Georgia McCain

Celebration of Life, Family, and Faith - Collection of Poems, Tributes, and Stories (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is a collection of poems, stories, and tributes that Georgia Davenport McCain wrote over a 40 year period. They celebrate her life, family, and faith.

Since she had 10 published books, mostly Christian novels or celebrations of her faith, her family often encouraged her to publish her book of poems. Even though she indicated a willingness to do this someday, she never did. After her death as a result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident, a binder of her poems was discovered in her house. Unfortunately, one of the poems not discovered was her poem she had read to family members to be presented at her funeral.

Her poems provide a perspective of life experiences. "Celebration of Southern Expressions" provides a tribute to many of the Southern expressions that are common to her friends and family in the Deep South, but may not be recognized elsewhere. "The Snake Story" describes her experience discovering a snake in the chapel while delivering a funeral tribute. "Tribulations of a Politicians Wife" provides a view of her life as the wife of an elected Police Juror in Louisiana. "The Cat Law" gives a perspective on an effort to pass an ordinance to control cats. "The Old Folks Home" describes the difficult but joyful transition to living in an "old folks home". "A Tribute to My Daughter and the Senior Citizen Center of Ball" describes her daughter's initiative to get her connected with the Senior Center, her initial reluctance, and the eventual great joy she received from the Senior Center". "The Birthday Surprise" was written to her sisters to "confess" to a birthday prank. "My Special Day, Mother's Day' and "Mamma's Blues" conveys a mother's loneliness sometimes felt with remote children.

Her poems included many tributes to her family. "MeMaw's Words of Wisdom" and "Nanny's Poem for Lauren's Wedding" were requested by granddaughters to be read at their weddings. "A Tribute to My Family" was a poem she read at her Golden Anniversary Celebration that celebrates the lives of her children and grandchildren. "Conning Mamma" was read at her 60th Anniversary Celebration and describes her daughter's secretive attempts to extract her recipes for publication of a cookbook to be distributed at the celebration. Also included are poems to celelebrate the birthdays of 4 children and the life of a grandson who died of spinal meningitis, provide advice to a granddaughter living in Nigeria, and memorial tributes to deceased sisters. There are also two tribute poems for close church friends.

Several poems celebrate her faith. "Little Things Used of God" provide 3 different stories of the impact made from seemingly small acts of kindness and faith, including befriending an alcoholic, sending a card to a hospital patient, and demonstrating kindness to an angry neighbor. "A Mother's Prayer" demonstrates a mother's burden for her children and faith that all will be reunited in heaven. "Look to the Savior" urges the reader to look to the Savior as an answer to deal with life's many trials, tribulations, and challenges. "This God is Our God" was written as an introduction to her book, "Remarkable Incidents and Answers to Prayer" and emphazizes the greatness of God and his presence when needed.

There are a few other non-poetic items included. A summary of her published books, as well as a few letters from readers, are provided. A letter, written to her sister in 1996 about growing up in the 20's , 30's, and 40's, provides an incredible look at the "way things were" for many in that genearation. A tribute to her father-in-law, delivered at his funeral at 106-years old, provides an interesting perspective of his life and his Christian conversion at 88 years old.

Finally, her funeral tribute delivered by her son, Dr. Danny McCain, in 2013, is included.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Georgia McCain
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781370190201
• Artikelnr.: 48646744

Autorenporträt

Mrs. McCain died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident at age 87 on December 9, 2013. She maintained her Christian commitment and ministry, as well as her writing skills, until the time of her unfortunate death.

At the time of her death, many of her books were out of print. To preserve the books and allow many new readers to enjoy, the books are being converted to e-books by her family. To increase relevancy and impact to a more contemporary and international audience, minor edits to the original text have been made to some of the books.

The following article was published in the Cenla Focus in October 2012 prior to Mrs. McCain's death, and provides a synopsis of Mrs. McCain's life as an author. It was authored by Holly Jo Linzay

Georgia McCain, an author of 10 published books, recalls the day she felt the Lord Jesus lead her to start writing. "I was standing in the kitchen, and God asked me, 'What is that in your hand?" McCain remembers, and answered, "'Only a pen, Lord.' Then He asked me if I would use the pen for his honor and glory, and I said, 'Yes, Lord, as you direct me, I will write for the glory and honor of God."

That very night, her first short novel unfolded completely from beginning to end. "The Lord gave me the name of the book and just opened up the story for me from the first page to the last," notes McCain about her first book, Through Troubled Waters, which was published more than 40 years ago. Her first book is a work of fiction interwoven with Biblical truths. McCain has sold thousands of copies, and has received letters from people all over the world expressing how the book touched their hearts. "I never dreamed about writing a book, let alone getting one published,' McCain notes.

As a child, McCain wrote poems and made up short stories. In the ninth grade, as her teacher was passing out Christmas gifts to the class, she called McCain to the front of the classroom. She told the class that Georgia had a gift for all her classmates. Stunned, McCain realized her teacher had made copies of a story she had written and shared it with the class. From time to time, she would write another short story. Later, she was asked by a preacher to write a story that would continue and develop in a religious paper. 'I told him that I couldn't just sit down and write a story. God had to give me the thoughts: McCain recalls, remembering it was later that night that she heard God question h...