I’m No Superstar

I’m No Superstar is a blog for people like me who want to make a difference in the world but know they aren’t activists. Each post contains a social action idea that most of us could do, a book that’s worth reading, or a link to a website that offers other ideas. Oh, and it’s all introduced by a sometimes quirky story from my life.

Foreign Foods and Long Locks

Below is another “recycled” blog from 2005 since my October is crazy busy. As I reread it, I was reminded first of how much it can expand our worldview to get to know people from other cultures and to learn about their lives. The second thing it reminded me of is how fast life goes

Small Island, Global Village

Once again, this is a post recycled from my early blogging days. It was a great reminder of a fabulous trip and what I learned there. Enjoy! Small Island, Global Village The hubby and I just returned from 12 days in England. It was our first international trip together and our longest vacation. We took

Superheroes and Superheroines Go Forth!

I am a bit overwhelmed with life, because I’m no superhero. I have six speaking engagements over the next four weeks (and four of them are multisession all-day events). I also took on a couple of new writing clients, which I am thankful for, but which does make my days far busier. And then Les

Living on $4.50 a Day with Panera CEO

You don’t have to know me long to know that I love Panera Bread. I have to drive 25 to 30 minutes to reach a Panera, and yet I am there at least once a week, alternating between Lancaster and Reading, depending on my other appointments.   So I was happy to know my faith in

Child Sponsorship Proven to Work

Samuel’s picture shares space in front of our fireplace with our daughter Joy’s.  We are proud of him, just as we are of Joy. Joy lives in Tennessee and Samuel lives in Haiti. And we’ve never met Samuel. He was our sponsored child through Compassion International. We looked forward to the letters we received from

Go Orange, Get Rid of Hunger

On Labor Day we spent hours watching Guy eat at Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. And we managed to eat plenty while we watched, even if it wasn’t the mouth-watering pastrami he was sampling. During one of the shows, Guy mentioned the Food Network campaign, Go Orange for No Kid Hungry, which supports Share Our Strength.

Outed as Selfish

I was sitting quietly in church on Sunday, writing down the prayer requests being shared, when my friend Mandy came to the mike. Mandy began to talk about our two-person Bible study and glanced at me for “permission” (after she’d already said my name). I gulped and gave a shrugging nod; it was a little

 

Have Carol Speak For Your Group

An accomplished and flexible speaker, Carol tailors her topics to fit the theme and timeframes of your meeting, conference, seminar or retreat.