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.
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
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
I’m always making to-do lists, which really are resolutions of what I am going to get done. But I don’t do well at keeping real New Year’s Resolutions (for instance, I’ve been trying to lose the same 20 pounds for a decade now). So for this year I want to see myself as God’s steward,
An accomplished and flexible speaker, Carol tailors her topics to fit the theme and timeframes of your meeting, conference, seminar or retreat.