The Christian Life

Hi, I'm Roo.  I am an Australian Christian Author of "Dale", a series of Christian family friendly fictional novels that inspire, touch the heart, warm the toes and deal with many social and christian issues with the aim of entertaining the reader without the non-offensive, destructive attitudes that exist in the literature and film industry today. 

Dale is about a young man with an amazing gift and talent of love towards others no matter what challenges he faces.  He will lift your spirits and entertain you as you read how he deals with his, strange and mysterious life.  It is dramatic, expressive, inspiring and full on drama that will keep you on the edge of your seat   

This is one character's testimony of Dale.

"In 1965 a little, six year old boy came to our house. He was left on our doorstep by...someone. We didn't know who.
Simone, my wife, was suddenly transposed towards this extremely handsome lad while I feared him.

I was a happy, middle class Australian, God-fearing man, an optometrist, with a lovely wife and an eight year old daughter. Life couldn't have been better for us...until the day this stranger arrived.

We didn't know who this child was or where he had come from. What this handsome, dark haired boy with prince-like features was doing to my wife you would never believe.

Simone was a teacher before we had our first child, then devoted her time to being a full time mum and housewife. We were devoted church going Christians also. I believed that God only brought trials on people who needed to be corrected, not people like us. We were a faithful, daily bible reading family. Simone taught Sunday School and Scripture at the local school, and I did my regular church service duties like helping with the offering and a bit of garden maintenance.

But when our daughter bellowed out to us early one winter morning that there was a little boy sitting our doorstep, I was terrified. I knew my very comfortable life was suddenly going to be turned over. I was going to be in for something spectacular, one of God's major lessons to strengthen our souls...yet again. I thought I was going fine with my relationship with God and then He goes and dumps this mysterious little boy into our lives without even a reason why? Of course, I was terrified. But I was not going to give in.
"Give him over to the right people," I said. "We haven't the skills to deal with a case like this."
But Simone wouldn't give in either. Especially when she discovered the lad was covered in bruises, then, I knew she would fight her hardest for the child. I had to agree to him. It would be a waste of time debating her.

But I soon discovered much more to the lad as he grew. Much more than I had expected from God. A lesson in unconditional trust, and a lesson in purpose. Wow! It's been a wonderful road to walk on.

Dale is my son, the son I would never have had without him.

Dr. Joel Willis 

You can read more about my books at

http://www.dalestory.blogspot.com/

www.freewebs.com/roopalmer  

or at My Storehouse at www.lulu.com/roopalmer.  

I am married to Steve, a farmhand, and have an 18 year old daughter.  I am a Salvation Army soldier and also love to watch heartwarming movies and dvds.  I am into Australian movies and love to see how the movies are made, and learn from the producers and directors when they add special features to the dvds.   If i had my time over again, I would have more wanted to involve myself more in the television and film industry, but as I love to write, i'll stick with writing.