Strong Foundations
The Kommandant has a role to fulfill, also Sophie. But each dislikes their present jobs. Chipping away at the facade is a laborious process...
Tolerations
I wonder how often, in this present culture people "bide their time" or "put up" with situations that are not to our liking. It's good to desire change but oh,…
Is Lizzie’s Journey My Story?
Authors likely portray people the writer has known or observed, but imagination and creativity make these characters come alive. I've often been asked "Is Lizzie's Journey your story?"
Mutual Understanding Equals Reconciliation
“If it is possible, as much as depends upon you, live peaceably with all men.” It may not always be possible; however it’s a worthy principle to strive for.
The Good Land
The green smells and trees, the wildflowers, rolling hills and the rhythm of the seasons. Birdsong & wind playing its soft melody through the trees.
A Good Life
It might be enough at the end of the day when the view becomes clear and bright. To know you saw and conquered your fears makes everything worth the good fight.
That Familiar Stranger
Have you ever felt satisfied about what you’ve accomplished? Was it your graduation, your career, the goals of your children, or a reconciliation of a relationship with others?
Conquer Your Fears
Embrace from the past those things you will keep. Yet focus your eyes on the goals you seek. Your journey will take you to places so new.
“The script and images are clear as Father Time holds out his arms in welcome.”
Writers often employ certain techniques to their writing to keep readers engaged or emphasize a particular concept. Lizzie has a brief visual perception of an old book which is a…
“How Could Anything Escape from a Black Hole?”
This is an excerpt from book 1. Lizzie's now in the work world of her chosen career. We see her work ethic, but is it a good thing or not? "She…