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|  One Day at a Time by Carol SchwarzFollowing the advice of a professor who told a class of eager writers, "Don't tell us what happened; show us what happened," the author of ONE DAY AT A TIME begins with "During the night, the brittle cold formed delicate white starbursts of frost along the lower edge of each bedroom window. Clinging to the inside of every pane of glass, crystalline borders framed a panorama of snow-sparkling fields beneath a silent, twinkling expanse. "Then, whispers of mauve and pink began to reveal where the heavens met the misty hills below." The author, Carol L. Schwarz, opens the story of a young farm girl who grows up, falls in love, and quits school to elope and live happily ever after. But that's not quite what happens. While Thelma's childhood as a tenant farmer's daughter may have been representative of life in the 1920's and '30's in the American Midwest, her adulthood, which started normally, turned out to be anything but ordinary. When her husband Gene accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior, she wanted what he had and accepted Him also. Her only challenge was getting three little boys dressed and ready for church. Along came three more children, and after Gene studied for the ministry and became a Methodist circuit rider, she now had six young ones who had to learn to sit still during five services every Sunday. Thelma and Gene's faith grew as God answered prayer after prayer. But then, tragedy charged into their lives, and trusting the Savior became even more important. That trust forms the basis of the rest of the story, as challenges, adventures, and surprises come into the lives of the members of Thelma's family. This book will no doubt strengthen the faith of every reader. You may ask, "Could this really all have happened to one woman?" Yes, it did. The purposes of the book are to give honor and glory to God, to honor one woman's faith in her Savior, to provide family background to Thelma's grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and to inspire mothers and widows to know that God created them, that Jesus Christ died for them, and that the Holy Spirit will always be present to console them. Sometimes, world events ARE the story. In this book, however, world events enter into the lives of Thelma's family members but are not paramount. The dust bowl times and the Great Depression affect farm life; Thelma's father Ralph doesn't get hired as a tenant farmer so moves his family into town. Teenagers know that college is out of the question. Thelma's brother Arnold joins the CCC, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and then joins the U.S. Army. Pearl Harbor shocks a nation, including Thelma's family. The popularity of owning a television set spreads into Pickaway County, Ohio. The Korean War causes Thelma, the mother of sons, to struggle with her mixed emotions about their enlistment. As greater opportunities for women in business emerge, Thelma considers opening her own nursing home, and finds out if she has administrative skills. The decade of the '60's affects her youngest son, as does the buildup leading to the "controversial quagmire," the VietNam War. The family reacts to national and international events, but their reaction to each other and to the abiding love of Jesus Christ in their lives is the main story. According to Christian author Jamie Buckingham, "Love is the essential ingredient for writing biography," and the love Jesus shows Thelma is reflected in the love she shares with family members ONE DAY AT A TIME. LINKS TO BOOK ON AMAZON: http://www.hightecproductions.com or http://www.htptunes.com End
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