October 18 Meeting at Grace's

"Well Here I Go”

 First let me say I love you girls and how much I enjoy our times together, congratulations to us on starting our Fifth year.

We had a wonderful evening as usual, great friends, great book, great minds. The general consensus is that everyone seemed to enjoy the book.  And what never ceases to amaze me is how we can discuss anything. 

“The Invisible Thread”

“An old Chinese Proverb” An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet – regardless of time, place and circumstance.  The thread may stretch or tangle but it will never break.  We discussed how this proverb holds true in our own lives. 

When asked “what would you do if you were Laura” some said they would have helped, others felt that there are panhandlers out there that really don’t need the help.

Laura felt that somehow her mother was instrumental in making her turn back to Maurice that day he asked for money on the street.  At first she walked away but something in her made her turn back. Her turning back to help this young man also helped her.  They were both missing something in their lives.  They developed a lifelong relationship that not everyone has the privilege of experiencing. 

We discussed how when Laura was growing up the times dictated how woman would just put up with their lives because so many were dependent on their spouse and would not make any waves.  I think that is what made Laura a stronger person.  It took her awhile but she finally did take up for herself against her husband Michael.  She truly loved him but he did not love her enough in return to give her the one thing she wanted most out of life and that was to have her own family and to be a mother.

It is amazing how the things we take for granted were so important to Maurice - simple things like having a brown bag lunch and a family dinner at a large table with people who cared and loved each other.

I am tired of writing now.  I hope this will do.  Kathy do whatever to edit this.   

“Whew I am done until next year."

Grace