“All Aboard” Revisited – Part One
If you have been within earshot of me in the past few months, you’ve heard me talk about All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff. My most recent (7th) book was a work of the heart and a mini-memoir of my paternal grandmother. The nutshell version is this: A...
A Cord of Three
“We all feel stronger if we are part of a tapestry. One thread alone is weak, but woven into something larger, surrounded by other threads, is more difficult to unravel.” Thanks to Zoom, I heard Stephen Walters speak those words to a crowd of genealogists...
The Ratcliffs of Lancashire, England
Fierce storms battered the small fleet of forty ships accompanying William Penn and his family to a colony to be named Pennsylvania. Charles II of England granted this colony to Penn, and he gathered other Quakers and set sail on the 5th day of the 7th month of 1682....
Meet the Ancestors!
Would you like to be part of a totally unscientific study? Recently, I learned about a study conducted by One Poll for Ancestry (the company). I found it FASCINATING! Just for fun, let’s see how my readers compare with those who were involved in this study. Grab...
Generational Storytelling: The Workshop!
As I write this, the sunshine outside my office window is beckoning. “Come…come enjoy my warmth,” it seems to say. With the Kansas weather being so ever-changing, it is indeed tempting, but I will pause first and write a note. It’s been a busy...
Welcome, I’m Elaine. I’m a follower of Jesus Christ, a choreographer of words, a challenger of the status quo, an admirer of all things colorful, and a lover of life who finds great comfort and joy in knowing I’m completely adequate to do whatever it is God calls me to do!
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