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Subscribe to this bloggerBindings offers thought-provoking blogs by vibrant, published Christian authors on faith issues, life and current events, and intriguing, must-read books.
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Just a Simple Hello
May 22nd, 201212:20 AM ETLiving in the South has many perks, and one of my favorites is the fact that folks speak to complete strangers. There have been very few days when I haven't had a complete stranger smile at me or simply say hello--it's just considered polite manners where I live. I return the favor as well. Sometimes, a smile or a hello can lift one's spirits. Whe... -
Leaving a Legacy with Words and Pictures
May 21st, 201212:02 AM ETWhen our three daughters were babies, we began a book of letters for each of them to be presented on graduation day. Each year we pulled out the scrapbook and wrote a new letter detailing how they had grown, projects they were involved in, and words of wisdom we wanted to impart to them. Each entry also included an age appropriate picture of them w... -
Facing our Fears: A Review of Distant Thunder
May 18th, 201212:18 AM ETIn this expanded review that appears on Amazon.com., former Foreign Service Officer in the US Department of State turned novelist, Ann Gaylia O'Barr, incorporates her experiences and love for travel--especially train rides--into the engaging novel, Distant Thunder. In a society that reveres youth arguably to a fault, Ms. O'Barr challenges tha... -
4 Key Traits of a Leader—Part 1
May 17th, 201201:04 AM ETFair. Committed. Hard-working. Respectful of people. Ready to laugh. Solid. Focused. A team player. Christlike. These are some of the key attributes of leaders that show up repeatedly in brainstorm sessions when I’ve done seminars on leadership for various publishing companies and conferences over the past nearly 30 years. But I believe the... -
What Happens To The Books?
May 16th, 201212:11 AM ETRecently, my friend Lisa and I were comparing notes on our creative endeavors. My friend has recorded two CDs of compelling worship music. I have three published biblical fiction novels and a fourth in process of being published. Both of us strongly believe that these are God-directed projects. Both of us pushed to get these done in a timely fashio... -
A Riveting Survival During the Holocaust: A Review of The Train Baby’s Mother
May 15th, 201212:51 AM ETI just had the greatest pleasure of reading and doing the final look-over on an incredible manuscript called The Train Baby’s Mother by Sharon Bernash Smith (OakTara Publishers). Putting aside the fact that the author is a special friend and as Sharon likes to put it, “sister from another mister,” the story is riveting from cover to... -
Not Just Souvenirs: Refrigerator Magnets
May 14th, 201212:16 AM ETYes, I've enjoyed collecting refrigerator magnets for many years, and I have hundreds of these colorful bits of plastic, wood, glass, fabric--what have you. Do I have one from every place I've ever visited or lived? In a word, no. Growing up in a military family and living overseas, there was no such thing as fridge magnets when I was a child. A "d... -
My Most Precious Mother’s Day Gift
May 11th, 201212:04 AM ETI find myself a bit pensive and very nostalgic as we approach another Mother’s Day—now that my daughters are grown. I’ve been through quite a few of these days created to celebrate the role of motherhood. The first year I was numb and in disbelief as I realized I was the one taken out to lunch to honor my newfound title. After the table was c... -
Seeing Los Angeles Through My Mother’s Eyes
May 10th, 201212:34 AM ETMy mother was born in 1924. She grew up in Los Angeles, sometimes living in the city proper, sometimes in an outlying area. Her LA is vastly different from the LA I see in my mind’s eye. The LA I see is a crush of freeways, traffic, and bad tempered drivers. The freeway transitions are always jammed, the bridges and signs covered with graffiti, a... -
Thought Management
May 09th, 201212:40 AM ETMy small group is studying a wonderful book by Max Lucado called Experiencing the Words of Jesus. As always, this book has a lot of insight, and Mr. Lucado is able to relay very deep ideas in simple words. For example, the whole idea of managing our thoughts. He says we manage our weight, our time, our children. How about our thoughts? How about ou...
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