The Reason for the Season
(First & Second Edition)
Full-color, magazine-style Christmas activity book for the entire family.
The Reason for the Season is a one-of-a-kind magazine-style book. It’s a full-color activity book that shares the mystery and wonder of Christmas with traditional customs, history and celebrations, songs and carols, theme-based crafts, and recipes, as well as thought-provoking collections of devotionals, prayers, and affirmations. It provides festive fun with coloring and puzzle pages for children and adults alike. This family-friendly book is a needed addition to every household as it deepens appreciation of the symbolism and rituals of the Holiday Season.
The author designed this book for everyone in the family—children, parents, and grandparents. Use it to recapture the merriment of Christmas, create new and lasting traditions, and reclaim the joy and awe of the holidays. It inspires new ways to celebrate and enrich Christmas to make it magical and sacred again. Use it as a personal family guide or give it as a precious gift to someone you love.
Early Peoples Book Series
Book 1: Mrs. Whitehead and the First Americans
How did the Native Americans come to America? The answer is more complicated than originally thought. The early people known then as Indians, traveled from Asia to Alaska during the Fifth Great Ice Age. Mrs. Whitehead who magically becomes Wise-Woman-Who-Tells-Stories shares three ideas. How did they survive? What did they do? Read her stories about Eve-Woman and Crow-Man as they battle giant sloths and hunt mammoths.
A planned series of middle grade historical-fiction books about the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Nation) is being written and will be available in the near future.
Memoir Writing with Peggy
Beginner book showing how to prepare, write, and publish memories.
He Lives: The Easter Story
A three-book series in one book explaining the biblical story of Easter.
Dandelion Child
Award-winning memoir of Margaret Best growing up as a Cold-War era army brat.
Unsung Hero
Award-winning memoir/biography of Margaret Best’s father, a World War II prisoner of war, and Korea & Vietnam war veteran.
It is the story of an unknown soldier who fought in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The soldier happens to be my father. This book is a tribute not only to him, but to all men and women who serve our country today, yesterday, and tomorrow. The book is a biography that includes my father’s memoir of his time as a POW of the German Reich in Italy.
Captain Doris Vail: Female Navy Trailblazer
Memoir of a female Naval Officer who opened the doors for women
in the US Navy
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New Book
I have completed another book. This short book of 35 pages titled "The True Christmas Story" is a devotional essay book based on the Bible passages that tell the true story, not tradition.
Driveway Concert
During this pandemic, those of us who live in The Villages, Florida, have stayed indoors at home for three months. All the entertainment, meetings, and craft rooms, are closed. Linda Succi, one of our entertainers and Mark Steven Schmidt, a professional singer and...
Amenities on Cocos Island Resort
“Håfa Dai, welcome to Guam“Håfa Dai, welcome to Guam, where America’s day begins,” an affable, young, Asian looking man, said as we deplaned at the Won Pat Airport in Tamuning, Guam. I smiled while he whisked us through customs, the terminal, and baggage claim. He...