Focused Living in a Frazzled World : 105 Snapshots of Life

by Brunt, Deborah P.

• ISBN13: 9781933290928
• ISBN10: 1933290927
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises

Summary

Everyday events with family, work, and church are woven around biblical perspective with humor and unique insight. Great for personal devotions or bible study groups. Deborah Brunt's collection of 105 ?snapshots? of life will delight you with their fresh clarity and refreshing candor. As you laugh, cry, nod in agreement or shake your head over Deborah's zany experiences and provocative insights, you?ll taste the richness and joy of Focused Living in a Frazzled World.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
Frapp Flop	p. 15
A Funny Little Mama	p. 17
Ride the Roller Coaster-Without Losing Your Lunch	p. 19
Jesus, Help Me!	p. 21
Faith Has a Pulse	p. 23
The Circus	p. 25
The Most Unwanted Assignment	p. 27
Cowgirl	p. 29
Ethan's Song	p. 31
Shopping for Hearts	p. 33
Blink	p. 35
Cricket Encounter of the Loudest Kind	p. 37
Exposed	p. 39
Wherever You Are	p. 41
Cashews and Other Deadly Poisons	p. 42
Somebody's Keeper	p. 45
Make This Problem Go Away	p. 47
Dining with Dignity	p. 49
Ant Lessons	p. 51
Jewels	p. 53
Entrails	p. 55
Funny Thing	p. 57
Trifles	p. 59
The Same Sun	p. 61
Sucker Holes	p. 63
Mind Games	p. 65
Fools Trust Floaties	p. 67
Is God Pro-choice?	p. 69
Surviving the Lucy Syndrome	p. 71
Invitation from God	p. 73
Snoveralls	p. 75
Letters from a Friend	p. 77
The Soybean Parable	p. 79
Biting the Bullet	p. 81
People Don't Die	p. 83
Long Distance	p. 85
The Coat Hanger Conspiracy	p. 87
Technology's to Blame	p. 89
Sewer Troubles	p. 91
Society for the Prevention of Bursting Balloons	p. 93
Letter to a Bosnian Mother	p. 95
Facing into the Wind	p. 97
Crying the Blues	p. 99
Do the Next Thing	p. 101
I Will Sing	p. 103
Off the Hook	p. 105
View from the Top	p. 107
Rock, Ice, Bridge	p. 109
April Morning	p. 111
Let's Pause	p. 113
Let's Just Stay	p. 115
Happy Birthday	p. 117
Road Construction	p. 119
O Say, Can You See?	p. 121
Consult Elvis	p. 123
Brush with Reality	p. 125
Miracle of the Locust	p. 127
Seeking Shade	p. 129
Butterfly Days	p. 131
The Caramel Controversy	p. 133
Search for Brown November	p. 135
Squanto	p. 137
The Tent	p. 139
Heart Check	p. 141
How?	p. 143
Remote Connection	p. 145
Silent Fear	p. 147
Dry, Weary Land	p. 149
Microscopic Faith	p. 151
Hot Pursuit	p. 153
The Heartbreak of Hair Rebellion	p. 155
Jeremiah's Cry	p. 157
Rewriting the Rules	p. 159
Cruel Joke	p. 161
Elvis and Friends	p. 163
Building Monuments	p. 165
Are We Here?	p. 167
The Birds	p. 169
Tumult	p. 171
Forge Ahead	p. 173
Bouncers, Rollers and Plodders	p. 175
Unsolved Mysteries	p. 177
Crushed	p. 179
Taking Snapshots	p. 181
Prudent Stop	p. 183
Don't Toss Your Teens	p. 185
Deborah P. Bread	p. 187
The Family Plan	p. 189
The World of Quick and Easy	p. 191
The Edge of Guilt	p. 193
Two Icy Nights	p. 195
Scurvy!	p. 197
Runaway Pride	p. 199
And the Winner Is Not	p. 201
Armadillo Road-kill	p. 203
Honeysuckle	p. 205
Walks to Remember	p. 207
Lucky Guy	p. 209
Labyrinth	p. 211
Summit	p. 213
Tessa and the Lions' Den	p. 215
E-mail Response Paralysis	p. 217
Heroes	p. 219
For a Season	p. 221
Messy New Year	p. 223
Alphabetical Listing of Snapshots	p. 226
Topical Index	p. 229
Contact Information	p. 232
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