This has been an awesome day..

And it was because of several women..most of which I do not know. And one I know very well.

My daughter-in-law Rachael and son Jeff.

... came over today so Jeff and Mr. B could work on Jeff's trailer.  They are building a bed platform-thingy {that's the technical term} so when they take it camping, behind his beloved Jeep..they can sleep protected and warm.

Well, protected is relative to the situation, I guess.  Protected from sun and probably most rain, but not to much from bears or short-armed dinosaurs..it's canvas..

Anyway..Rachael accepted my invite to go see"The Help"..a movie most of you have seen and that Rachael actually wanted to see but figured Jeff wouldn't want to..after he told her he didn't..

As for Mr. B..he said he would, but somehow I think he was saying that more for me than a real desire to see it.
{their loss by the way..if any of you haven't seen it..it's wonderful..}

Thus, my day with women I'd never {probably} meet, but admire both in their real lives {for portraying the fictional characters of the book so well} and the characters so vividly brought to life by Katheryn Stockett in her debut novel, The Help..strong, loving, smart, wonderful souls..

Afterward, Rachael asked if we could stop at Costco..somewhere I usually never go {Mr. B does all the shopping} and most definitely wouldn't have ventured to on a Saturday afternoon, but I thought, "well why not..

And I'm really glad I did for that's where I ran into another woman I had never met, Chris Hall..author of Conversations with a Moonflower..

She was there at a book signing and was having a conversation with some people I think she knew when I felt the need to pick up her book and thumb through it.

It is a small book and not like the usual books I read, but something drew me to it.

As the others left and I met Ms. Hall, I started listening to her like I had known her.. for a long time.

As she spoke of the Amish { a very important detail in} the book , I shared with her I had recently been there myself and loved it .. 

I asked if she would sign a book for me, then asked if Rachael could take a photo of us together..she did and Rachael did..and I walked away with my book and a packet of Moonflower seeds Chris had  given me.

Later tonight, after we said good bye to Rachael & Jeff, I started reading the small book.  And I immediately felt a sense of something important was in this tiny book..

I have ADD and it's not likely I'll stick with something, even a book that I like, for more than a few pages.

I was so immersed in her message that I suddenly was on  the final page.  Hmmm..
I don't want to reveal what I think will be a personal message to anyone who reads this, so I'll just say this...

You need to get this book and read it.  Like soon.  It's at Costco, so there's really no reason not to get it.  It's available and even though it's at Costco, you don't need to buy six..

You may though 'cos Christmas is coming up and you'll want to share this.

So go.  Buy it.  And let me know if it affects yo the way it did me.

Thanks Christine, for speaking to my thoughts with  your words.

Like I said, this has been an awesome day, filled with women I don;t know (but really, I do) and one that was gifted to our family when she married my son.

Thanks Rachael, Katheryn Stockett, the lovely actresses from The Help, and to Chris Hall, for making me listen.

-me