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.
When Les and I put up our Christmas tree, we have two ornaments that receive pride of place. One is a tiny Raggedy Ann made by quilling, which is tightly rolled paper. She’s only about an inch tall. After we place her near the top center of the tree, she looks so vulnerable that we
Here’s an update on my daily shedding (read more on January 5 blog). 1/6 giveaway: Veggie Tale napkins (don’t ask) 1/7 A china doll 1/8 & 1/9 Books of Les’s 1/10 & 1/11 Linens I’ve kept in my hope chest for years 1/12 Food from our freezer and cabinet It’s already gotten harder to find things I
Back in 2002, I picked up a book lying on a give-away table in our office cafeteria. Love, Greg and Lauren was a book of e-mails that Greg wrote to keep their friends posted on Lauren’s progress after being burned over 80 percent of her body in the World Trade Center 9/11 attacks. I was
I know I’ve passed the 50th birthday, because I seem to do way too much talking about “the way things used to be.” I don’t really want to go back to the “good, ole days” because I love computers, microwaves, cell phones, sushi, microfiber, and too many other things to mention. However, just last week
Discipleship Journal’s Online News e-mail came with an interesting article today, one on creating margins in your life (read it here, and subscribe to DJ’s newsletter: www.navpress.com/magazines/archives/article.aspx?id=16167). This is an issue I’ve wrestled with over the years, both from being too busy in years past, to where I am today—fighting feelings of guilt that I am
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