Book n Breakfast Group #2

LAST MONTH

We had our Book n' Breakfast reading group this past weekend and it was very fun! The book for the past month was Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. I think everyone who read it really enjoyed it! Here is a short synopsis in case you didn't get to read it. The book is based on a true story where Greg Mortenson attempts to climb the K2 in Pakistan but becomes lost and stumbles almost dead into a small impoverished Pakistani village where the people nurse him back to health. He then returns home but promises to return to build a school where they had never even held a pencil or seen a sheet paper. True to his word, Mortenson begins one of the largest humanitarian efforts and eventually brings peace to the war stricken Taliban home of the improvished Pakistani village through education and books.
This story had a very Christmas-y feel to me. Not because of the ice and snow covered peaks of the K2 Himalayas, but because of the selfless giving of Mortenson and those who aided in the educational humanitarian efforts of everyone involved. Its an amazing testament of how much people can accomplish when they pull together in an effort to help those in need.
Three Cups of Tea inspired me to use my limited resources to help someone that was in even greater need. My husband and I found a single mother of four that would not be able to afford Christmas this year. The story touched me and we decided to put our Christmas money towards their Christmas. When we told my sister and brother-in-law about what we were doing they immediately caught on to the Christmas Spirit and offered to chip in and help. I am so excited to see the faces on the four children and their mother when they find out Santa found his way to their home...early!
This is seriously what Christmas is about- finding someone else, whether its family, a friend, or stranger, that could use a little lift and Christmas cheer and then finding a way to bring that about.
Anyway, to get back to point, if you didn't get a chance to read Three Cups of Tea with us last month, try to find some time in the future to read it! You won't be disappointed.

COMING MONTH

This coming month we are going to read Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan.
I have never read it but I'm excited! To read a summary on the book, see here. You will actually have 2 months to read this book (so maybe you want to get it cheaper on Amazon??) as the end of this month will be Christmas and New Years and I know I won't be around to host a book group! So our next meeting will be the fourth Saturday in January and I'll of course announce the new book on here!
Please if you have any book suggestions leave them in the comments!!! I want to read a diverse selection of books and will try to get to all your suggestions!
Have a lovely month enjoying some down time {when the relatives have gone home/hotel for the evening} cozied up with a good book!