#ThursdayThoughts with Willis Abshire

Good Morning!

Well it's still morning where we're at - barely.

Several years ago I introduced you to Bayou Writers Group member, Willis Abshire when he shared with us his debut novel, The Curse, the Diary and the Cross: Book One: The Curse Begins. Today Willis returns to share some thoughts with us.

Take it away Willis.....

I thoroughly enjoy writing fiction though it appears my adventures delve a great deal into pain and suffering. My trilogy dealt with the choices we make in life and how far reaching those choices can take one. In the two novels I am doing research on dealing with the Holocaust and the Vietnam war I am again confronted with hurt and grief. Being a realist, I find it difficult at times to pursue something positive or uplifting but that is the beauty of this gift given to us. We’ve heard the old expression, “when life deals you lemons, make lemonade.” But sometimes the one holding the lemons can’t see beyond the bitter so we as writers can be the ones to help make the lemonade. Life is a myriad of highs, mundane and downright lows. Birth, living and death. But there is so much of God’s beauty to see in life, the sun making its faithful debut every morning, the lazy moon making its almost transparent unveiling then getting stronger as the sun’s rays fail. The mother dog laying restfully and lovingly as her children suckle—she gave them life and continues to care for them. The daddy teaching his son to play ball or the mother showing her daughter how to bake a pie for her daddy or siblings. We must look for them. So, in the midst of it all this it is my prayer that all writers can be gifted with the ability to add the sugar to make the lemonade sweet.

God bless.
W R Abshire

Willis R. Abshire is a retired Residential and Commercial Painting Contractor from a small rural community in south central Louisiana. A former Pastor he enjoys his writings and spending time with his wife Vickie along with their seven children, fourteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren with one on the way expected in November 2018. Willis's trilogy, The Curse, the Diary and the Cross can be found at Amazon.

                 

 

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Until next time take care and God bless.
PamT