Author: Kathy Sheldon Davis
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Finding my Lost Voice – Psalm 89:1
I’m not sure when I stopped raising my voice. As a child, I’d holler and romp around the neighborhood, climbing trees to yodel like Tarzan. And there was delight in screaming for joy when we played tag. At church I’d stand in front of the congregation singing with my family in our three-part harmonies. But…
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How I Left the Needy Woman Behind – Psalm 81:10
I didn’t want to be her, the person who walks through life with her mind wrapped only around herself, but that’s who I became. Convinced my bouts with emotional distress were caused by my husband’s shortcomings, I launched into my complaints, salting them with tears. Jerry didn’t know how to help, and he learned to dread my “we need to talk”…
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Four Tips on Starting to Write your Book – Zechariah 4:10
In fourth grade it was all about the paper, the staples, and the cover art. I knew the story would be exhilarating, a true epic born of my gifted mind. I’d create the perfect format, making sure the page edges lined up and my author name was spelled right, then the words would just show up.…
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A Tale of Two Legendary Women- Proverbs 31:28-31
We have only one picture of Chester and Ina Sheldon’s family, and it doesn’t tell us much about my grandparents’ struggle to keep everything together. She worked so hard Grandma got up early to trudge through town to milk the cow pastured nearby. Then she delivered the bucket to one of her daughters at the front door so grandma could get to the fruit…
