Author Archives: Fran Hart

About Fran Hart

Disciple of Christ, earning a living as the director of US-based operations for a Taiwanese company, managing an engineering organization while carving out time to write. Wife, Mother, Grandmother.

The Noticer by Andy Andrews

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Fran Hart

If you’ve been fortunate enough to meet someone who always seems to distill a situation down to its core elements and offer a point of view that resonates with your soul, then you’ll probably recognize that someone in Andy Andrews’ … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Study: Judges 13 – Samson’s Conception & Birth

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Fran Hart

In Judges 13, Manoah’s sterile wife (never named) encounters an angel of the Lord who foretells of the conception and birth of Samson. Other notable sterile-women-who-became-mothers-after-divine-intervention: Sarah, mother of Isaac; Rebekah, mother of Jacob; Hannah, mother of Samuel; Elizabeth, mother … Continue reading →

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China – more of the 1st week

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Fran Hart

Sunday evening I left Austin, arriving at the factory (almost straight from the airport) Tuesday afternoon. Every day was filled from with meetings, conference calls, and build activities. I ate dinner in my room Tues, Wed & Thursday. I had … Continue reading →

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The journey began: China-bound

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Fran Hart

I left for China on September 8th. After a 28hour flight schedule (including layovers in LA and Taipei) I arrived in Shanghai. Here’s the beer bar in the Taipei airport where I relaxed from ~6am to 8am. I met a … Continue reading →

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My first book review: Carter Beats the Devil

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Fran Hart

Carter beats the rap, the odds, the competition and wins the girl…twiceAlthough initially daunted by the length of “Carter Beats the Devil,” the novel came highly recommended so I committed to include it in my summer reading material. At over … Continue reading →

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I’m back! Starting with a story about "Messages"

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Fran Hart

I had a delightful trip to China. Delightful in that work was productive, play was adventuresome and there were no incidents of barfing. Out of about 8 or so trips to Asia (China, Taiwan and Malaysia) this is only the … Continue reading →

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I’m on my way…to China

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Fran Hart

Work’s been busy, no doubt. Conference calls in the morning and at night. And while I sleep? The team in Taipei is busy working, sending e-mail, filling my inbox. It’s so easy to start every day with 30 minutes of … Continue reading →

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Oh Al, you shouldn’t have!

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Fran Hart

What a sweet cat! He knew it was my darling hubby’s birthday so he brought him a gift. “Happy Birthday! Here’s the bird I brought you! I did nibble off the head while I was waiting for you to come … Continue reading →

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What’s going on?

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Fran Hart

Last weekend I attended the Women of Faith conference in Dallas. As with all Spirit-filled retreats, the event triggered a time of reflection – “what’s next”. Friday morning I woke up at 4:30am and was out the door by 5:30am, … Continue reading →

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What the cat dragged in

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Fran Hart

…at least I hope the cat’s to blame. Otherwhise I’m wondering why so many snakes are finding their way inside. Last week, as I made my way through the house in the early light of the rising sun, I was … Continue reading →

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