Hello Bookworms!
I was so happy the snow didn't affect our ability
to have our meeting. I so look forward to our time together. As
expected we had a special time eating and sharing, What is better than
eating, sharing and laughing. I think you ladies are amazing! We had a
special guest, one of our founders, Diana Perez-Birmingham graced us
with her presence. It was so nice to have you with us. We surely missed
the rest of you that couldn't make it .
We discussed an intense book on
child abuse, neglect and homelessness. Thank God it had a happy ending.
Robin loves happy endings. But in many cases, as we shared, there aren't
many happy endings due to the flaws of the foster care system and the
children not having the will or perseverance that Regina Calcaterra's
family obtained. For this reason, Regina was compelled to write her
story to bring light to this issue. We shared that we work with some of
these families and how we can make a difference in touching their lives
for the better. What would be a meeting without one of Lourdes
stories? She had two this time of personal experiences with abused
children and how she was inspirational in their life.
Let us continue
to be a shining, guiding light in our work and support our families in
the best way we can. I look forward to next months book club meeting, on Monday, April 7th. Jill is hosting and the book is "The Husband's Secret" by Liane Moriarty.
Happy Reading Ladies!
Be Blessed!
Mary
Hi Mary -- Thank you for all your research on the author, and your knowledge of the Foster Care system. It greatly enhanced our discussion. I really enjoyed your creativity, as you made us feel through the sand dish for our question #s. Your gift to Jill was amazing, and your heartfelt words were an inspiration to me.
ReplyDeleteThank you for bringing so much to this book club!
XXOO
Robin