About Sophie

There are many things I’ve done in my life. Nothing spectacular, profitable monetarily, nor that gained public acclaim. Along the way, however, I’ve learned much about life. Trying to do everything in a way that glorifies the Lord is my intent. My journey includes being a writer. I hope you will join me as I wander down the path of sharing words that will inspire hearts and grow spirits.

I strive to use issues common to man or woman in my writing hoping to illustrate the effects of our choices, and how, by following God's plan and instruction, our lives will become stories of faithful living.

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Sophie Dawson,
what about her?

Well, she’s my pen name. Why do you have a pen name? Good question. I was born in the baby boomer age. My real first name is Susan. I think every other, or maybe every third girl was named some iteration of Susan. Susie, Suzie, Susanne, Suzanne, Sue, they all have surrounded me for my entire life.

In college I lived on a wing in the dorm with seven girls, four of which were named a form of Susan. My roommate for three years was Suzanne. The only reason she wasn’t for four years is that she was a year older so graduated a year before me.

After college, I married. You think that would end the too many Susan thing? Wrong! We live on a family farm. My husband farms with his brother, our son, and his brother’s son. We live less than a mile from his brother. His wife is named, you guessed it, Susan.

Now, we have two women of the same family with the same name. Confusion is rife when we meet someone the other already knows. Even with my using the name Sue it’s caused problems for the last 40 years.

Why Sophie?

I didn’t want the confusion of using my real name to follow as I entered the writing arena, and thus Sophie was born.

Why Sophie? It comes from the purpose of my writing. In Proverbs, the Holy Spirit is Wisdom. She calls out wanting to impart her knowledge of God and His ways to those who will listen. In Greek, the word for wisdom is Sophia of which Sophie is a derivative.

I’m not claiming any of God’s attributes. He has given me insight into some of His ways of handling life’s trials and events. These I want to impart through my fiction. He has given me the stories and the wise concepts He wants to pass on through them.

Do I always obey and live those wise concepts? No, I fail often, but I do what I must to rectify failings, praying I will learn the lesson at once so God can move on to the next flaw in my character until I’m conformed more closely to His image.

What's Sophie About?

As I said on my home page, I know a little bit about a lot of things. I'm interested in many topics. You'll find my Reflections here. 

The topics will be varied. The events in my life will, at times, be reflected. Interests I have such as knitting & crochet, sewing & quilting, gardening, writing, etc. I'll try to put humor in the posts as laughter helps like a hug sometimes.

Also, I'll be reviewing books by other authors, telling you about good Christian and/or clean reads.
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