History, Real Life and Faith
Several years ago I traveled to South American attend a family wedding and there I caught a glimpse of heaven. As my husband, daughter and I flew southeast from San Francisco, then further south, the culture changed from the friendly color of Costa Rica, to the financial powerhouse of Panama to the sultry drama of the world’s center of narco-terrorism:…
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Most of our Thanksgiving dinner celebrations look like the mob on the left. Those are my Sicilian relatives and Thanksgiving is the annual reunion. My nuclear family makes it to dinner with them every couple years, but we know we’re always invited. Indeed, this year half of my family attended and I autographed copies of my book! During our Navy…
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For many people, Thanksgiving can be fraught with uncomfortable memories. The holiday may be filled with loneliness more than familial happiness. Pressure can mount for a great meal or conviviality. It could underscore what’s missing in your life. Thanksgiving can be downright depressing. A Thanksgiving when we lived in Groton, Connecticut was headed toward the miserable. My husband was out to…
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Back in the closing years of the last century, my children and I drove across the entire state of Tennessee in one day. We were on a mission to get from Annapolis, MD to Santa Monica, CA in the shortest possible time, so we didn’t do much sightseeing along the way. On day 2, however, I decided we needed to…
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Back in the closing years of the last century, my children and I drove across the entire state of Tennessee in one day. We were on a mission to get from Annapolis, MD to Santa Monica, CA in the shortest possible time, so we didn’t do much sightseeing along the way. On day 2, however, I decided we needed to…
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That scream of glee coming from the San Francisco bay area recently is actually me doing research for an historical novel. I’ve got some confederates in Tennessee who are aiding and abetting me and the cyber connections are hot with our enthusiasm. It’s so much fun to research history this way–with friends–but also when it is simply, so easy. When…
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