History, Real Life and Faith
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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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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God’s promises in the Bible are many. Have you considered counting the ones personal to you? Of course all the promises are for all of us, but there seem to be ones particularly special to my heart. I suspect the same is true of you. Stop right now. Which of God’s promises do you particularly love? It makes for an…
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God’s promises in the Bible are many. Have you considered counting the ones personal to you? Of course all the promises are for all of us, but there seem to be ones particularly special to my heart. I suspect the same is true of you. Stop right now. Which of God’s promises do you particularly love? It makes for an…
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Why do I have a New Zealand hero in my novel A Poppy in Remembrance? I chose Nigel specifically because I wanted to honor the great sacrifice made in World War I by New Zealand. They lost a lot of men and I want to acknowledge their sacrifice. Memorial in Auckland I knew nothing of the New Zealand sacrifice during…
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White feathers are a symbol of cowardice. Self-righteous, patriotic women and suffragettes in England during World War I handed them out to men not in uniform. Their reasoning? They must be cowards if they did not enlist to fight in the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). Were they right? Or were they wrong? How could anyone know? Why did men enlist…
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