What’s Really Important

What’s Really Important

Don’t we all value what’s important?  We should. But maybe we don’t.  Or maybe our definitions of what’s important differ.  I place quality in many things. Like most people, I probably put too much importance on things that really have little...
Handing Good Things Down

Handing Good Things Down

My friend asked, “So, your new book is about books?” “Yes,” I said. “Each chapter title is the title of a book which impacted my life.” “I’ve looked at your bookshelves,” he said. “You have a lot of books.” My friend was correct. Many books. So many books. And those...
This is THE Day

This is THE Day

I remember singing a song, repeating the line: “This is the day, This is the day.” Well, I’m not singing to you today. Just writing you. Just writing you about a book for you.  On this day—the release date of a new book—“This is the day that your book comes out.”...
The Beginning

The Beginning

A new month.  A new school year.  A new friend.  A new book.  A new song.  A new story.  A new week. A new day.  A new attitude.  A new idea.  A new prayer.  That’s a lot of “news.” The last blog reflected on endings....
The End

The End

Another month dashed to its end.  Another summer hurries toward her conclusion.Time, refusing to slow, surges ahead. So these two words seem to fit: the end. The end of a season, the end of a year, the end of a story. What should we do? Choose to...