My very first book reading! What joy! I am so blessed and honored to be counted among such lovely ladies and fabulous authors.
The reading was hosted by Frogs & Pollywogs in Albany, Oregon. Frogs and Pollywogs is a wondrous little specialty toy store that delights both parents and kiddos alike.
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| I promise you - you will love wandering down the aisles of this sweet store! |
Our reading was in "The Lily Pad" which is a loft area upstairs stocked generously with the specialty toys found for sale downstairs, but opened and waiting for kiddos to come play!
And play they did.
Several of us brought our kidlets with and I imagine they had as good a time as we did!
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| Two of Jen Rouse's girls, Beth & Lucy |
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| My Sweetheart and one of Cassie's girls, Desiree |
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| One of Melanie's sons perusing the books and Lucy and Siennalee working at the work bench. |
Dorcas Smucker kicked things off by reading a her chapter "Wealth Isn't in the Crayons" and then I was next with a summary of mine: "Choose to Be."
Rebekah was next with hers: "Superhero Jesus" and Jen finished up with a tidbit of her story "Precious in God's Sight" and then a summary of a couple of her favorite chapters.
It was priceless to dialog with these ladies, to hear their takes on their favorite chapters, and to hear - once again - how very important we (and all) mommies are to each other.
We even had groupies there. :) Carlie Davis and Cassie Wicks drove up from Junction City just for our reading. I was quite giddy to have friends there from my home church Christ's Center. Kristin and Hannah, friends from my Covallis MOPS group (who also hail from Jen and Rebekah's church Grace City - Hannah is the pastor's wife), came as well.
Kristin's the head groupie.
Kristin's the head groupie.
Word is she even got a "Just Moms" tattoo. (But you didn't read that on MY blog...)
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| Top to bottom, clockwise: Carlie, Cassie, Hannah, and Kristin |
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| Our youngest fan - Evie, Jen's youngest |
And here are the two ladies who made it all happen: Melanie Springer Mock and Rebekah Schneiter:
And the local writers who attended the reading:
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| Left to right: Jen Rouse, Melanie Springer Mock, Dorcas Smucker, Rebekah Schneiter, and Jessica Kantola |
And just to prove Just Moms isn't just for moms:
My wonderful (and hot) husband Jason also attended the reading. He drove us up to Albany from Klamath Falls, listened to all of us ladies read and chatter, entertained and wrangled kidlets at large, and then drove us home again. You're my hero, Love.
What a great day. Fabulous job, everyone! Thank you for all being part of such a rich memory.
My wonderful (and hot) husband Jason also attended the reading. He drove us up to Albany from Klamath Falls, listened to all of us ladies read and chatter, entertained and wrangled kidlets at large, and then drove us home again. You're my hero, Love.
What a great day. Fabulous job, everyone! Thank you for all being part of such a rich memory.
5 comments:
Beautiful post. I enjoyed meeting you and hearing your story in person.
What a wonderful event. I'm so excited that the book is getting wider exposure.
So awesome! I loved seeing the faces after reading their chapters. BTW you take really good pictures too.
And it was priceless to hear you read your wonderful chapter in your own voice. That really adds to the meaning of it.
I wish all our readers could hear the authors read in their own voices. It really changes the whole reading experience. I remember hearing Amy Lutz read her chapter and even thought to myself, "Hey, so that is what she meant when she wrote that one line." And I read her essay oooooodles of times before hearing her read.
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