"We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose." ~Romans 8:28 (Amplified Version) 

(IN OTHER WORDS: See your adversity as an opportunity to fine tune your character. We are more than conquerors!)

Carole McDonnell Our Resident Expert

Carole is married, 46 years old, Jamaican-American, mother of two sons. She is currently a freelance writer, book and film reviewer. Her reviews have appeared in some of the following:    The Peekskill Herald The Quarterly Black Review of Books Christian Spotlight on the Movies Christian Spotlight on Video Games   Carole McDonnell's works appear in various anthologies including "So Long Been Dreaming: Post-colonialism in science fiction," edited by Nalo Hopkinson and published by Arsenal Pulp Press; "Fantastic Visions III," published by Fantasist Enterprises; W.W. Norton's "LIFENOTES: Personal Writings By Contemporary Black Women," and "Then an angel came along," edited by Julie Bonn Heath and published by WinePress Publishing, "Jigsaw Nation" published by Wildside and "Seasoned Sistahs: writings by mature women of color."  She is a columnist for Anointed Magazine and is currently working on two Bible studies: "Hagar, Vashti and other Scapegoats of Bible study" and "The Easy Way to Write Bible Studies" and two speculative fiction novels based on the Bible, "The Daughters of Men" and "The Windfollower." Her reviews appear at:   www.rambles.net  www.compulsivereader.com  www.curledup.com    And now here at ATWC:   Her first interview for ATWC--Robert Fleming

D. S. White Editor and Founder

Born in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago forty-one years ago, Dee immigrated to the United States at thirteen and has been here ever since. She is the proud mother of a twenty-one year-old college Senior. When she's not Temping, she's busily creating: blogs, websites or newsletters. Her first blook (book based on a blog) was released on September 15, 2006 To read more about it click here