History, Real Life, and Faith
St. Mark Lutheran Church has been through quite a bit with the 2017 Sonoma County fires. A year ago, we worshiped about 270 people in two services. 29 families connected to St. Mark Lutheran Church lost their homes. That’s families. Obviously, more people were involved than 29. In addition, 15 members of our congregation died in the last quarter of…
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Our kids were the center of our concern, after survival, during the Sonoma County fires of 2017. We’re reaching the one year anniversary this month, and I thought I’d reflect on that year. Bear with me–we live under the shadow of grief here in San Francisco’s north bay. Nearly 100,000 school children witnessed some form of trauma during the weeks…
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A wonderful devotional from Jane Austen?
Oswald and Biddy Chambers’ closest friend–who she was and why.
I needed a book cover for A Poppy in Remembrance. It was the number one priority after the manuscript. But I’d never been involved in choosing a book cover before–other than affirming ones my publisher offered. How was I supposed to get one? Starting with research, of course. I began by examining sites that discuss book covers–pros and cons, how…
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Mary Lee, General Robert E Lee’s oldest daughter was still alive during World War I. Indeed, the southern lady was one of the most surprising people I discovered while researching A Poppy in Remembrance. I had to put her in the book! She had some fascinating comments to make about the Great War. Who was Mary Lee? Born in 1835…
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