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About kandpthrock

I am a registered nurse by profession and a native North Carolinian residing in Perquimans County along the beautiful Albemarle Sound. My husband Keith and I enjoy the unsurpassed and extraordinary environment encompassing the area. Together we enjoy woodworking, gardening, culinary arts, writing, and community theatre. We are both published authors and we are both deeply embedded in the Christian faith.

Sticks and Stones, A Novel of Life’s Trials

The time for the publication of my new novel, Sticks and Stones, A Novel of Life’s Trials, is rapidly approaching. The front cover has been designed and currently we are at the layout stage. There are two phases to this: … Continue reading

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Prince of Peace

  “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”  … Continue reading

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My Daddy’s Bible

“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.  For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy … Continue reading

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Gratitude

  “O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.  Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.  For the … Continue reading

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The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth

  “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.’” John 14:6 NKJV But what is the truth?  Merriam-Webster defines truth as fidelity, constancy; sincerity in action, … Continue reading

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The Value of a Soul

 “But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”  Deuteronomy 4:29 NKJV My soul is that inanimate essence that makes me … Continue reading

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A Contentious Spirit

  “As coals are to burning coals, and wood is to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.”  Proverbs 26:21 KJV I awakened sometime during the night last night and the word contentious just jumped right out of … Continue reading

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Parsimony

“Do not eat the food of a stingy man, do not crave his delicacies.”  Proverbs 23:6 NIV I consider myself well-read even though I stumble across new words daily.  My new word today is parsimony and I am sure I … Continue reading

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The Meaning of Life

  “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter; fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.”  Ecclesiastes 12:13 NIV Out of matter arose life; out of life arose mind … Continue reading

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The Religion of Man

Rabindranath Tagore, born in 1861 was one of India’s greatest religious thinkers. When he was fifty he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature then England knighted him two years later. His concept was that the various religions of humankind … Continue reading

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