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A
miraculous experience
at a fountain takes Kathryn
on an amazing adventure,
bridging the generations
with hope and love.
Kathryn
believes life’s opportunities are gone forever and is resigned to
living out her last days uneventfully as a resident of Victorian
Manor. The fountain in the manor’s garden changes all of
that. Kathryn finds herself involved in a plan to rescue a
street child named Jasmine who is often left alone by a neglectful
mother.
Through what appears
to be a series of miraculous events that begin at the fountain, Kathryn
finds her life spanning three generations as she enters the world of
Jasmine and a young bachelor detective named Ben. A murder
and a newly developing romantic relationship forces Kathryn to make the
most difficult choice of her long life. Love and sacrifice
take on new meaning as she struggles to understand what she is called
to do. In bringing hope for a better life to those of other
generations, Kathryn discovers new meaning and purpose for her own life.
The Fountain takes
the reader on a journey which explores the distance and alienation
often separating people of different generations. The story
celebrates the gifts the generations can bring to each other.
The conclusion is a resounding affirmation that it is never too late to
make a difference!
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If you would like me to speak at your function, please contact me via
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I can speak on writing both
fiction and non-fiction. Subjects related to the theme of my novel Kathryn's
Fountain include...
* the value of multi-generational relating
* miracles
* how each of us is a piece of the puzzle that makes up the picture of
the grand scheme of things.
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Watch
the report that appeared on
the 6:00 evening news.
Click HERE!
Alice (my inspiration for Margaret the
puzzle lady in Kathryn's Fountain)
being interviewed, along with me, by
Rebecca Regnier, TV 13 in Toledo.
The interview aired on Friday, Dec. 5.
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Check out the recent newspaper
articles about the publication of
Kathryn's Fountain
The Toledo Free Press
The Toledo Blade
Q&A
Q.
What’s the
basic storyline of your novel
Kathryn’s Fountain?
A.
It’s about a woman, Kathryn, and an interesting collection of
characters with whom she lives in a majestic old house called Victorian
Manor, an extended care facility. Kathryn feels her age has
pushed her to the margins of society, that she is no longer of much use
in this world. Through a series of miraculous events Kathryn
discovers that she, indeed, still does have a purpose for being
here.
Q.
Does the entire
story take place in
Victorian Manor?
A.
No. Kathryn finds herself in a coffee shop, at a park and
other places relating to a 7 year old girl named Jasmine who spends a
major part of each day on the street unsupervised by an
adult. Kathryn feels called to reach out to Jasmine and to
rescue her from her tragic situation. Kathryn also encounters
a young detective named Ben, who also gets involved in trying to find a
better life for Jasmine.
Q.
It sounds as if
Kathryn’s Fountain has a collection of characters of different ages.
A.
Yes, one of the themes of the story is the tremendous value there is in
the different generations relating to each other. I’m
grateful to be a pastor of a church where we have pretty much a balance
of people from children through a significant number of people in their
80s, and even 90s. Years ago families lived together in a
multigenerational setting with grandpa or grandma living with the
parents and grandchildren. This tends not to be the case
today. We tend to isolate the generations, each generation
feeling most comfortable relating to itself. We miss the
gifts each generation can give to the other generations.
Q.
You indicated
Kathryn’s Fountain contains a series of miraculous events.
What’s your take on miracles? Do they still happen today?
A.
I’m sure they do. It’s interesting that when Jesus did
miracles He never did them with the intention of convincing
non-believers. He often did miracles as privately as
possible. I think God is still shy today when it comes to His
display of the miraculous. I believe He does the miraculous
in our lives all the time, but that they often go undetected.
You could say He does miracles by stealth. They often fly
under the radar of our daily observations.
Q.
There’s a
“puzzle lady” in Kathryn’s Fountain and I understand you’re in the
habit of handing out puzzle pieces at book signings and speaking
engagements. What’s up with the emphasis on puzzle pieces?
A.
Well, first of all, the “puzzle lady” character was inspired by one of
the shut-ins in my own church. She lives in an extended care
facility. Her mind is bright and she passes the day putting
together jigsaw puzzles. She’s done hundreds of
them. Several are glued and framed in her room and she gives
them away. A puzzle is never complete until that last piece
is put into place. Each of us is a piece of the puzzle that
makes up the big picture of God’s grand scheme of things. We
each have our part to fill in. Each of us is of strategic
importance to God, right where He has us in life. Each of our
lives has a purpose to Him. That’s the meaning behind the
puzzle pieces I hand out.
Q.
How did you
come up with the idea for
Kathryn’s Fountain?
A.
Believe it or not, one morning I woke up with the basic storyline on my
mind. There it was! Of course it took months of
writing and rewriting to get it down right on paper, but the initial
idea pretty much was there when I woke up that morning.
Q.
What do you see
as your purpose for writing Kathryn’s Fountain?
A.
Well, first of all, I want it to be a fun read, to be
entertaining. I want people to really get into the story, to
be able to clearly picture the events unfolding in their own
minds. As a writer who is also a Christian I want to write
with a purpose. I’d like a person to come away from reading Kathryn’s
Fountain with a profound sense that they are a piece of the
puzzle that makes up God’s big picture of what He’s doing.
I’d like the reader to have a deepened appreciation for God’s
miraculous working in our ordinary lives. And I believe we
are meant to enrich the lives of people of the generations other than
our own. Having said this, I was intentional about not
wanting to come off “preachy” because my desire is to have people enjoy
Kathryn’s Fountain as just a good story.
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