History, Real Life, and Faith
Do you have self-proclaimed bored kids? Don’t believe it. They’re just baiting you. As the creator of Mrs. Ule’s Mean and Cruel Summer School, I have ideas for “entertaining” children. 1.Teach them to cook. I don’t mean Betty Crocker‘s brownies or even the alleged macaroni and cheese that comes in a box. I mean honest-to-goodness, get out a knife and learn how…
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A Christmas Celebration in Kiwi Land
Research serendipity occurred when I wrote my novella, The Gold Rush Christmas. It centered around a Christmas-themed totem pole. It’s the story of young adult twins who journey to Alaska in search of their missionary father during the 1897 Gold Rush. The boy next door, a seminary student, joins them in an attempt to woo the heart of the female twin…
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Six ways to cope with a loved-ones death at Christmas
“It’s time,” Rose called from my Pearl Harbor driveway where her toddler sat in his stroller. I latched my daughter into her stroller and we took off down the street to pay our respects to the dead. We spent every December 7 for four years together, perched on McGrew Point to await the salute and fly by. When you live on Pearl Harbor, the…
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I love Christmas letters. Tell me all your great news, brag about your kids, allow me to rejoice with you! I want to hear what my friends are thankful for as they look back over the past year and anticipate the next. I also love to write my family’s Christmas letter. It’s an opportunity to crystalize my family’s year in two…
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