December 4, 2006 @ 3:25 am | Filed under: Games

…I was also tagged by a sweet, sweet girl by the name of Tsionah Novak, who goes to church with me. I’ve been meaning to get to this but, as always these days, I’ve been too short on time.

So, Tsionah, here goes!

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1. One book that changed your life:

I realize that everyone is answering The Bible but, for me, the Bible didn’t really change my life since I spent all my growing up years being taught, and reading for myself, God’s Word. So I’m going to branch out and mention the book that actually did change my life in a fairly substantial way. The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino. A very special friend gave me a copy of this book during a particularly rough period of my life and it altered a part of me forever. I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I’ve gone back to this book to glean more wisdom from it. I first read it over a decade ago and still it’s new each time. The combination of the meaning of the book and the love of my friend who gave it to me has rejuvenated me time and again.

2. One book that you’ve read more than once:

Well, okay, obviously The Greatest Salesman in the World. I’m not real big on re-reading books, but I’ve read all of the Little House books multiple times. Oh, and don’t forget If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Good Night, Moon. These were favorites of the boys when they were toddlers and we read them over…and over…and over…

3. One book you’d want on a desert island:

Here I will make a concession and use the cliche ’cause I think it might really be true. I’d want God’s Word with me if I could only have one book.

4. One book that made you laugh:

I remember laying on the floor of a Best Western motel in Lufkin, TX at a Ladies Conference, well after everyone had crawled into bed (obviously I’d drawn the short straw and was bunking on the floor) and laughing my head off at one of LaJoyce Martin’s books. My roommates kept saying, "Read it! Read it! What’s so funny?" I need to find that book…

5. One book that made you cry:

Waiting for Morning by Karen Kingsbury. This was my introduction to Karen’s books (I was about to attend a writer’s conference where she would be the keynote speaker and I’d never read any of her books) and - oh my! - she had me at hello. Clutching a box of Kleenex, no less!

6. One book that you wish had been written:

The Undeniably Fool-proof Guide to Raising Happy, Healthy Children: How to do it right the first time, every time. (If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride, huh?)

7. One book that you wish had never been written:

As a true bookie, I don’t think I can really answer that. While I may not agree with some of the subject matter, or the writing style, or even the author, I definitely think there’s room in today’s market for a wide range of writing voices. Go, writers!

8. One book you’re currently reading:

America: a Narrative History. Sorry to disappoint and be so boring (this title probably elicits excitement from Nate, Robyn and Dad - the history majors in my family), but I have my history final next Tuesday and I’m six chapters behind in my reading. So I’m eyeball-deep in the Reconstruction Period right now.

Thanks, Tsionah!