Jan 23 2009
Rough week, but new book is in hand!
I haven’t posted in almost a week! Unfortunately, I had some GI diagnostics done and have been out of commission. This has not been a joyous week. I am thankful it is finished and I can move on to better things like my new book!
I was able to pick up The Shack on Thursday. I suspected it was based on a true crime story I had seen in the past and I was right. This novel goes way beyond the usual crime and forensics basics. The reviews are full of awe and praise for this intimate look into a father’s broken heart and his many emotions toward God. I just started and the writer is the main character’s close friend who has a fascinating life of his own. The story takes place in Oregon. The details of the beauty of the area make you want to pack a suitcase and take a tour. Although if you do go to see the markers in this novel, you won’t be able to take it in without thinking of the people in this story. I am only into the third chapter so I will stop here.
I had the privilege of viewing an interview with the author of another new book called The Middle Place. A great book for women, I am certain. I would have to read it to judge whether men would enjoy it as well. Kelly Corrigan is the author. She writes about that place between childhood and adulthood. The time when you are raising your young children while you still have your parents “parenting” you. She writes about her battle with breast cancer and her dad’s battle with cancer. She said so many things in the interview that I connected with completely. As a mom who has had many health crisis, she spoke about the gifts and the grief that come from illness. The gifts being the fact that you never take a moment for granted in your life again, the reconnecting with what is important and with the people you love most. I really felt those words as she spoke them. It is a curse and a blessing. Some days I wish I had never been sick or worried about my life once. Other days, I am so glad that because of those things I’ve never wished a moment of my boys’ lives away to move on and grow up. I know it will vanish in a millisecond, and how much I will miss them when they are grown and gone. All things can change in a second and I hold onto that each day. Now that I know it, I can’t reverse it. I will definitely be in line to read The Middle Place.
Tomorrow we will celebrate my mom’s birthday as well as attend our oldest son’s basketball game. It will be a fun and busy day. Until I post again, which I hope will be sooner than later this time.
