Many, many thanks to Jessica Rinaudo and to The Catholic Connection for the beautiful review of the book Trusting the Detours: A Spiritual Guide for College Students. The book is authored by Bettye and edited by yours truly. Follow this link if you do not receive the Catholic Connection. The books retail for $15.00 and are available locally at St. …
DayDreamOsaurus- Hot off the press!
Hey Everyone! Take a look at this…This is a children’s book I have been working on for about two years. It’s all about a child’s daydream adventures with six favorite dinosaurs; hence, the name – DayDreamOSaurus. This pic is taken with the illustrator and design artist, Kristin Cater, and her little boy. The book is literally hot off the press …
Journey with Bettye
I want to get started on giving all of you a bit more information on my journey with “Miss Bettye” as she battles Stage IV breast cancer. She is approaching her four-year anniversary (on Valentine’s Day) of this year. What a wonderful miracle – she is still going strong! Being with Bettye during these last four years has given me …
Audio CD: Luminous Mysteries
Children Pray the Luminous Mysteries is a CD that I originally produced with the assistance of St. Joseph Church Circle 18 group in the year 2005. The purpose of the CD was to seek prayers for a little girl who had been diagnosed with infantile scoliosis and to raise funds for other children who might need assistance in traveling for …
Audio CD: Joyful Mysteries
Children Pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary is a CD that I produced with the assistance of Loyola College Prep Rosary Group in Shreveport, Louisiana. The purpose of the CD was to seek prayers and funds for a family who had recently lost their mother to cancer. Similar to the Luminous Mysteries CD, I wrote the script for the …
Shreveport Times – Personal stories: Local books provide inspiration
As seen in the Shreveport Times – Judy Christie 5 p.m. CDT May 20, 2015 A few years ago I spoke at an area church where an older gentleman approached me to talk about a book he was trying to write. His story was personal, heartbreaking in many ways, and he was struggling to navigate the technical aspects of writing …
About – Trusting the Detours
Trusting the Detours: A Spiritual Guide for College Students is just that – a guide for students who are either enrolled in college or heading to college. The book is small and unpretentious in appearance – purposely designed to resemble a spiral notebook and to be non-gender specific. The book is 48 pages long and provides fifteen meditations that are …
About – The Way of the Cross
The Way of the Cross: Meditations of a Cancer Survivor correlates the journey of a cancer patient (or anyone who is facing a trial in his or her life) with the journey that Jesus took on the road to Calvary. The meditations in the book follow the format of the Stations of the Cross. If you are familiar with the …
What is a Bettyism?
A Bettyism is a simple statement that sums up a wealth of wisdom into a few words. Bettye constantly speaks in such a way, and her comments are so relevant to a number of different situations that I felt it beneficial to include a Bettyism for each meditation found in the Way of the Cross book and the Detours book. …
Bettye’s Story
The meditations in the Way of the Cross book and the Spiritual Guide for College Students are inspired by and presented from the perspective of a cancer survivor in the Shreveport community. This individual wishes to remain relatively anonymous and to be known only as “Bettye.” Bettye believes it is important for her to remain in simplicity – without drawing …