Sharing Too Much

January 1, 2024
A bestselling author reflects on life's gifts. Evans has written more than 45 books, including romance novels, Christmas tales, children's stories, and more. Here, he shares a half-century of his thoughts and ruminations on his life and career, love and friendship, and the abiding faith that sustains him. When he was around 8 years old, Evans showed symptoms of Tourette syndrome, which led to bullying. His home life was tense as well: The family struggled financially, and his mother showed "suicidal tendencies." He learned that problems need not be setbacks, however. In fact, "more times than not, we do not succeed in spite of our challenges and difficulties but because of them." Overcoming challenges is a central lesson throughout. "Life," he writes, "requires that we let go of the rung we cling to in order to climb higher." Fear of failure keeps people from fulfilling dreams and desires. "Imagination is the soil in which your future is planted," the author counsels. "It is the power to see past the four walls around us, past borders, cultural and physical, even cosmic." The power of prayer, the strength he derives from faith, his experiences with visions, and a sense of divine protection permeate his writing. "While for some the mathematics of the universe suggests the existence of a Supreme Being, to me, it is that which defies math's probabilities that gives the most evidence of God--the improbability of two objects colliding in an infinite void." Evans extols gratitude, humility, and love, which he defines "not as much to desire a person as it is to desire their well-being, their mental and spiritual growth." In "How I Saved My Marriage," the author reveals how he put that desire into practice when he and his wife were on the brink of divorce. Succinct musings meant to inspire.

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