GRACIE BONDS STAPLES wrote a beautiful article on Author, Kendra Norman Bellamy in todays Atlanta Journal Constitution . Here's an excerpt...I shall not die.
They were [deceased husband]Jimmy's words but they belonged now to Kendra Norman-Bellamy. For two years, they'd moved around inside of her, strumming her heartstrings every time she remembered the title of the last sermon he preached.
Growing up, it wasn't usual for her to record events of her life in diaries. She wrote plays, skits and poems and proudly shared them at her church, funerals, weddings and family reunions.
But not these words. These were meant for her eyes only.
Bellamy typed and cried and typed and cried until all the pain was gone, until there was nothing left but stories like hers and Jimmy's.
What would she do with those? More here...
3 comments:
Dee, I love it when you share touching stories like this one. I'd just looked through This Far By Faith Sunday. I'm going to have to make sure that the next time I get this book, that I read Norman-Bellamy's story.
I never knew all of this, and I very likely wouldn't have known it if it hadn't been for the work you do here.
Thank you so much for sharing this article.
I gave the book a nice review in Romantic Times. Check it out at the newstands or I can email you my review. Hit me up.
Thanks so much for reading the blog. DO you belong to the Christian Fiction Network and do you have a subscription here? Most importantly, would you like to receive more stories like these here?
Thanks for the info, Dee. I read the other two authors' stories, but not hers yet. I will the next time I get the book.
No need to send me the review, as I already like the book. :-), but I'll email you my updated email address, so that you can keep in touch if you like. A lot has changed since the holiday e-card I got from you, and I'm trying to be more careful with privacy.
I didn't join the ning, since I'm cutting back on blogging and online activity at least until June.
I enjoyed this post, but I also enjoyed your tips about the 5-step scene building.
I do subscribe in a reader. I love any stories related to Christian fiction and their authors. If what you write works and respects God, I can respect that.
Blessings!
--Nedra Smith
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