Reading about Plano East’s basketball team surprised me. I may not be the biggest sports fan, but I do enjoy a good team-building story. #MAKINGBELIEVERS by Greg Thomas provided exactly that. Thomas, along with several other coaches, guides his team through their championship season. Centered around Plano East’s basketball team, the book speaks to just how important mentorship, collaboration, and hard work are in high-pressure situations.
Gwyn Miller was blindsided when she received a devastating breast cancer diagnosis in 2013. The wife and busy mom of three was fitter than most—a marathon runner with near-perfect nutrition and no family history of cancer. So why her?
After the Journey: Returning the Heart to Home is the second volume in Wanda J. Jerome’s insightful personal memoir, written primarily in verse. The book chronicles part two of the author’s transformation and asks: What happens after crisis and awakening? How do we integrate, incorporate, and use what we have learned from suffering and surviving, and most importantly, how do we share and convey what we have learned?
