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| Tamara Fickas |
Tamara Fickas is a contributor to the new nonfiction release “God’s Provision in Tough Times.” She is the administrator of the Rocky Mountain Writer website. She writes historical and contemporary fiction and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers.
Tamara, welcome to Overcoming With God. We appreciate your willingness to share your
testimony of overcoming with our readers.
Would you tell us about the most difficult
thing in your life you have had to overcome, with God’s help? (transparency
appreciated!)
Thank you for having
me here on Overcoming with God. One of the most difficult things I’ve gone
through is walking with my mother through Lewy Body Dementia (LBD.) Lewy is the
second leading form of dementia after Alzheimer’s. It causes cognitive
dysfunction, hallucinations, and Parkinson’s type symptoms.
Dad was committed to
doing as much as possible for Mom, and we kids jumped in to help as much as we
could. During the last ten months of Mom’s life, I was unemployed and through
God’s strength, I was able to be there for Mom and Dad.
I look back on that time with awe that in one of the hardest times of my life I could see God walking every step of the way with me. It was this time that I wrote about for my contribution to the book God’s Provision in Tough Times.
(CFP: Tammy, one of my best friends lost her father to this disorder several years ago. I understand that is is very difficult to deal with. What a blessing you were to your mother.)
I look back on that time with awe that in one of the hardest times of my life I could see God walking every step of the way with me. It was this time that I wrote about for my contribution to the book God’s Provision in Tough Times.
(CFP: Tammy, one of my best friends lost her father to this disorder several years ago. I understand that is is very difficult to deal with. What a blessing you were to your mother.)
What is your favorite bible verse and
why?
Jeremiah 29:11 has
always been a favorite of mine. It is comforting to know that even when life
seems convoluted and messed up God knows the plan for me. I am not just
wandering around lost. I can’t see what is up ahead, but God can.
What has been the most important thing
you hope your readers will get from your blogs and why?
I started my Rocky
Mountain Writer blog years ago when Mom was still alive. It began as a way to
get the word out about LBD as well as polish my writing skills. Over the years,
the blog has evolved to be more of an opportunity to share the wonder I find in
everyday life.
My personal blog has
been inactive for a while now as I consider what direction God wants me to take
with it. Even though I’m not sure of the direction the blog is going, it is
always my hope that people who read my work see how God is at work around us
and are encouraged by that fact.
As you researched your manuscripts, did
you learn anything that particularly touched your heart?
I am still in the
process of researching my historical fiction novel, but as I read I am amazed
at how hard life was for those people who came over to the new world. They
could have stayed in comfort in what they knew, but they chose to come to
America and tough it out to build this new nation. Makes me thankful for how
easy life can be for me.
(CFP: Tammy has written an American Revolutionary War manuscript--a time of history near and dear to my own heart!)
(CFP: Tammy has written an American Revolutionary War manuscript--a time of history near and dear to my own heart!)
In your work, do you share about LBD?
My latest work
doesn’t really have topics, but some of the early posts on my blog dealt with
LBD and how our family coped with this disease that affects not only the person
who is suffering from it, but all those around them.
Thank you Tamara for
agreeing to answer these questions. Have
a blessed day and keep on writing!!
Giveaway: A paperback or Kindle copy (outside of USA ebook only) of God's Provision in Tough Times. Leave a comment and your email address.
