Schedule

So here is the most up to date schedule. Please comment or email me if you want to sign up.
(Remember new day and time, first Friday each month @ 7:30pm)

5/4 Book:How I killed Pluto & Why it Had it Coming by: Mike Brown (Kris Tolman) Hostess: Katie Norris

6/1  Book: Unbroken by: Laura Hillenbrand(Piper Prach) Hostess:Rebecca Anderson
(I will be out of town & I will miss you all. )

We will take July & August off unless you really want to meet.

9/7 7:30pm Book: The Pioneer Woman Cooks, Food From my Frontier by: Ree Drummond Hostess: Stacey Selle

The Pioneer Woman Cooks By Drummond Ree

10/5 Book: ? Esperanza Rising by:Pam Munoz Ryan (Carol Mitchell) Hostess:_____________


11/2 Book: The Art of  Manliness: Classic Skills & Manners for the Modern Man by: Brett & Kate McKay(Riley Walker) Hostess:_____________


12/7 Book: A Christmas Carol (text online) by Charles Dickens Hostess:_____________
        
1/4: New Year's meeting: We will meet to fill up the 2013 reading calendar and hostessing duties. No book as we will be just recovering from CHRISTMAS


2/2 Book: Ella Minnow Pea by:Mark Dunn(Ashley Glissmeyer) Hostess:_____________

Meeting Ree

A picture is worth a thousand words:

What an amazing woman! I wanna be Ree when I grow up!

Pioneer Woman in Denver

(NEW cookbook)

Last August we had the privilege of tasting some of the recipes for the Pioneer Woman's (Ree Drummond) first cookbook. WELL....Ree now has a second cookbook coming out AND he has a book signing tour coming to DENVER (Littleton to be precise).
The book signing will be here:

Denver

Saturday, March 24 @ 4:00 p.m.

Tradesmart

8500 West Crestline Avenue

Littleton, Colorado

Ree will be signing any books, new and old, and I am so excited to get to go! For more info click here

Ree has other books too.....Stacey & Martha reccomend:

I'd love to get my hands on this one too:

So if you wanna come give me a holler and we can ride together!

The 5 Love Languages

Our next meeting will be Friday, 6 April 2012, 7:30p.m. We will again be at Aimee Worland's home- thanks Aimee :) Stephanie Madsen has chosen The Five Love Languages by: Gary Chapman

This book has long been on my to read list, ever since college when I was studying Marriage, Family & Human Development @ BYU.  I find the ideas presented in this book intriguing and worthy of consideration.

Other interesting sites on the Marital Relationship:

The Gottman Relationship Institute (developed by Dr. John Gottman)

Strengthening Marriage Site (recommended by a therapist in Parker ward)

Hopefully we can take the time to come and discuss even if we don't get to read it.

(Did you know there is a test that tells you what your love language is?)

Dear Wormwood

Oh what an amazing discussion we had on The Screwtape Letters this month.

 Thank you Julie for this great choice & Aimee for hosting.

(Image from the play Screwtape Letters)

It is so refreshing to hear such amazing women to discuss the weightier issues of the world with such great knowledge and a gospel context. To have your insights enlighten us and enrich us was a perfect evening.
Tara thank you for your pages of notes and scriptural references. Julie thank you for your personal context and perspective as you lead us in this great discussion. I am certainly going to be re-reading this more frequently.
It was lovely to have Tami Lyman with us for the last time and to have the moms to be and others we have missed so much there. (Those of you were unable to attend were still sorely missed)
We can't wait to see you ALL next month.

(Clip about the Focus on The Family Recording)

We discussed how brilliant C.S. Lewis was in his writing this piece of literature and how timeless it really is. We also discussed Lewis' life and other works. Jack, as Lewis nicknamed himself, has many notable works and went from ardent atheist to dedicated Christian.

I mentioned two movies that I absolutely love about Lewis' life.  They are Shadowlands:

and  Beyond Narnia

Hear Lewis in his own words:

The works of C.S. Lewis: here

Are you Hungry?

On March 23rd the Hunger Games Movie is arriving in theaters. After reading these riveting books it will be exciting to see how the directors have interpreted Suzanne Collins' work.

SCREWTAPE

Just next week we will be meeting to discuss The Screwtape Letters by:C.S. Lewis at Aimee Worland's home

I LOVE this book. I LOVE Lewis. I hope that you can all gain the same appreciation for this amazing piece of literature.

I actually just found this recording of audio theater by Focus on the Family where Andy Serkis (Golum in The Lord of the Rings movie) gives voice to Screwtape and it is BRILLIANT!

I sent my parents to the play in Salt Lake in January.