The Book of Todd

About this book

God was preparing Todd Lindsay all along.From the ranches of southern New Mexico to the rodeo arena, the United States Navy, the classroom, school leadership, and a life devoted to family and faith, The Book of Todd: God Was Preparing Me All Along tells the story of a man who came to recognize God's hand in every season of his life.W. Todd Lindsay shares the people, places, challenges, victories, failures, friendships, and family experiences that shaped him. He remembers the ranchers and mentors who taught him hard work and integrity, his parents who gave him a foundation of faith, his years as a cowboy and rodeo competitor, his military service, and more than three decades serving young people through education and leadership.But Todd's greatest test arrived after retirement, when he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. Faced with uncertainty, treatment, and the reality of mortality, he found himself relying on the same lessons that had followed him from the ranch: perseverance, responsibility, service, courage, and faith in God.Part memoir, part testimony, and part reflection on a life shaped by faith, The Book of Todd invites readers to look at their own stories differently. The experiences we sometimes think are ordinary may be preparing us for something we cannot yet see.Todd's story is ultimately not about a perfect man. It is about a faithful God who continues writing the story, one chapter at a time.