Books
I have THREE BOOKS for sale:
1. An EBook (delivered in Word Doc to your computer) - “A SHORT COURSE IN DEEPER LIVING” is available as an EBOOK for $15.00
2. Get this WHOLE blog bound and delivered in the mail to your door: it is an edition of over 450 columns / 250 pages: $35.00 (Postage is included)
3. “A Short Course in Good Manners: for middle school students and all other humans” by Rod E. Smith (85 pages of all the manners and wisdom you wish your children had!)
For each, please go to www.toughplace.blogspot.com and click on BUY for the book of your choice.
Why a different website?
I had to create the blogspot site and link to it because WordPress apparently does not support links to PayPal — or, if they do, I am not savvy enough to set it up.
Email delivery, if not immediate, will be within 24 hours. The bound book will take 7 to 10 days to be delivered within the USA.

Hi Rod:
I went to your CIN class in Seattle YWAM 1995.
I was the one that broke up with Debbie Farinacci(think that was her name…from Winfield YWAm CIN)
We went for dinner with your new african baby boy (just months old I believe)
You told me to go to school. I didn’t and have now reconsidered after 11 years.
Good news is I got married and have a daughter (1 year old now)
So all is good.
Be well,
Raymond Van Gobel
Ray — thanks for contacting me. I have two sons - 8 and 4…… Rod
Hi Rod,
thanks for calling me on my 40th birthday. It was a lovely surprise. Pity I did not get to speak to you. How are Thulani and Nathaniel doing?
I work at Centacare- an arm of the Catholic chuch as a counsellor for families with adolescents. Came across your website- it’s great with a lot of resources. Would love to hear from you.
Love to the boys,
Daisy.
Your site is a much needed addition to my life. THANK YOU!