READING CAN MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL

Reading can enhance your life. Studies show that the most successful people are the ones who read. We can learn a lot by picking up a magazine, a book, or a newspaper. I think it's great to be able to talk to others about what you read, too. Reading promotes conversation, intelligence, and knowledge. So, what are you waiting for?

I think everyone has a story to tell, and we should. For many years, I got away from writing fiction, but I have had a great time writing my first novel as an adult. Changing real-life situations into fiction helps heal the heart.

What can I say about Life? Mine has been tough at times, but I'm grateful that God has given me mercy, grace, and love. I love my life and the family I've been blessed with.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Joyce Meyer

I started reading a book by Joyce Meyer called 100 Ways to Simplify Your Life.  WOW!  What a great book!

I have decided that I know some people who might be getting a copy of this book for Christmas this year.  I have been a little depressed lately, and this book has totally encouraged me.  I am so thankful that I found it at the library!

I'm going to buy a copy for myself, too.

Amy Grant

We went to the library the other day, and they had a new addition there.  It's a book called Mosaic by Amy Grant. Well, I have always loved Amy Grant.  Yes, she's been controversial to the Christian faith because of her divorce and subsequent marriage to to Vince Gill.  But she is a human being and has a human life... just like the rest of us.

I am only half-way through the book, but so far, it has been great.  She has interwoven the lyrics to her songs within the stories she tells, and honestly, some of those songs have given me chills for as long as I remember.

If you need some encouragement in your life, or if you are bored, this book is a good read.  And you might walk away from it feeling better than you did when you started reading it.

Oh, and I am going to add that her new song, Better Than a Hallelujah, is one of the best songs I have ever heard in my life.  It explains all of our lives in a way that only Amy Grant can.