Sibella Giorello's Blog, page 12
September 15, 2009
When people say life is stranger than fiction, they're r...
When people say life is stranger than fiction, they're right by half. Life is strange, but so is the best fiction. Dedicated book people enjoy both worlds.
You can see it when you meet them.
By any measure, Saturday's USO benefit and book signing at "A Cup of Cold Water" was a smashing success. But what really put it over the top were the people.
Book people.
*There was a woman named Claudette, a church librarian, who loves her job except when space requires the removal of some...
September 9, 2009
Bless the Troops
If you're in the Olympia/Lacey area on Saturday, come by and bless the troops! On September 12, I'll be signing books at one of the coolest Christian bookstores in Western Washington, "A Cup of Cold Water."
Check out the store here. Cutest place to buy books. Thousands of titles, new and used, including "The Rivers Run Dry" and "The Stones Cry Out."The signing will benefit the U.S.O. We want to bless the people sacrificing so much for our freedom, including bookstore owner LouAnn...
Check out the store here. Cutest place to buy books. Thousands of titles, new and used, including "The Rivers Run Dry" and "The Stones Cry Out."The signing will benefit the U.S.O. We want to bless the people sacrificing so much for our freedom, including bookstore owner LouAnn...
September 7, 2009
How is life?
The boy who lives across the street stopped by the house last week. I hadn't seen him in awhile and asked how life was.
"Things were bad," he said, "but they got good. Does that ever happened to you?"
To me, life seems like a long series of hills and valleys and not much flat in between. Once upon a time, the hilltops made me giddy and over-confident but I've decided their true purpose is encouragement because -- heads up -- another valley is straight ahead.
I've also learned to appreciate the ...
"Things were bad," he said, "but they got good. Does that ever happened to you?"
To me, life seems like a long series of hills and valleys and not much flat in between. Once upon a time, the hilltops made me giddy and over-confident but I've decided their true purpose is encouragement because -- heads up -- another valley is straight ahead.
I've also learned to appreciate the ...
