A
Step in the Write
Direction
December
1, 2014
Update:
Let me wish a happy birthday to Heather, who made me a grandma for the first
time 27 years ago today. Can't believe how fast the years have gone….Not that I
needed anything to remember my bestest friend by, but I was very touched
Saturday when her husband offered me her piano. I haven't had one in years, and
to have one that belonged to her touched me deeply! Now to find a way to get it
the 50 miles to my house!...My husband took a visit to the E.R. again this week.
Took me three times to wake him up in the morning, and when I finally did, he
was very confused and couldn't walk. His sugar was quite low which was part of
the problem. He spent the night, and will visit his regular doctor Wednesday….We
had a good Thanksgiving; it was so good to spend it again with our daughter and
family who moved back here from Oklahoma. Hope all of you had a good day
too!
NOTE:
If any of you have been a caregiver and can share some brief (250 words or less)
humorous stories of something that happened, or how humor has helped you in
caregiving, send them to me. (If you want the Table of Contents for the book to
see what else I'll be looking for, email me. The publisher wants three sample
chapters for a proposal.)
Thought
for the Day: "The
best thing you can do right now is to finish what you started last year and not
let those good intentions grow stale. Your heart's been in the right place all
along. You've got what it takes to finish it up, so go to it (2 Corinthians
8:10-11 MSG).
Song for the Day
In the service of the King
Ev'ry talent I will bring.
I have peace and joy and blessing
In the service of the King.
Alfred
H. Ackley, "In the Service of the King"
Laugh for Today: A movie
star, on a cruise, saw a man suffering from a cold. "I'll tell you what to do," she
instructed. "Go back to your stateroom,
drink a lot of orange juice, take two aspirin and cover yourself with all the
blankets you can find. I should know
what I'm talking about. I'm Billie Burke
of Hollywood."
The man smiled warmly and
replied, "Thanks. I'm Dr. Mayo, of the
Mayo Clinic."
A Christmas
Devotion (from my book "Preparing
Your Heart for Christmas"—31 Advent devotions, now on sale for half price—$5 +
s&h).
The Designated Gift
Giver
For God so loved the world that He
gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in
Him should not
perish but have everlasting life.
(John 3:16)
Although my mother didn’t have much money for Christmas
shopping, she always seemed to know what gift to buy everyone—because she
listened carefully all year. Her gifts ranged from a sewing box for my niece who
made her own clothes, to blank tapes for my songwriting nephew, and a piano
bench for my sister.
Through the years, I’ve tried to carry on her tradition,
and today I’ve taken on the enjoyable task of designated gift buyer for our
writers’ group. I’ll search for hours—in stores, in catalogs, and on the
Internet—for just the right present for a particular person. Sometimes I buy
things as much as a year early when I find the perfect gift. Then I wrap it in
beautiful paper and give it to the only person that gift will fit.
I
am acquainted with another Gift Giver. At the beginning of time, He looked ahead
and saw millions of people who were in need of a gift. He listened to their
cries, and thought, “What can I give them?” Then He said, “I know. I’ll give the
best Gift possible—My Son.” So He wrapped this Gift in swaddling clothes and
gave Him not to just one particular person, but to the whole world. And the
neatest thing about this Gift is that it fits everyone—even me!
Lord, at this
Christmas season, may I remember the Gift and the Giver. Let me love as You
loved—and give as You gave.
Have
a good week spreading the
gospel
through the printed page.
Donna
Clark Goodrich
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