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.
Carol Cool My mom died a month ago (yes, that’s why there have been no blogs). There are many ways I’ll miss her presence in my life: Some of them funny—Her breaking out in song to match something someone just said. Her response when I did the same: “That’s okay, I can’t sing either.” Some of them
I saw a full-page ad this week in TIME magazine that said, “Nurture Nature.” SunChips, which I happen to like, now makes its bags with plants so they’re 100% compostable. Ah, now it’s virtuous to eat chips. In fact, eating chips will help the planet. How can I not do it? There are a few
Charlie’s only 7. But the Haitian earthquake deeply affected him and he wanted to do something. So he decided he would ride his bike around his local park and ask people to donate for each lap, with the hope of raising £500, the equivalent of about $761, for UNICEF. So far Charlie, and the publicity
Liz Curtis Higgs spent years making women laugh at her speaking engagements, on video, and with her first books. In the late ’90s she wrote Bad Girls of the Bible (and its sequels), combining fiction and nonfiction to teach us lessons on life. Then she moved into historical fiction transferring the Biblical story of Jacob
I’ve been doing a few hard things lately—watching my mother die, writing new speaking topics, trying to comfort my daughter as she deals with her daughter’s problems. One thing that’s been hard for me lately is not getting to read much. I’ve even stopped ordering review copies of books to read because I just don’t
When I first moved my blog to Blogger, I was sure I would blog more often because I could do so easily. Not so much. But this time, I have a valid reason (not an excuse, a real reason). My mom, who is 87 and lives at a retirement community about a half hour away from me,
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
An accomplished and flexible speaker, Carol tailors her topics to fit the theme and timeframes of your meeting, conference, seminar or retreat.