Drum Roll For The Winners, Please

These book giveaways have been so much fun for me that I wish I could afford to just give everyone who enters a book. Maybe someday. . .  In the meantime, the winners for the book Man, Woman, and Deity (which were picked at random from my sweet smelling once-a-chocolate-box) are #7 Martha, and #29 Melinda A. If you two will please email me (smillsjo at gmail dot com), and give me your addresses, I will send the books out on Monday. All I ask is that you let me know what you think of the book after you've read it.

Thanks everyone for entering. And next week on Tuesday the drawing will begin for two of my new books, Gospel Insights For Everyday Living. It is just off the press and barely onto bookstore shelves. You can read about it on Amazon by clicking on the book image on the left.

Thanks again.

$131.79 For My Book--No Way!

I've had an unexpected surprise this Mother's Day. I've had people calling to find out if I still have copies of my book "Spiritually Centered Motherhood." I was a little shocked that people still wanted it, but I do have copies and was happy to oblige them. Their interest made me curious, and so I went to Amazon.com to see how many of my books are there and found that one of my other books, "Man, Woman, and Deity" (a book about marriage and the priesthood relationship between men and women) is being sold for $131.79! I can't explain that! That's a weeks worth of groceries!

But because of these two things, I realized that I ought to let you all know that I do have copies of both these books if anyone wants them. I don't want anyone paying $131.79 for my book!

Since the books have gone out of print, the publisher Bookcraft (now Deseret Book) gave me permission to print soft cover copies myself. They are $12.00 each plus $3.00 shipping, and if you are interested in buying one or both just email me. My email address is smillsjo (@) gmail.com.

This Is A Great Day!

I just returned home from seeing the eye surgeon, Dr. Todd Cook. Once more he told me what a miracle I was. But while waiting for my eyes to dilate, his associate Dr. Olson, who is a friend of ours, came in and told me again what a miracle I was. He also said that on the day of the surgery he’d never seen Dr. Todd so emotional. “He didn’t expect to be able to preserve your vision,” he said. “He was overcome with how everything went, and acknowledged that there had been some intervention from a higher source.” If that wasn’t enough, he told me that he also spoke to one of the operating room nurses immediately after the surgery and was told that there was a tension in the operating room and that at first they thought I would be blind, but they were ecstatic when they realized Grizelda had been excises without damaging my sight.

But here is the most amazing thing. After the eye exam it was discovered that my eyesight is better than it was before. My prescription in the eye Grizelda inhabited is half the strength that it was before! Even my other eye has a little better vision.

And there is more good news! When I arrived at home there was a package on my doorstep and in it was a copy of a newly released book, Shedding Light on the New Testament, in which I wrote one of the chapters. My chapter is “Paul’s Teachings in 1 Corinthians on Women.” I know; it’s not a very exciting title, but the research was so fun. Paul revered and respected women and understood some things that we have lost track of.

So, I can sleep lying down. I can drive a car. My hair is almost ½ inch in length. And life begins anew. I have so very much to be grateful for!