Issue #7 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Merry Christmas! Where is your treasure this Christmas? In A Christmas Carol, sailors celebrate Christmas on high seas. They’re far from home, in danger, and without life’s comforts. Yet they’ve lit a candle. Without the shiny trappings of the holiday, holiness is all we see. Ideally, Christmas is a beautiful, love-filled family time. The rich scents of...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Issue #06 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Hi Reader! What is victory? Since July, Paul and I have been to Boise twice to set up a Vrbo rental, SoCal to visit my daughter, Lake Almanor for a family camping trip, New Orleans for the ACFW conference, Louisiana to visit family, and North Carolina to see Paul’s daughter and son-in-law. More trips are ahead! Whew! Five years ago, I had no idea I’d...
6 months ago • 4 min read
Issue #5 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Personal News Hi Reader! Even though my family moved to California from the UK when I was twelve, I’m a fourth-generation immigrant here. Mom’s grandparents came from Italy in the early 1900s and settled in San Francisco. They lost everything in the Great Earthquake of 1906, then rebuilt from nothing. Great-Grandad Craviotto opened a grocery store in...
10 months ago • 4 min read
On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Disaster! Hi Reader! Are you ready for a disaster? Intentional Legacy by David McAlvany is a financial/wealth management book, but so much more. We learn the psychology behind the “shirtsleeves-to-shirtsleeves” phenomenon, where hard-earned wealth dissipates within three or four generations. Intentional teaching and internalized values can prevent this loss....
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader! Hooray! Wonders in the Deep is now available to readers! Click here to have a look. Now available on Amazon! I can’t wait to hear what you think, so please consider leaving a review. I can learn from criticism, so don’t be shy. :D I’m always open to ideas for new projects, too. Thanks! If you were gracious enough to provide input for my research, thank you! And keep an eye out for your signed copy. I'll be sending that soon. As always, your support and encouragement mean so much....
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). Homesteading and Friendship Hi Reader! As Paul and I drove through Angeles National Forest recently, I read an email about Drs. Jill and Robert Malone’s homesteading experiences. (Read their SubStack here.) The Malones have homesteaded several properties over the years, learning as they go. They’ve renovated old farmhouses, raised livestock, and grown and stored...
over 1 year ago • 4 min read
Issue #1 On-Your-Feet Fiction An update from Columba Booth The Lord upholds all who fall, and lifts up all who are bowed down (Psalm 145:14). The ACFW Conference Hi there! Paul and I had a wonderful trip to Missouri in August. I know—can Missouri be wonderful in August? Why, yes! Granted, we were in an air-conditioned hotel for the first few days. But even in gorgeous Branson, we evaded the Missouri heat and mugginess. At the fancy ACFW gala dinner We were in St. Louis for my first American...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read
