Mary Lou Cheatham Interviewed by Hallee Bridgeman

Hallee Bridgeman, who writes action-packed romantic suspense, has sold more than half a million Christian novels. She recently interviewed me, and I am honored today to be featured in her blog. Here's a link:


Hallee Bridgeman's Blog

How many souls can fit in a tiny church?* (Answer below.)

Drumheller has a tiny church. Let's go there.

I haven’t traveled there yet, but I’d love to go see the quaint little Alberta, Canada, town that took its name from a coin toss between Samuel Drumheller and Thomas Greentree to decide who would name the town. Sam won. 

Photo of one of the beautiful
windows in the little church.
Vandalism has been a problem.

It takes less than two hours to drive from Calgary to Drumheller when the weather is good. Wouldn’t it be an enriching experience to fly into Calgary and drive in a rented car to Drumheller?

What’s in this remote town of 8,000 people to see?

Known as the dinosaur capital of the world, it’s a place to see dinosaur artifacts.

And coal mines.

In the Badlands, Drumheller has intriguing geological formations, known as hoodoos. 

What are hoodoos? 

Odd rock formations up to twenty feet tall stand like sentimental overlooking the region.  Blackfoot and Cree believed the rocks were petrified giants that came to life at night and hurled rocks at intruders. These soft sandstones gained their bizarre shape from erosion. HTTPS://WWW.ATLASOBSCURA.COM/PLACES/HOODOOS

Photo of Hoodoos. (Pixabay)

What else?

Drumheller’s Little Church is a must see. If we don't see anything else, we can't miss this.  Go to Drumheller's Little Church Facebook Page to see what people do there.  Be sure to like this page. It's a place to have a wedding, renew vows, celebrate an anniversary, take some amazing photographs, or spend the afternoon meditating about the joy of the Lord's presence in our lives.

I messaged this page, and someone responded immediately giving me permission to use the pictures included here. 

Below is a quote from the Canadian Badlands website about the church:  “Drumheller's Little Church, seating 10,000 people - 6 at a time. This church was first erected by local contractor Trygve Seland, in cooperation with the Ministerial Association in 1968 and was reconstructed by inmates of the Drumheller Institution in 1991. It was designed as a place of worship and meditation and not just a tourist attraction. Located on the North side of the North Dinosaur Trail between the Royal Tyrrell Museum and the Golf Course.”

*Answer: 10,000 souls, 6 at a time. It is estimated that 10,000 people have visited to Drumheller's Little Church.

Additional links: http://www.dinosaurvalley.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drumheller

Burden of Proof: A Nail Biter

What books have you read lately?

Here's one I just finished and thoroughly enjoyed: Burden of Proof

The cover caught my eye.

I'd like to share my review of it on Amazon:

Burden of Proof will cost you sleep. The two main characters, Jason and April, don't sleep much, and neither will you until you finish reading it. Be careful--this book is a nail biter. The tension starts at the beginning and goes through the last scene.

It has bonus effects. The opening scene made my heart race with its reality. The sensory authenticity caused me to smell the blood, wonder how the stains would be removed, feel the barbed wire, hear the sirens, taste the smothered liver and greens at the east Texas diner, and feel the softness of a baby girl's cheek. I bought it in Kindle form so I could listen to it and read it at the same time. Listening to it made it come to life. For me, an important test of a good book is dialogue that pleases my ears. Burden of Proof met that requirement.

Another bonus effect is the humor included. I could imagine a thirty-something petite FBI agent swapping clothes with a little senior citizen. April, the FBI agent, runs from a Texas Longhorn named Romeo until she tears the elderly lady's long dress, loses the borrowed shoes, and squishes her bare toes into the soft black soil found in a cow pasture.

I bit my nails over the suspense of this thriller, but what kept me reading was the romance.

If you haven't read a DiAnn Mills novel before, this one is an excellent starting place. It's her best book yet in my opinion. Also, it's the first book of a new series.

Have an enjoyable time reading Burden of Proof.

Liza Yates Too

Liza Yates Too

Free short story in Kindle version. Free for a limited time only.

Only the names have been changed! It is not part of any movement, but it set someone's heart free from pain.

Forty years is a long time....