Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Learning from History



Evaluated experience is the best teacher. And so is learning from history.
 
History is another great teacher. If we do not learn it, we are doomed to repeat the errors made in history.
 
Why do I love historical fiction? Some of these errors can be made and learned from again today. That's why. If we do not know our history, we live a very dangerous life. After all, we do not know the lessons others had to learn the hard way.
 
So, study up on history. It will help you live a better today. I write historical fiction to make this learning easier and more imaginative than reading a textbook.

(Clipart Credit: Microsoft Images Online.)
 
Stacy Duplease
Historical Fiction Writer of:
Inspirational American Historical Ancestry Romance Fiction
dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Family Treez USA

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Blame



In the Garden of Eden, after Adam and Eve ate the fruit and after God confronted them, Adam blamed Eve. Eve blamed the sneaky snake. They did not accept responsibility.

If they had, God would have forgiven them.

The most important thing to remember is that blaming anyone and everyone else for our own personal wrongdoing is sin. It is wrong.

Accept responsibility.

Remember he is a God of grace.
 
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-- Stacy Duplease
Historical Fiction Writer
Sent from my cell.
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The Right Place at the Right Time



I still cannot help but count my blessings for being at the right place at the right time. That's true personally and professionally.
 
I know I have shared this with you before, but I want to bring context to this blog post. Please bear with me.
 
Virginia is not a place I would have ever said, "I want to live there." But, God had other plans. Through my husband's job, we moved to July in 2011. We fell in love with the history in the area well before I ever learned about my family treez here in Virginia and my genealogy. Hence, when I found out about my family history, it only added to the passion I feel for the history in this area. That is why I am writing the Family Treez of the USA Series.
 
Yesterday, I could not help but think again how I am at the right place at the right time. I needed research about sailing and boats for the book I am writing now and for the one I will write next. This book is set in 1613 and the next book is set in December 1773. Therefore, I needed a wealth of knowledge. That meant thinking about where, besides the Internet, I could gain such knowledge. Then, I remembered. There's the Waterman's Museum in Yorktown and the Mariner's Museum in New Port News. My husband and I Had not been to either, so we made a day of it yesterday.
 
What a blessing to live in the right place at the right time so I can gather research material with my own eyes--and not just over the Internet.
 
Oh! The perfect kicker to our day yesterday. We walked outside to view the outdoor exhibits of the Waterman's Museum in Yorktown--right of the York River and near where the original pier was in 1691 for Yorktown. We saw a couple of people taking pictures near the river and decided to see why. They asked us if we had any idea what they were seeing. My husband and I looked where they pointed and saw immediately. "Dolphins!" We both exclaimed and explained at the same time. God showed us his glory and blessed us in a whole different way.

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Stacy Duplease
Historical Fiction Writer of:
Inspirational American Historical Ancestry Romance Fiction
dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Family Treez USA



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