Thanks for stopping by! I'm Cori and I'm happy you've found your way here. If you're wondering why my blog is called "Let's Eat Grandpa," it's an old grammar joke: Let's eat, grandpa! Let's eat grandpa! (Punctuation saves lives.) 
[note: even though it's May, this is a book review for one of the books I finished for [CULTIVATE] LOVE in April. Things got away from me toward the end of the month!]
Love Does by Bob Goff
Source: Personal copy
Finished: 4/24/12
Rating: 10 out of 10
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Published: 2012
Challenges: 2012 TBR Pile Reading Challenge, [CULTIVATE] LOVE
Synopsis (from the book description): As a college student he spent 16 days in the Pacific Ocean with five guys and a crate of canned meat. As a father he took his kids on a world tour to eat ice cream with heads of state. He made friends in Uganda, and they liked him so much he became the Ugandan consul. He pursued his wife for three years before she agreed to date him. His grades weren’t good enough to get into law school, so he sat on a bench outside the Dean’s office for seven days until they finally let him enroll. Bob Goff has become something of a legend, and his friends consider him the world’s best-kept secret. What fuels his impact? Love. But it’s not the kind of love that stops at thoughts and feelings. Bob’s love takes action. Bob believes Love Does.
Overall Impression: So we all know how inspired I am by Donald Miller and his books. He encourages people to think of their lives as a story — and then to make that story the best one they can. He profiles his friend Bob Goff in one of his books, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years (review), and then encouraged Bob to write his own book.
And it’s soooo good!
There are two absolute standout things about Bob’s book. One, it is just a big, fat joy to read. Bob’s stories are incredible — taking his kids around the world to talk to world leaders about their hopes and dreams, climbing Half Dome with his son, courting his wife, working in Uganda, and his law school adventures. I spent so much of my time in awe of the stories he builds for himself, his family, and everyone else he comes in contact with. These are not just cool stories. There are “have dinner with Benjamin Netanyahu” stories. It’s like he looks at the world and sees no obstacles — he just does. He follows God into the beautiful beyond and has the stories to prove it.
The second thing that stood out to me is how incredibly inspired I felt as I read it. My heart ached with the desire to add more love, fun, joy, serving, and whimsy to my life. To take huge risks. To stop the nay-saying in my head — that voice that tells me that I have to always be sensible and practical and safe. Over the last couple years I’ve been breaking out of this carapace that I’ve built up over the first part of my life, and I just want to live, love, serve, and be constantly overwhelmed by God’s love in my life. My story is becoming more interesting every day — I can’t wait to see what throwing of the last of my shackles means for me!
So, what are you waiting for? READ THIS BOOK!
Disclosure: Bob Goff and I are Tweeps, and we’ve had little conversations here and there about his book. Also, the man printed his phone number in the back of his book, in case you ever want to chat — I think this is a huge, beautiful risk. All proceeds of the book go to Restore International and the Mentoring Project, two amazing organizations.
Positives: It’ll make your heart soar!
Negatives: Some readers may think that Bob is too excited about life.
Other books I’ve read by Bob Goff: none
Other blogger opinions:
Process of Becoming: “Goff has challenged me as a believer in Christ, a husband, a father and any other role where I love someone.”
Write Up Your Aly: “Bob’s book reminds each and everyone of us that God has called us to a life of love – not condemnation. A life of adventure – not boredom. A life of friendship – not solitude. A life of whimsy – not always planned and predictable. And a life of risks – not mundane security.”
Under God’s Mighty Hand: “…how radical love can be when it’s acted upon. Within each fantastical, whimsy-filled story, Goff shares a relevant truth about what it means for Christ to love us and for us to love Him.”
