Monthly Archives: November 2015

Fifty Things I Am Thankful For–Part IV

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Katherine Wacker

1. My puppy Roscoe is alive and well after a wild animal attack 2. For my other puppies who saved him 3. My sister is coming home for Thanksgiving 4. Award-winning published authors who are willing to help those of … Continue reading →

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A Thanksgiving Medley

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Katherine Wacker
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Review of Dead Wake

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Katherine Wacker

  In his incredible best-seller, Dead Wake, Erik Larson gives a riveting account of the sinking of the Lusitania, the luxury liner which made its ill-fated voyage from New York to Liverpool in the midst of U-boat infested waters. Using … Continue reading →

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Review of The Midwife’s Tale

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Katherine Wacker

  In The Midwife’s Tale, midwife Martha Cade returns to the small town of Trinity after searching in vain for her missing daughter. Add an orphan boy who tests her patience and a newly-arrived doctor who threatens her lively-hood, and … Continue reading →

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Review of Duplicity

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Katherine Wacker

    In Duplicity, one man will use his position and power to kill the terrorist mastermind responsible for killing his wife and son and injuring his daughter, while the President will stop at nothing to win re-election. When these … Continue reading →

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The Bible Project –Genesis 1-11

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Katherine Wacker
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Waging The War on ‘Terror,’ Vichy-style By Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Katherine Wacker

Photo by Thierry-Chesnot/Getty A few hours before the catastrophic attack in Paris, President Obama had announced that ISIS was now “contained,” a recalibration of his earlier assessments of “on the run” and “Jayvees” from a few years back. In the … Continue reading →

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POV: ‘Peter’s Obvious Validation’ by Peter Leavell

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Katherine Wacker

ACFW loops and other writing blogs are hosting an interesting question—Is it okay to write part of a novel in first person, another part in third person? I’m embarrassed. My novel published at the beginning of the year, West for … Continue reading →

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Veterans Day Prayer–Ronald Reagan

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Katherine Wacker
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Review Of Bunker Hill

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Katherine Wacker

  In his book, Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution, Nathaniel Philbrick takes us back to the early events that shaped American’s War for Independence. Philbrick concentrates the narrative on the actions in and around the city of … Continue reading →

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