie's pa.<br />
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innocent letter soon morphs into many. Arno and Hattie share three
little secrets in each letter and grow closer together. But he's on his
way to a war across the ocean, and she's still in her father's house.
Their newfound love will need to survive dangers on both fronts.<br />
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I'm afraid I am quite short worded when it comes to reviews, but I will say, I quite enjoyed this story and look forward to more from this author. :) She has an easy flow to her writing that makes it easy to get into and she writes characters that you can easily imagine as living, breathing people with hopes that pull at the heart strings. Definitely one to watch for!<br />
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Angela K Couchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412391195779992728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-28537597873519480792020-02-04T00:00:00.000-05:002020-02-04T00:00:11.814-05:00Jenny on the Job<br />
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Jenny on the job keeps fresh as a daisy. Today’s woman might find
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With ten million men gone off to war, acute labor shortages
resulted, and women needed to enter the workforce. Who else would build the
planes, ships, and tanks the military needed? Many women had never held a job
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in the Pacific and I want to help make weapons for him and his buddies,” was a
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in 1943 in a series of eight posters created by artist Kula Robbins, issued</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 110%;"> <span style="background: white; color: black;">by the United States Public Health
Services and distributed to workplaces around the country. She offered tips
meant to keep production and efficiency as high as possible while also being
practical and safe on the job. Always the model production worker, Jenny
demonstrated safety tips and advice on things like correct posture for lifting
boxes and getting plenty of sleep, doing her best to help the war effort.</span></span><span style="font-family: "cherry cream soda" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have been new to industrial jobs, they excelled, becoming adept at handling
industrial equipment such as hand drills, or wiring bomb fuses. Skills like
knitting and crocheting prepared them with patience, steady hands, and
attention to detail. Production speed and accuracy for women, the highest
priorities at all times, rivaled that of the men in delicate work. Vocational
trainers who feared teaching mechanically inept women discovered the ladies’
very lack of familiarity with mechanics proved to be an asset, for they had no
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man-sized meal raised a lot of comments in an online discussion. Severe
rationing may have prompted the poster to “grant permission” to eat a full
meal. The Captains of Industry may have believed “frail women” would faint or
become careless if they maintained a “lady-like” diet. Or a man-sized
meal was the best way to make sure women working for the war effort had enough
energy to make it through the long workday of operating dangerous machinery.</span><span style="font-family: "cherry cream soda" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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rest of the posters may be viewed at </span><span style="font-family: "cherry cream soda" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/terriwangard/women-working-in-wwii/">http://www.pinterest.com/terriwangard/women-working-in-wwii/</a></span><span style="font-family: "cherry cream soda" , serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-indent: 0.5in;">Terri Wangard writes novels that entertain and enlighten. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), and has won and been a finalist in various writing contests. Her next book, <i>Roll Back the Clouds</i>, features the <i>Lusitania</i> and releases on March 17. When not writing, she’s likely to be reading. Learn more at </span><a href="http://www.terriwangard.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #992211; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 15.8895px;">www.terriwangard.com</span></a>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061067970781919577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-78153658703489375722020-02-03T00:00:00.000-05:002020-02-03T00:00:05.268-05:00Birds of a Feather<br />
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Ardastra Gardens was one of the highlights of our</span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"> <span style="background: white;">Bahamas vacation.</span></span> <span style="background: white;">My husband and I laughed as we watched the world
famous marching flamingos</span> <span style="background: white;">circle
the performance ring. With their long spindly legs and graceful</span> <span style="background: white;">S-shaped necks, the birds obeyed the commands of their
“drill sergeant.”</span> <span style="background: white;">Around the ring
they marched, puffing out their chests. When the</span> <span style="background: white;">“sergeant” blew his whistle, the birds would do a
quick about face and</span> <span style="background: white;">head the
other way. They were hilarious. After the show we learned that</span> <span style="background: white;">this particular generation of birds hadn’t been
trained at all. Decades</span> <span style="background: white;">ago, the
owner of the gardens had trained a few flamingos, as part of an</span> <span style="background: white;">experiment. Now the younger birds mimic the older
birds, and so it has</span> <span style="background: white;">continued for
generations of the garden’s flamingos.</span> <span style="background: white;">It reminded me of that game follow the leader we used to play as
children.</span> <span style="background: white;">Even as adults we still
follow leaders, don’t we? Pastors and their wives,</span> <span style="background: white;">mentors, teachers, supervisors at work, and others.
Are we choosing to</span> <span style="background: white;">follow people
who are worthy to be followed? Keep in mind that others are</span> <span style="background: white;">watching and following us—our children and
grandchildren and neighbors,</span> <span style="background: white;">for
instance. Are we leading them as we should? Not all leaders do</span> <span style="background: white;">so—consider Adolph Hitler and Mao Zedong, for example.</span>
<span style="background: white;">Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come
after me, let him deny</span> <span style="background: white;">himself and
take up his cross and follow me.” (Matthew 16:24--NIV)</span> <span style="background: white;">Jesus calls us to follow him too. He will not lead us
astray. Nor will he</span> <span style="background: white;">suddenly order
us to do a spiritual about face. He is the same yesterday,</span> <span style="background: white;">today, and tomorrow.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 107%;">An award-winning writer
and frequent conference speaker, Shirley Raye</span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"> <span style="background: white;">Redmond is the author of
Courageous World Changers: 50 True Stories of</span></span> <span style="background: white;">Daring Women of God (Harvest House). She holds an M.A.
in literature and</span> <span style="background: white;">has been married
to her husband Bill for over forty years. They live in</span> <span style="background: white;">New Mexico where she is prayer chairman for her local
Community Bible</span> <span style="background: white;">Study (CBS). Touch
bases at </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://shirleyrayeredmond.com&source=gmail&ust=1580239139219000&usg=AFQjCNHGWpm2dvcpAP7w5D4yDlw8g0LMhQ" href="http://shirleyrayeredmond.com/" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc;">shirleyrayeredmond.com</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Shirley-Raye-Redmond-Author-533496973399344/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</span></span></span></span></div>
Heidi Mainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383398244521741597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474271316278058173.post-80545584680429322020-01-30T00:00:00.000-05:002020-01-30T00:00:04.108-05:00You Belong with Me by Tari Faris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.christianbook.com/you-belong-with-me-1/tari-faris/9780800736477/pd/0736470?event=ESRCG" target="_blank">You Belong with Me</a>: <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Realtor Hannah Thornton has many talents. Unfortunately, selling houses in the town where her family name is practically poison isn't one of them. When a business tycoon determines to raze historic homes in the small town of Heritage, Michigan, and replace them with a strip mall, Hannah resolves to stop him. She sets about helping Heritage win a restoration grant that will put the town back on the map--and hopefully finally repay the financial debt Hannah's mother caused the town. But at first no one supports her efforts--not even her best friend, Luke.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Luke Johnson may have grown up in Heritage, but as a foster kid he never truly felt as if he belonged. Now he has a chance to score a job as assistant fire chief and earn his place in the town. But when the interview process and Hannah's restoration project start unearthing things from his past, Luke must decide if belonging is worth the pain of being honest about who he is--and who he was.</span></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://heidimain.com/" target="_blank">Heidi</a> here. In one word: Amazing. Debut author, <a href="https://www.tarifaris.com/" target="_blank">Tari Faris</a> has hit <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/you-belong-with-me-1/tari-faris/9780800736477/pd/0736470?event=ESRCG" target="_blank">You Belong with Me </a>out of the park! I loved how real Hannah and Luke are. Their childhoods were not perfect, they are not perfect, and that makes for an unforgettable and heartwarming story. Now I want to visit Heritage, Michigan, in the summer mind you, as much as I’ve longed to spend a weekend in Stars Hollow. Grab your copy today! Go to <a href="https://www.tarifaris.com/" target="_blank">Tari's website</a> and you can download a FREE copy of the prequel of Hannah and Luke's story :-)</span></span>Heidi Mainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383398244521741597noreply@blogger.com1