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Meet My Good Friend, and Now Award winning Author, Jo Ann V. Glim for her Biography: BEGOTTEN With Love.

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Hello and Welcome Readers, Friends, and Visitors.

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My writer pals seem to be racking in the awards this month! First my friend and Author, Jack Barr wins a “Mom’s Choice Award” for his fabulous book titled, Failing Fatherhood. And now my wonderful friend and Author, Jo Ann V. Glim has also won a new award! Her book won First Place for the Biography category of The Florida Writers Associations, 2014 Royal Palm Literary Award for her book titled; BEGOTTEN With Love, every family has its story.
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FIRST PLACE – Biography – Published

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Every Family Has Its tory
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About This Fantastic Biography:
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*** FIRST PLACE WINNER of the Florida Writers Association 2014 Royal Palm Literary Award for Biography ***

Begotten With Love is a sometime turbulent, sometime rollicking story spanning 150 years of American history and five generations of an immigrant’s family. The stories on these pages are tales of courage, triumph, folly and forgiveness. You’ll laugh and cry as the author brings each generation to life and lets you live the experiences as the characters and plots unfold. As one reader put it, “It reads like fiction . . . but it’s not!”

Based on the author’s 30 years of research, the book brings to life each generation and lets the readers live the experiences as the characters and plots unfold.

“My family is a writer’s dream,” Glim said, “filled with remarkable characters but then every family has its share of dreamers and doers, cowards and cads, heroes and heroines. I hope after reading Begotten With Love you will love my family as much as I do . . . warts and all. More than that, I hope you will love your family even more!”
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About The Author:
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 Award Winning Author, Jo Ann V. Glim
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Jo Ann V. Glim‘s professional career (as a disc jockey and copy-writer) began in the late 1960s in Chicago on the all jazz radio station WSDM-FM when she answered a help wanted ad in the Chicago Tribune which  boldly  stated: No experience necessary. The 24-year-old  (whose  personal  life  was  in shambles — a  six-year marriage on the rocks and no marketable job skills) laughingly thought, “For once, I qualify”!
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That  was  the “glamorous” side of her career. One she is grateful to have enjoyed but she was also fascinated by the  inner   workings of business management and now, remarried and living in the suburbs, wanted to experience corporate life. Glim began as a file clerk with Kelly Services and throughout the years took advantage of every business class Kelly and local junior colleges offered.  Sixteen years later, Glim retired as an on-site manager at “Baxter Healthcare’s Human Resources (IV Systems) division” . . . still employed through Kelly Services.
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The one constant in Glim’s life has been writing. As a forty-year veteran of freelance writing. with credits to her name for “Hallmark Cards” and one-liners for nationally known comedians . .  . And for the rest of Jo Ann’s fabulous life story, you just have to visit her Author Website at: www.BegottenTheBook.com  … You can even read a sample of her book while your there too!
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I have known Jo Ann, my “Florida Girl” for a long while now, and I believe we met through Twitter & Facebook. But we do see each other a lot on Social Media. She has always engaged and interacted with me on both sites, and when she sent the direct message of her good news of winning this fabulous award, I told her I just had to “Spotlight” it for her!
Then, …. I got sick with an upper ling infection. So I’m sorry girl this took way to long to share your *Special Honor & Award*!! “But you know Jo Ann I always got your back dear”!! Now I do have her book added to my Goodreads “Want To Read” book list, and when I’m done, I’ll be doing a nice Blog Post Review her for you when I’m done reading!
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See, that’s what it’s all about, authors helping and networking together to help all of us be Successful as authors & writers!
So I Thank Jo Ann for letting me share her book and award with all my readers and blog friends. And if you’re a reader on Goodreads? Please connect with my good friend Jo Ann V. Glim on Goodreads and grab a copy of her award-winning biography at: https://www.goodreads.com/JoAnnGlim
Also connect with her on Facebook:  LIKE/FOLLOW: https://facebook.com/JVGlim.author
And check out her blog too: http://only1way2write.blogspot.com/
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Here is what readers say about her Biography from reviews:

This review is from: Begotten With Love: Every Family Has Its Story (Kindle Edition)
“Such an incredible story of a family! If you like the these types of stories, you will love this of her family. You really get to know the characters and experience what they went through at that time. Just buy it, you will love it.”
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“After reading “Begotten With Love”, I am truly amazed at the lives lived by the author’s ancestors as well as the author’s own life. This is definitely a testament to hope, love and forgiveness and a wonderfully crafted tale that will keep your attention from beginning to end.”
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This review is from: Begotten With Love: Every Family Has Its Story (Kindle Edition)

“Begotten with Love takes us through five generations of American history. The action never stops as we see how this family came together through rough times and adversity. In the end it is a tale of hope, love and forgiveness. I highly recommend it”!

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Happy Holidays Readers,
Author, Catherine Townsend-Lyon of “Lyon Book & Social Media Promotions!

http://www.amazon.com/Begotten-With-Love-Every-Family-ebook/dp/B00IOOLUWQ/

“Please, Please, Lets Never Forget Them From The 9/11 Attacks”

Catherine Lyon Author/Writer News Around The Web, Posts ,

My Tribute To The Lives Lost 13 Years Ago Today ~ Never Forget …

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Another year is almost over, and it’s another 9/11 Anniversary~The 13th year when we were attacked by people from other countries who seem to hate America for one reason or another.
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As another year anniversary comes and goes, it seems the loss of thousands of lives seems to disappear from the national news and newspaper headlines. I almost forgot the anniversary was upon us without all the news stories. Do you remember them? Weeks and weeks they talked about the twin towers being destroyed by airplanes that were hijacked and flown right into the buildings..

DO you really remember? I still feel the shock and horror of what I was actually seeing on the TV! Then, as I was watching them show the smoke and fire of one tower, LIVE, the next plane came screaming into the picture of the TV and hit the other tower right before my eyes!
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I thought I was going to throw-up right on the spot. I can still the hear the screeching of the plane before impact from my TV. Then my heart sank thinking of all the people in those towers, and the ones on those planes. Can you imagine the FEAR those people must have felt seeing what was coming?
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I REMEMBER, & I WILL NEVER NEVER FORGET!
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AMERICANS KILLED ON,

September 11 attacks

September 11 attacks
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The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed almost 3,000 people and caused at least $10 billion in property and infrastructure damage.

The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City …
  • Date: Sep 11, 2001
  • Fatality: 2,993 Souls Lost That Day!

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I want all Americans to never forget the pain the families had felt today without their loved ones yet another year, another 9/11 anniversary with hardly no News coverage, barely any Newspaper or Internet hoop la about the precious human beings we lost that day. I’m pretty sure you all know what I’m talking about. Again, weeks and months we saw nothing media spin after spin of the most horrific attack on American soil. We watched all the coverage of the clean-up, watched the 9/11 Memorial being built, and interviews with family after family.

And what did we see today to mark the 13th year of loved ones lost?
Not enough coverage I feel.
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Is that what our society has become? We get so hardened to the fact that these tragic events happen all time, that we think it’s a Normal part of living. Shootings, murders, young men being shot for no apparent reason, people with Mental illness or disorders shooting people just for the fun of it? Is that what our society has come too? We lost mothers and fathers, children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. We lost co-workers, fire fighters, policeman & women, EMT workers, port authority workers, sanitation workers, and so many more.
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DID THEY DIE IN VAIN? WHERE IS THE MEDIA COVERAGE & REMENBRANCE NOW?

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So please, please, … Lets Not Ever Forget The People We Lost On 9/11
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MY THOUGHTS, LOVE, and PRAYERS to all who lost LOVED ONES 13 years ago TODAY…
LETS NEVER FORGET …

May God Bless You All,
Author, Catherine Townsend-Lyon

Presenting a new author: Catherine Townsend-Lyon!

Catherine Lyon Author/Writer Posts

Hello Friends!
Just wanted to share a new Guest Author Interview by my new friend Kev! Please stop by his Fabulous Blog and check out my interview. And if your an author with a new book? You ask Kev how he can showcase your work on his blog. He does a fantastic job! Just read mine…. :-)
Thanks Kev for turning the Author Spotlight table around to me instead of YOU!..LOL.

God Bless All,
Author, Catherine Townsend-Lyon :-)

“Lyon Media & Books Presents, Blog Fast Flash Author Spotlight!~Author, David Kotzebue”

Catherine Lyon Author/Writer Posts

Welcome Readers, Friends, and New Visitors,

I have the pleasure to welcome Author, David Kotzebue to my ‘Book Fast Flash Author Spotlight’! He is a wonderful writer, and his books are well worth the time to read. We met on a couple social media sites, but the main one is Facebook, so who said Facebook has no 100% organic people there? I say it is still a great way to meet new friends, just like David! Here is a little more about David and his books…
https://www.createspace.com/pub/simplesitesearch.search.do?sitesearch_query=DAVID+KOTZEBUE&sitesearch_type=STORE

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

David Von Kotzebue is a screenwriter and novelist from Golden, Colorado.  He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.  He served five years in the Corps of Engineers following his West Point graduation.  He practiced civil engineering for several decades, writing hundreds of technical publications and reports.

David obtained a Master’s of Divinity at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and served several churches over 15 years.  During this time, in addition to pastoring, David did motivational speaking on a wide range of subjects, published several motivational booklets, and hosted two radio programs.

In retirement, David has turned to writing.  Your Grandfather’s Saber is his first full-length book.  He has written two original songs from the book, “What About Them?”, a song in which soldiers question the well-being of their families, and “The Linkup,” a song celebrating the link-up of the Yanks and the Reds in World War II, the key battle described in the book.

His screenwriting credits include:

  • Shadow-Catcher, the Edward Curtis Story, about the life of the famous photographer of Native Americans;
  • The Last Day, in which a high school marching band leads its town to recovery after devastating tornadoes;
  • Holiday Hookup, a romantic dramedy clash of cultures;
  • Spiders On A Submarine, a horror/thriller;
  • Confessions Of An Internet Dater, a romantic farce; and
  • Your Grandfather’s Sabre, the screen adaptation of his book.

His stage plays include Holiday Hookup and The Last Day, adaptations of the movies.  Both can be performed as dramas or as musicals.  He has written 12 original songs for both plays.  Both have been produced on the stage.

David can be reached at mtnmandav@q.com.
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Now, know I only ask 2 questions of all my Guest Authors, here are the 2 I asked David and his reply’s:

1.) What was it that made you begin to write? Is it a hobby? Passion?

“I’ve done tech writing all my career life.  I turned to creative writing to tell the stories of two of my heroes and have done it intensively since a m/c accident left me w/only my fingertips (better now!)”.

2.) Has there been anyone positive/exciting thing that has happened to you since your books have released?

“Receiving positive reviews, like the ones for, “Your Grandfather’s Sabre”, as all have been 5 Star Reviews! And I volunteer & help out Veterans, which is very close to my heart”.
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This Book Is His Pride & Joy!

Your Grandfather’s Sabre by David Kotzebue
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he life, sacrifices, and triumphs of a military daughter, wife and mother will stir your very soul! For 58 years, Kitty has been an Army brat, Army wife and Army mother, yet when it comes time to retire, the military says she doesn’t qualify for a pension – not even half her husband’s of 28 years.
Publication Date: April 2, 2009
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The View From the Divide by David Von Kotzebue
Create Space Store / BOOKThe poetry and verses of DAVID VON KOTZEBUE , aka MAJOR FUN!
Publication Date: June 25, 2014

*The Buzz around is that this book is awesome & fun*
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What Women Want by David Von Kotzebue
Create Space Store / BOOKA gag book that answers Freud’s question, “What do women want?” A perfect gift for men, women and couples.
Publication Date: July 15, 2013
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*ALL THREE CAN BE VIEWED & BUY ON Create Space On This Link*
https://www.createspace.com/pub/simplesitesearch.search.do?sitesearch_query=DAVID+KOTZEBUE&sitesearch_type=STORE
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“I want to thank Author, David Kotzebue for being BRAVE enough to let me share his awesome books with all of my readers and blog followers today! You can Connect with David on Facebook & YouTube & LinkedIn too”!

https://www.facebook.com/YOURGRANDFATHERSSABRE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viwe144pbyA/
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/david–kotzebue/14/364/BB3
http://www.amazon.com/Your-Grandfathers-Sabre-Century-Sacrifice/dp/0982470592/

 

What Happened To “We Leave No Man Or Woman Behind”? Is He A Hero or Deserter? Some Say Both!

Catherine Lyon Author/Writer News Around The Web , , , , , ,

Welcome Visitors & Readers,

 

Who and what are ‘Americans’ to believe about our last soldier in captivity being released?
I think I’d like to know your feedback, feelings, and thoughts on this blog post & story. We have finally have our last military personal freed. He gets a “Hero’s Welcome,” but should it really be one? Many are saying he “just walked away from his post & platoon.”

Image: Bowe Bergdahl (© IntelCenter via AP)
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (courtesy of NBC)…
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HERE ARE JUST SOME HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WEB!…

“Not Everyone’s Hero: Soldiers Question Bowe Bergdahl’s Bravery”

“The 28-year-old sergeant vanished from a military base in Eastern Afghanistan with little more than a compass and a bottle of water. Considerable resources were diverted to try to find the missing man, and several of his fellow soldiers were killed trying to find him.”I was pissed off then and I am even more so now with everything going on,” former Sgt. Matt Vierkant, a member of Bergdahl’s platoon when he went missing, told CNN. “Bowe Bergdahl deserted during a time of war and his fellow Americans lost their lives searching for him.”

“Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel declined to comment on reports that the sergeant had walked away from his unit. Such matters “will be dealt with later,” Hagel said.”

“Bergdahl Begins ‘Reintegration’ at U.S. Medical Center in Germany”

THE FAMILY of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was overjoyed when President Barack Obama personally called them Saturday and gave them the news they were desperately hoping to hear: Their son, captured by the Taliban in 2009, was still alive. And he was finally coming home.“We cannot wait to wrap our arms around our only son,” Bergdahl’s parents, Bob and Jani Bergdahl, said in a statement, thanking supporters and those who helped secure his return without a single shot fired.”
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“Bergdahl disappeared when he reportedly walked away from a U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan in June 2009, carrying only a compass and a bottle of water. He was the only U.S. service member ever to be held captive by enemy forces in Afghanistan.”
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@Martin_Dempsey  OnTwitter

“It is our ethos that we never leave a fallen comrade. Welcome home SGT Bowe Bergdahl.”

9:39 AM – 31 May 2014
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“The cost of years of captivity to Sgt.BoweBergdahl and his family is immeasurable,” added Secretary of State John Kerry.””Kinzinger ‘VeryDisappointed’OverTermsofBergdahl Swap

Rep. AdamKinzinger, R-Ill., talks about America exchanging five Taliban prisoners for Sgt. BoweBergdahl””Not Everyone’s Hero: Soldiers Question Bowe Bergdahl’s Bravery”
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“Bowe Bergdahl’s Hometown Hailey, Idaho, Celebrates Release”
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Image: A sign of support of Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl is seen in Hailey, Idaho
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“In a press conference Sunday,Bergdahl’s mother and father,Jani and Bob, thanked the residents of Hailey for standing by their son.””Jani Bergdahl, teary-eyed, spoke directly to her son from the podium: “I think you may be very surprised at the number of people who have gathered you into their hearts, at home in the Valley here, all over Idaho, across the country, and around the world.”

Bob Bergdahl, who grew a long beard in solidarity with Bowe, compared his son’s return to a scuba diver coming up for air after a dive.

“Bowe has been gone so long that it’s going to be very difficult to come back,” said his father. “If he comes up too fast, it could kill him.”

Jani encouraged her son to follow all the instructions given to him by the hospital staff at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where Bergdahl is currently being treated. “Give yourself all the time you need to recover and decompress. There is no hurry. You have your life ahead of you,” his mom said.”

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See, the reason I ask if you feel Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is a ‘Hero or Deserter’ is this. My father spent 24 years in the Air Force, and when he came home from the Vietnam war, he didn’t come home to clapping and cheers or even people telling him, “Thank You” for your service to your country. No, all he got were angry hippies, war protesters yelling and screaming at him that he should never have went over there. My father did his tour of duty at the main base in Vietnam at Da Nang. He said later, when us kids got older that his base was always being bombed and attacked because it was one of the main drop off points by plane to leave troops coming to help fight the war.
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All I can say to that is, those people who did that back in the day should be very ashamed of what they did to those ‘Vietnam Soldiers’ when they came back from the war. The subject that really puts a claw in my arm is the facts of what’s been going on here at our ‘Arizona Veterans Medical Center.’ Our vets having to wait almost a year to get medical and mental health services! WTF? And when my father came home, they didn’t really have anything in place like the military does now. The soldiers coming back from war are evaluated and re-introduced back into active duty or civilian life. Why didn’t my father get that luxury when he came home from Vietnam? And what about the countless missing & Pow’s still left behind in Vietnam? What about them and their families who never got closure, or even a body to bury? What about them? Now I understand I’m not a famous or well-known person, I’m just a nobody out here asking our government for answers to these very important questions.

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Yes, I may not know a lot about our military, but I do know this, my father should have been treated like a hero when he came home from the Vietnam War! He deserved much better than what he came home to, and all the other soldiers of all our wars past. Now if you’re a history or war buff, then I have an excellent book to recommend for you. It is written by a woman who lived on the battlefield literally. Her name is “Agathe von Kampen,”  and her family had to take in and let the German Soldiers bathe, feed, and house them while Hitler ruled with an iron fist! It was expected of her family to do this or they would have been killed. She grew with guns and rifles blazing, and bombs going off all around her. She even had to many times, while at school, dive into bomb shelters when the fighting was right outside. She lived it, seen it with her own eyes, and now wrote her Memoir of all it, and more abuse when she and her finally made it America.
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Her book is titled; “The Chocolate Bar” by: Author, Agathe von Kampen… http://www.amazon.com/Chocolate-Bar-Agathe-von-Kampen/dp/1624850146/
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Now that I strayed a little, my thoughts of  ‘Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’ is this, even if he just took a bottle of water, a compass, and just walked away as some of his past platoon soldiers say, he still got caught and held captive for 5 years. Anyone who goes through that experience may not be a hero, but they still deserve a huge ‘Welcome Home’ don’t you think? Regardless of the surrounding how’s of this story, he was set free and he still deserves some kindness, Caring, and Support for what he went through in those 5 years. Don’t you think his family also deserves to have him back? If it comes to finding that he really deserted his platoon, then I’m sure he will be punished properly for it later. But never under-estimate the power of GOD, as him getting captured and help captive was God’s way of giving him his penance? Maybe or maybe not, but it’s how I will see this story for myself.

So how do you feel about this story? Let me know in my comment section if you’d like to add more about how we should look at this story. It’s what makes us ‘Unique’ from one another as human beings, and I always love a good debate! We all have different views on the same topic. However, I will wish Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl all the best in his recovery. My thoughts and prayers to him and all his family to be blessed that they have him home…

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God Bless All,
Author, Catherine Townsend-Lyon

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Soldiers Of World War II

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