I managed to persuade son David to read a book I was immensely enjoying and reading it provoked this comment;

I love seeing the world through someone else's eyes.  I can't help but adopt some of of the perspectives I encounter on these literary journeys.  Those perspectives help me solidify my beliefs, increase my tolerance and love for people even when there are differences in standards and to gain greater appreciation for the blessings I enjoy.

Some of these characters almost leap out of the pages at me.  I regret that I will never truly meet them face to face, though I feel sometimes like I have.  These feelings are a real tribute to authors who know how to write living books whose prose sews a fine stitch between reality and sweet fiction, simultaneously creating a fertile ground for planting real issues in our minds to bring forth meaningful fruit in a later season.  This type of experience exemplifies true education.

Curious about which book?

Jenny V

How to Sign Up for 2010

OK> First you sign in. (Top right of screen) Then you choose the Customize button that is at the top, right of your screen.

In the new window you'll see "Calendar for 2010" with a button underneath that says Edit. Hit the Edit button.

In the new window you'll see all the months. They each have a button to the left that says Edit. Hit the edit button next to the month you want and type your name in. Then select Save (to the right of what you just typed in). Select Save again at the top, right of the page.

In the new window, in the middle towards the top, highlighted in yellow (orange) there are the words, "Your changes have been saved: View Blog". If you hit the View Blog it should take you back to our blog and your name should be next to the month you selected. If this doesn't work, I've typed something wrong....give me a callllllll. Good luck. N.

Sign-Ups for the New Year

Hi friends... Thanks to Molly for putting a calendar for 2010 on our blog...(It was you, wasn't it M?) Our task is to figure out how to actually sign up. Hint: The first step is to sign in. And I can't remember the rest because I'm not at that screen anymore. I'll post again with the directions.
We are reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows for January....but we don't know where we are going in January yet. We chose the new Mitch Albom book, have a little faith, for February...but we don't know where we are going in February yet either...(hint, hint).
I read The Christmas Sweater by Glen Beck and The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans last week. (both at the public library). The Christmas Sweater was okay....I think too much of the book was spent on the "naughty" and only a little bit at the end was "nice". I actually liked The Christmas List because a lot more time was spent on the "nice" and it spoke to the fact that there are some things that are out of our control to fix and only the Savior can heal. Have any of you read these? What did you think?
Merry Christmas to all of my book club friends. Has Wendy produced offspring yet? Love, Nese.