TOP's Tuesday ~ Encourage Others: One Day at a Time

Encourage Others: One Day at a Time is my newest release. It's a book unlike my first two, Where's Heidi? One Sister's Journey and When The Waves Subside: There is Hope.  Where's Heidi? is a inspirational nonfiction, When the Waves Subside is a short inspirational story, and Encourage Others is an organizational book.

For those who know me, you are probably cracking up because you know I require organization to keep me focused and moving forward in life. I don't handle disorganization or flightiness very well. The ironic part is I've noticed the more I use the "writing" side of my brain, the more relaxed and flighty I find myself. I used to have a healthy balance between my creative side and my organized, first-born, and controlled side. The more I write, the more my right-brain dominates.

Okay, so all this left versus right brain mumbo jumbo doesn't have a lot to do with my new book, Encourage Others, yet it does. I designed and created Encourage Others to be a resource, a tool, for me to organize the important and memorable dates in my life.

As a child I watched my Mom, Gram, great-aunts, and aunts dedicate time to send cards and share baked good with those needing a pick-me-up. 

Births, deaths, wedding anniversaries, and celebrations were recorded on “the” calendar. At the close of each year, they were transferred to following year’s calendar so no one would be forgotten.

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A name written meant there was a reason to pray and encourage someone on that date. In addition to prayer, tangible remembrance and celebration blessed them too on occasion. 

A tradition I pray to pass on to my daughter, grandchildren, and hopefully
YOU.

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This book is divided by the months of the year. Each month then has four categories to organize your information. 

These are:  birthdays, wedding anniversaries, Anniversaries of Death, and miscellaneous dates someone might need a little encouragement.

Keep this resource with your address book, near the telephone, or in your purse. You never know when there will be cause to add a new life event and opportunity to bless and encourage someone else.

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How To Use This Book
Add family, friends, and others you send cards and/or gifts to throughout the year

During the year pay attention to the lives of those around you.

When situations arise -- such as a loss, a goal reached, “a difficult time of year”, or whatever it might be…add their name and event to the appropriate month 

This is the important part ~ say a prayer, send a note or card, call, text, email, or message this person, or family to let them know you are thinking of them.

A little encouragement from you will remind them they are loved, appreciated, and cared for OR might be the difference: between despair or hope OR dwelling in the pain of the past or moving forward in faith. Which do you choose?

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Who can you encourage today & why does he or she need it?
To purchase a copy:
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