Cindy’s Award-Winning Underground Railroad Novel for Kids
Read the thrilling story about twelve-year-old slave Moses as he escapes on the Underground Railroad. Teachers love the accurate historical information it contains and the 3.8 reading level suitable for middle graders with average reading skills. Kids like the heart-stopping adventure about a boy who is on the run from slave catchers. Parents appreciate the story of a slave who defies the odds to become free, inspiring kids to see we all have a destiny worth fighting for. Cindy gives kids history with a heartbeat.
JOHN W. JONES: Unsung Black American Hero
Digging for nuggets of history for my novel, Dark Enough to See the Stars, I uncovered some rare treasures. Brave people who put their lives on the line to help slaves escape on the Underground Railroad found their way into the pages of my book. One such person was...
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Let the Weak Say I Am Strong
October 6thI had hip surgery after falling and breaking my femur. (See my post Stopped in My Tracks.) God pointed out many miracles to me during my convalescence—the garbage men who helped me to the street after I fell, the outstanding surgeon who happened to be on...
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Treasures of Darkness: Abortion Rights Are Wrong
I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden wealth of secret places, so that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name. Isaiah 45: 3 NASBI crawled out of bed early one morning and searched in the dark to find my...
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Stopped in My Tracks
Thud. One minute I was striding up the rocky and remote access road behind our high school and the next moment I lay sprawled on the ground. One slip on a rock, one misstep, and in one second this happy walker morphed into a casualty of exercise. I didn’t know it...
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No One Ever Asked: A Book Review
How do we fight racism in America? What does it take to eliminate hatred and fear? One day Katie Ganshert, a white mother raising an adopted black daughter, watched a documentary that wouldn’t let her go. This American Life aired an episode called “The Problem We All...
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