Fascinating Friday – Catch the Vision

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by Cheryl Schuermann Like many young writers, I once dreamed of writing novels set in exotic places with castles and golden-haired princesses with tiny waists. But more than a half century later, I found myself standing at the edge of a farm pond in the muck helping my grandchildren catch tadpoles. And thinking…wow, I see the makings of a devotion here. When this “I’ll never live in the country” city girl married a boy from rural Oklahoma more than fifty years ago, I didn’t realize how I would come to love the country experience. Soon after Stan and I married…

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Fascinating Friday Feature – Glory in the Ordinary

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by Cheryl Schuermann I never entertained the thought of writing a devotional book. That is, until I met the church doors. We discovered them in a lonely metal shed on The Farm, the recreational land my in-laws purchased many years prior. Amid flying dust and a thick curtain of cobwebs, my husband and I cleaned the doors with rags just enough to reveal the arched glass panels and heavy brass handles and hinges. Though the doors were not ornate, we found them to be extraordinary. Before he passed, my father-in-law mentioned how he rescued several doors from the old church…

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A Chat with Author Cheryl Schuermann

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Greetings from Sarah Sundin in rainy California! Today I have the joy of interviewing one of our newest CAN members, Cheryl Schuermann, who’s written memoir, children’s books, and her latest release, a parenting book. Welcome, Cheryl! Please tell us about your book Raising Kids for Tomorrow’s World: 12 Keys to Preserving the Faith. Inspired by I Thessalonians 2:1-14, Raising Kids for Tomorrow’s World explores the essentials for building a culture of biblical faith in the home. Parents, grandparents, and mentors will be encouraged to embrace their parenting role with confidence, wisdom, and courage as they raise their children to follow…

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