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Sunday Inspiration: Caring
Do what you can to show you care about other people, and you will make our world a better place.
—Rosalynn Carter
As Mentioned in Shadow of the King
This is what the best cookies in the world look like. I can’t prove that Elizabeth Kizito is an otherworldly being, but I can’t prove she’s not, either!

Kizito Cookies get a mention in Shadow of the King, by the way. Because more people need to know about these incredible treats.
A Louisville friend sent us a box a while back. I’m posting now in honor of eating the last one.
Sunday Inspiration: The Character of a Man
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Sunday Inspiration: Two Things Define You
Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.
—George Bernard Shaw
Sunday Inspiration: A Confession of Character
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sunday Inspiration: The Wheels of Injustice
We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.
—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
How Did I End Up on a Podcast?
Apparently because there was an empty slot on the podcaster’s schedule! I had a nice conversation with MasterSwagKing on his podcast, the MSK Show. We talked about life, creativity, writing, media adaptations, and of course Shadow of the King. Check it out if you’re into that sort of thing.
Sunday Inspiration: Mistakes
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
—Eleanor Roosevelt
Sunday Inspiration: To Live
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.
—Oscar Wilde
Thank you, Therese J. Davis
…for your kind review on Goodreads of Shadow of the King—especially that intriguing note at the end!
I got drawn in immediately. Rune is totally relatable. He takes you on a really harrowing journey that keeps you fully entry. I had a hard time putting it down and when I got to the end I wasn’t ready for it to end. Of course I had to verify where Colonel Sanders is buried!