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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Timaş Çocuk
We understand that you kept rather detailed journals as a young missionary woman in Liberia, West Africa. What prompted you to do that? My husband and I, along with our 2 1/2 year old daughter, Michelle, were absorbed deeply into the Liberian jungle (180 miles from the capital city Monrovia) at a time when communicating with the “outside” world was still an anomaly. In the mid 1980’s, our key communication source to our family in America was through ham radio operators and by that means, we usually talked to our families only once a month. There was never enough time to tell them all the cultural things we were learning or share the cute things about their granddaughter, so I felt the need to supplement with journals. I would handwrite the journals as events happened, but then would use my Selectric II typewriter (during electricity time - you’ll understand that more if you read the book) to type out the journals and mail them off. My mother wisely put the journals into a large manila envelope and saved them. She and my father knew my hankering for writing and prayed that I would one day use those journals to write a book. How (exactly) did you go about writing the book? Did you take your journal entries and just add more details? I wrote the first couple of chapters almost six years ago. Between a busy college ministry and an active family, it was difficult for me to know how to carve out the time I needed to make the writing effective. Of course, I always tried to give myself a self-imposed deadline, but being new at the writing and knowing I was going to self-publish did not help my need for discipline so lacking in the early formation of this book. Two years ago, after constantly reaming myself out for not getting serious and lamenting to my husband and family that I needed to get this book done, they rallied around and helped me carve out more substantial amounts of time for serious writing. Not having any template on how to write from detailed journals, I just decided to dig into the coffers of the journals, make notes about the stories I wanted to use, and then started writing. There were times I found that I could not improve on how I had said something in my journal so I gave myself permission to quote directly from the journal. What helped you make the decision of which stories to include and which stories to leave out? That was not an easy task. Taking the advice of several friends and other writers, I stopped the constant editing and analyzing of what I had already written and just wrote the story. It soon started to weave itself into somewhat of a continuum. After I had completely written the story, I went back and read the entire book, critically, as through the eyes of those who might read it but not really know me very well. I prayed much that God would give me the grace to know when to “let go” of a story, especially when it seemed that it was completely self-serving. Grant it, I struggled with God over at least two particular stories that I really wanted to keep in there, but no matter how hard I tried, they did not fit the spirit of what the book had become. Honestly, I do not believe that I could have written this book in as God-honoring of a way ten years ago. While I am no where near what I need to be in Christ, I do know that He has taken more of the ME out of the story and inserted much more of the HIM in it. Can you give us a brief synopsis of this story? In 1985 I, along with my husband, Jeff, followed a call from God to minister in the small West African country of Liberia. From learning how to effectively communicate with the Liberian workers in my jungle home to witnessing the painful death of a young woman in childbirth, I write candidly. I tell stories of every day happenings in the life of jungle living, but also plod through the painful: when one of my daughter’s fell from an 18-foot balcony and when my husband was exposed to Lassa fever. One of my favorite things to write about were the chronicles of my husband's adventures of being a bush pilot in the jungle of Liberia. Inside this book you will find disbelief, tragedy, fear, anxiety, discontentment, and confusion, but there is also humor, delight, amazement, wonder, surrender, and a deep-seated joy as you watch how God - little by little - chipped away at the walls of pride, unbelief, stubbornness, and independence that had always held me captive to myself. You may find yourself in these stories. What was your key inspirational force in writing and publishing your first book? My three daughters were the primary inspirations. Our oldest, Michelle, was 2 1/2 when we first went to Liberia. Stefanie, our second, was born in the middle of the jungle after we had only been in Liberia for ten months. Third daughter Lauren was born during the tumultuous time after our first evacuation from our ministry & home in Liberia. I wanted them to have a written account of their parents’ missionary journey in West Africa and beyond. It is one thing to be a Missionary Kid and live the life in your “home away from home”, but as they are all now young women in their twenties, I wanted them to see God in a bigger way. To always have a reason to keep trusting Him - no matter what. Another motivation for writing this book were young missionary couples (particularly the women) who may wonder what they can expect as they enter their field of service. Though the country and circumstances may be different, I want the book to be a cultural, spiritual, and practical guide to those who will come behind us. The third reason was for those that have always been interested in the intrinsic details of foreign missionary lives. I offer this candid missionary memoir as a means to open the door to seeing us as human, exposing struggles and sharing victories. Where can we find out more about you and your books? Please visit my website at www.kimlabernethy.com. For more opportunities for a FREE copy of this DVD & Study Guide set of MOVING FROM FEAR TO FREEDOM, please follow this CSS Virtual Book Tour on Twitter (@Christianspkrs) or Facebook. I was given a complimentary copy of this book from the author in exchange for posting the author’s interview on my blog. This blog tour is managed by Christian Speaker Services (www.ChristianSpeakerServices.com).
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In terms of motivational books, this one is not too glib or trivial to re-read once in a while. Talents are not made (at least not often) but sparkled by a igniting fire and thousands of hours of training.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Kahraman Yayınları
Had to put this off because uni came up... but it was bleak, bleak, bleak and good, good, good. Coal-mining in the French industrial revolution evidently wasn't any more comfortable than it was in Britain.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Akademi Çocuk
Certa noite, um menino um tanto quanto diferente e especial chamado Peter Pan convida Wendy Darling e seus irmãos a voar, com a ajuda da ciumenta fada Sininho, em direção à Terra do Nunca, uma ilha mágica habitada pelos meninos perdidos que não querem crescer.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Palme Yayıncılık
the essays and profiles in this book have been revelations. charley patton and jimmie rodgers sing in between the lines, and the profiles on bluegrass hellion jimmy martin and rocker carl perkins are incisive and touching. ''I never envied Elvis his mansion and all that. All these boys -- Elvis, Jerry Lee, Roy Orbison -- they all lost their wives, their families. People say, 'What happened to you, Carl? All of them went on to superstardom. Where'd you go?' I say, 'I went home.' And that's a good place to be.'' -Carl Perkins
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İz Yayıncılık
it's what every peace corps memoir strives to be -- but never accomplishes.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Ötüken Neşriyat
Can you be a female English major and not love this book?
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları
this is a fast read and just a really really great story. but i like these Ellen Foster-type tales of southern girls growing up in the heat; i also like books that celebrate females in a cool and positive way. i guess this is one of them.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Can Yayınları
The prose of this book is just magical. I guess part of that comes from my particular translation, but I found this to be one of the best-written books I've ever read, in terms of use of language and general story-telling. Dostoyevsky has a few "Orwellian" moments in that he steps out of the novel itself and seems to examine the events as if he himself were reading the novel. I found those parts particularly interesting. Well, I think this book can be taken on a number of levels. Certainly the average American like me will look to the philosophical/ethical themes involved, and the story is rich in that regard. But something tells me I'm missing out on a great deal of the political symbolism, considering I know very little about Russian history. I didn't notice it in the other reviews, but I think the main purpose of this book is to make specific political commentary regarding the time and country in which it was written. Makes me want to know more so that I can understand the specific allegory behind especially Aglaya and Nastasia. Highly recommended.
I can't say enough fabulous things about this book! They provide the research, the techniques, tips, actual booklists to use! If you are a parent, you should read this. If you are a librarian, you should read this. If you have seen a child within the last year, you should still read this!
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