Scribblers Christian Writers Group - Norcross/Tucker

Christmas Gathering 2022

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 22:05:02 GMT

One of our highlights every year is when we gather together to celebrate the Christmas Holiday and to reflect on the year that has passed. Also every year we receive a special plaque commemorating another year that we have been together as a group. This year twenty-seven individuals gathered together for the celebration. It was a wonderful time of exchanging our white elephant gifts, and eating wonderful food. Here are the pictures from that gathering, at “The Village Corner Restaurant “ on Tuesday December 20, 2022.

Upcoming Appearances for Julie Clark

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 21:56:30 GMT

Julie will be presenting and selling her books at these upcoming events. If you are in the area, stop by and support her efforts!

Sat & Sun, February 4th & 5th
Chickamauga Civil War Show in Dalton, GA
(http://www.mkshows.com/)

Saturday, February 11th
(Tentative - Book Signing 1pm to 3pm)
Liberty Book Store in Lawrenceville, GA (https://www.facebook.com/Libertybookslawrenceville)

Sat & Sun, February 25th & 26th
Living History Festival-Battle of Aiken in SC
(https://battleofaiken.com/)

March 18th
Book on display at Women's retreat in Winder, GA (https://www.hoschtonunitedmethodist.org)

Julie's books:
Pauline D'Alvigny Campbell - Civil War Nurse
In Bird and Song - God Speaks

Notes From Donna Barron, and Her Upcoming Events

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 21:37:29 GMT

As many of you know Donna Barron is the author of “The Man Who Carved Stone Mountain” which is biography of her father who was the chief stone carver for the monument at Stone Mountain (the worlds largest exposed granite rock.) The mountain served to provide the steps
to the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC – a mere scratch on this massive piece of granite, and has served a memorial to the Civil War. It has become a memorial involved in controversy as some attempt to erase any memory of the past. Donna will be presenting the story of her father’s work related to the carving of the monument.

Donna’s events for the upcoming months:

January 11th @ 7:00 p.m. - Premiere and Panel Discussion of the Video "Monument - The Untold Story of Stone Mountain"
January 14th @12:00 p.m. - Presentation/Book Signing for Lee - Jackson Banquet , Oxford Memorial Center, Oxford, FL
February 1st @ 6:30 p.m. - Presentation/Book Signing at the Stone Mountain Library, St. Mtn., GA
February 4th & 5th (All Day) - Vendor & Speaker at the Dalton Civil War Show, Dalton Convention Ctr., Dalton, GA
February 11th @ 1-4 p.m.- Book Signing at Liberty Bookstore in Lawrenceville, GA
February 21st @ 6:30 p.m. -Presentation/Book Signing American Legion, Jefferson, GA
February 24-26 (All Day) - Vendor at Battle of Aiken Living History & Reenactment, Aiken, SC

Donna Barron - December 2022 Book Signing

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 23:04:00 GMT

Meet the Author
Saturday, December 10th
11:30 am - 3:30 pm
Southern Heartland Art Gallery
1132 Monticello St.
Covington Georgia

Clarice Dunlop

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 21:43:47 GMT

Clarice is the wife of one husband and has four beautiful daughters, five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren who live in Maine, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Maryland, and Georgia.

After the death of her husband, Herman, she lived in Assisted Living for three years. She then moved to Georgia to live with her youngest daughter, Gloria.

Having been active in the Lord's work in the Church of the Nazarene for over sixty years, she discovered the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Lilburn, Georgia, where she continued to serve the Lord in church attendance and the Women's Ministry. She has made many close friends in the Lilburn Alliance Church who have contributed to her contentment.

She says with Paul in Philippians: "I have learned to be content whatsoever state (Maine or Georgia) I am in." She believes she is where she is "for such a time as this."

Clarice began writing about her life as a gift to her daughters, but it snowballed as the Lord led her in the writing, often dreaming an entire chapter and getting up to write it. She is quick to say that the Lord wrote the book, and she prays that someone will be blessed by it and choose to walk in the Way.

The Road Less Traveled

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The Rest of The Story

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His Story

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On The Banks Of The Kennebec

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God Had a Plan

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Jesus The StoryTeller & One Pair Of Hands

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Christmas Celebration for Scribblers

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Christmas Celebration
Scribblers Christian Writers Group met on December 16, 2021 at the Village Center German Restaurant at Stone Mountain

Southeastern Home School Expo

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:57:00 GMT

The Southeast Homeschool Expo focuses on educational products and services, books, family structure material, game creation, movie making, web design training services and much more.

Scribblers attended and shared in the fun, encouraging new authors, and giving away books!

Cheering on Tyler, the winner!

A fun weekend!

Books on Display!

Leda Owens (Illustrator) receiving a book by Pat Smith (Author).

Roy Faulkner: Husband, Father, Legacy

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:52:06 GMT

The Man Who Carved Stone Mountain

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Coni Knepper

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 01:50:44 GMT

Since 1991, Coni Knepper has guided women, teens, children, and families who once struggled with anxiety and fears into freedom...

Freedom from negative thoughts even depression through simple Bible concepts and intriguing hands-on experiences.

With her raw testimony and no-frills ability to capture the attention of people from children to aging adults, her message is for those seeking answers and seasoned believers.

All who obtain concepts leading to understanding how to take control of their thought life and hear God's guidance.

Coni is the author of "Get Out Of Your Head."

She also is a published children's author with 5 Best Sellers and a family devotional that has sold thousands of copies. Each story teaches the culture of Tanzania, East Africa through the eyes of the children she and her husband have served since 2003.

Coni is a sought-after Women's Conference and Retreat speaker. She loves children and guides parents and families through activities in hearing God's voice, which has proven to enrich their homes with better communication and spiritual growth.

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Florida Girl: Confessions of a Beachcomber by Mary Renshaw

Wed, 12 May 2021 17:56:00 GMT

Florida Girl : Confessions of a Beachcomber

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Memories of life in a Florida paradise come alive through lilting poems, prose and original art. Ride the ocean waves, wiggle your toes in sandy shores, and learn where to find the best seashells and catch the most fish as you experience in depth the real Florida and fall in love with it.

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Donna Barron - Upcoming Presentations

Tue, 11 May 2021 12:03:24 GMT

Upcoming presentations:
May 29th @ 11:00 am
SCV Porter Alexander Camp #158
Confederate Memorial Day Service
Magnolia Cemetery in Augusta, GA

June 4-5, 2021
SCV 2021 Georgia Division Annual Reunion
The Macon Marriott City Center

July 21-24, 2021
SCV 2021 National Reunion
DoubleTree by Hilton New Orleans Airport
Kenner, Louisiana

Julie Clarke - Upcoming Events

Tue, 11 May 2021 11:45:42 GMT

April 24th, 2021 – Antebellum Festival in Dublin/showings of Gone with the Wind each night starting

April 19th, 2021 and special showing Saturday, April 24th

May 1st, 2021 - Hoschton Spring Festival – one day 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (attached flyer)

June 5th, 2021 – teaming up with Donna Barron for Georgia SCV Reunion in Macon

September 18-19th Art in the Park, Hurricane Shoals - booth with Donna Barron

October 14th – speaking at a local SCV Camp in Augusta GA There is a flyer attached related to one of the events.

New book by Charles de Andrade

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 23:10:16 GMT

Check out the second book in the Eyewitness series!

Eyewitness: The Tears of the Saints - Book 1 of The Miracles Of Christ Series

$19.95

Book 1 of the Miracles of Christ Series

This is the author's sixth book and the first in a new series looking at the Miracles of Christ. It is the "Eyewitness" series as it examines the miracles from the perspective of the person receiving the miracle. We often forget that each of these individuals has a story both before and after the miracle. Those people testify to who Jesus Christ is, and what his presence in the lifetime meant to them. My wife Gloria gave me the bible on tape, and it was while listening to the tapes that I first realized the "voices" of the people touched by the miracles.

Have you ever taken the time to listen to the voices of the individuals found in the bible who were touched by the miracles of Jesus? The author takes the miracles of Christ, and brings the lives and voices of those touched by Christ to the reader in novel form. What would be the impact of the testimonies of these people if their testimony was discovered outside of the pages of the bible. Would their extraordinary witness make a difference in how you view Jesus?

Author has been compared to: C.S. Lewis, J.R. Tolkien and F. Paul Wilson.

Also available in Audiobook format!

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Eyewitness: The Risen Saints - Book 2 of the Miracles Of Christ Series

$17.95

The Risen Saints

Ninety plus year-old Rubin James awakes in the hospital discovering not only has he suffered a stroke, but an inoperable brain aneurysm is bringing him to certain death. Ten-year-old Jonathan Baines has a rare form of brain cancer. Despite all the efforts of his talented doctor father the cancer relentless spread has not been stopped and death appears to be just days away. Rubin and Jonathan meet seemingly by accident, only to discover that God’s providence has woven together their life stories, as both are exposed to the startling story of Lazarus of Bethany. Lazarus story, a man dead for four days, and his resurrection from that death, paves the way for hope not only for Rubin and Jonathan but for their families and friends, as they experience the miraculous work of the man called Christ.

The Author:

Charles de Andrade is the head of finance for a software company based in Atlanta Georgia. He is the founding and managing member of Scribblers Christian Writers Group (www.scribblersweb.com). Eyewitness – The Risen Saints is his seventh book and the second book in a series looking at the miracles of Christ, as experienced through the recipients of the miracles. Charles lives in Summerfield Florida with his wife of 47 years, Gloria. He is the proud father of three daughters, eight grandchildren and one step-grandson. He can be followed at www.charlesadeandrade.com.

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Donna Faulkner Barron Appearances

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 20:57:33 GMT

October 20, 2020 at 7:30 pm - Southern Pen Bookshop "Between the Pages" Interview - Facebook Live
October 27, 2020 at 7:00 pm - Son of Confederate Veterans Ambrose Camp #1914 - TBonz Steakhouse Restaurant
November 12, 2020 at 10:00 am - Stone Mountain Woman's Club, Stone Mountain, Ga
November 14, 2020 at 10:00 am - Order of the Confederate Rose Tea, Tallassee, Al
December 10, 2020 at 7:00 pm - Sons of American Revolution, Gainesville, Ga
December 12, 2020 at 10:00 am - United Daughters of the Confederacy, Savannah, Ga

Julie Clarke War Re-Enactment Events

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 07:00:00 GMT

We are proud to announce the events and appearances of our Scribblers!

August 27th – Julie and Rick did Zoom Presentation for Lyman Hall Chapter S.A.R.

September 3rd – Live Interview with Julie and Rick Clarke at 7:30 pm with Vickie at https://www.facebook.com/SouthernPenBookshop/

September 19-20th - Donna Barron and Julie Clarke will have booth at Civil War Re-enactment in Gallant, AL “Raid on Little Generals Farm” at Haessly Farms

Pauline D'Alvigny Campbell Civil War Nurse: Her Life and Times of War in Atlanta

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 18:49:20 GMT

Pauline D'Alvigny Campbell:
by Julie Clark now available in Kindle!

Claire Hertzler with Harbor Book Clubs

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 08:00:00 GMT

Claire Hertzler talks “The High Sheriff of Greene,” with Harbor Club Book Clubs, combined meeting, March 5, 2020, Lake Oconee, Greensboro, GA. These folks were eager to read and learn about the history that happened all around them. Hertzler found it fun to interact with such an enthusiastic group.

Chad Hale

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 20:58:23 GMT

Chad Hale (b. 1945) grew up in the South and has pastored in urban Atlanta, GA most of his adult life. He is an early pioneer of food cooperatives for low-income families and the founder and former Exec. Director of Urban Recipe (urbanrecipe.org). Much of his work has centered around how the church might be faithful working in situations of poverty; his efforts have focused on creating oases of food security and supportive community for people under stress. He is the pastor of Georgia Avenue Church in Grant Park, Atlanta. "Forgive Us This Day Our Daily Bread" is his first book. One of the pictures here shows him with Ella Duffy Haynes, friend and colleague in the formation of food co-ops for low-income families.

The picture of the author with hat is by Johnathon Kelso.

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Book Signing Event with Mary Renshaw

Sat, 08 Feb 2020 08:00:00 GMT

Mary at her book Signing at Tall Tales Book Store, Saturday, February 8.

(Seated is Mary Renshaw and other Scribblers: Claire Underwood, Mike and Leda Owens)

Scribblers Christian Writers Group Christmas 2019

Fri, 10 Jan 2020 23:08:59 GMT

Scribblers Christian Writers Group Christmas 2019
December 20, 2019
The Crossings Restaurant, Main Street Norcross Georgia

The Scribblers Christian Writers Group held its third Annual Christmas celebration at the Crossings Restaurant in Norcross Georgia on Friday December 20, 2019. Present were fourteen Scribbler members with another twelve family members and friends attending. Mike and Leda Owens, two Scribbler members, served as our visiting Santa and Mrs. Claus and helped in our celebration. Each Scribbler received an embroidered plaque as a reminder of the Christmas 2019 event. Great food, friendship, and fellowship occurred, as we remembered all the blessing of the year, and looked forward to 2020.

Book Presentation at Park Springs Retirement Community, Stone Mountain, Ga

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 08:00:00 GMT

January 9, 2020 @ 9 am - Book Presentation at Park Springs Retirement Community, Stone Mountain, Ga

Charles de Andrade

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 08:00:00 GMT

Charles de Andrade is the founding member of Scribblers, a Christian writers club based in Norcross Georgia. As an author he has six books published with one more planned to be released in late 2020. His works are Christian Historical Fiction where he draws on his many life experiences to share his stories of faith and life. Charles has served in the business world in many senior positions, including being president of a software company based in Atlanta, GA, owning and operating a restaurant, and serving as a business consultant focusing on sales, operations and finance.

He currently serves as the finance manager for a software company in Atlanta, GA, serves on two boards as a director, and owns and operates Bee Natural Products, distributing bee keeper products, and CdA Consultants, a business consulting group specializing in HR, Finance, and Operations.

He supports his wife, Gloria, in her Glorious Designs Embroidery Business. Married for forty-six years, he is the proud father of three daughters, and grandfather to eight grandchildren and one step-grandson. He currently lives in Summerfield Florida where he is active in his church and his businesses. In his free time, he can be found writing his next novel, playing his guitar, and cooking for his friends and family.

For more information check our his website:
www.charlesadeandrade.com or www.stewardseries.com.

See other purchasing options for his books on Amazon, Scribblersweb.com, and other book retailers.

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Eyewitness, The Tears of the Saints

Book 1 of the Miracles of Christ Series

The Steward Series by Charles de Andrade

About the Steward Series

The background on the Series

I took a seminary class in the 1980’s on the attributes of God. As part of that course, we were assigned to write a story looking at those attributes. I chose to write about the outworking of those attributes in the creation, and the fundamental background for this series was born.
Man was created in the image of God, and we were created with purpose. Our lives have meaning because the creation was a sovereign act by a purposeful creator. We are not random accidents, or grown up germs, as neither of these views would allow for purpose; hence the dilemma of so many who try to hold to those views of our existence. Life is without meaning without God the creator.
What was the purpose for the creation of man?
- Genesis holds all of the clues, and it is there for all to discover. I believe the title Steward, describes the primary reason for the creation of man. There is something amazingly grand in the simple words found in Genesis. We were assigned a role, and we were given a template to follow. God started the process, planting the first garden, organizing it, and placing our first parent in it. God brought all of the animals to Adam, and Adam named the animals. Adam was fulfilling with this, his first activity, the role he had been given. The animals understood the unique role and position given to the one who named them.
Amazingly the only “bad” thing found in the creation, was that man lacked a helper. Of all of the animals, there was none that was “bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh”. God cured that need as well. Creating the singularly most beautiful and perfect helper for man. God completed our first parents, and they together were the co-stewards assigned the care of the rest the creation.
But man fell under the siren lies of the master deceiver. There is a great mystery in the fall of man. There is even greater mystery in the fall of the master deceiver and his fellow angels. That mystery is only partially solved by the understanding of God’s purpose before there ever was a man, to display His attributes of mercy and of a love so great, that the angels that remained faithful long to see what God is doing with man.
The fall though, did not fundamentally change the Steward role for man. What changed were the conditions under which that role would now be played out. Now the ground would fight man, producing weeds and thistles, rocks and dry soil, and the necessity of hard work. The animals that once came to man freely and willingly to be named would now fear man and with good reason. Stewards care for their charges and the newly fallen man would still care, but the man now was conflicted. His nature was now bent, and the creation would experience the outworking of the Steward’s bentness.
The creation was subjected to futility, waiting for the revealing of the Son’s of God. The scripture says the creation “groans” in anticipation of that unveiling. God so loved mankind,(and by extension the rest of the created realm they were the stewards of), that He did something, he would not do for the fallen angels. He would provide an escape for man, unavailable to the heavenly host that rebelled. But that provision came with unprecedented and unparalleled cost. In order not to violate the very character of God, this provision would instead provide insight into facets of God’s character hereto before not experienced.
A battle that predated the fall of man, took on new and heightened focus. And now, this battle is joined on the field of our lives.
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. “ Ephesians 6:12 has defined the real battlefield and the war that rages around and in us.
That is what the series is all about.
We are called to be stewards, with all that this means.
God’s stewards are Chosen by God, and God’s Intervention in our lives draws us back to him and our original purpose. In that process we come to understand that we are Damaged Goods, but despite the depth of our own sin, God still reaches out to us, calling us to our Homecoming, where we embrace both our history and our destiny. Finally, with loud Exclamation we rejoice as we understand, in part, the great redemption provided for us, and join in the battle for the lives and souls of those yet held captive.

Book Signing - Woodstock, Georgia 30188 - The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta: Saturday June 29th, 2019

Christmas Tea sponsored by Southern Pen Bookshop, Monroe, Ga

Sun, 08 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Southern Heartland Art Gallery, Covington, Georgia

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Alternative Arts Interview: Portia Wayne

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Alternate Arts: Do you prefer Portia, P. K., or Dr. Wayne?
Portia: I don’t have a preference. It’s kind of awkward to be called Doctor when I’m not in a professional setting. I think it’s easier for kids to call me P. K. So when I do storytelling or anything with younger audiences I definitely go by P. K.

Alternate Arts: When did you know you had an interest in writing?
Portia: I have always enjoyed writing. Even as a young girl, I would enter into writing and oratorical competitions. I wrote in college for the Spelman Spotlight. After I graduated, I wrote a lot of poetry. And then it was when I was studying for my degree and spending time with my little ones that I began writing stories and actually publishing my books.

Alternate Arts: What’s your earliest writing experience?
Portia: Wow. I can remember in the second grade I had a horrible experience. I ended up having an accident at school and all of the other kids in my class called me Portia the Pee Pee Princess. I remember going home and being totally embarrassed. After that, I started making stories with Portia the Pee Pee Princess as the main character. She would go have all types of embarrassing debacles. But it was fun. I think it was my way of releasing whatever it was I feeling. At that time, especially, I didn’t think that I fit in. So writing was a way for me to express my feelings without having to talk to others.

Alternate Arts: What’s the first thing you remember reading?
Portia: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. My mom was very big on reading. I guess that’s why I am such a stickler about reading now. But yeah, I remember being in the first grade and my mom making me read Maya Angelou’s book. I was like five years old with this intense chapter book. Of course, I read picture books before then but that is the first book I can really remember reading...

Read Full Interview here