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Memoir from the Heart
Had she told only the good things, this memoir of growing up in the Salvation Army would not be near as powerful. The tale revolves around her father, Charles Dowdell, who she reveres as one beaming tower of a man. One would think that a church hierarchy would be exempt from the politics played out continually in any corporate structure. The opposite is true; it¿s worse here. Sometimes the family found themselves without food or transportation, assigned to decrepit quarters only a hallway from the transient population, and protected only by the dogs her mother meticulously trained. Undaunted and unmoved, Major Dowdell, uncomplaining, soldiered on, eventually right on out of the Salvation Army. It¿s inspiring that after changing schools every year or two and growing up on donated clothes and food, this daughter pens a heartfelt thank you. What a story!
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Mr-Bill
Posted November 20, 2008
On We March- A delightful read for me!
How fun to get to peek in on the Dowdell family. They truly were and are Soldiers of the Cross. An incredible walk the walk memoir of Christian living. That shall live on for all eternity. Is your name written in the Book of Life? Keep marching onward knowing that those who do shall reap the gift of Life. On Easter morning St Charles Dowdell would say "He is Risen" and you better respond by saying, " He is Risen indeed!" Thank you, for letting me walk beside you, Charles as you rest in Him. And thank you, Bette Dowdell, for letting me reach in and feel the Love and Joy and some times the heart ache you experienced as you grew up in The Salvation Army! Keep marching on!
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