The Storyteller | Mary Vee

Little Sable Lighthouse, Photo by Mary Vee We have a gift of worth.  What we do when someone tries to take it away from us is up to us. Blue Ridge Parkway, Photo by Mary Vee My characters are thrown into difficult situations, often ones they cannot solve immediately or alone. While dealing with the crisis, their self worth comes into question. Doubts form. The characters dwell on the doubts and allow their strong wall of worth to gradually crumble. The story then takes them through this time. Israel, near Jordan, Photo by Mary Vee What draws us to stories is connecting with the character in some way. We are searching for hope. This story came to my mind: Israel, near Jerusalem, Photo by Mary Vee There once was a servant standing on a hill. Beyond the valleys surrounding him was a ring of tall hills.  In the valley below, soldiers threatened his life and the life of his master. He became frightened and saw n...

Photo Courtesy: pixaby.com A school in Kenya saved the life of a Baltimore, Maryland boy. Hard to believe, but it's true. Here is the story: Devon grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, as they say. The neighborhood was broken. Run down. Laden with drugs and violence. Survival required knowing where to hide when things turned ugly. His mother was a drug addict and his father an alcoholic.  This situation turned many children in the school district into angry persons. Devon's anger manifested itself in behavior issues at school. In sixth grade, he was suspended several times. Here is where the amazing twist in his life story happened. The principal of his school was told to find a way to move ten percent of the students, the ones who refused to learn or refused to behave, to alternative education. Once these students left the school, the overall student body had a hope to succeed. A recruiter from a new school foundation came to Devon's school. They pr...