Dear Readers,
I’m so excited to be writing for Steeple Hill’s inspirational romance and
romantic suspense lines and hope you’ll enjoy my stories of courage and
love. As a teacher (until recently when I retired) I found my focus in
life is on family and children. Therefore, my stories will often reflect
these interests.
I taught students with special needs and have learned a lot from them.
The love they have in their hearts is bountiful and the courage they
display is often considerable. I wanted to write about the students I am
fortunate to work with each day. I wanted to show what a wonderful gift
these students are to society. They have hopes and dreams like everyone
else. They enjoy working and they enjoy playing sports.
I have coached Special Olympics for years and think this organization is a
worthy one. I have gotten such joy from seeing one of my students
participate in a sport, and whether he wins or not, doesn’t matter. You
can volunteer with Special Olympics in your state. They can always use a
person to congratulate an athlete when he has crossed the finish line
whether he is first or last.
Once years ago when I first started coaching Special Olympics, I had a
student who had the heart of a true champion. He was small in statue, only
four feet tall even though he was seventeen years old. He was prematurely
aging and didn’t have the ability to sweat. He was determined to be in
the four hundred meter walk at Special Olympics State Games. That May it
was unusually hot in Oklahoma, but that didn’t discourage this student
from competing. With iced down towels over his head and neck and someone
to walk beside him, he made the lap around the track, coming in dead last
to a standing ovation many long minutes after everyone else had finished.
I will never forget that student and his desire to do his best. It has
inspired me to do my best no matter what the obstacle.
I hope you enjoy stories like THE POWER OF LOVE and SADIE’S HERO, and the
blessings a student with special needs can bring to a person.
Again I want to thank God for giving me the chance to teach students with
such a zeal for life and an unconditional love for others. Love is a
powerful bond with unlimited possibilities. Love comes in many
disguises--God’s love for us, a man’s love for a woman, a parent’s love
for a child or a friend’s love for a friend. Our lives are enriched
because of our capability to love. In my books I hope to show the many
facets of love and some of its possibilities through life’s difficulties
whether is fighting for your life or dealing with an emotional trauma.
God bless you,
Margaret Daley
I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13
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