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Gretchen A. Carlson

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As a girl, Gretchen A Carlson spent vacations in rural Kansas exploring her grandparents’ farm, complete with an out-house, big barn, and built-in adventures. Her grandmother waited for decades to share the family secret of how they got electricity, and it was this story that inspired More Than Grit, Gretchen’s debut historical fiction novel about broken lives and forgiveness. Her readers range from ten to ninety-one years of age because who doesn’t love to root for the underdog and be encouraged of God’s grace? Her sequel, I Be Brave is a heartfelt story of family broken by grief and a boy’s search for home. As a retired high school teacher, Gretchen lives with her husband of forty-eight years near Indianapolis. While she’s blessed by fami ...more

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More Than Grit

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“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt”
Gretchen A. Carlson, More Than Grit

“Let us not be afraid to help each other—let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials but the voters of this country.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt”
Gretchen A. Carlson, More Than Grit

“It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt”
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