Introducing the first book!

hey guys-

well, three out of four of us were camping together when we came up with this book club, so we thought of a book we would like to start with. I actually will claim this as my choice for this month, since it is a book Brett bought me for my birthday. We would like for whoever chooses the book of the month to list the name and author of the book, a brief description of the book, and why you chose it. Nothing is off limits (well...you know what I mean) so choose whatever you want even if you don't know if others will like it. we are here to cultural ourselves :), because i know i would never be caught dead reading a jane austin novel but i have a feeling someone (Taylor) will force me to. Here is the first book:

Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith (National Bestseller)
Author: Anne Lamott

Instead of describing it myself, i'll just quote the New York Times Book Review. "Even at her most serious, she never takes herself or her spirituality too seriously...Lamott is a narrator who has realized and soaked up the details of her existence, equally of mirth and devastation, spirit and grief, and spilled them onto her pages."

I chose the book 1. because brett bought it for me and he usually has good taste on books he knows i would enjoy. 2. i like this quote by her, "the best two prayers I know are "help me, help me, help me" and "thank you, thank you, thank you." I like this because I have always considered by faith something simple. I have never been one to love praying in front of people because I dont chose to use big words or long drawn out sentences. My faith is something simple, but also something very real to me which has grown and evolved (and still is) throughout my life.

Bethany S.