Season for Reflection

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Review of The Imposter: The Bishop's Family

 The Imposter:   The Bishop’s Family 

 

      By: Suzanne Woods Fisher

 An imposter is a person who engages in deception under  an assumed name or identity according to the American Heritage Dictionary. Have you ever engaged in deception? Tried to pretend to be something you are not? Sometimes we might not think that what we are doing would be considered deception but if you lead a employer or even a friend to believe that you have experience that you do not have in order to gain their trust then you are being deceptive, an imposter. 

The story of The Imposter: The Bishop’s Family is captivatingly exciting. A book you would not want to put down until you finish, if at all possible. Suzanne Woods Fisher does an excellent job of piquing your interest in the lives of the Stoltzfus, Glick, Beiler and Lapp families and stimulating your mind to think about the truths of God’s Word. 

The stories of the four families intertwine throughout the book. In the beginning Elmo Beiler invites Minister David Stoltzfus to come to Stoney Ridge, Pennsylvania to work alongside him in his church. Prior to receiving the letter David had been unsettled in what he should do after the passing of his wife but felt a strong compelling from the Lord that he and his family should pack up and go. Go where? David prayed and prayed but had no inkling of where until he received that letter.

Would you be able to pack up and go if God called you to go? Would you question where or why? Sometimes we just seem to plod along in our daily lives and do not stop to listen to what God truly has to say. 

Each character has their own fascinating story that enthralls you to keep reading to find out how each character will face their problems, how they will interact with each other and whether they listen to the voice of God speaking to them throughout the encounters of their daily lives. 

Whether we want to or not we all need to take time to listen and not ignore the promptings that God uses to captivate our attention and guide us throughout our lives. You might be surprised by what God has planned but you’ll never know what that might be if we do not set aside time in our busy schedules to just relax and listen.

Blessed by Singing

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Reader, Author, Publisher Survey

Hello Friends, FB Friends, Authors, Publishers and Readers,

I am doing research on the effects of technology in literature for a college course. If you would not mind I'd appreciate it if you would take the time to answer a few questions for me to help enable my research and further my insights into the effects which technology has had in literature.

Reader, Author, Publisher Survey

Do you believe that technology has changed literature in a positive way?

A.    Yes

B.    No

C.    Maybe

Do e-readers make books more readily available to?

A.    Children

B.    Young Adults

C.    Adults

D.    All of the Above

E.     None of the Above

For publishers: What format of literature is more cost effective to publish?

A.    Books

B.    E-books

C.    Equal in cost effectiveness

D.    Other

For Authors and Publishers: Has technology changed the way you approach your writing, editing, and/or publishing style?

A.    Yes

B.    No

C.    Indifferent

D.    Other

Which format do you prefer to use when reading literature?

A.    Books

B.    E-books

C.    Audio books

D.    Other

Which reading format is more readily accessible?

A.    E-books

B.    Audio books

C.    Books

D.    Other

Please take the time to explain your answers in further details so that I may better grasp the complex influences which technology has had in literature and in our society. Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to answer my questions about technology in literature.

Debbie Lynn Waters

dwaters@d2l.yorktech.edu

Listly List - Amish Fiction Authors

Listly List - Amish Fiction Authors

I have joined Amish Fiction Author Tricia Goyer in adding

 Amish Fiction Authors to a list on Listly List. Please feel free

 to join the list and add the names of Amish Fiction Authors 

whom you enjoy reading, I am sure as much as I do.
http://list.ly/list/5vD-amish-fiction-authors?feature=myfollow

Mercy Rain

Mercy Rain performed tonight at Buckland Presents in Lancaster County, South Carolina. Mercy Rain MInistries performs Southern Gospel music to bring the message of Jesus to crowds all over the south. Mercy Rain is a trio that was formed in October of 1998. Members have changed somewhat over the years but the Southern Gospel music performed is and always will be sung to the glory of God. The current members of Mercy Rain are: Laverne Sanders (Manager & Singer), Angela Causey (Laverne's daughter), Madge Hammond ( Singing Alto), Noah Sanders ( Driver/Equipment), and Keith Sanders (Sound Tech). The members of Mercy Rain reside in Lexington, South Carolina and travels to where God leads them to Sing Southern Gospel music to God's Honor and Glory. Their main goal is to see lost souls come to know Jesus through their singing and they bring that message to every audience when they perform. The audience tonight really enjoyed the performance and interacted with the group. Mercy Rain brought with them CD's for the audience to purchase. Word of mouth will spread about this fantastic group and the audience will let those not in attendance know they missed a terrific concert. Pictures below are from tonights Buckland Presents Concert featuring Mercy Rain @ Buckland Presents in Lancaster, South Carolina. It was a great concert and those that were not there really missed a fantastic concert.

Obstetric ultrasound - Alona Wilson

The medical field has had many technological advances over the years. I am not concerned about talking about all the different technologies that have developed over the years or the many uses which technology has in the medical field. I am only interested right now in the technology behind obstetric ultrasonography.

Ian Donald, a Scottish physician, was one of the pioneers of ultrasound use in the medical field. It wasn’t until years later that ultrasound was used in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Obstetric ultrasound has had a significant impact on the development of diagnostic ultrasound technology.  Evidence indicates that diagnostic is safe for the unborn child which is different than radiography, which is used for x-rays. However, there have not been scientific tests done to confirm the safety of obstetric ultrasounds so they are not normally done unless deemed medically necessary.

Why am I interested in Obstetric ultrasound? The reason is because I recently found out that my daughter is pregnant with my first grandchild. I went to her doctor’s appointment the week before St. Patrick’s Day and saw my granddaughter in my daughter’s womb. It is amazing to see the life of an unborn child moving around inside the womb. You can make out all the features of the child, the fingers, the toes, the head, the stomach, and if you are lucky even the sex of the baby. The Doppler Sonography can be used to evaluate the beats of the fetal heart to check for abnormalities. When I observed my daughter’s ultrasound, it seemed like everything was okay without any trace of abnormalities.

The following pictures’ are of my daughter’s baby girl, Alona Wilson. Isn’t it amazing how that at just 17 and a half weeks you can tell what the sex of a baby is before she is born?

I have had ultrasounds myself before but never really new the history behind the technology so I did a little research to find out more about Obstetric ultrasound. Medical uses for ultrasound didn’t begin until about 1958 and not in obstetrics until 1963 or later. In the days when my parents and grandparents there was no such thing as obstetric ultrasound so you never knew the sex of the baby until he or she was born.

In our society today, some parents choose to find out the sex of the baby before birth and some parents choose to wait until after the baby is born. My daughter choice to find out prior to birth baby’s sex and we found out that the baby is a girl. I wanted the baby to be a girl, not just because girls can be a wonderfully blessing to a mother but also so later on she could realize the and understand everything which she put me through. That might seem mean but it was how I felt when I was praying for her baby to be a girl. The sneaking a boy or boys in and out of her bedroom window, the disrespect she showed towards me and how it hurt me. A child never understands the lessons that a parent is trying to teach them until they have a child of their own.

I just never wanted my daughter to get pregnant and have a child until after she had finished college and was self-sufficient. A parent’s dreams for their child or children are not always the dreams of the child. I know this wasn’t the dream I had for my daughter but this is the reality that my daughter has chosen. It is a reality that I cannot change but can only try to accept and pray for her and the life of my granddaughter, Alona Wilson.