All for
Love
by Martha Kennerson
Nearly three years ago, I had the
opportunity to attend the Cavalcade of
Authors event in Chicago. The event
provides a chance for authors and readers
to spend a weekend together getting to
know each other on a more personal
level. Over a three-day period, we hang-
out with some of the industry’s most
prolific literary authors doing everyday
activities such as sharing meals, partying,
cancing and dance lessons, playing games,
shopping, attending worship service and
yes, reading and discussing books. No,
this article is not a commercial for the
Cavalcade of Author’s event. Although if
you haven’t had a chance to check it out
you should.
I had the pleasure of being introduced
to a beautiful silver-haired Christian comedienne by the name of Pat G’Orge-
Walker. During one of the Cavalcade’s after hour chat sessions, I learned that she
is a National and Essence bestselling author of nearly a dozen novels and for years
she had a successful one-woman comedy show. Those chats are like Vegas; what
happens during the chats … well you know the rest. What I will say is this, don’t let
Pat’s gray hair fool you. She has a fire down in in her soul.
As a preacher’s kid growing up in the church, Pat witnessed first-hand , hows saints
displayed un-Christian-like behavior. Her unique prospective on those experiences
inspired her to develop a character she named Sister Betty—a no-nonsense prayer