“DRAIN THE SWAMP REALLY”?
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Do We Have A Problem?
In all sincerity this book did not start out as a problem. It started as a desire to put the short stories I have written over the years into a literary form of a book. The process started with and involved searching for a way to link the short stories together in a logical manner. The idea of a rainbow emerged from a friend's comment followed by some conversation with this friend which evolved into a link to the biblical story of Noah’s Ark and God’s promise. Following some further thought I encountered the phrase “draining the swamp”. This phrase had over the years acquired a link to my very life as many years ago I came to realize that I had been and still was part of the process of draining, The Great Black Swamp. Immediately it took on a twofold meaning for me as I explored the political aspects of draining the swamp in Washington DC. It also brought up fond memories of being part of physically draining The Great Black Swamp of Northwest Ohio. Which was a part of in my youth and I continued to be associated with it for the rest of my life. The thoughts of draining the swamp brought about thoughts that there must be a problem. From a physical aspect the draining The Great Black Swamp was because it was considered an area that contained problems which could be fixed. Only, if all the bad things were removed and replaced with usable good things. Draining the swamp in Washington DC also posed a problem which needed and still needs attention. There were things happening, situations had developed, problems overlooked, and so forth that needed to be fixed.
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About the Book
This book presents life and Christian living in a little bit of an old-fashioned way. The short stories demonstrate some life experiences which can and sometimes are used for other purposes. The author has a dry sense of humor that most of the time may make the reader “wonder”, but occasionally pulls a “slight grin”.
About the Author
William (Bill)Sherry grew up on a rural Paulding County Ohio farm in the time immediately following World War II. Bill is the oldest of seven, with three brothers and three sisters. He learned how to help care for his siblings at an early age. Bill went to school at his hometown grade school Melrose and then graduated high school from The Auglaize-Brown Local (Oakwood) High School that was a couple of miles away from his home. Bill also graduated from The Defiance College with a BS degree in Natural Systems. Bill then came back a few years later and added Business Management classes to his education. Bill graduated from Winebrenner Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in 2005.
Growing up on a farm, Bill has milked cows, slopped hogs, made butter, pressed cider, and many other farm related activities (including keeping the swamp drained). Bill is a millwright journeyman, has worked in many different industries, was a substitute teacher, an industrial maintenance teacher, a factory supervisor, a car salesman, a pastor, and is now retired and has been caretaker of fourteen acres of the partially drained Great Black Swamp for the last half century.