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For those of you who don't know who Derek Fisher is. He's spent thirteen seasons in the NBA playing for Los Angels Lakers, Golden State Warriors, and Utah Jazz. He is the president of the NBA and most importantly, a Christian father and husband.
In this book he shares:
How his faith has helped him on and off the court in the face of adversity.
How he used skills he had perfected in his career to help him deal with his daughter's illness(you have to read his story.)
His on court ritual before he shoots a free throw
and more
I like how the chapters are broken down into life principles. My favorite chapter so far is Making Good Choices. He talks about meeting his wife, Candace(who was a single mom at the time) and the choices he made that eventually made her his wife. I love reading a male's perspective on marriage, grappling with his religious conceit about Candace's social status as a single mom. and what his faith taught him about overcoming being judgmental and surrendering to how God sees us all. Aww....so sweet.
Anyway, ladies if your son, husband, daddy is an NBA buy this book for you. He teaches you the rules of basketball, so you now can hold a conversation lol. Also get this book for your special men they would enjoy it. This is also a great tool for singles ministry, Christian parenting, wedding guilds, male book clubs, and so many others. Kudos to Touchstone and Derek.
When I have no answers for my own questions, I come here to the blog. Maybe you guys can help a girl out....
Next week my BFF, Natasha and I are donning are Team Tee's to see an early release of New Moon. Yeah, we can't believe it either.
For the past six years(since we turned 30s) we've hosted our annual 13 going on 30 Weekend. We hang out with the teeny boppers in the day, then turn into grown women at night. It's a blast. But last year our 13 going on 30 weekend turned into a book buying, girlfriend bonding, hilarity when we chose to see Twilight, the movie.
Since then we've read all the books, including the not released Midnight Sun partial, watched the DVD and Blue Rays countless times, and participated in local Twilight event.s Honey, we have no shame in our game about our Team Edward vs Team Jacob fascination. In fact, this month we both agreed to reread New Moon again so we can be prepped for next week's BFF Day. That's how deep we are into this fru fru ness.
Now understand I'm participating in NANOWRIMO again. I have yet to write a word. I just don't feel inspired by my characters yet. So I wondered how did Stephanie Meyers come up with Bella, Jacob and Edward? What in the world did she do to write a story loved by so many women across religion, race, age, class? Really I wanted an excuse to throw in my writing pens and sit down. To me there's no sense in writing weak.
So I popped in the movie and found a special features interview on the DVD where Meyers shares that Twilight was the product of a really good dream. She didn't want to forget the dream so she woke up the next morning and participated in her own version of NANOWRIMO.
Does that mean I need to get sleep or dream better? LOL
Romance Slam Jam will set sail in 2010 for it's annual conference. Rochelle Alers will keynote the fantastic cruise. But did you know that Romance Slam Jam also supports Non-Profit Foundations? This week's Trailer Park Tuesday will also feature Destination Romance.
It's an anthology where all proceeds will go to the South Side Health Center (an organization fighting to stop the spread of AIDS/HIV in the AAcommunity) Each story in the anthology will also have it's own ebook, according to Deatri.
Destination Romance: While on a cruise to Jamaica, six couples discover the “Love Boat” is a lot more than a television series from the 1980s, and this time the destination is hot, steamy romance.
Izaya Charles was devastated when Gunther Datari ended their passionate and lengthy relationship. Work keeps her going until she and Gunther meet aboard the newest ship in his fleet. Will desire or devastation be the outcome of their reunion?
Cammie's life would never be the same following a chance meeting (or so she thought) with Jacques, a man many years her junior who would grant her unselfish, unbridled passion!
After escaping an abusive marriage, Saundra Write swore never to allow anyone to trap her again. Then comes along Jeremy King, the kind of man any woman would beg to be trapped in paradise with.
Mac should be the last person to teach his best friend to love and trust when he’s been lying to her for years. And now that his game is up, he can only hope the beautiful Caribbean days and sensual seaside nights will be enough to make CJ dismiss the mistakes of the past to sail towards a brighter future?
Carmen placed everything before love until love was nothing more than the stories told in romance novels. Aaron is an accomplished romance author, but wants the real thing. A cruise brings the two together. Renewed
love, with a healthy dose of lust, works to keep them together.
Mocha Nivens enjoys the casual nature of her long-term, long-distance relationship with businessman Dean Kincaid, but she ends it when he moves back to town wanting more. When Dean dates other women, Mocha realizes what
she’s lost, but is it to late to claim the love shedeserves?
Bonus trailer park tuesday. This month is the US Marine Corps 234th birthday. My dad is a retired Marine. He was a sharpshooting instructor at Paris Island in Buford, SC. I have a host of cousins and good friends who have served and are serving. This birthday message is from General James T. Conway 34th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.
Welcome to this week's Trailer Park Tuesday. In honor of Sesame Street's 40th Anniversary this week's selection is this episode of First Lady Michelle Obama making a garden. Sesame Street's new season kicks off today.
Does anyone have a great Sesame Street moment? I love the Rubber Ducky Song. lol
Who's your favorite Sesame Street character? I like the Count
Happy Monday. I love November. It's one of the few months of the year where instead of buying gifts we give thanks. We honor those who mean a great deal to each other. This month I would like for us to also honor the blogs that have meant so much to us. I will begin with me:
Faith*In*Fiction - although new content is rare now. Bethany House AE David Long inspired some of the best Christian publishing blogs out there. He invited me into his community and have forged eternal friendships because of it, including...
Monday, Publisher's Weekly announced it's annual Best Books of [2009.] I was excited that Victor Lavelle(Big Machine) made the list, but surprised by this statement:
It disturbed us when we were done that our list was all male. -Louisa Ermelino
All male? As in no women women writers made the list?
Out of over 50, 000 books they reviewed this year, not one of those books written by a woman made the top 10. Moreover, none were books written with a Christian worldview(point for another discussion later.)
I remember back in 2007 NPR completed a survey that suggested women read more than men about nine books a year. So hearing the news that not one book picked in 2009 were written by a woman gave me pause. Is it that the books we typically read most aren't well written? or is there a PW standard that isn't realistic for most women readers? I'm curious about this, because I was sure Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie[That Thing Around Your Neck] would have made the list this year.
Is there a female author, who published a book this year you believe should have been on the short list for the Best of 2009?
Don't forget I'm compiling the Christian Fiction Best Books of 2009 as we speak. Stay tuned. I will make my announcement in December.
Kudos again to Victor for making it. Here's a snippet of Big Machine's opening lines. Great writing for sure...
EXCERPT
Chapter One
Don’t look for dignity in public bathrooms. The most you’ll find is privacy and sticky floors. But when my boss gave me the glossy envelope, the bathroom was the first place I ran. What can I say? Lurking in toilets was my job. Click here to read more.
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