The Overcomers: Christian Authors Who Conquered Learning Disabilities

Jane, I enjoyed working with you and Maragret and the other authors who wrote The Overcomers: But I must add a PS to the book. I was teaching in a private Christian elementary school some years ago, and one of my students was the son of a boy I went to high school with. And one day the boy he was about nine came up to me and said, "My dad said that you're not very smart. Yet even after getting a college degree, becoming a schoolteacher and later a published novelist, his words hurt. One things some dyslexics learn as a result of all we go through is to try NEVER to hurt another person.

We know too well how it feels. When the little boy said that, I wish I'd reminded myself that if God is with me, who can be against me. Thank you both, Margaret and Molly, for stopping by. We've shared a great deal. The symptoms of dyslexia are very subtle and historically speaking, when a child had dyslexia back in the day, he was labeled "dumb" and was sent to stare at the corner of the room for a time-out.

A child can be dyslexic without parents noticing until adulthood. In truth, dyslexics are neither dumb nor are they slow learners; they usually excel at activities that don't involve language skills like design, or even art. For sure they are not dumb!!! History bears that out. Many geniuses of the past were shown to be dyslexic. Many extraordinary thinkers--they not only were often better able to remember spoken facts, but they often had the ability to look at the world from a different angle--literally.

God can use them for all they are. And we need them!!! What's A Minion Upcoming Events. Being dyslexic is as much a part of me as having brown eyes. The difference is, no one in grade school told me that if I tried hard enough, I could change my brown eyes to blue. But teachers did tell me that if I tried hard enough, I could tell the difference between b and d. When I was in grade school, no one knew about dyslexia. I imagine it had been studied, but none of that information had arrived in schools. Not one of my teachers knew what my problem was.

When I look at lists of problems dyslexic children face, these are a few I see in myself. Getting sounds in words mixed up. Once I figured out which shoe to put each in, I felt an enormous sense of security. If I was confused, I could look at my feet.

This is still a problem. Even now, when I go to pump gas and am asked my zip code, I panic. Sanctuary was set in France in and is about the Huguenots, and it had a more serious tone. Yet even in that novel, there were light moments that I hope made my readers smile. However, I wrote one book that was really different from what I normally write because it is true.

Christian Authors Who Conquered Learning Disabilities is a non-fiction book written by five published authors. Yep, we all struggled with learning disabilities, especially in elementary school. I was dyslexic then and still am today. I also interviewed Jeff Gerke in the October issue of that magazine.

That's wonderful that all of you overcame your disability and became successful authors and even more wonderful that you have shared your experiences so others can benefit. Regarding your fiction books, how is your new release Cinderella Texas different? What makes it particularly special to you? What makes Cinderella Texas different is that the publication date was delayed because of Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm.

However, when it finally is published, I hope it will make my readers smile, maybe even laugh.

Well, at least you'll always remember this book and have a great little backstory to tell people about it. So what do you like about writing romances? I love happy endings, and I have always loved fairy tales. In my opinion, romance novels are that and more. The more would be humor.

I love to read and write funny stuff. I came by this genetically. My father had a dry wit that made me laugh, but on his bad days, he only made me smile. We can all use the "medicine" of humor. I love to see it in the stories I read. What are some of the challenges you faced in writing your new book? The biggest challenge I had with Cinderella Texas and with all my books was polishing. I love to redo novels—look for another word, another sentence or another paragraph that will make it better.

But of course, far the biggest challenge with Cinderella was getting it out there despite the storm. Yes, I can always find something else to fix or improve. Eventually, you just have to let go. As mentioned earlier, I am a dyslexic. I once thought I was the dumbest kid in the state of Texas, my home state.

So I made Alyson, the heroine of Cinderella Texas, an honor student.

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Nevertheless, she is like me in many ways. One of those ways was that she is a klutz. The hero has a dry wit—just like my dad. He is also a real cowboy just like my dad and my maternal grandfather. I like real men, and my husband is one. I also like cowboys. All three are cowboys today. And our six grandchildren? Well, they are cowboys, too, only three of them are girls. Ahh, nothing like a good, manly Texas man! Did you have to do much research for your books?

I merely told what happened from childhood on.

As I said, my father and my maternal grandfather were ranch managers, real Texas cowboys. Wow, that must make your "ranch fiction" especially authentic! And how does your personal faith impact your fiction? My born again Christian faith changed me for the good in every way possible.

What was once a poor self-image, because of my learning disabilities, became a good one in the name of Jesus.

How can I be a l oser? I am a child of the King of the Universe. How can I feel friendless or persecuted?

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If God be with me, who can be against me? The theme of The Overcomers is this. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. That's something we all need to remember every day.