But then I have a delightful lunch with a mother-daughter book club who has just read it and the discussion makes me think, That book sounds pretty good. Maybe I'll read it!
That's how I felt today. The lunch was in the home of a gal who was ten when she attended my wedding. Now she has a lovely teen daughter and three sweet sons. The table was set entirely in white with white narcissus and a copy of Healing Water on the table. So of course I went running back to the car for my camera.
Hannah read a quote from the book. I suppose the sun did not shine more after Father Damien arrived but sometimes it seemed that way. I think that sentence sums up why I wanted to write this story.
We also talked about ideas for pursuing publication. I got the distinct feeling there are several writers in this group. I hope they keep honing their skills, attend writer's conferences, and stay in touch with me!
Thanks Ashley, Abigail, and friends! And thanks to all for the fragrant gifts! It was a rainy day but in the tradition of Father Damien, you made it feel all sun shiny!
We had a great time! Thank you so much for coming and sharing some of the knowledge you have with us!!! We learned a lot about leprosy (and polio) that we didn't know before.
ReplyDeleteAshley and Abigail - Your home is so lovely! And you were gracious hostesses! I wish I'd left goody bags for the boys. Wasn't thinking!!
ReplyDeleteYes, I learned things about polio yesterday. Rebekah emailed me about her nephew and I found info about that story on the web. So I will be blogging about that soon.