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ways want to know if Hazel and Kaya really look like the pictures in the book. Sadly, Hazel wasn’t drawn true to life size. But the kids don’t seem to mind. They enjoy the story.

Elizabeth’s journey as an author started out when she went looking for a Christian Children’s devotional for her two young sons in 2020. She didn’t find anything that she felt really helped her to teach them about their Christian faith. She shared this with her friend in Canada, Brittany Strauss, and together they decided they would make one for their kids. From there the dream grew bigger and bigger until they realized that this wasn’t just for their kids, but it could be everyone’s kids.

The only problem for a project this big….one lived in Oklahoma and one lived in Canada (3000 miles apart).

However, technology was their solution. Emails, phone calls, text messages, video chats flew between the two college friends.

Elizabeth and Brittany decided what subjects they felt were relevant for their children, decided which scriptures best applied to each subject, wrote the devotions as a team.

Each devotion includes a main verse, reflection questions and list of supporting scripture. They are written for ages 4 to 10.

They self-published their devotional through KDP Publishing Services. To Know

Him, A Children’s Devotional is available on Amazon.com. They also have a Facebook Page, To Know Him Devotional; where they have information on their writing journey and giveaways from time to time. Elizabeth and Brittany (via zoom) were featured at a “Breakfast with the Writers” event at Elizabeth’s church in Drumright in early December; this is also available on their Facebook Page to view via

YouTube.

Oklahoma is full of creative people.

We don’t always think about writers when we think of creativity….but writers are unique. They put words to paper and pull you into a story or a lesson. Seeing and hearing the words that are written have a strong impact on our memories. Seek out these two books for the young kids in your life. You won’t be disappointed.

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CUSHING OK HISTORY BITS

In 1921, a race track was made by scraping dirt streets in the area of Wilson and Moses at about the location where R.C. Jones’ new brick home would later be built at 945 East Moses. The area had been platted for a housing addition but only a few homes and a grocery store, Hensley’s Grocery, had been built that far east. Hensley’s would become Allton’s Grocery in 1951. OC