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Dr. Ronald Hanson: Contact Information

March 17, 2015 by Derinda Babcock

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 …

INSPIRATION FROM A TRACTOR SEAT

February 26, 2015 by Derinda Babcock

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 …

FIREWALL, an edge of your seat read

February 8, 2015 by Derinda Babcock

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 …

A Christmas Tale | Un cuento de Navidad

December 17, 2014 by Derinda Babcock

A CHRISTMAS TALE When I was growing up, most of the cousins in my extended family were girls, so when my brother and the only boy cousin got together for reunions, they couldn’t stay out of mischief for long. I was the eldest cousin, and as I remember it, this mischief was always directed at the girls. They loved to hear us yell, and were overjoyed if we chased them. A CHRISTMAS TALE is a work of fiction, though the characters are a compilation of personalities from my childhood. Some of the names have been changed to protect the …

Christian Fantasy: New worlds to explore

December 6, 2014 by Derinda Babcock

Exploring Fantasy Worlds with author R. J. Larson Fantasy is not a genre of fiction I typically choose. I mean, come on. Dragons or other strange and frightening creatures? Make-believe words and worlds? Magic? Medieval-type settings full of castles and men and women who fight with swords or other deadly weapons? REALLY? By definition, fantasy is extravagant and unrestrained imagination using mental images that are unreal or fantastic. This type of fiction never attracted me much, though I did enjoy Lois Lowry’s, The Giver, and Robin McKinley’s Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast, The Hero and the Crown, and The Blue Sword when my classes read …

Dr. Ronald Hanson

August 1, 2014 by Derinda Babcock

PART TWO: A NOTE FROM DR. RONALD HANSON Several of you who are now reading this have contacted me via the website after you found the earlier post about Dr. Ronald Hanson. As I read your comments, I was impressed by how loyal Dr. Hanson’s patients are, and by how much he touched your lives with skill and caring. I forwarded all your requests for contact to him, and he responded with the following message. When I have more information, I will post it to this website. If you do not wish to add comments to the blog for all to read, please go to the …

In A Still Moment | En un momento de calma

June 11, 2014 by Derinda Babcock

In A Still Moment It is my pleasure to announce that on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, three weeks before the 151st anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, you will be able to read, In A Still Moment, a Civil War short story of faith and healing. My hope is that it will entertain, inspire, and encourage you. AN OVERVIEW: IN A STILL MOMENT outside the village of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Civil War photographer Christopher Grant looks on the peaceful fields and orchards through the viewfinder of his camera and senses that this morning, the morning of July 1, 1863, is the day the Union Army and General …

Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences? What?

May 22, 2014 by Derinda Babcock

Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences: Not just for students and teachers One of the most valuable trainings I had in my nearly twenty-five years of working as an English Language Acquisition/English Language Learners teacher (ELL) (Bio) was the Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences classes provided by Harvey Silver, of Silver, Strong & Associates. The knowledge I gained helped me better plan for, and interact with students and others. The information has also helped with character development in my novels. Now that I know what to watch for, it is quite fascinating to observe how people in my sphere interact with each other …

SAGEBRUSH: FRIEND OR FOE?

April 23, 2014 by Derinda Babcock

SAGEBRUSH: FOE When my family first moved to Southwestern Colorado, our pastures were overgrown with sagebrush. At the time, we didn’t have the equipment to remove it quickly, so the only way to get rid of it was with a mattock. This was time-consuming, back-breaking work, that nobody liked, but it had to be done, because nothing much would grow near sagebrush. It produces a strong chemical that repulses most plants, animals, and insects, so up until recently, we considered it a noxious plant with no value. SAGEBRUSH: FRIEND Then I researched for the second book in my DESTINY trilogy. …

SPHERE OF INFLUENCE

April 9, 2014 by Derinda Babcock

Impacting those in your sphere of influence When I think of the different skills, abilities, desires, and interests God has given us to do His work, I’m amazed. We may have similar life experiences, but we are unique and can influence others in a way no one else can. I don’t believe the people who show up in our spheres are there by accident. Considered how Simon Peter, a.k.a. The Big Fisherman, and the Apostle Paul, previously known as Saul of Tarsus, were uniquely prepared to minister to those who moved into their spheres of influence. Their objective was the same– …