My Hope for myself and my children....

To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people
And the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
And endure the betrayal of friends;
To appreciate beauty,
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a little bit better,
Whether by a healthy child,
A garden patch,
Or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier
Because you lived.
This is to have succeeded.

---Ralph Waldo Emerson

Cannonball Read- Book 46

I haven't read a John Grisham book since last year.  He is one of my all-time favorite authors.  I think there is only one other of his books that I have not read, but I am definately going to read it soon. 

This was a collection of short stories and I loved it!  He is such an amazing storyteller!  The stories were great and I read this book so quickly.  The stories are about people in Ford County, Mississippi, which where a lot of his books take place.  I recognized a lot of names and the town of Clanton.

If you have never read a John Grisham book, I highly suggest that you do.  They are so great.  Many of them have been made into films that were very successful. 


Rating: A+

It's as simple as that...

"There are a million moving parts to raising kids, and you can't always anticipate them all, especially when they are teenagers and their peers play such a huge role in their lives. If you offer independence, there is one kind of pitfall; if you shelter them too much, there is another. And sometimes you do everything right and something bad just happens. It's as simple, and as scary, as that."  -Anna Quindlen