Come Share the Cookies: Laughing, Loving, and Praying Without Ceasing
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For 55 years, it had not even dawned on me that I was a writer. My first clue should have been when I realized that there absolutely wasnt anything about which I didnt have an opinion. For five years I published a weekly newsletter for my church. No one else seemed to want to do it, and it was something that I loved doing.
The fourteen years that I worked as an Insurance Agent should also have given me a nudge. I often gave group presentations that included stories about so many of my life experiences. Many clients encouraged me to write them down and share them with others. But it took a life-changing crisis that made me take a look within and find why God had placed me here.
I have written a collection of insights that I gained during the first half of my life. Each chapter begins with a joke, a thought or a scripture that I believe God laid on my heart. The body of each chapter consists of a relating experience, insight or lesson that I gained. And each chapter is completed with a prayer.
I have noticed how people are enjoying inspirational books that are also a Quick read such as mine. I submitted Chapter Five to the Indianapolis Star and it was published in the Faith and Values section of that newspaper. I think that one sign that a book could be good is when the reader wants more. Each person who has read these chapters did exactly that and asked if they can pass on to others what they have enjoyed or gained from my book.
I would like to thank you in advance for taking the time to read some of what I believe God has shown me in my life. Come Share The Cookies.
Lord, bless this reader, Amen.
Diane Thompson
Meet the Author Diane Thompson is the visionary of Take Your Rightful Place Flag LLC and a believer of Jesus Christ. Diane has performed in the arts ministry in churches for over 10 years. Outside from ministry she has a Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Administration and practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse. The mission behind I love to Worship: Take Your Rightful Place is to introduce to a younger audience across the world God’s word from the point of view of a worshiper. With the help of the holy spirit this book will minister to the saved and the unsaved. I pray this book blesses the hands it comes across, In Jesus name Amen.
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Come Share the Cookies - Diane Thompson
2013 by Diane Thompson. All rights reserved.
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Published by AuthorHouse 10/07/2013
ISBN: 978-1-4918-2194-7 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4918-2197-8 (hc)
ISBN: 978-1-4918-2196-1 (e)
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CONTENTS
Dedicated To
Let’s Share The Cookies
Twinkle Or Reflection
Huh?
I Have The Answer
He’s Still Counting
Pass It On
The Wake Up Call
Comfy
The Chicken Was Delicious
The Twins
To Degree Or Not To Degree?
Blueprints
Questions? Questions? Questions?
1413 Euca… . . Oak
A Firm Foundation
If The Shoe Fits!
Two Ears To Hear
Pig!
Warnings
A Sheep In Cat’s Clothing
Christian Incognito
The Phone Call
God Made Me Woman
Pressure Escapes
Soul Weary
The Enabler
Selective Weakness
Disabling Expectations
Black, White And Gray
A Name Above All Names
That One Black Spot
The Unwrapped Gift
Good Grief
Dedicated To
Tim, Ronnie; Beth, Bryan; Steve, Kim and to those precious children who call me Mams, Nana and Grandmommy
I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. I wanted each of you to know the very essence of who Dad and I were and some of what we cherished.
I use to say our marriage was not perfect but maybe that is God’s plan for all our marriages but our love came pretty close to perfect. I never doubted Gil’s love for me and I am confident that he knew how much I loved him and I know that our love for God is what made it the kind that would last a lifetime.
I know each of you will have years that you would rather not look back on, except to thank God that you made it through them and you grew in your understanding of each other just as we did.
I wish I could have taped some of the goodnight, head on the pillow talk
so you could have known how much we enjoy each one of you and how proud we are of what each one of you has become. I don’t mean your professions. I see kindness, gentleness, a care for others and a desire to seek God. I see determination, pride, and resourcefulness. I see work ethics and disciplines that can’t be matched and then there is the creativity and humor that makes life just a little more enjoyable.
I think it is important for you to know that when I look back, I could dwell on some significant hurts and misunderstandings but I keep seeing a beautiful smile and I hear laughter and I feel a strong sense of having been loved. I miss him terribly. He gave us so much more than what this world values as an inheritance.
I continually pray that God blesses each one of you along with all the grandchildren. I think that it is important for you to know that your name is poured out to God every single day.
It goes without saying… . I love you so much… . Mom
Victor Hugo once said There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come.
For 55 years, it had not even dawned on me that I was a writer. My first clue should have been when I realized that there absolutely wasn’t anything about which I didn’t have an opinion. For five years I published a weekly newsletter for my church. No one else seemed to want to do it, and it was something that I loved doing.
The fourteen years that I worked as an Insurance Agent should also have given me a nudge. I often gave group presentations that included stories about so many of my life experiences. Many clients encouraged me to write them down and share them with others. But it took a life-changing crisis that made me take a look within and find why God had placed me here.
I have written a collection of insights that I gained during the first half of my life. Each chapter begins with a joke, a thought or a scripture that I believe God laid on my heart. The body of each chapter consists of a relating experience, insight or lesson that I gained. And each chapter is completed with a prayer.
I have noticed how people are enjoying inspirational books that are also a Quick
read such as mine. I submitted Chapter Five to the Indianapolis Star and it was published in the Faith and Values section of that newspaper. I think that one sign that a book could be good is when the reader wants more. Each person who has read these chapters did exactly that and asked if they can pass on to others what they have enjoyed or gained from my book.
I would like to thank you in advance for taking the time to read some of what I believe God has shown me in my life. Come Share The Cookies.
Lord, bless this reader, Amen.
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Let’s Share The Cookies
An old man lay in his upstairs bedroom dying. Suddenly the aroma of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven reached him. They smelled sooo good that he gathered enough energy