Another birthday.
My birthday is this Sunday and I feel ho hum about it. The older I get, the less I feel like celebrating. God has blessed me in many ways, but I still complain. I wonder if this is something that goes along with aging. I remember when I was young, I thought old people were …
Thoughts from yesterday.
As I was traveling home from yet another doctor’s appointment yesterday, my thoughts turned to how life is so different now. My birthday is coming up soon – June the 23rd, and my thoughts turned to the world and how much it’s changed since I was a kid and then a teenager. My teen years …
Darlene’s Journal
I’ve decided to turn my blog page into my journal. So far – no one has read my blogs – and I’m paying for this website – why not use it for my personal journal. My book They Call Me Tess, is not selling. I’ve spent two years working to get it sold. The first …
The season for the reason we celebrate Christmas is here!
Tess was so new to the idea of God; it must have been overwhelming for her to think about a baby named Jesus born to save us. I’ve known about the birth of Jesus since I was a little kid. I lived in a Christian home where my father was a clergyman. I learned about …
Tess to the rescue in sequel of They Call Me Tess
I have started writing the sequel to my book They Call Me Tess and it’s been slow going but the past week I’ve picked up speed and I’m enjoying the writing. My new book is titled The Truth Will Set You Free. The main characters of Kevin, Sara, and of course Tess, are struggling with …
Exciting news!
I’m excited to share the news about a special program I’ve developed to introduce Tess. I’m taking my experience as a living history performer, and using it to introduce Tess. I did a program at the Chesterville, Ohio town hall a few weeks ago. It was a success! Those that were there told me they …
First program portraying Tess was a success!
I had the opportunity to give a program at my sister’s church portraying Tess. After 10 minutes of being Tess, I talked about how my own life’s spiritual journey was reflected in the characters I created in my book. That became clear to me when I was editing my book. I created Tess as a …
Who I am and where I’m going.
I want to start writing about who I am as a Christian. I became reborn as most of you know that phrase, when I was 10 years old. It happened when my father a minister, was the guest evangelist for a two-week revival. This took place in a one room church in the hills of …
Easter brings back memories for me.
I was blessed to celebrated Easter yesterday with my family. Reading my devotional this morning triggered a memory of an Easter many years ago. I was 10 years old and had just been through what was referred to at that time, a conversion. Basically, I was saved. The next step was to become a member …
Tess’s search as a new believer in Christ
Tess continues to search for answers as a new believer in God and Jesus Christ. Where would you look if you were new to the Christian life? When I was writing They Call Me Tess, I challenged myself to see Christianity through the eyes of a newcomer. I had been born into a Christian family …
