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*What Goes Around Comes Around* 11/14/01

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It is with great pleasure that I get to share a wonderful
lady with all of you today: Joan Wester Anderson. Joan
has been very instrumental in my writing career:
answering a thousand questions, offering encouragement
and advice, and even writing the forward to my book
Straight From the Heart...

But the most meaningful thing she did for me will have to
wait until tomorrow's email...

From my family to yours,
Michael

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What Goes Around Comes Around

Excerpt from the book: WHERE WONDERS PREVAIL,
True Accounts That Bear Witness to the Existence of Heaven
by Joan Wester Anderson

What goes around comes around. And Roberta
Eschenbaum, a farm wife living outside Miller,
South Dakota, certainly knows this to be true.
She had taken a quick trip into Miller one morning,
and was rushing home to get the noon meal on the
table for the workmen. As she drove, she was also
keeping an eye out for her father, who lived alone and
had emphysema. "He didn't drive much except for
the twelve miles out to our farm," she says, "so I
always knew that if he needed help on the road, one
of our neighbors would probably see him and stop."
But it was still a worry for her, and she often prayed
for his safety.

There was no sign of Roberta's father's car. Instead,
up ahead, she saw another vehicle stopped at the
side of the road, a man peering into the engine. "I was
in a hurry, and although I always help people I know,
this man was a stranger," Roberta says. She should
have kept going, especially since the area was
deserted. Yet something told her to stop. She did.

The driver was having trouble with his battery, so
Roberta drove to a neighboring farm, borrowed booster
cables, drove back, and got the car going. "This is
wonderful," the driver thanked her and reached for
his wallet. "Could I...?"

"No payment necessary," Roberta smiled, getting
back in her car. "Just return this favor by helping the
next person you find stalled along a road."

"I certainly will!" The man waved as she pulled out.

Two weeks later, Roberta's father phoned, with
an interesting story to tell. "I went to an auction
about fifty miles southwest of here..." he began.

"Fifty miles!" Roberta was aghast. "Dad, you never
drive that far alone!"

"...And I got a flat tire on the way home."

By now Roberta was in a panic. The area he
was describing was a back country road, with
little or no chance of anyone coming by. Nor
could her father have changed his own tire,
weakened as he was. "What happened?" she asked.

"You wouldn't believe it. A nice motorist came
along right away, and changed my tire. But when
I offered to pay him, he said no. Seems a woman
outside of Miller had given him a battery jump two
weeks ago, and told him to pass on the favor. He
was paying a debt to her."

Roberta felt love surrounding her like a hug. "I think
God knew Dad was going to do that, and so He
arranged a rescue ahead of time," she says. "I
look for evidence of His presence all the time--and
I always find it."

Joan Wester Anderson
angelwak@earthlink.net

Write Joan and let her know what you thought of her story!

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This book has become a favorite of high school and college students, as well as people who are ill or in mourning. (I'm not sure why-this is just what my mail reveals.) If you want to spread some inspiration, this may be a good choice: (WHERE WONDERS PREVAIL, Ballantine Books, paperback.) Order an autographed copy from me (address below). Check or money order for $12 plus $4 per book for shipping and handling. Illinois residents add 7% sales tax. Tell me to whom the book should be signed, and if it is for a special occasion (birthday, Christmas, etc). I'll get it out to you immediately. Or you can order directly from Amazon.com
Joan Wester Anderson
P.O. Box 127, Prospect Heights, IL 60070 US
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Author and lecturer Joan Wester Anderson was born in Evanston, Illinois. She began her writing career in 1973 with a series of family humor articles for local newspapers and parenting magazines. She was a monthly columnist for two national magazines during the 1980's, and has published more than one thousand articles and short stories in a variety of publications, including Woman's Day, Modern Bride, Virtue, Reader's Digest, and the New York Times Syndicate.

Her 14 books include WHERE ANGELS WALK, TRUE STORIES OF HEAVENLY VISITORS, which was on the New York Times best-seller list for over a year, has sold almost two million copies and been translated into fourteen languages.

Her most recent book, FOREVER YOUNG, the life story of actress Loretta Young, was published by Thomas More Publishers in November, 2000. The actress had read the angel series, and requested Anderson as her biographer.

Anderson has appeared on national television programs including "Good Morning America," "Oprah," "20/20," and "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw".

Anderson is a graduate of Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and a former adjunct professor at Harper Junior College in Palatine, Illinois. She and her husband live in suburban Chicago, and have five grown children and two grandchildren.

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Reader Feedback!

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Thought For The Day:

"The worst moment for an atheist is when he
is really thankful and has nobody to thank."

Verse for the Day:

"Only a fool would say to himself, There is no
God." --Psalm 53:1a

Kid's Thought For The Day:

Like one little boy said, referring to his mother:
"When she starts to act real weird, you have to
look scared and serious. Don't giggle. When
mommies are mad, they get madder when you giggle."

Parent's Thought For The Day:

"Youth fades; love droops, the leaves of friendship
fall; A mother's secret hope outlives them all."
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes

Coach's Thought For The Day:

"Don't measure yourself by what you have
accomplished, but by what you should have
accomplished with your ability."

Deep Thought For The Day:

"Ever notice that your dog gets mad at you when
you blow on his ear, but when you get in the
car he wants to stick his head out of the window?"
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REQUESTS:

Michael,
I would like to ask for prayer for a dear friend. She and her family are having a really hard time right now. They are trying to move into a different house, to save money. Their vehicle broke down and they had to purchase a different one. The one they purchased has 180,000 miles on it. These folks have 6 children, so you can see they are in a fix. I believe that God can meet all their needs. Please ask your readers to pray for God's will in their lives.
Thank you,
Becky   chapman@telepath.com
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/_/\/\    MICHAEL T. POWERS
\_\ /    HeartTouchers@aol.com
/_/ \    "For I have been crucified with Christ and I no
\_\/\ \   longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I
\_\/   live in the body I live for the Son of God, who
   loved me and gave Himself for me."
   Galatians 2:20
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