****8 1/2 stars****
Dedication:
to
Irvin "Dempsey" Mortenson
Barry "Barrel" Bishop
and
Lloyd Henry Relin
for showing us the way, while you were here
Well, it looks like I haven't read anything since June, which is just crazy...and crazy has been the OPERATIVE word--since an OPERATION thirteen days ago made July (initial diagnosis, sonograms, horrible sigmoidoscopy, etc.) and the first part of August (trip to N.C. & Va.) sort of a blur. Dr. Norton allowed me to go on vacation with Bethany (non-refundable airline tickets), but he refused to let me run all the middle school students through Orientation.
Good thing, too...the larger of the two cysts ruptured as he tried to remove it, and he said he's glad he didn't let me wait. (Amen!)
So yes, there were books during those days (like the wonderful professional book Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire by Rafe Esquith, one of Shusterman's two Lone Star selections, Antsy Does Time, and a terrific Lone Star book called The Dead and the Gone, and another great Lone Star set during the French Revolution called The Red Necklace), but life was just too insane to make any entries in a book journal.
Now, however, I have the time to sit and journal. LOTS of time to sit and journal. I still am not allowed to drive and won't even be returning to work on a half-time basis until Sep. 15th. So...here goes...liked (but not loved) Three Cups of Tea. Glad that someone is willing to risk his life to educate ALL children, including girls...no, especially girls. (I think we all need to add Greg Mortenson to our prayer lists, asking God to keep him safe, and then we all need to whip out our credit cards and put our money where our mouths are.)
We always talk about how shameful it is that the girls of this world are still denied an education in many parts of this world, and here's our chance to do something about it! I plan to make a donation in honor of the ladies in my book club in September...the least I could do...
If you enjoy non-fiction or if you're interested in world events or education, this book will appeal to you...enjoy!
