Heart Book Series

Veterans Day 2010

We need to HAVE those conversations!  Thank YOU to ALL who serve(d).

-Sheryl Roush, Author of Heart of a Military Woman

On the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School, did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks out of her classroom. 

When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks. 

‘Ms.. Cothren, where are our desks?’ 

She replied, ‘You can’t have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right to sit at a desk.’ 

They thought, ‘Well, maybe it’s our grades.’ 

‘No,’ she said. 

‘Maybe it’s our behavior.’ 

She told them, ‘No, it’s not even your behavior.’ 

And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period. Still no desks in the classroom. 

By early afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms.Cothren’s classroom to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room. 

The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the deskless classroom, Martha Cothren said, ‘Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you.’ 

At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it. 

Twenty-seven (27) War Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall… By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned.. 

Martha said, ‘You didn’t earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it’s up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education. Don’t ever forget it.’ 

By the way, this is a true story. 

Pass this along so others won’t forget that the freedoms we have in this great country were earned by War Veterans.

Submitted by Florence McSween <mcsweenflorence@hotmail.com>

VIEW OTHER BOOKS –AND MUSIC IN THIS SERIES:
Click on title to view each book.
Heart of a Woman (printed)
Heart of a Military Woman (printed) ….. and on Kindle
Heart of a Mother (printed)
Heart of a Mother (printed with Bonus Music CD)
Heart of a Mother …  Music CD
Heart of the Holidays (printed) ….. and on Kindle
Heart of the Holidays … Music CD
Heart of a Woman in Business (printed)
Corazon de Mujer (printed) (Heart of a Woman in Spanish)

I served 14 years in the US Air Force and it was a great way of life. I worked with nuclear weapons, but I never had to face battle. Sometimes, when you don’t work the front lines, you don’t feel important… but everyone in the service is important from Chow Hall Cooks to Admin Troops.

-Major Mom
Angela Cody-Rouget

Editor’s note: Angela’s stories:
"Good Leaders Are Good Followers"
and
"Stenographer Sends Enemy Communication" a tribute to Loretta Cohn, Stenographer, 2 Lt. Women’s Army Air Corp (WAAC) are published in the Veterans Day release of Heart of a Military Woman, by co-authors Sheryl Roush and Eldonna Lewis Fernandez.

VIEW OTHER BOOKS –AND MUSIC IN THIS SERIES:
Click on title to view each book.
Heart of a Woman (printed)
Heart of a Military Woman (printed) ….. and on Kindle
Heart of a Mother (printed)
Heart of a Mother (printed with Bonus Music CD)
Heart of a Mother …  Music CD
Heart of the Holidays (printed) ….. and on Kindle
Heart of the Holidays … Music CD
Heart of a Woman in Business (printed)
Corazon de Mujer (printed) (Heart of a Woman in Spanish)

Veterans Day: Bless You!

Today is Veterans Day.
A day we most reverently thank those who have served our country with their time, their energy, and their lives. Fighting for our freedoms, and often at high cost, and life.

Co-author Eldonna Lewis Fernandez and I were interviewed on "Mornings with Lorri and Larry" during prime-time driving yesterday morning, and asked our thoughts about the horrific incident. Eldonna, having experienced Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder during her military service, related her personal experiences. For myself, being an ex-Navy wife, and experiencing the direct effects of my ex-husband’s abuse, control and alcoholism, from the Persian Gulf crisis, could also relate.

We never know — and may ever know — what goes on in the mind of another being. We never truly understand their motives, religious beliefs, hidden agendas or secret societies. Yes, we need to handle the Fort Hood shooting, and put protocols into place. Yes, we can learn from it. No, we cannot discriminate against one another, and hold an entire culture responsible for an individual’s actions.

Sheryl Roush is a female motivational and inspirational speaker, 13-time published author, releasing Heart of a Military Woman today on Veterans Day. Her father was an Army Corps of Engineers, her mother, a Rosie the Riveter, with a long line of military service members in her family tree. She is an internationally top-rated presenter in 106 countries, and is a proud American, grateful every day for our freedoms.

Mornings Interviews Heart of a Military Woman Co-Authors

Mornings with Lorri and Larry was honored to be the first to interview Sheryl Roush, a former Navy wife, and Eldonna Lewis Fernandez, MSgt USAF Retired, about their new book, Heart of a Military Woman, on Tuesday, November 10, 2009.

The keepsake collection of 118 true short stories, touching tributes and emotive poems, celebrates our active and retired service members. Historic, nostalgic and some quite recent, these are written by military members, their families and loved ones, sharing sentiments and pride as only they can.

Heart of a Military Woman is available pre-order for $2.00 off before November 30 at the Sparkle Presentations bookstore.

Lorri Allen
FamilyNet TV & Radio
Mornings with Lorri & Larry
Podcasts and guest info are posted at www.FamilyNet.com/Mornings
Podcasts are available for only two weeks after the interview.
Mornings airs from 6-9 am Eastern on Sirius Satellite 161 and is SIMULCAST from 7-9 am Eastern on FamilyNet Television.

Sheryl Roush, creator of the Heart Book Series, is a female motivational and inspirational speaker, specializing in keynotes, conferences, and workplace motivation. For more information, go to Sparkle Presentations, Inc.

Independence Day 2009

In spite of everything that is currently happening in our country, the economy, losses of loved ones, homes and jobs, we still need to pause and reflect on what we DO have in our lives! As we celebrate the Fourth of July this week, let’s do so with a patriotic spirit of gratitude and faithfulness, and celebrate a land where we can still embrace our freedoms and liberties.

We are more than a geographic location on the globe.
We are a people of sheer determination.
We are a people of amazing inner drive.
We are a people of creativity and vision.
We are a people of boundless persistence.
We are a people of great faith.
And THAT is ALL worth celebrating this Independence Day!

"God Bless the USA"

If tomorrow all the things were gone
I’d worked for all my life,
And I had to start again
with just my children and my wife,
I’d thank my lucky stars
to be living here today,
‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom
and they can’t take that away.
I’m proud to be an American
where at least I know I’m free,
And I won’t forget the men who died
who gave that right to me,
And I gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today,
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land
God Bless the USA.

-Lyrics by Lee Greenwood

Sheryl Roush
Proud American
Speaker and 12-time Author
Co-Author of the forthcoming book, Heart of a Military Woman, releasing Veteran’s Day, Nov. 2009
www.SparklePresentations.com

Montel’s Momma and a Salute to Michelle Obama

MONTEL WILLIAMS – AirAmerica.com’s Montel Across America Radio Show
Friday, May 8, 2009

Comic, Actress and Mom Judy Gold, author of 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, appeared on the show, and announced her upcoming movie "Stand-Up 360."

Montel’s played a clip of a recent comment from our nation’s First Mom, Michelle Obama, about each of us needing a Chief of Staff and personal assistants — SUPPORT. The segment featured Micki Taylor of Essence Magazine confirming that parents need to keep parenting.

Montel then celebrated his radio show staff and their mother’s… starting with his producers Mike and his mother Duckie: love your wife and your mother; Susan’s mother El: to be independent, look at both sides, and make the best decisions… Matt’s mom, Janice: have a passion and curiosity about life, a love of learning…Justin’s mother Deborah…

Debbie Tenzer, author of Do One Nice Thing: Little Things You Can Do to Make the World a Lot Nicer, and Montel talked about giving gratitude.

Sheryl Roush, author of Heart of a Mother, offered the final thought on why your mother is so important. Her forthcoming book, Heart of a Military Woman releases by Veteran’s Day November 2009.

New Title in the Heart Book Series Announced!
JANUARY 6, 2009

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Veterans Day Remembrance

It is the soldier, not the reporter,
Who has given us freedom of the press.

— Father Dennis Edward O’Brian, USMC