2015 - Derinda Babcock

Sep 13, 2015 · by Derinda Babcock · In: General Interest Tagged: Derinda Babcock, destiny, dodging, Israel, Jonah, storm

Have you ever tried to run from your Destiny? Destiny can be defined as . . . “something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune,” but the word can also mean, “the power or agency that determines the course of events.” For Christians, that power or agency is God. Isaiah 55:11 (ESV) says, “so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.” Check out…

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Sep 10, 2015 · by Derinda Babcock · In: General Interest Tagged: author, David Stearman, fame, finisher, flame, Hebrews, HOT, Jesus Christ, life, mistakes, undoing

A Visit with David Stearman David Stearman is a songwriter/recording artist/novelist, who specializes in adventure stories set in exotic locales. He has a special love for the tropics, jungles and beaches which is reflected in both his novels and personal life, in the form of hobbies such as breeding parrots and growing orchids. David is involved in missionary work, and because of his speaking and concert engagement travels widely. His stories reflect the life he lives and places he visits in a way that makes his readers feel as if they’ve been there too. David, what were the factors that…

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Jun 30, 2015 · by Derinda Babcock · In: General Interest Tagged: battle, battles, Gettysburg, history, Independence, July, Vicksburg, World War 1, World War 2

What images do you see when someone says July 4th? Do you think of picnics, fireworks, wars, old documents, or something else? As a reader and writer of historical fiction, here is what comes to my mind. July 3, 1775 George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts, during the American Revolution. The first battles of the American Revolution occurred in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. (Aril 19, 1775). People living in the Thirteen Colonies rebelled against the British monarchy and aristocracy, overthrew the authority of Great Britain, and founded the United States of America. July 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence is…

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Mar 17, 2015 · by Derinda Babcock · In: Health

DR. HANSON IS READY TO HEAR FROM YOU! Thanks to all of you who contacted me via this website to inquire about Dr. Hanson, formerly of Centeno Schultz Clinic. I was impressed with the stories you shared about how much he helped you manage or eliminate your pain. He is a highly-skilled and kind-hearted man, and it is with great pleasure that I share this note from him. I wish you the best. Derinda Babcock To My Patient Friends: At long last, final preparations are being made for me to be able to treat patients again. It has been a defining process…

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Feb 26, 2015 · by Derinda Babcock · In: General Interest Tagged: characters, inspiration, novels, plot, seat, tractor

HOW SITTING ON THE SEAT OF A TRACTOR INSPIRES ME Picture this: A novelist-farmer in Southwestern Colorado needs answers to questions that keep popping up in her current work-in-progress. She also needs to mow or disk the pasture. If she spends her time thinking about plot and characterization while sitting in front of the computer, the pasture doesn’t get done. If she spends a few hours on the tractor, the writing doesn’t get done. So what does this author decide to do? She multi-tasks by mowing or disking the pasture while mentally working on her novel. The novelist-farmer is me, and some of the…

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Feb 8, 2015 · by Derinda Babcock · In: General Interest Tagged: Christian romance, DiAnn Mills, Firewall, high-tech, suspense, terrorist bombing

FIREWALL This novel by DiAnn Mills will keep you turning pages ’til the very end. This story is fast-paced with a surprise twist at the end. If you’re looking for a story that will keep your blood pumping and your attention riveted, then FIREWALL is the book for you. Here is the text from FIREWALL‘s back cover blurb: After a whirlwind romance, Taryn Young is preparing to board a plane at Houston International Airport, bound for a dream honeymoon, when a bomb decimates the terminal. Injured but still alive, she awakens to discover her husband is missing and they’re both considered prime suspects…

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