Promise Me by Richard Paul Evans

It was such a fun Christmas Book Club. We had a really great turnout and lots of cookies for our Christmas Cookie Exchange.

Our book for the month was Promise Me by Richard Paul Evans
This story brought up great opportunity for discussion.

Attendance was really great with three new to the group:
Kainui Nihipali, Alofa Faamausili, and Kamailie Heide (wow, that was a lot of vowels, ha!)
Welcome Welcome!
Also in attendance:
Joy, Cortney, Jamie, Keri, Krystal, Alana, Amalie, Monica and her fun Mother-in-Law Carrie.

In addition to a cookie exchange....
We also collectively congratulate Alana Yates on her upcoming baby due next month.
Our January Book Club pick is Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline:

A suggestion for February: The Rent Collector by Camron Wright

The Lucky One 2/18/09

Happy Valentine's Day! Love is in the air!

Thank you Cortney for hosting our meeting in your warm and inviting home.

This evening in attendance:
Cortney Nadig, Lynn Lambert, Arielle Klingler, Trisha Sessions, Molly Koch, Sarah Ohki, Jane Gorton, Kaui Ching, Ann Toilolo, Shirley Chu and Joy Paet

In addition to the farewell for Arielle Klingler, and presenting Lynn Lambert with a gift for the pending arrival of her son Masen, at tonight's meeting we discussed the book:

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks

Synopsis: Is there really such thing as a lucky charm? The hero of Nicholas Sparks's new novel believes he's found one in the form of a photograph of a smiling woman he's never met, but who he comes to believe holds the key to his destiny. The chain of events that leads to him possessing the photograph and finding the woman pictured in it is the stuff of love stories only a master such as Sparks can write.

We shared words of love in the form of:
Jane shared a poem Grow Old with Me by Micheal Rew
Cortney shared a sweet Valentine's Card given to her by her husband Aaron. (AWE!)
Joy shared the lyrics to the song A Groovy Kind of Love. *grins*
Arielle shared the following scripture with the word Love substituted for Charity: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Cortney shared The Song of Solomon 8:6-7

~*~*~ Wishing Arielle a fond Aloha 'Oe for her family
on their move to Maryland. ~*~*~










Lynn, we wish you great love as we all anticipate Masen Robert Lambert's arrival.


Lynn showing off the adorable onsie and booties made by Arielle Klingler. Oh, how we are going to miss your talents Arielle!








Lynn Lambert and Shirley Chu





***UPDATE*** Congratulations on the arrival of Masen Lambert. He weighed 8 lbs. 15.8 oz (sounds like 9 pounds to me!) and was 21 inches long. He was born at 6:37 a.m March 7, 2009.

For March:
Newbery Honor Book Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

Our next meeting will be on the fourth Wednesday of March, the 25th. We will meet at Joy Paet's home. Our next book is Princess Academy by Shannon Hale.

This is such a refreshingly, tender, sweet, empowering, impressive, lyrical tale - just chock full of words of wisdom.

These is My Words - 8/20/08

Trisha Sessions Baby Shower

It was a wonderful evening.
We all had a great time wishing Trisha the best.










Thanks for the great turnout.
In Attendance:
Trisha, Bonnie, Tori, Nate, Neyliah and Kelly Sessions, Trisha's mom Terry, Cortney, Keri, Val and Crystal, Molly, Sarah, Arielle, Joy.



Cortney your talents know no bounds. This cake was delicious, delectable and delightful.

















**UPDATE** Trisha and Dan's baby boy - Brandson - arrived on September 17! Congratulations!

Our August Book was "These is My Words" by Nancy E. Turner.

**Joy's review on www.goodnessmatters.com**
Simply the best story of frontier life I have ever read. It is just so GOOD! These is My Words written by Nancy E. Turner is a compilation of diary entries of the author's great-grandmother, Sarah Agnes Prine. I just love Family History. What fun the author must of had uncovering the adventures of her own great-grandmother. This journey takes place in the late 1800's, beginning with Sarah as an uneducated girl traveling by wagon train. This quickly sheds light on the quirky title and grammar present in the first chapter. I vividly remember thinking that if These Words don't improve I'm going to put this book down - and it's likely not to get picked up again. Gratefully, it is not long that young Sarah's journaling gets profoundly better to where her words take a tightfisted hold. Soon I was so wrapped up in the indelible backdrop of harsh trailblazing conditions that finding a place to place my bookmark was a regrettable experience.

Sarah Prine's narrative made such an impression on me. It was easy to feel like I had walked up the steps of her front porch and we visited in her kitchen. While there, I witnessed her as a concerned wife, as a mother taking time to transfer bits of wisdom to her children and as a friend willing to share all she could provide. I loved reading how she would take in people passing through with kindness. There wasn't a lot of space on her humble homestead yet she would string up blankets in the front room for privacy and set out a cot if a visitor were to stay the night.

In my mind I can still see her in her ranch style kitchen fixing a pan of fresh baked biscuits while clothes are out hanging on the line and a shotgun always within reach. She was in fact a sharp shooter -- with a wit that was every bit as sharp as well.
One of my favorite quotes from Sarah's journal:

"Our children weigh hard on my heart, and thinking about them growing up honest and healthy, or just living to grow up at all, makes a load in my chest that is bigger than the safe at the bank, and more valuable to me than all the gold inside it. — entry for October 10, 1887"

Sarah Agnes Prine is truly an inspiring, forward thinking, no-nonsense gal. She valued family and education above all else.  These is My Words was rugged, inspiring, humbling, Excellence. A Highly Recommended Good Read. ~Joy  **updated 8/19/2011**

For September:

The time has come for the Twilight Saga Book Club Meeting!
We will be reviewing Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer for our September Book.

Thank you Arielle Klingler for offering your home.
We will next meet on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 7 o'clock.

The Last Promise - 5/21/08

This month we read The Last Promise by Richard Paul Evans.

Richard Paul Evans has a writing formula down pat -
1. Find an unsuspecting attractive person.
2. Find out their love story.
3. Make sure one or both of them kept a diary or letters to one another.
4. Capitalize on it.

Positive book reviews were left on Goodreads.com by Rhona, Joy, Moana and Caddie.



We had a baby shower for Amber Standage. The Standages will be welcoming a new baby boy in early June. Right Amber?!

We all wish much love to you, Rick and big sister Taryn.



Thank you Molly for opening your beautiful home for book club this month. And thank you for all your planning to make Amber's baby shower so much fun. I loved the candles and blue theme. And thanks to Sarah, Molly and Trisha for the games and prizes.

In attendance:
Molly, Sarah, Joy, Trisha, Arielle, Bonnie, Jane, Amber and
Codee & Terry (Kahana) - Born May 1st. Congratulations Franco Ohana!!

The book we will be reading in June:
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards.
**UPDATE** Our next meeting:
Wednesday, June 18th, 7 PM at DeAnna Dotson's home.

**Update** Congratulations to the Standage Ohana!
Bryant Richard Standage born June 6th.

**Update** Please notice the book for July is now The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls.

Molly Koch's Baby Shower 1/18/07

At Angela Mueller's home.













In attendance (in order around the room):
Angela Mueller
Rhona Slingerland
Joy Paet
Molly Koch
Cortney Nadig
Melissa Snow
Elizabeth Baldwin
Jane Gorton
Debbie Sell
Caddie Welling (Jordan & Jaren!)
Sarah Ohki

Molly's Shower for Camiron! Sarah, thanks for the pictures from Angela!
What a fun time!
Does everyone remember the really cute decorations? And Cortney's cookies. Seriously, Cortney, you should go into business!

Dragonflight 8/17/04 *Sheri McEntire's Baby Shower*

At Kelly Paller's house.

There was a huge attendance!! I need a picture! Someone has a picture!

We actually had a Surprise Baby Shower for Sheri McEntire this evening. Complete with the guest of honor Kamaile in attendance. The McEntire's were able to legally adopt Kamaile over Christmas of 2006. Then in February 2007 Kamaile McEntire was sealed to them in the Seattle Temple.

Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight by Anne Macaffery
An interesting book pick.

Next Months book: The Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux