I think there is something special about holding an actual book in your hand when you read, but I also have a Kindle, and I like it too. I know some of you have already bought my book 101 Life Lessons From Uno (The One-Legged Duck), and I hope it has been a blessing. But, if you have been waiting for the Kindle version I wanted to let you know that this book has been released as a Kindle ebook this week.
     So, here is a reminder of the story of Uno and another excerpt from the book. Please share this blog and help me get the word out.



     Several years ago while on vacation, my family visited a beautiful lake with more ducks than we had ever seen in one place. While feeding them, we noticed one particular duck in the group. He had only one leg. The other one was there, but the foot was mangled and not touching the ground. My daughter asked what happened to him. I told her that it appeared as though he had been in an accident and that his foot could have gotten caught in a boat rudder or motor. My daughter named him Uno, the Spanish word for one. Uno the duck had a purpose. We have admired his perseverance, his determination, and his spunk at staying in the game even after his disability. Part of Uno’s purpose was to be an inspiration. I can think of no better way to let him inspire than in the pages of a book.


As water rolls off a duck’s back, there are some things that you have to shake off and keep moving. Accumulated drops can get heavy if left alone. Don’t carry resentments, anger, or shame. It only slows you down and makes paddling harder. Heaviness not only makes you feel weighted down it can sink you. So don’t let those droplets that seem like minor irritations, at first, add up to immobilize you.

“A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.” (Proverbs 19:11)

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