| Backstory Post-its on a Timeline | In the midst of wrestling with backstory in my memoir, God, the Devil, and Divorce, I realized my approach is cinematic. No doubt you've seen movies that begin just before or at the very moment the world changes for the protagonist. That scene fades out and we're shown the events that brought the antagonist |
Placing backstory into my memoir has been a major challenge. I kept switching segments around, trying to create a coherent flow. One of my questions was about chronological sequence. I wanted to move the story along in the present tense, starting from the opening scene when I'm leaving my beautiful home in Bend for an uncertain future with my husband of twenty-four years. But did I have to tell the backstory chronologically as well?
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With this holiday devotional, remember who God calls us to be—peaceful, loving, and compassionate.
Dear friend, God may very well send someone your way who needs a person who understands. No one can help a woman who is struggling with a wayward teenager like the mother who has welcomed a prodigal home.No one can encourage a woman struggling with depression like the woman who has come out of that same darkness and into the light.No one can help a woman struggling with the pain of a shameful past like the woman who has exchanged her tattered sackcloth for a princess’s robe.That’s why your story matters.
Sheryl H. Boldt
When I consider everything this short phrase could mean for me personally, a stirring desire grows in my soul: to live as if God Himself (the Creator of the universe, the King of kings) is my purpose for living.
Internationally renowned vocalist and stage performer David Gaschen has made a name for himself far and wide over the last 25 years, most notably for his portrayal of the title character in long-running Broadway show, The Phantom of the Opera.After performing the title character more than 1,000 times in Europe,...
