Oh My Word with Katie
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Oh My Word with Katie
Writing Through Hard Stories and Finding God in the Process: Sherye Green
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The 'Reader’s Digest Condensed' show notes
Katie welcomes Mississippi author Sherye Green to discuss a lifetime of storytelling — from teaching history and writing nonfiction on topics like World War II and veteran suicide, to completing her fiction trilogy, The Timothy House Chronicles.
Together, they explore how faith shapes storytelling, what it looks like to write through hardship, and the surprising ways God shows up in both real-life stories and the creative process.
Unabridged show notes
Katie sits down with Sherye Green — author, former teacher, and lifelong lover of stories — for a wide-ranging conversation about writing, faith, and perseverance.
Sherye shares how her love of literature began in childhood through hearing Bible stories, classics, and mythology read aloud, and how that early foundation shaped both her faith and her calling as a writer.
They discuss her unique career path — from corporate communications to teaching history and criminal justice — and how writing has been a constant thread throughout every season of her life.
Sherye also dives into her fiction trilogy, The Timothy House Chronicles, a story rooted in grief, healing, and learning to trust God in the aftermath of deep loss. Alongside that, she reflects on her nonfiction work, including telling the powerful true story of a World War II refugee marked by both suffering and providence.
Throughout the conversation, they explore what it means to write as a Christian with both conviction and humility — and how God often meets us right in the middle of the work.
In this episode
A life shaped by stories
- Growing up on Bible stories, classics, and mythology
- Early influences like Little Women
From teaching to writing
- Writing curriculum, publications, and original courses
- How storytelling carried through every career stage
The Timothy House Chronicles
- Writing about grief, trauma, and healing
- Faith in the midst of life’s hardest seasons
Nonfiction and real-life stories
- Telling a World War II refugee’s story
- Recognizing God’s hand in history
Faith and the writing process
- Learning to balance humility and conviction
- “Creative downloads” and moments of unexpected inspiration
Writers and works that inspire
- Theo of Golden
- The Mitford series by Jan Karon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Books mentioned
- Little Women — Louisa May Alcott
- Theo of Golden — Allen Levi
- The Mitford Series — Jan Karon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — C. S. Lewis
Who this episode is for
- Readers who love meaningful, faith-driven stories
- Writers navigating calling, creativity, and perseverance
- Christians interested in how God works through storytelling
- Anyone walking through hardship and looking for hope
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A question to reflect on: Where have you seen God at work in your own story—even in the difficult chapters?