Magical Memoir Moments

A Memoir that Awakens the Spiritual Version of the American Dream

By Shirley Showalter | February 15, 2009

This morning, as is our habit, my husband and I attended Skyridge Church of the Brethren.  Our pastor Debbie preached about healing, using as a lectionary text Psalm 30, the one that promises, in the majestic language of the King James Bible, that “weeping endureth for the night but joy cometh in the morning.”  This…

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Dreams from My Father

By Shirley Showalter | August 22, 2008

Today Barack Obama will announce his choice of a running mate for the race to the White House. I did not sign up for his text message. Instead, I am reading one of his memoirs, Dreams from My Father. I can already tell you that the book is beautifully structured and written. Unlike John McCain,…

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