Our New Read

The book we will be reading this month is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

The charming tale of Santiago, a shepherd boy, who dreams of seeing the world,He journeys from Spain to Morocco in search of worldly success, and eventually to Egypt, where a fateful encounter with an alchemist brings him at last to self-understanding and spiritual enlightenment. The story has the comic charm, dramatic tension and psychological intensity of a fairy tale, but it's full of specific wisdom as well, about becoming self-empowered, overcoming depression, and believing in dreams.

We will be meeting at Alecia Darrow's house on THURSDAY the 11th at 7pm. We changed the day because Alecia has a meeting on the regularly scheduled time. Hope you all enjoy the book!

November Book Club

HI Ladies,

I offered to host in November but have a scheduling conflict. Which night works better? Thursday, Nov 11, Tuesday, Nov 23 or Tuesday, Nov 30? Let me know! Our new book is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Enjoy!

Our Next Meeting

Tomorrow is our next book group meeting. We will be meeting at Cecilia Young's house at 7pm Hope to see you all there. And if you didn't get a chance to read the book, come anyway and have fun chatting with us.

Debby's Teaser Tuesday

Dawn is just breaking as I retrieve a set of bow and arrows and begin to force a path through the drifted snow in the woods. I'm determined, for some reason, to get to the lake. Maybe to say goodbye to the place, to my father and the happy times we spent there, because I know I'll probably never return. Maybe just so I can draw a complete breath again. Part of me doesn't really care if they catch me, if I can see it one more time.

Catching Fire

by Suzanne Collins

page 134

Liz's Teaser Tuesday

Lara knew her fate. She didn't have to be in the other room where the discussion of such was taking place; she already knew what would happen, and no amount of arguing would change the outcome.
She sat quietly, patiently, on her small bed. It wouldn't do any good to fret over her situation; it was too late for that. She looked out her window and watched the clouds drift lazily by, unbothered by any worries or woes. She wished she were a cloud.

The Land of Night by Elizabeth Kissel pg. 1

This is from a short story I wrote. :)

Cecilia's Tuesday Teaser

All four Gospels, despite their differences, present us with the same picture of Jesus as one who not only showed concern for the well-being of women but also acknowledged their true worth and took note of their ideas and opinions whether he accepted or rejected those ideas.

The stories found in the Gospels demonstrate an equal concern for women and men.  both in need of forgiveness.  Like men, women needed to hear his message of change, and Jesus expected them both to respond to his call.  The Gospel writers preserved these stories and prensented them to a Greco-Roman world that often found them offensive.

Sisters At the Well  by Jeni Broberg Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel Holzapfel

Reminder

Tomorrow is the first Tuesday of the month and we all know what that means...Teaser Tuesday!!!! So grab a book you've read or are reading (excluding our book of the month) and find a couple of sentences, or short paragraph, and share it with us. Don't forget to add the title, author, and pg. # If you want to add a picture of the book cover you can. Can't wait to see what everyone posts.