Browse Delaware Authors: Williamson, Noel

A Dancing Celery Stalk and Other Sports Memories with My Dad is an inspiring and heartwarming story of how a dad instilled a love of sports in his youngest son. Reminiscing on 30 years at the Blue Rocks, Williamson shares stories of donning the moose suit, the price of tickets in 1996, inspiration for a unique father/son catch, and more. You may shed some tears and laugh a bit. How did you become a baseball fan? This question was posed to my father years ago by an usher at a Blue Rocks game. "Because of my dad", my father answered matter-of-factly. If asked, my words would be identical. Not having athletic talent, I made up for it by supporting various teams and getting involved in other ways. One was working alongside my dad for the Blue Rocks for 10 of my 30 years with the club. Join me for a nostalgic ride of being a sports fan and the lifelong tradition it generates.

What life advice do you wish you had earlier in your life? What life advice would you pass along to others? How did you decide what you wanted to do with your life? Join author Noel Williamson as he discovers thought-provoking, genuine, and heartfelt life advice from an ethnically diverse group of people he has known throughout his life. A salad bowl is a metaphor for different cultures coming together while still maintaining distinct identities. Everyone has a story to tell, and as you read these stories, you will not only receive words of wisdom from various people with life experiences, but you will want to share their stories with others. Enjoy this Salad Bowl of Wisdom and digest how their stories encourage you, make you smile, and touch your soul. I pray you find this read uplifting and will share it with others, perhaps as a gift for a student or anyone who needs encouragement.

Written with transparency and humility from his personal experience, Williamson, a survivor of three job layoffs, gives even the most discouraged job seeker exactly what they need to lose that pit-in-the-stomach feeling and gain resilience. His 12 practical self-care tips to put into practice are timely and useful. By the end of Job Loss AppleSauce, you will understand how to deal with the sting of a job layoff, trust God, and build your character.

How do people meet and fall in love? Noel Williamson shares his story of how he met his wife Angela. This wonderful tale is romantic, interesting, humorous at times, and poignant in others. Williamson's love story captures the timeframe of how he met Angela, dated, faced a few challenges, and eventually became engaged. A story of courtship you won't want to miss. Encouraging stories are motivating. In sports, we root for underdogs and want them to be victorious. In a romantic movie or book, we want the guy and girl to fall in love and live happily ever after. While snacking, we want all of our popcorn kernels popped. Sometimes we get what we want, sometimes not. Written with transparency and humility from his personal experience, Williamson describes different phases of love in Love is Like a Bag of Popcorn. Love is exciting, anticipatory, addicting, and fresh. Conversely, love can be messy, stubborn, and you could get burned. Love is Like a Bag of Popcorn; the results may be what you least expect.