Gil and I had a wonderful trip to Memphis, TN, this past weekend to reunite with many of our dear friends from Friendship Baptist Church where we worshipped while stationed at RAF Bentwaters/Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, from 1984-1987. Bro. Stew Wine, our former pastor from FBC, now lives in Memphis with his daugher Patra Sue and her husband Chuck Mason.
We gathered with 45 of our dear friends from eight different states from Florida to Texas, including Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina and Ohio. It was wonderful to see our friends from the past, some of their children and grand children and to meet some of those church members whom we did not know until this reunion who were members (some founding members) before we got there, or after we left. The sermon by Bro. Stew was as inspiring as ever and the song service was great. I look forward to another time of fellowship with these dear friends and hope to see some next time who were not able to attend this year's gathering.
While in Memphis, I also had the opportunity to visit a couple of hours with one of my BHS classmates whom I had not seen since we graduated high school in 1965. Pam David Harris has been a resident of Memphis for many years and she was kind enough to drop by the hotel to visit with me and catch up on those many years we have not seen each other. Pam is a dear sweet Christian lady and I am so glad we were able to reconnect at this time.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Texarkana Library Book Event
The lastest book event was held in Texarkana at the local public library. This was set up by a fellow author friend I met on Facebook, Janice Glass. There were 15 authors in attendance with a variety of books available to the public who came to meet us that day. The books varied from children's books, to mystery novels, and history such as mine.
The general public was low in attendance that day but we had a good time meeting the ones who did come, and had a good time meeting each other and getting acquainted. Some of the authors in attendance read from their books. Two of them who had children's books read to the children in attendance. One young lady who is in high school presented her book she wrote about a local private investigator who was very involved in the civil rights agenda of the 60s.
All in all, we had a great day.
The general public was low in attendance that day but we had a good time meeting the ones who did come, and had a good time meeting each other and getting acquainted. Some of the authors in attendance read from their books. Two of them who had children's books read to the children in attendance. One young lady who is in high school presented her book she wrote about a local private investigator who was very involved in the civil rights agenda of the 60s.
All in all, we had a great day.
Monday, June 11, 2012
On June 9th I was privileged to be a part of the Author Faire at Shreve Memorial Library with eight other authors. This was in celebration of and in conjunction with their One-Book, One-Parish program push to interest the area residents in reading. The author whose book was selected to be in the bag for readers this year was Shreveport native Marc Pittman. His book Raising Cole is his story of how he coped after losing his son in an automobile accident a number of years ago. It was an honor to be a part of this program and to meet the other authors there whom I did not know. Mr. Pittman is a very devout Christian man and a very devoted father and husband.
Joining me at the library that morning were Texas residents and authors Patty Wiseman, Tammy Thompson, and Eddie Hancock as well as Louisiana native Sheila Jackson, Kim Thompson and Lynn Cawthorne. Each of us presented our books to the guests and had a time of questions and answers as well as time to sign and sell the books. Our host, Debora Kavanaugh, was so gracious and well prepared for the program and did an excellent job as facilitator for the event. Thank you Shreve Memorial Library staff.
The afternoon found me at the Randle T. Moore Center on Fairfield Avenue speaking to the local Ark-La-Tex Genealogical Association. Jim Johnson, program director, allowed me to present Sharecropping in North Louisiana to the membership with a time of questions and answers from the audience as well as time to meet them one on one and sign and sell books. It was a great time had by all and everyone seemed to appreciate the stories told in the book about my mother's years growing up during the 20s, 30s and 40s. I met one lady whose mother is from Caldwell Parish, and another lady who had attended a book event with me and Mama in March 2009 there in Shreveport at a Christian book store.
After the afternoon book event, Gil and I drove by the house where we had lived 38 years ago when we first married. The neighborhood had changed a lot since then, but the old house still looks very nice. We also drove by the State Bldg where I worked when we married. It was an absolutely lovely sunny day and a beautiful drive. We enjoyed seeing St. Mark's Catholic Church across the street for the Randle T. Moore Center. It reminds me of cathedrals we had seen in Europe.
Joining me at the library that morning were Texas residents and authors Patty Wiseman, Tammy Thompson, and Eddie Hancock as well as Louisiana native Sheila Jackson, Kim Thompson and Lynn Cawthorne. Each of us presented our books to the guests and had a time of questions and answers as well as time to sign and sell the books. Our host, Debora Kavanaugh, was so gracious and well prepared for the program and did an excellent job as facilitator for the event. Thank you Shreve Memorial Library staff.
The afternoon found me at the Randle T. Moore Center on Fairfield Avenue speaking to the local Ark-La-Tex Genealogical Association. Jim Johnson, program director, allowed me to present Sharecropping in North Louisiana to the membership with a time of questions and answers from the audience as well as time to meet them one on one and sign and sell books. It was a great time had by all and everyone seemed to appreciate the stories told in the book about my mother's years growing up during the 20s, 30s and 40s. I met one lady whose mother is from Caldwell Parish, and another lady who had attended a book event with me and Mama in March 2009 there in Shreveport at a Christian book store.
After the afternoon book event, Gil and I drove by the house where we had lived 38 years ago when we first married. The neighborhood had changed a lot since then, but the old house still looks very nice. We also drove by the State Bldg where I worked when we married. It was an absolutely lovely sunny day and a beautiful drive. We enjoyed seeing St. Mark's Catholic Church across the street for the Randle T. Moore Center. It reminds me of cathedrals we had seen in Europe.
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