Today promises to be a busy one.
Jonathan has an MRI this morning
and then Chelsea goes to the dentist
this afternoon.
We are in the season of Dentist
and Doctor appointments.
They all come around at once.
Yes, I finally convinced them to
do an MRI. They found a "knot"
in his leg that may just be his
hamstring but after eighteen sessions
of Physical Therapy he was not improving
enough so we are going to take a look.
I'll be carrying my book club book along
and trying to make headway in it while in
the waiting rooms.
We are reading Sisterchicks in Sombreros
by Robin Jones Gunn. It is good, so
far...but Chelsea is actually farther along
in the book than I am. She is planning
to join us this month.
How fun is that!?
Tonight it is my turn to host the
family dinner with Pastor Mike and the Moms.
I am going to make stromboli with everyone
using their own fillers. Last week I
tried this making our own stromboli dough...
it was fabulous!
Mrs. Rabe can attest to my second try.
She and Mr. Rabe were here. We had no meat
for fillings so I
stuffed them full of cheese and then it
baked out and all over the oven making a cloud
of smoke. I guess with having an audience I
rushed the process just a bit.
However, the first time I tried it
last week they were wonderful.
It is a work in progress.
Funny thing is, I made them the second time because
that was the evening Warren and I had enjoyed a date
night. We got home and I totally forgot the kids
weren't happily full and by the time I remembered...
ahem...they mentioned it...they were really hungry.
I was attempting to make something I knew they would
enjoy...Thank goodness it is warming up so I could
open the windows and let the smoke out.
So, after the test run, we are going for it
again. This is one of the few meals I have made
that my Mikey actually enjoyed.
Really enjoyed.
Picky boy that he is.
I am just thankful that he has gotten over
not eating most things and at least is civil
about it.
He could hurt a Momma's feelings
sometimes.
We have talked about this.
There is progress.
Sorry for the boring post,
but life is just very real
these days.
Keeping busy.
By the way, thanks for all of the fun
comments on yesterday's post. It felt
like you were right here and we were just
having a great conversation.
You are a real blessing!
♥♥Becky K.♥♥
Showing posts with label Book Club. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book Club. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Book Club
Choosing books can be the
toughest part of having a
book club.
However, before we began
this club I read several
selections that were good,
very good, but not great
first time choices.
I didn't know who our members
would be and how they would
react to some of the content
in one book in particular.
We are about to find out!
For our April Club we have
chosen The Glass Castle by
Jeanette Walls. It is a
powerful story. Mom and
I read it back then, I am
looking forward to re-reading
it.
This is the story of a very
dysfunctional family that learns
how to survive impossible conditions.
Some of the content is harsh.
Their life was harsh.
But there was love.
No question.
To my Quarryville Book Club Readers...
The library has ordered a copy for
you and they will let you know when
it comes in.
If any readers decide to read along
with us, let me know. I want to know
how this book impacts you.
It will have an impact.
What a story...
Have a great day!
♥♥Becky K.♥♥
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Book Club
Wow! What a lovely and active
discussion we had last evening.
There were eight of us.
We were in agreement that there
was a lot to love about the book
by Leslie Haskin, Between Heaven and
Ground Zero.
Our conversation first took us back to where
we were and how we found out about the attacks
on our soil on September 11, 2001. It turned
out that my big mouth had been the first alert
for two people in the room. One was my Mom and
she was working, at that time, in an office at
Penn State University. She ended up being the
one in their office to turn on a TV in the office
lounge which their whole building utilized during
that long, unbelievable day.
I remembered how surreal it felt to watch the buildings
fall...
I kept saying out loud that this was real.
"Not a movie.
This is real."
The perspective of Leslie Haskin, in the book, was so
different from what we were able to know and see.
It was strange and yet so understandable. We agreed
that we, the readers, were wanting to "hurry her out of the building"
because we knew what was coming.
To read her testimony of knowing that she would not be
in Heaven were she to have died on that day...and that
she processed these thoughts then and there...amazing.
To know just a little bit of what she saw, felt and endured
on that day...makes you wonder how you might have handled it.
To see God in the leading and guiding...to see her faith in
what would appear to be the decimation of her entire existence.
Leslie lost her home, her car...everything...in the aftermath
of this day.
Still, she praises God and finds herself more contented and
fulfilled than she ever was as a top executive making lots
of money and holding much power.
I highly recommend this book to you. It is available
for just $2.49 at cbd.com.
It is not always easy reading but Ms. Haskin has found a
way to tell this story tactfully, yet as if you were with her.
Our next book club choice will be Mistaken Identity.
I mentioned it not long ago in a post.
This book so captured my attention that
when I first began reading it, I would not put it down.
Not even to even to walk down the hall.
I confessed last night that I even had to
read it while getting ready for bed that first
night. Not easy to read and change clothes at
the same time...but when you are caught up...lol.
I read coming and going for the first few
chapters.
This book really makes you shake your head and wonder what
God is up to in this case...but the testimony of both families
is so strong...that may be a clue!
I am going to research some book possibilities that Kelly
suggested. At the top of her list in Kirk Cameron's Autobiography,
Still Growing. If you have read this and can
give input that would be great. As Kirk is the lead character
in Fireproof, the movie, that would give a current interest that
may bring others into the Book Club.
Speaking of Kelly...she has no internet access right now.
Wouldn't it be fun to leave her lots of "Welcome back" messages
for when she gets her computer up and running again?
Feel Free! I am going to.
Alright, I have rambled on long enough.
This is what happens when I can't sleep because of
this stupid pain.
Thanks for being here and for your thoughts and comments.
I read them and am so thankful for them...even though I may
not respond to them directly.
I do sincerely appreciate and look forward to them!!!!!
Blessings,
Becky K.
discussion we had last evening.
There were eight of us.
We were in agreement that there
was a lot to love about the book
by Leslie Haskin, Between Heaven and
Ground Zero.
Our conversation first took us back to where
we were and how we found out about the attacks
on our soil on September 11, 2001. It turned
out that my big mouth had been the first alert
for two people in the room. One was my Mom and
she was working, at that time, in an office at
Penn State University. She ended up being the
one in their office to turn on a TV in the office
lounge which their whole building utilized during
that long, unbelievable day.
I remembered how surreal it felt to watch the buildings
fall...
I kept saying out loud that this was real.
"Not a movie.
This is real."
The perspective of Leslie Haskin, in the book, was so
different from what we were able to know and see.
It was strange and yet so understandable. We agreed
that we, the readers, were wanting to "hurry her out of the building"
because we knew what was coming.
To read her testimony of knowing that she would not be
in Heaven were she to have died on that day...and that
she processed these thoughts then and there...amazing.
To know just a little bit of what she saw, felt and endured
on that day...makes you wonder how you might have handled it.
To see God in the leading and guiding...to see her faith in
what would appear to be the decimation of her entire existence.
Leslie lost her home, her car...everything...in the aftermath
of this day.
Still, she praises God and finds herself more contented and
fulfilled than she ever was as a top executive making lots
of money and holding much power.
I highly recommend this book to you. It is available
for just $2.49 at cbd.com.
It is not always easy reading but Ms. Haskin has found a
way to tell this story tactfully, yet as if you were with her.
Our next book club choice will be Mistaken Identity.
I mentioned it not long ago in a post.
This book so captured my attention that
when I first began reading it, I would not put it down.
Not even to even to walk down the hall.
I confessed last night that I even had to
read it while getting ready for bed that first
night. Not easy to read and change clothes at
the same time...but when you are caught up...lol.
I read coming and going for the first few
chapters.
This book really makes you shake your head and wonder what
God is up to in this case...but the testimony of both families
is so strong...that may be a clue!
I am going to research some book possibilities that Kelly
suggested. At the top of her list in Kirk Cameron's Autobiography,
Still Growing. If you have read this and can
give input that would be great. As Kirk is the lead character
in Fireproof, the movie, that would give a current interest that
may bring others into the Book Club.
Speaking of Kelly...she has no internet access right now.
Wouldn't it be fun to leave her lots of "Welcome back" messages
for when she gets her computer up and running again?
Feel Free! I am going to.
Alright, I have rambled on long enough.
This is what happens when I can't sleep because of
this stupid pain.
Thanks for being here and for your thoughts and comments.
I read them and am so thankful for them...even though I may
not respond to them directly.
I do sincerely appreciate and look forward to them!!!!!
Blessings,
Becky K.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Next Book Club Choice and The Economy
O.K.
Drumroll please...
I think this is one of the hardest
parts about being involved in a book club.
There are so many books out there but
there are many personalities and convictions
within the club that it makes choosing hard
sometimes.
After finding out that our first choice would
not be available through the library system,
we went with our second choice, which will also
have to be ordered but will cost about $3.00 per
person.
It is Between Heaven and Ground Zero
by Leslie Haskins. This woman was in Tower One when
our Country was violently attacked. This is her story
of the day and how she has survived since.
I truly look forward to receiving my copy and reading
this book.
I have been browsing many blogs on my blogroll but not leaving
many comments. I am sorry...I will try to do better. I love
what you are saying and the photos and comments about things
happening in your lives. The struggles you face matter to me.
I pray for you. The economy weighs heavy on our hearts and minds
and yet we know that our treasures are not here. They are
eternal.
As a financial analyst, I care for the people whose money I invest.
It is hard to know that during these hard times their happy, healthy
accounts are taking a loss, (on paper). It is important to remember that
the number of shares owned has not changed and so the account value will
most likely rise again...and quickly... when people are less frightened.
Therefore, taking money out now or moving it, without a valid
reason, only guarantees a loss.
Having said that, I would love to point out that many sectors of our economy
are thriving. It is not fair to say, even now, that we are in a depression.
The growth has slowed not receeded. This is why it is so important to be diversified in your investment portfolio. To have mutual funds or stocks, bonds and other investment instruments in many different companies, industries and even countries.
The second most important part to know about investing is that you should never invest with your emotions. Hard! I know! Use your head...and keep your head.
The fact that there are many parts of our economy doing well does not keep the media from singing the blues. Every once in a while, I will hear one brave soul mention it and I cheer for them, however, that is not so newsworthy in an economy that is offering so much opportunity for scary reporting.
I am saddened that the people, most recently, who have let this country down are in
my industry of service. But, the fact remains that we are not in recession
or a depression until things get a lot worse than this.
Attitude will have a lot to do with whether we go there, or not.
Our next President will have a lot to do with whether we go there, or not.
Please pray that this Nation would not panic, that the media would use their
power for good, rather than evil.
That our President and those in Leadership would use careful discretion in how they choose to "resolve" or "save" this Country's financial woes.
It is up to us to pray, to conserve, to remain calm.
Keep your debts small and your savings growing.
Give your monies to your local growers and local businessmen. This is where the rubber meets the road. It is in all of the small businesses across this country. Look to buy local. Take care of those in business around you and your area will stay strong.
For those who have lost their jobs due to the housing crunch...you have my thoughts and prayers. This market will come back. Hang in. Learn a new skill in the meantime and use your down time wisely. Soon you will be doing the 9 to 5 again.
Am I the eternal optimist? Maybe....but I am also a student of history.
We have seen it all before.
We have survived it.
We have a God that cares for us and provides for His children.
The kids and I are reading book about a Russian Family during the time Christianity was being greatly persecuted and war was raging. The faith this family showed and the provision for them by their Heavenly Father puts so much in perspective.
I read aloud through the tears.
We remain very wealthy in comparison to many on this planet.
Please count your blessings today.
Wishing you a calm heart.
Becky K.
Drumroll please...
I think this is one of the hardest
parts about being involved in a book club.
There are so many books out there but
there are many personalities and convictions
within the club that it makes choosing hard
sometimes.
After finding out that our first choice would
not be available through the library system,
we went with our second choice, which will also
have to be ordered but will cost about $3.00 per
person.
It is Between Heaven and Ground Zero
by Leslie Haskins. This woman was in Tower One when
our Country was violently attacked. This is her story
of the day and how she has survived since.
I truly look forward to receiving my copy and reading
this book.
I have been browsing many blogs on my blogroll but not leaving
many comments. I am sorry...I will try to do better. I love
what you are saying and the photos and comments about things
happening in your lives. The struggles you face matter to me.
I pray for you. The economy weighs heavy on our hearts and minds
and yet we know that our treasures are not here. They are
eternal.
As a financial analyst, I care for the people whose money I invest.
It is hard to know that during these hard times their happy, healthy
accounts are taking a loss, (on paper). It is important to remember that
the number of shares owned has not changed and so the account value will
most likely rise again...and quickly... when people are less frightened.
Therefore, taking money out now or moving it, without a valid
reason, only guarantees a loss.
Having said that, I would love to point out that many sectors of our economy
are thriving. It is not fair to say, even now, that we are in a depression.
The growth has slowed not receeded. This is why it is so important to be diversified in your investment portfolio. To have mutual funds or stocks, bonds and other investment instruments in many different companies, industries and even countries.
The second most important part to know about investing is that you should never invest with your emotions. Hard! I know! Use your head...and keep your head.
The fact that there are many parts of our economy doing well does not keep the media from singing the blues. Every once in a while, I will hear one brave soul mention it and I cheer for them, however, that is not so newsworthy in an economy that is offering so much opportunity for scary reporting.
I am saddened that the people, most recently, who have let this country down are in
my industry of service. But, the fact remains that we are not in recession
or a depression until things get a lot worse than this.
Attitude will have a lot to do with whether we go there, or not.
Our next President will have a lot to do with whether we go there, or not.
Please pray that this Nation would not panic, that the media would use their
power for good, rather than evil.
That our President and those in Leadership would use careful discretion in how they choose to "resolve" or "save" this Country's financial woes.
It is up to us to pray, to conserve, to remain calm.
Keep your debts small and your savings growing.
Give your monies to your local growers and local businessmen. This is where the rubber meets the road. It is in all of the small businesses across this country. Look to buy local. Take care of those in business around you and your area will stay strong.
For those who have lost their jobs due to the housing crunch...you have my thoughts and prayers. This market will come back. Hang in. Learn a new skill in the meantime and use your down time wisely. Soon you will be doing the 9 to 5 again.
Am I the eternal optimist? Maybe....but I am also a student of history.
We have seen it all before.
We have survived it.
We have a God that cares for us and provides for His children.
The kids and I are reading book about a Russian Family during the time Christianity was being greatly persecuted and war was raging. The faith this family showed and the provision for them by their Heavenly Father puts so much in perspective.
I read aloud through the tears.
We remain very wealthy in comparison to many on this planet.
Please count your blessings today.
Wishing you a calm heart.
Becky K.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Book Club
Our Book Club met last evening
and talked about...THE SHACK!
Oh, yes we did.
There was a lot of interesting
discussion about this book.
The majority of us did not like
that God was portrayed as a woman.
It was pointed out that when Jesus
instructs us to pray, He says that
we should pray to "Our Father".
I agree that sounds rather male to
me.
Arguments could be made that God is
Spirit and therefore can present Himself
in any form He chooses. But do you see
what I just said. Our instruction is that
He is Male. So seeing him as a woman really
is distracting...at the least.
However, we did not totally beat this
book up.
Some of us were moved by the book to long
for a deeper relationship with God.
To spend more time in His Word.
Others wanted to learn to hear His voice.
There was a great challenge given
to know the Truth so that fictional
books or other ideas will not distract
or misguide. The only way to do this,
it was said, is to read the Word of God.
He communicates to us in this way.
Do we sometimes have proddings or a still
small voice that encourages to do this or not
do that? I certainly think so...but a caution
was given to test each and every one of these
impressions against the Truth. If it doesn't
measure up...it is not from our Lord.
I think, over all, this evening was excellent.
I was very happy to have two of my neighbors
join us for the first time. Ellen and Judy
you added a lot to the discussion...thanks!
Would I recommend this book to just anyone?
Probably not.
I know it is fiction and I can accept it as that,
but it appears to go against the scriptures,
in my opinion.
You may think this view makes me narrow minded...
I'm just convinced that we need to be careful to
protect the Truth as it has been given to us...
In the Word.
There are enough attacks on the Authority of God's
Word without it coming from inside the Christian
Community itself.
My two cents...and those of our Evening Book Club.
Becky K.
and talked about...THE SHACK!
Oh, yes we did.
There was a lot of interesting
discussion about this book.
The majority of us did not like
that God was portrayed as a woman.
It was pointed out that when Jesus
instructs us to pray, He says that
we should pray to "Our Father".
I agree that sounds rather male to
me.
Arguments could be made that God is
Spirit and therefore can present Himself
in any form He chooses. But do you see
what I just said. Our instruction is that
He is Male. So seeing him as a woman really
is distracting...at the least.
However, we did not totally beat this
book up.
Some of us were moved by the book to long
for a deeper relationship with God.
To spend more time in His Word.
Others wanted to learn to hear His voice.
There was a great challenge given
to know the Truth so that fictional
books or other ideas will not distract
or misguide. The only way to do this,
it was said, is to read the Word of God.
He communicates to us in this way.
Do we sometimes have proddings or a still
small voice that encourages to do this or not
do that? I certainly think so...but a caution
was given to test each and every one of these
impressions against the Truth. If it doesn't
measure up...it is not from our Lord.
I think, over all, this evening was excellent.
I was very happy to have two of my neighbors
join us for the first time. Ellen and Judy
you added a lot to the discussion...thanks!
Would I recommend this book to just anyone?
Probably not.
I know it is fiction and I can accept it as that,
but it appears to go against the scriptures,
in my opinion.
You may think this view makes me narrow minded...
I'm just convinced that we need to be careful to
protect the Truth as it has been given to us...
In the Word.
There are enough attacks on the Authority of God's
Word without it coming from inside the Christian
Community itself.
My two cents...and those of our Evening Book Club.
Becky K.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Book Club
Last night was our bi-weekly book club. We are thinking that this is a heavy schedule and feels a little bit like work. Trying to process a book every fourteen days. I am to call the Library today and see about changing to a once a month club.
We discussed Coach Tony Dungy's Story last evening. Our hour went very quickly. There was considerable laughter as one of the participants truly knows nothing about football. She thought the X' and O's referred to in the book were hugs and kisses. Too cute!
I would recommend this book as one that has a lot of wisdom in its pages. Coach Dungy stayed the course through a lot of adversity in the football programs, through losing a son to suicide and the loss of both parents. He is raising a family and making them a priority. This man's faith remains strong.
I did think, though, that after making the statement in the beginning of the book that it was not about football that there was a lot of football talk in the book.
I get what he is saying, but still. If you do not like the sport you likely will not LOVE this book.
My friend, Brenda, led this discussion and did a wonderful job. She even re-watched the 2006 Steelers/Colts Playoff game referenced in the book as her father had taped it so that she could communicate the feeling of that final missed kick that cost the Colts the game. Cool! Not cool that they lost the game. Cool that Brenda would rewatch a game in which she knew the ending to be the best Book Club leader she could be.
I guess personally I would give the book an 8 out of 10 stars.
Our next book is My Grandfather's Son. It is Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' Memoir.
What are you reading?
We discussed Coach Tony Dungy's Story last evening. Our hour went very quickly. There was considerable laughter as one of the participants truly knows nothing about football. She thought the X' and O's referred to in the book were hugs and kisses. Too cute!
I would recommend this book as one that has a lot of wisdom in its pages. Coach Dungy stayed the course through a lot of adversity in the football programs, through losing a son to suicide and the loss of both parents. He is raising a family and making them a priority. This man's faith remains strong.
I did think, though, that after making the statement in the beginning of the book that it was not about football that there was a lot of football talk in the book.
I get what he is saying, but still. If you do not like the sport you likely will not LOVE this book.
My friend, Brenda, led this discussion and did a wonderful job. She even re-watched the 2006 Steelers/Colts Playoff game referenced in the book as her father had taped it so that she could communicate the feeling of that final missed kick that cost the Colts the game. Cool! Not cool that they lost the game. Cool that Brenda would rewatch a game in which she knew the ending to be the best Book Club leader she could be.
I guess personally I would give the book an 8 out of 10 stars.
Our next book is My Grandfather's Son. It is Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' Memoir.
What are you reading?
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Book Club
We had seven ladies out to the book club last evening. We finished discussing the book, Safely Home. What a great book and what a discussion. It was very good.
I know these pictures say you can look inside. You can...if you go to my Amazon link and search for these titles. You can read some of each book there.
We have chosen our next few books. In two weeks we will discuss Tony Dungy's Quiet Strength. He is a football coach and this is his story. It is a bit of a change from the novel.
We plan to read The Shack. It comes highly recommended. Also coming up is a book by Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Justice.
Up until now, it is just people from our church but we are going to advertise more aggressively now that we know what we are doing. Hopefully some people that attended the former book club at our library will come out.
Just a quick update on the pain. It seems it is going to be with me forever. I went to my family doctor on Tuesday. He said he believes that there are more adhesions. He has set me up on a pain management plan. If that manages the pain I guess there is nothing else to do. If not...I will go back to my surgeon and request another ultrasound to see if I have formed another cyst already.
It would seem that I will be out "running" a large part of today. So I hope your day is good and I'll be back here tomorrow, hopefully.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Memory Lane
I am currently previewing a book for the Book Club.
It is The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls.
While I am conflicted about whether or not this
is a good second book for the club, due to the
very graphic nature of the text, it is a very
well written and heart wrenching account of this
woman's early life.
This got me thinking about my childhood.
It was so sweet in comparison.
Our family has always been very close
and I did not have to worry about alcoholism,
rape, physical abuse or any of those things.
The closest I got to an alcoholic was a neighbor
man who would stop in to see "The Preacher", my Dad,
on his way home from the bar every now and then.
We learned from him that the abuse of alcohol is
a very ugly thing. It has never crossed my mind
to follow in those footsteps. It was always an
adventure when this man came to call.
My memories involve things like learning to swim
in Penn's Creek on hot summer days.
Sometimes if it was extremely hot
our whole family would pile into
the car with provisions for a picnic and drive up the
mountains to a park called Tall Timbers. The trees
were indeed very tall. The mountain stream was so
cold our feet and legs would sting. There was a
wall of rock that my brother always wanted to climb.
Idyllic. Truly.
Since my Dad was a Pastor, Monday was his day off.
He would spend many Mondays standing in Penn's Creek
as it flowed behind our home casting and recasting
his fly rod. He would bring home beautiful rainbow
trout which we would eagerly watch him clean.
I never learned to love the taste, however.
Every spring the wild strawberries would ripen up
in the woods behind our parsonage. I could not
wait to go out and fill a tiny bowl with these
tart treats.
All summer we were busy in the woods building
forts. I am not sure we ever finished one...
In the winter the little swamp between us and the
creek would freeze over. My brother and I would
head there with our skates and ice skate between the
catty-9-tails and elderberry bushes that stuck up.
It was a bit of a maze.
There was a large row of maple trees across the street.
Every fall the leaves would fall and my brother and I would
take our rakes and make paths through the fallen leaves.
We enjoyed running through these paths faster and faster
until we just could not do it any longer.
There were the skinned knees and lost layers of toes as
we had minor accidents on our bikes...we lived next to the
church and we would ride as fast as we could around and around it.
Occasionally the gravel along the edge of the road would slide under
our tires and down we would go.
I remember so many wonderful things about growing up in that
country environment in a home filled with love and support.
It makes me ever so grateful for the privilege I have been
blessed with.
As a Pastor's child there were positives and negatives...
of course...But as Garry and Ruth's child.
I was truly blessed!
Hmmm, maybe we should use this book for the club.
It certainly has made me reflective and grateful!
It is The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls.
While I am conflicted about whether or not this
is a good second book for the club, due to the
very graphic nature of the text, it is a very
well written and heart wrenching account of this
woman's early life.
This got me thinking about my childhood.
It was so sweet in comparison.
Our family has always been very close
and I did not have to worry about alcoholism,
rape, physical abuse or any of those things.
The closest I got to an alcoholic was a neighbor
man who would stop in to see "The Preacher", my Dad,
on his way home from the bar every now and then.
We learned from him that the abuse of alcohol is
a very ugly thing. It has never crossed my mind
to follow in those footsteps. It was always an
adventure when this man came to call.
My memories involve things like learning to swim
in Penn's Creek on hot summer days.
Sometimes if it was extremely hot
our whole family would pile into
the car with provisions for a picnic and drive up the
mountains to a park called Tall Timbers. The trees
were indeed very tall. The mountain stream was so
cold our feet and legs would sting. There was a
wall of rock that my brother always wanted to climb.
Idyllic. Truly.
Since my Dad was a Pastor, Monday was his day off.
He would spend many Mondays standing in Penn's Creek
as it flowed behind our home casting and recasting
his fly rod. He would bring home beautiful rainbow
trout which we would eagerly watch him clean.
I never learned to love the taste, however.
Every spring the wild strawberries would ripen up
in the woods behind our parsonage. I could not
wait to go out and fill a tiny bowl with these
tart treats.
All summer we were busy in the woods building
forts. I am not sure we ever finished one...
In the winter the little swamp between us and the
creek would freeze over. My brother and I would
head there with our skates and ice skate between the
catty-9-tails and elderberry bushes that stuck up.
It was a bit of a maze.
There was a large row of maple trees across the street.
Every fall the leaves would fall and my brother and I would
take our rakes and make paths through the fallen leaves.
We enjoyed running through these paths faster and faster
until we just could not do it any longer.
There were the skinned knees and lost layers of toes as
we had minor accidents on our bikes...we lived next to the
church and we would ride as fast as we could around and around it.
Occasionally the gravel along the edge of the road would slide under
our tires and down we would go.
I remember so many wonderful things about growing up in that
country environment in a home filled with love and support.
It makes me ever so grateful for the privilege I have been
blessed with.
As a Pastor's child there were positives and negatives...
of course...But as Garry and Ruth's child.
I was truly blessed!
Hmmm, maybe we should use this book for the club.
It certainly has made me reflective and grateful!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
We Are Forming a Book Club
It is so exciting!
There are eight of us at the core
of this book club adventure but
we will be advertising and I am
very hopeful that another few ladies
will join us.
The Club is to be held at our local
library whose new Director is one of
the people who wishes to join.
You could have knocked me over with
the enthusiasm Fran showed the day I
stopped by to see if they might have a
room we could use.
She let me know that, while there had been
a book club that met there monthly, they had
recently disbanded and our timing was perfect.
The library will do free advertising in the local
paper and is providing an excellent room for us
to meet in.
Our first book will be Safely Home by Randy Alcorn.
I have started the book and see only one potential
problem. It is so packed with interesting discussion
material it would be tempting to keep talking about it
for months. We are limiting ourselves to two months,
which would be four meetings, at the most.
We are interested in suggestions you may have for
other books. In general we would be spending two
one hour sessions on each book.
Have a great day!
Mine is going to be a bit "rough" with medical procedures
and test prep. I'd love your prayers today and tomorrow.
Thanks!
There are eight of us at the core
of this book club adventure but
we will be advertising and I am
very hopeful that another few ladies
will join us.
The Club is to be held at our local
library whose new Director is one of
the people who wishes to join.
You could have knocked me over with
the enthusiasm Fran showed the day I
stopped by to see if they might have a
room we could use.
She let me know that, while there had been
a book club that met there monthly, they had
recently disbanded and our timing was perfect.
The library will do free advertising in the local
paper and is providing an excellent room for us
to meet in.
Our first book will be Safely Home by Randy Alcorn.
I have started the book and see only one potential
problem. It is so packed with interesting discussion
material it would be tempting to keep talking about it
for months. We are limiting ourselves to two months,
which would be four meetings, at the most.
We are interested in suggestions you may have for
other books. In general we would be spending two
one hour sessions on each book.
Have a great day!
Mine is going to be a bit "rough" with medical procedures
and test prep. I'd love your prayers today and tomorrow.
Thanks!
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