by Steve Spillman | Apr 2, 2015 | Blog, Conversations
I recently wrote about attending and speaking at FACES 2015 Encephalitis Conference in Las Vegas, My Brain is On My Mind. I was honored to meet new friends – people who could understand my lack of understanding, who could remember why we struggle to remember names,...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 31, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
– Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or right HERE. The unknown. It’s staring at us all. Will it promote our risks or prohibit them? Five years from today, will we look back...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 29, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
In March I was honored to attend and speak at FACES 2015 Encephalitis Conference in Las Vegas. I was reminded that while so many of us who have experienced encephalitis feel alone, we aren’t. And, that while so many family members of those with encephalitis feel...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 26, 2015 | Blog, Conversations, Uncategorized
Chris: I’m reading Finding God in the Verbs. I loved the title and now I’m enjoying the book. Brent: Thanks, Chris! I’m delighted that you like it. It was Jennie’s (coauthor Jennie Isbell) and my hope to put together something that was more than a book about prayer,...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 23, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Consider the wonder of this thought: the One who loves us most has invited us to a dance. We can’t afford the price to get in—He’s already paid it. We aren’t sure of the music, the alignment, the sequence, the movement, the space, the timing—He’ll gladly guide us. We...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
I noticed. Parked in a lot I used a decade before, I stared near an office where I served years prior to my illness. I watched a rabbit as she leaned her head in search of breakfast. I noticed her head jerk down, then upward quickly. She allowed her ears to stand...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 16, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
– Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or Here. A friend or family member has departed—to war, to work, to sickness, to death, to a choice of leaving, to seek happiness in various...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 12, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
In his book The Night-Side, Floyd Skloot defines a purpose for his words. Notice Skloot’s honesty: “This book is a meditation forwards and backwards over the losses and gains that accompany long-term illness. Some of its pieces follow one another like chapters in a...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 10, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
– Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or at: BUY PAUSE When our schedules are interrupted or delayed or completely stopped, we can choose to enjoy every moment. As we...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Each year I remember. Each day I recall why I so often forget. Last month I visited Orlando – the wonderful city where the not-so-wonderful illness of encephalitis almost caused my life to end. I spoke about my time in the hospital and the long term results of that...
