Betty Cain

Betty Cain

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Betty Ward Cain is a published author, musician and retired teacher. She is listed in the Cambridge who’s who.  Mrs. Cain taught kindergarten students for 30 years.  She comes from a long line of ministers, musicians, teachers and song writers.Mrs. Cain grew up in a minister’s home.  Her father (Rev. T. N. Ward) and grandfather (Rev. L. M. Justice) were Church of God ministers.  She desires to pass on her Christian heritage and bring the values she learned during her childhood to children today.

     The author became a Christian when she was only 5 years old.  She has spent most of her life in some type of ministry as a Sunday School teacher, soloist, choir member, children’s choir director, vacation Bible school teacher, and has held most positions in her church. Mrs. Cain began writing several years before she retired from teaching.  After taking a class at Lee University with Dr. Cliff Schimmels, she began her career in writing.  Dr. Schimmels was published many times in his lifetime.  After turning in a writing assignment in his class, Dr. Schimmels told her she should share her gifts with others.  She had never believed in her abilities until he gave her the encouragement she needed.      Mrs. Cain lives with her husband, Jay, in Cleveland, TN.  They have one son, Jeremy, who is married to Beth Grabensteder Cain and the couple has three children.  The delight of Mrs. Cain’s life is her three grandchildren.  Madelin is in the 6th grade this year.  She is a loving, sweet and kind child who desires to please.  Sophie is in the 4th grade this year.  She has a great zest for life.  She is intelligent and observant and loves to give and receive hugs.  Sammy will soon be 8 years old going on 29.  He will start 1st grade this year. He is highly intelligent for a child so young.  He loves life and loves people.  He also loves to make his grandmother laugh.     

 

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p><span><span>Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power? Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only to discover that his second son Harold was destined to surpass him in renown and glory.</span></span></p>

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