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Planned is everything.
Do what is planned for you to.
And He holds the key.

-Cassie

Chronic Illness Is no Joke

While I like to make light of things to keep myself sane, it’s hard to make light of how difficult being chronically ill really is. The reality is that daily brain fog and fatigue plague me so badly that my brain refuses to function normally. It’s heartbreaking to recognize the cognitive decline in your own…

Quiet on the Stage, But Loud Behind the Scenes: Joseph

Do you know the story of Joseph in the Bible? In a brief summary, Joseph is a favored child amongst his siblings, and he has a couple prophetic dreams that show him symbolically being bowed down to by his whole family. His brothers… are not keen on this idea. They get jealous of him and…

Something Big Is in the Works

Lord willing, I want to publish another story. But this isn’t just a stand-alone story. No. This is a beast of a project, and I’m currently in the stages of plotting and development. I have a fair few pages written already, but you can only go so far when you haven’t worked out all the…

Why Keep Going When My Books Aren’t Selling?

Only a few days ago was the first time I think I considered stopping my author career. It was a vague thought, but it was one that had caught my attention. I’ve been in the “author game” since August in 2020. My shiny new book Mistake Me was out on the “shelves,” and it was…

The Outcast. . .Research Material

Here’s a list of links that I’ve looked at to help create The Outcast with the Strawberry Patch. Some may be add-ons. Strawberry farming and resources: 1. “The Strawberry: History, Breeding and Physiology” by George M. Darrow (1966) 2. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-june-bearing-strawberries-everbearing-strawberries-75740.html#:~:text=For%20June%2Dbearing%20strawberries%2C%20dig,allows%20for%20good%20air%20circulation. (Growing guide) 3. https://modernfarmer.com/2018/07/growing-and-caring-for-organic-strawberries/ 4. https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3126 5.http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/riseind/rural/ 6. https://eh.net/encyclopedia/the-economics-of-american-farm-unrest-1865-1900/ 7. https://www.austincc.edu/lpatrick/his1302/agrarian.html 8. https://www.mofga.org/Publications/The-Maine-Organic-Farmer-Gardener/Winter-2007-2008/Strawberries 9. Strawberry…

The Outcast with the Strawberry Patch

The Outcast with the Strawberry Patch It’s 1887 in rural Iowa, and an outcast’s faith in God is tested when she faces the realities of a broken world. Suffering the rejection of the townspeople, Mané Herus lives with her mother, Charmante, and Gran as she faces the heartache that comes with being visually different. Mané…

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