Are You Setting Yourself Up For a Wild Ride?
I’m getting close to the finish line on the first draft of the book I am writing, Finding Balance in the Circus of Life. I had hoped to be done by the end of March, but a toothache that requires a root canal and a crown has derailed my progress. I just couldn’t pry myself …
Go for Everything—a Book Review
Chapter 17 of Everything:What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like Jesus, by Mary DeMuth, is worth the price of the book. (I did receive my copy free as part of BookSneeze, Thomas Nelson’s blogging program, but, I’m telling you, this one is worth paying for.) The chapter, entitled “Become Irresistible,” is a …
Making That Christmas List
She’s makin’ a list, checkin’ it twice . . . I’m determined not to end up crazed in the weeks before Christmas, so I’ve updated the Christmas list and begun my buying. My grandson is done. I’ve purchased all the gift cards for the mailman and trash men. Les and I have decided on the …
I’m No Mother Teresa, Chapter 4B
(Book begins with the Preface in the January 31 post.) Please note: This chapter was written several years ago. Some of the activities we supported then have changed, but the principles of the illustration remain the same. Neighborhood Mission It can become very easy as “do-gooders” to throw money, or even prayers, at causes and …
I’m No Mother Teresa, Chapter 4A
(Book begins with the Preface in the January 31 post.) Please note: This chapter was written several years ago. Some of the activities we supported then have changed, but the principles of the illustration remain the same. “You can do what I can’t do. I can do what you can’t do. Together we can do something …

