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and didn't know how to send a reply other than to me....but I think it's an= excllent memoir and I hope you can use it. Louise --- On Mon, 10/15/12, FLORENCE ARNOLD <[email protected]> wrote: From: FLORENCE ARNOLD <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Fw: Re: Question about Francena Arnold To: "LOUISE EDDINGTON" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, October 15, 2012, 7:44 PM

I am in a good position to reply about Mother Arnold since I lived with her= during the war years, when Louise was a baby and Frank was overseas.=A0 Sh= e and I lived in the same apartment at seminary for those two years so that= I could take courses at Northern and we could really get to know and love = each other.=A0 She was a tremendous influence on my life in the coming year= s, both with patience and humor and love.=A0 I do remember that she always = sang while doing the dishes but unfortunately could not carry a tune, but s= he knew the words to all the hymns and went on with them anyway.=A0 Let me = say something about NOT MY WILL, since I had something to do with its incep= tion.=A0 I was with Louise in Raleigh when Frank had opportunity to return = to Chicago for a few days.=A0 When he retured he had with him her HANDWRITT= EN copy of Not My Will, which she had written in one of Dad's old ledgers. = She wanted me to read it and let her know if I thought it was any good, can you imagine.=A0 If so, she wanted to ask me to type it for her, since = she could not yet type.=A0It took me one day to read it all, in between bab= y feedings and whatever.=A0=A0 At the end of that day I called her to say

I= thought it was the best Christian novel I had ever seen, and would get rig= ht at typing it for her.=A0 She did say that if I had any corrections I sho= uld go ahead with them.=A0 The only thing I did was touch up the love scene= s a bit.=A0 Heart of My Heart didn't seem to go well any more.=A0 Anyway, I= felt I had a contribution to make.=A0 Mother and I were very close all the= years and I look forward to seeing her in=A0 Heaven.=A0 Greetings.=A0 Flor= ence --- On Mon, 10/15/12, LOUISE EDDINGTON <[email protected]> wrote: From: LOUISE EDDINGTON <[email protected]> Subject: Fw: Re: Question about Francena Arnold To: "Florence Arnold" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, October 15, 2012, 2:52 PM

I got this from Steve Buttry, who is trying to compile family anecdotes (or= whatever) in response to a reader who wrote to him.=A0=A0=A0=A0 He will ap= preciate anything you can add.=A0=A0=A0 Below is Steve's letter and below t= hat is the letter he received with the inquiry. Thanks. ME --- On Mon, 10/15/12, Steve Buttry <[email protected]> wrote:

Brian,=20

I'm delighted that you're interested in Grandma and her work. I have carbon= ed lots of people on this message who might be helpful.=A0

My mother, Harriet Arnold Buttry, whom I mentioned in the same blog post, i= s still alive but has Alzheimer's disease and her memory would not be relia= ble now, whatever she might remember of Grandma's work (and she does still = reread "Not My Will," so she does have some recollection of Grandma as a wr= iter). In her assisted-living apartment now, she has a large piece of furni= ture where she keeps her collection of family writings (more soon on the ot= her family writers). I know that had some magazine articles about Grandma (= I'm pretty sure Mom wrote at least one), as well as all of her books. I don= 't know when I will be visiting Mom next, but I have visited her a couple t= imes this year and I know that my siblings (Dan and Don Buttry and Carol De= vlin) might visit her before I do and also might have some things to send y= ou. If so, I know we will gladly look through Mom's collection and make pho= tocopies of any materials that would be helpful. I think Mom probably has the most extensive collection of Grandma's materials.

Shirley Worgul is Grandma's only surviving child who could be directly help= ful. She lives in Lansing, Mich., and may have a more extensive collection = of Grandma's materials than Mom has.=A0

Florence Arnold, Grandma's daughter-in-law, is also alive and might also be= helpful. Her husband, Grandma's only son, was Air Force Chaplain Frank M. = Arnold Jr., whose World War II diary also appears on my blog. I don't recal= l that Uncle Frank wrote any books, but wouldn't be surprised if he did. Hi= s three children are all carboned here and might have something to add.

Grandma's other daughter, Helen Hoel, died in the 1970s or '80s and I have = not been in touch with her son or daughter for several years.

Whether we credit Grandma for genetics, inspiration, example or all three, = her family has certainly followed her as writers:

As I mentioned, my mother wrote a few magazine articles. As you know, I am a journalist and blogger. Dan Buttry, my older brother, is an author of seven non-fiction Christian b= ooks, with an eighth coming out soon (this year, I think, but I'm sure Dan = can elaborate, and correct me if I missed a book or two). Doug Worgul, Shirley's older son, is the author of Thin Blue Smoke (a novel= that is getting excellent reviews; it has strong themes of faith and redem= ption) and some other books about barbecue and quilts. (Doug lives in the K= ansas City area, not far from Mom, and might be able to take a look through= her collection of family writings for some articles about Grandma.) Jan Worgul Ackerson, Shirley's daughter, is a book editor and writes the de= lightful blog One Hundred Words.I know I've left out some writing in-laws, = including my wife, and probably some others who have written for magazines = and such (fill Brian in, family, if I've left any notable holes). But you g= et the point: Grandma had a profound effect on the subsequent generations o= f her family (two of my sons are good writers), both as a writer and as a C= hristian voice.

I have attached some photos of Grandma: a wedding photo, a family photo, a = photo of her and Grandpa in the 1950s and a photo of her with her

daughters= , probably in the 1960s. Here is the obituary of her husband, Frank M. Arno= ld. Here is a two-page letter to Grandma from Uncle Frank, which you may us= e if Aunt Florence gives her consent.=A0

And perhaps your inquiry will nudge me to blog some more memories of Grandm= a. She was really a remarkable woman and deserves a higher digital profile.= But for someone who died 40 years ago this month to have a book that ranks= in the top 600,000 on Amazon is pretty amazing.

I'll close with a couple of anecdotes: My father was in the Air Force and w= e were stationed in Japan in the 1960s. On a trip once, Mom and I stopped i= n a Christian bookstore in Tokyo or Sapporo. I spotted a book whose cover w= as entirely in Japanese except the author's name on the back spine: "France= na H. Arnold." I picked the book up and held it up in front of my face, as = though I were reading it without my glasses. When Mom was coming over to ge= t me to move along, she saw it (the name was even bigger on the front cover= , of course) and squealed, "That's Mom's book!" That's one of several trans= lations of Not My Will in Mom's collection of family writings. =A0

Thanks for your inquiry about Grandma. I'm hoping some of the rest of the f= amily will contribute further, and I will definitely keep you in mind next = time I visit Mom.=A0

All the best, Steve Buttry

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Brian Register <[email protected]> wro= te: Hi Steve, My name is Brian Register, and I work for the Office of Undergraduate Educa= tion at Rutgers University. I am currently doing research for Professor Gre= g Jackson, who writes about popular Christian fiction of the 19th and 20th = century, and I am looking for information about Francena Arnold's novel "No= t My Will" (1946). I stumbled across your blog while I was searching, and s= aw that you mentioned Ms. Arnold was your grandmother and a wonderful story= teller. I was wondering if your family might be willing to share any old pu= blished documents about her books you might have. I ask because there is ve= ry little information about her online, which is surprising given the conti= nued popularity of her books (many bloggers mention "Not My Will" as a long= -time favorite). I would love to see some popular articles about "Not My Wi= ll" or any of her other works. Something like a newspaper or magazine book = review, an interview, or a biographical article about Ms. Arnold would be ideal.=20 If you would be willing to share any documents I would really appreciate it= . Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about Professor Jackson= 's research project. Sincerely Brian

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Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"= top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><DIV>Steve--here's Mom's reply.&nbsp;&nbsp;&n= bsp; She had replied to the one I sent her, and didn't know how to send a r= eply other than to me....but I think it's an excllent memoir and I hope you= can use it.</DIV> <DIV>Louise<BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 10/15/12, FLORENCE ARNOLD <I>&lt;flo18@pr= odigy.net&gt;</I></B> wrote:</DIV> <DIV><BR>From: FLORENCE ARNOLD &lt;[email protected]&gt;<BR>Subject: Re: Fw= : Re: Question about Francena Arnold<BR>To: "LOUISE EDDINGTON" &lt;loueddin= [email protected]&gt;<BR>Date: Monday, October 15, 2012, 7:44 PM</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5= px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV id=3Dyiv211300293> <TABLE border=3D0 cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=3Dtop>I am in a good position to reply about Mother Arnold since= I lived with her during the war years, when Louise was a baby and Frank wa= s overseas.&nbsp; She and I lived in the same apartment at seminary for tho= se two years so that I could take courses at Northern and we could really g= et to know and love each other.&nbsp; She was a tremendous influence on my = life in the coming years, both with patience and humor and love.&nbsp; I do= remember that she always sang while doing the dishes but unfortunately cou= ld not carry a tune, but she knew the words to all the hymns and went on wi= th them anyway.&nbsp; Let me say something about NOT MY WILL, since I had s= omething to do with its inception.&nbsp; I was with Louise in Raleigh when =

Frank had opportunity to return to Chicago for a few days.&nbsp; When he re= tured he had with him her HANDWRITTEN copy of Not My Will, which she had wr= itten in one of Dad's old ledgers. She wanted me to read it and let her know if I thought it was any good, can you imagine.&nbsp; If so, she w= anted to ask me to type it for her, since she could not yet type.&nbsp;It t= ook me one day to read it all, in between baby feedings and whatever.&nbsp;= &nbsp; At the end of that day I called her to say I thought it was the best= Christian novel I had ever seen, and would get right at typing it for her.= &nbsp; She did say that if I had any corrections I should go ahead with the= m.&nbsp; The only thing I did was touch up the love scenes a bit.&nbsp; Hea= rt of My Heart didn't seem to go well any more.&nbsp; Anyway, I felt I had = a contribution to make.&nbsp; Mother and I were very close all the years an= d I look forward to seeing her in&nbsp; Heaven.&nbsp; Greetings.&nbsp; Flor= ence<BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 10/15/12, LOUISE EDDINGTON <I>&lt;louedding@prod= igy.net&gt;</I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5= px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px">From: LOUISE EDDINGTON &lt;[email protected]&gt;<= BR>Subject: Fw: Re: Question about Francena Arnold<BR>To: "Florence Arnold"= &lt;[email protected]&gt;<BR>Date: Monday, October 15, 2012, 2:52 PM<BR><B= R> <DIV id=3Dyiv211300293> <TABLE border=3D0 cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; fontstretch:= inherit" vAlign=3Dtop> <DIV>I got this from Steve Buttry, who is trying to compile family anecdote=

s (or whatever) in response to a reader who wrote to him.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= &nbsp; He will appreciate anything you can add.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Below is = Steve's letter and below that is the letter he received with the inquiry.</ = DIV> <DIV>Thanks.</DIV> <DIV>ME<BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 10/15/12, Steve Buttry <I>&lt;stephenbuttry@g= mail.com&gt;</I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5= px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV id=3Dyiv211300293>Brian,=20 <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I'm delighted that you're interested in Grandma and her work. I have c= arboned lots of people on this message who might be helpful.&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>My mother, Harriet Arnold Buttry, whom I mentioned in the same blog po= st, is still alive but has Alzheimer's disease and her memory would not be = reliable now, whatever she might remember of Grandma's work (and she does s= till reread "Not My Will," so she does have some recollection of Grandma as= a writer). In her assisted-living apartment now, she has a large piece of = furniture where she keeps her collection of family writings (more soon on t= he other family writers). I know that had some magazine articles about Gran= dma (I'm pretty sure Mom wrote at least one), as well as all of her books. = I don't know when I will be visiting Mom next, but I have visited her a cou= ple times this year and I know that my siblings (Dan and Don Buttry and Car= ol Devlin) might visit her before I do and also might have some things to s= end you. If so, I know we will gladly look through Mom's collection and mak= e photocopies of any materials that would be helpful. I think Mom probably has the most extensive collection of Grandma's materials.</DIV>

<DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Shirley Worgul is Grandma's only surviving child who could be directly= helpful. She lives in Lansing, Mich., and may have a more extensive collec= tion of Grandma's materials than Mom has.&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Florence Arnold, Grandma's daughter-in-law, is also alive and might al= so be helpful. Her husband, Grandma's only son, was Air Force Chaplain Fran= k M. Arnold Jr., whose <A href=3D"http://stevebuttry.wordpress.com/2009/07/ = 04/chaplain-frank-arnolds-world-war-ii-diary/" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_bla= nk>World War II diary</A> also appears on my blog. I don't recall that Uncl= e Frank wrote any books, but wouldn't be surprised if he did. His three chi= ldren are all carboned here and might have something to add.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Grandma's other daughter, Helen Hoel, died in the 1970s or '80s and I = have not been in touch with her son or daughter for several years.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Whether we credit Grandma for genetics, inspiration, example or all th= ree, her family has certainly followed her as writers:</DIV> <DIV> <UL> <LI>As I mentioned, my mother wrote a few magazine articles.</LI> <LI>As you know, I am a journalist and blogger.</LI> <LI>Dan Buttry, my older brother, is an <A href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/ Da= niel-L-Buttry/e/B0038JZN9S/ref=3Dntt_athr_dp_pel_1" rel=3Dnofollow target= =3D_blank>author</A> of seven non-fiction Christian books, with an eighth c= oming out soon (this year, I think, but I'm sure Dan can elaborate, and cor= rect me if I missed a book or two).</LI> <LI><A href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/Doug-Worgul/e/B001K93MPK/ ref=3Dntt_ath= r_dp_pel_1" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank>Doug Worgul</A>, Shirley's older= son, is the author of <A href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/Thin-Blue-SmokeDou=

g-Worgul/dp/0985295325/ref=3Dsr_1_1? s=3Dbooks&amp;ie=3DUTF8&amp;qid=3D13503= 19880&amp;sr=3D1-1&amp;keywords=3Ddoug+worgul" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_bla= nk>Thin Blue Smoke</A> (a novel that is getting excellent reviews; it has s= trong themes of faith and redemption) and some other books about barbecue a= nd quilts. (Doug lives in the Kansas City area, not far from Mom, and might= be able to take a look through her collection of family writings for some = articles about Grandma.)</LI> <LI>Jan Worgul Ackerson, Shirley's daughter, is a <A href=3D"https:// www.fa= cebook.com/pages/Superior-Editing-Services/198153850198753" rel=3Dnofollow = target=3D_blank>book editor</A> and writes the delightful blog <A href=3D"h= ttp://www.networkedblogs.com/blog/one_hundred_words" rel=3Dnofollow target= =3D_blank>One Hundred Words</A>.</LI></UL>I know I've left out some writing= in-laws, including my wife, and probably some others who have written for = magazines and such (fill Brian in, family, if I've left any notable holes).= But you get the point: Grandma had a profound effect on the subsequent gen= erations of her family (two of my sons are good writers), both as a writer = and as a Christian voice.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I have attached some photos of Grandma: a wedding photo, a family phot= o, a photo of her and Grandpa in the 1950s and a photo of her with her daug= hters, probably in the 1960s. Here is the <A href=3D"http://www.scribd.com/ = doc/61808181/Frank-Arnold-Father-and-Son" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank>ob= ituary of her husband</A>, Frank M. Arnold. Here is a <A href=3D"http:// www= .scribd.com/doc/61799420/Frank-Arnold-Letter-to-His-Mother-Page-1" rel=3Dno= follow target=3D_blank>two-page</A> <A href=3D"http://www.scribd.com/doc/ 61=

799513/Frank-Arnold-Letter-to-His-Mother-Page-2" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_b= lank>letter</A> to Grandma from Uncle Frank, which you may use if Aunt Flor= ence gives her consent.&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>And perhaps your inquiry will nudge me to blog some more memories of G= randma. She was really a remarkable woman and deserves a higher digital pro= file. But for someone who died 40 years ago this month to have a book that = ranks in th<A href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/Not-My-Will-Much-Surrender/dp/ 0= 802414133/ref=3Dsr_1_1?s=3Dbooks&amp;ie=3DUTF8&amp;qid=3D1350321815&amp;sr= =3D1-1&amp;keywords=3Dnot+my+will" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank>e top 600= ,000 on Amazon</A> is pretty amazing.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I'll close with a couple of anecdotes: My father was in the Air Force = and we were stationed in Japan in the 1960s. On a trip once, Mom and I stop= ped in a Christian bookstore in Tokyo or Sapporo. I spotted a book whose co= ver was entirely in Japanese except the author's name on the back spine: "F= rancena H. Arnold." I picked the book up and held it up in front of my face= , as though I were reading it without my glasses. When Mom was coming over = to get me to move along, she saw it (the name was even bigger on the front = cover, of course) and squealed, "That's Mom's book!" That's one of several = translations of Not My Will in Mom's collection of family writings. &nbsp;<= /DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Thanks for your inquiry about Grandma. I'm hoping some of the rest of = the family will contribute further, and I will definitely keep you in mind = next time I visit Mom.&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>

<DIV>All the best,</DIV> <DIV>Steve Buttry</DIV><BR> <DIV class=3Dyiv211300293gmail_quote>On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Bria= n Register <SPAN dir=3Dltr>&lt;<A href=3D"http://us.mc1812.mail.yahoo.com/ m= c/[email protected]" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank>bregist= [email protected]</A>&gt;</SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0= px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=3Dyiv211300293gmail_quote>Hi Steve,<= BR><BR>My name is Brian Register, and I work for the Office of Undergraduat= e Education at Rutgers University. I am currently doing research for Profes= sor Greg Jackson, who writes about popular Christian fiction of the 19th an= d 20th century, and I am looking for information about Francena Arnold's no= vel "Not My Will" (1946). I stumbled across your blog while I was searching= , and saw that you mentioned Ms. Arnold was your grandmother and a wonderfu= l storyteller. I was wondering if your family might be willing to share any= old published documents about her books you might have. I ask because ther= e is very little information about her online, which is surprising given th= e continued popularity of her books (many bloggers mention "Not My Will" as= a long-time favorite). I would love to see some popular articles about "Not My Will" or any of her other works. Something like a newspaper or mag= azine book review, an interview, or a biographical article about Ms. Arnold= would be ideal. <BR><BR>If you would be willing to share any documents I w= ould really appreciate it. Feel free to contact me if you have any question= s about Professor Jackson's research project.<BR><BR>Sincerely<SPAN class= =3Dyiv211300293HOEnZb><FONT color=3D#888888><BR>Brian<BR></FONT></SPAN></ BL= OCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></

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