“Yay! Hooray! It’s Concert Day!” is a children’s book from my grandchildren’s point of view. Five-year-old Kaley and her little sister, three-year-old Emily attend concerts with the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra in Brevard County, Florida. Their parents, violinist Paul and oboist Mary and their cellist Aunt Nancy are members of the Symphony. This book tells about people and instruments of the orchestra, their reactions to music, their own music studies, and their relationships with musicians and members of the audience. The book is illustrated by childlike watercolors by talented artist Raquel Smith. Portions of the sale of this book will support youth activities sponsored by the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra. It is available from this website and Amazon.com, priced at $12.99.
UPDATE FOR PUBLICATIONS LIST
Betty Whitaker Jackson, Author:
2012 It’s a God Thing!
2013 Job Loss: What’s Next? A Step by Step Action Plan
2013 Bless You Bouquets: A Memoir
2014 And God Chose Joseph: A Christmas Story
2014 Rocking Chair Porch: Summers with Grandma
2015 Whispering Woods
2015 Winter Wonderland at Whispering Woods
2016 Splendid Springtime at Whispering Woods
2016 Christmas Is Coming at Whispering Woods
2015 Thanksliving: Attitude of Gratitude, a Devotional Guide
2016 Beyond Easter: Ascension and Pentecost
2016 Advent Adventure: A Devotional Guide
2016 My Psalms Devotional Guide
2017 Seaside Serendipity
2017 Yay! Hooray! It’s Concert Day!
2014 First Prize in Reminisce/Reader’s Digest LifeRich Memoir Contest
2015 Whispering Woods Book Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz_MPtVkiKY
Chosen for Anthologies:
2015 Love and Rockets Space Coast Writers’ Guild
2015 Driftwood Scribblers of Brevard
2016 Finding Our Wings Spiritual Writers Network
2016 Spring Space Coast Writers’ Guild
2016 Stories of Hoper: Authors for Christ Kingdom Expansion
2016 Perseverance Space Coast Writers’ Guild
2017 Holidays Space Coast Writers’ Guild
A career teacher, with forty years of teaching language arts/English, Betty Jackson enjoys wordsmithing, writing, and reading as a vocation and avocation.Retirement is her "age of frosting," a chance to pursue postponed hobbies with gusto. She especially sends kudos to the Space Coast Writers Guild members for their encouragement and advice. Her five books, It's a God Thing!, Job Loss: What's Next? A Step by Step Action Plan, and Bless You Bouquets: A Memoir, And God Chose Joseph: A Christmas Story, and Rocking Chair Porch: Summers at Grandma's are available at Amazon.com. Ms. Jackson is available to speak to local groups and to offer her books at discount for fundraising purposes at her discretion. She and her husband soon celebrate their 47th anniversary, and have lived in New York, New Jersey, Iowa, and now the paradise of Palm Bay, Florida. Their two grown children and daughter-in-love, all orchestra musicians, and our beautiful granddaughters Kaley and Emily live nearby. Hobbies, and probably future topics on her blog: gardening, symphonic music (especially supporting the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra as a volunteer and proud parent of a violinist, a cellist, and an oboist), singing, book clubs, and co-teaching a weekly small-group Bible study for seniors. She volunteers and substitute teaches at Covenant Christian School, and serves as a board member of the Best Yet Set senior group at church. Foundationally, she daily enjoys God's divine appointments called Godincidences, which show God's providence and loving kindness.