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Kathy Harris: Drive Thru Chicken

8/26/2012

42 Comments

 

This week we welcome Kathy Harris to Author Memories.

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Kathy Harris is an author by way of a "divine detour" into the Nashville entertainment business. After graduating with a degree in Communications from Southern Illinois University, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to work with a well-known gospel music quartet. Her transition to writer is way too interesting to squeeze in here, so I've added it below.
Kathy lives near Nashville with her husband and their two Shiloh Shepherd dogs.

Drive Thru Chicken
By Kathy Harris

Thanks to my dad’s love of storytelling, I have a greater appreciation for my roots. Ever since I can remember, he has loved telling tales. And now that he’s older, I hear more about the mischievous side of his younger days. 
 
When he grew up in the 1940s, life was a lot different than today. Conveniences were limited. “Fast food” meant leftovers. There were no McDonalds. No Wendy’s. No KFC. Like most rural Midwestern families after the Depression, my grandparents raised their children on the basics. Beans, potatoes and biscuits. They grew their own vegetables, picked berries and fruit from the yard, and raised their own meat. Beef was a special treat. They ate pork tenderloin only once a year at Thanksgiving, and fried chicken was reserved for Sundays and special  occasions.

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Dad with his 1933 Ford coupe.
Despite limited means, boys will find a way to be boys, and my dad always managed to drive a fast car. His first one, a jet black 1933 Ford Coupe, had a rumble seat and a beautiful leather interior. Although it was a decade old when he bought it, he loved that car, probably more than any new vehicle he purchased later in life. He tells a lot of stories about the fun he and his friends had in it. And, in fact, it was the car he had when he courted my mom—and she tells a few stories of her own.

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Dad with his 1935 Ford coupe
Daddy’s ’33 Ford had a Flathead V-8 engine and would max out at about 80 mph.  Interestingly, the Fisher family, who lived around the corner, were often the benefactors of that horsepower. If you know anything about chickens, you know they usually wander out of their pens into the adjoining barn lot or yard. The Fishers’ house was built close to the smooth, shale rock road that ran in front of their house, and their chickens would often meander into the roadway.  As the story goes, those slow moving chickens had a hard time getting out of the way when my dad came flying over the hill.

Evidently that wasn’t such a bad thing. My dad found out a few years ago that the Fisher kids looked forward to seeing him coming up the road, because it usually meant they would be having fried chicken for supper that night.

Although the “drive-thru” hadn’t been invented in the 1940’s, thanks to my dad it was just around the corner for the Fisher family. Or, at least, that’s how the story goes.

 
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GIVEAWAY!
Leave a comment with a valid email address
by midnight, Sept 2, 2012
to be entered in a draw for a copy of Kathy Harris' debut novel,
 THE ROAD TO MERCY.


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THE ROAD TO MERCY by Kathy Harris,
Abingdon Press, Sep 2012

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Josh Harrison, a contemporary Christian singer, and his wife Bethany face a difficult decision that also tests their faith. A rupture in Beth's carotid artery leaves her on the brink of death even as she's pregnant with their first child. While Dr. Ben Abrams urges her to terminate the pregnancy to save her own  life, she and Josh step out on faith and decide to carry the baby to full term.

During the next few months, Josh struggles with his faith, Beth hides a secret that may destroy their marriage. She also discovers a decades-old  connection to Dr. Abrams that could change his life forever.



More about Kathy Harris:
Kathy Harris is an author by way of a "divine detour" into the Nashville entertainment business. After graduating with a Communications degree from Southern Illinois University, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to work with a well-known gospel music quartet. A few months later, The Oak Ridge Boys began their transition into country music, and Kathy had the opportunity to help build an entertainment empire from the ground up.

She worked her way to becoming a member of the Operations Management Team, eventually heading up the company's public relations and marketing department. A lifelong fascination for books and editing led to her working as a book agent for Oak Ridge Boys' vocalist Joe Bonsall. Joe subsequently published four books, including his bestselling inspirational
biography, G.I. Joe & Lillie.

For several years, Kathy freelanced entertainer biographies and wrote, as well as ghost wrote, news stories and columns for various music publications. In 2007, she sold her first Christian non-fiction story, "Walk on Water," which was included in Thomas Nelson's All My Bad Habits I Learned from Grandpa. That fall, one of her devotions was included in The One Year Life Verse Devotional, published by Tyndale House. Kathy's writing is also included in Chicken Soup for the Soul Thanks, Mom.

An active member of American Christian Fiction Writers and the publicity officer for Middle Tennessee Christian Writers, Kathy lives near Nashville with her husband and their two Shiloh Shepherd dogs. She regularly interviews literary and music guests on her blog, 
www.DivineDetour.com. 

For more about Kathy, check her website at http://kathyharrisbooks.com/index.html
42 Comments
Kathy Harris link
8/26/2012 11:48:28 am

Thanks for having me, Anita! My dad has just informed me that the second photo is actually a 1935 Ford (the first photo is the 1933), which he bought after he sold the 1933. Sorry, my error. But, as I said, he loved his cars :)

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Anita Mae
8/28/2012 10:57:25 am

Thanks for the update, Kathy. I'm a bit behind, but I changed the photo caption. Thank you.

And give your dad a belated Happy Birthday, will ya? :)

Thanks so much for sharing your memory with us, as well as giving away a copy of your debut book. It looks like a great read. :)

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Linda
8/26/2012 12:35:44 pm

I love that story, Kathy! Great photos of Pa-Paer! Tell that "handsome dog" I said "Happy Birthday!" Blessings to all. Love you!

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Julie L. Cannon link
8/27/2012 06:29:25 am

Dear Kathy, What a precious story about your Dad. Also, I love the cover and the title of "The Road To Mercy"!

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Kathy Harris link
8/27/2012 08:46:08 am

Thanks, Julie. I'm thrilled to still have him. We celebrated his birthday over the weekend.

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Elaine K
8/27/2012 06:44:27 am

Sounds like a great book! I liked the story about the cars and chickens too!

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Kathy Harris link
8/27/2012 08:47:17 am

Thanks, Elaine! :)

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DebH
8/27/2012 09:43:18 am

thanks for sharing your stories about your father. i would love to have one of those cars in the pictures... somehow those old cars seem to have more "personality" than all the cookie-cutter types of today.

my mom grew up on a farm in North Dakota - dairy farm. she still has one powerful grip with her hands from all the milking she had to do. no chicken stories (other than she hated being the one to kill dinner). she has some interesting cow stories though.

thanks again for sharing. i love it when Anita introduces me to authors.

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Kathy Harris link
8/27/2012 12:00:35 pm

Deb, I'd love to hear one of your mom's cow stories :) Did you ever try milking one? My grandfather let me try it when I was a child. It's much harder than it looks :)

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Anita Mae
8/28/2012 11:04:04 am

Hey there, Deb, always a pleasure to see you. :)

Kathy, although my grandparents taught me to milk a cow, I wasn't very good at it and they soon took over. I believe I complained a heap at the time. (Not proud of that)

However, I've milked numerous goats and if I had my druthers, I think I'd choose to milk a cow rather than a goat if only for the handgrip alone. Some of those goats had teats so small you could only fit one - maybe two - fingers. Not good for someone with arthritis.

DebH
8/27/2012 09:45:24 am

oops, forgot to add that your book cover and blurb are great. sounds like a powerful story. it will go on my list of books to buy if i'm not fortunate to win the giveaway.

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Kathy Harris link
8/27/2012 12:01:34 pm

Thanks, Deb! Good luck with winning it!

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Judy Burgi
8/27/2012 09:59:25 am

Love the post about your Dad. I had to chuckle about the chickens. Hey! Who doesn't like fried chicken! :) lol

The Road To Mercy sounds like it will be a great read. I would love to win a copy of it.

Blessings!
Judy
judyjohn2004@yahoo.com

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Kathy Harris link
8/27/2012 12:03:50 pm

Good luck with winning the book, Judy! Wish we could give one away to everyone!

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Juanita Cook
8/27/2012 11:44:40 am

Sounds like a good read. Would love to win a copy of this book. Thanks!

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Kathy Harris link
8/27/2012 12:04:49 pm

Thanks, Juanita! Good luck!

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Darlene Keith
8/28/2012 02:43:20 am

I just love those pictures of the old cars! The book sounds like such a tremendous read and I'd love to win it. I haven't read your work before but would love to. I think these giveaways are so great because I learn about Christian authors that I had not known before. Please count me in. Blessings!
spangldlady(at)gmail(dot)com

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Kathy Harris link
8/28/2012 06:02:43 am

Thanks, Darlene! The Road to Mercy is my debut novel. Good luck with the drawing!

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Jo
8/28/2012 02:34:20 pm

The Road to Mercy sounds like quite a book. I have just made sure to put it on my wish list as I really do want to read it.

Blessings,
Jo

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Kathy Harris link
8/29/2012 02:36:59 am

Thanks so much, Jo!

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Shelby Tyree-Dawson
8/29/2012 12:13:19 am

We live in a world where we all stand in need of "mercy." I would love to read Kathy Harris' debut book "The Road to Mercy" I hope I win!

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Kathy Harris link
8/29/2012 02:37:48 am

Amen, Shelby!

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Beth C
8/29/2012 12:52:44 am

I want to find out what the secret is!!
pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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Kathy Harris link
8/29/2012 02:38:37 am

LOL... can't tell you that, Beth! Hope you win the book!

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Mary link
8/29/2012 08:41:25 am

I can not read to read this book! I loved this post!

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Kathy Harris link
8/29/2012 01:34:56 pm

Thanks, Mary. It's one of my favorite "dad" stories.

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Martha link
8/30/2012 10:10:20 am

This books sounds really interesting and I love the old pictures. I owned a milk cow when I was a teen and loved her more than any pet I owned! martha(at)lclink(dot)com

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Kathy Harris link
8/30/2012 11:52:39 am

Martha, I never had a cow as a pet... but I did help raise a bunch of baby pigs when their mother died shortly after giving birth. It's one of my most memorable childhood experiences :)

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Nora St.Laurent link
8/30/2012 10:56:22 am

This cover is an Eye Catcher it also evokes an emotion and makes you wonder. I'd definitely pick up this book and investigate it more. Sounds like a very interesting story. Thanks for this opportunity!

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Kathy Harris link
8/30/2012 11:56:19 am

Thanks, Nora! I'm thrilled with the cover. Like you, it's the emotion evoked that made me love it immediately.

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wendy marple
9/1/2012 08:04:14 am

Sounds like a good book!

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Kathy Harris link
9/1/2012 01:57:05 pm

Thanks, Wendy!!

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Janice
9/1/2012 11:51:28 am

That is such a cute story. I need to pass it along to my brother who majored in poultry science!

How exciting to have your debut book! The cover is so interesting and the story sounds like a good read. Glad to see your success.

It would be great to win your book. Thanks for offering it.

Blessings, Janice jsmithg(at)hotmail(dot)com

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Kathy Harris link
9/1/2012 02:03:41 pm

Thanks, Janice :) I hope your brother enjoys it :)

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Joy Hannabass link
9/1/2012 05:49:09 pm

Your book sounds like a wonderful read. Would love to have a copy!
Blessings....Joy

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Kathy Harris link
9/2/2012 04:00:03 am

Thanks, Joy! Have a blessed day!

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Nancee
9/2/2012 09:38:01 am

I like reading books that have a medical element, with a Christian storyline. This sounds like a wonderful story. Thank you for offering this giveaway!
Nancee
quiltcat26[at]sbcglobal[dot]net

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Kathy Harris link
9/2/2012 01:42:35 pm

Thanks, Nancee! Good luck with the drawing!

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Kathy Harris link
9/2/2012 01:44:37 pm

Another big thank you to ALL of you for stopping by and for your kind words this past week! Have a blessed week ahead.

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Kathy Harris link
9/3/2012 03:04:00 am

Anita, special thanks to you for hosting my dad's story and my book.

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Anita Mae
9/3/2012 04:15:11 am

Hey Kathy, you're very welcome. I really appreciate you taking time to chat with our guests this week as well as give away a copy of your wonderful debut book.

Speaking of which... I'd better get my old spreadsheet out to convert all the names in the draw to numbers so I can pop them into random. org... be back soon. :)

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Anita Mae
9/3/2012 09:37:00 am

My boys are distracting me today as they panic over school starting tomorrow. However, I managed to sneak in the draw for Kathy's book and with the help of random.org, the winner is...

Juanita Cook! Yay!

Congrats, Juanita. You'll receive an email from Kathy in the next day or so to work out your postal details. :)

And to the rest of you, thank you for playing along. I really appreciate you all taking time to stop by and leave and comment.

And a special thank you to Kathy Harris. I wish you well with your book sales and in your writing career. I'm very happy to be part of your book launch. :D

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