Postby lucylee » Wed Nov 19, 2014 11:48 pm
I am now reading Gap Creek, by Robert Morgan. It is very good! It is about a young Appalachian girl at the turn of the century. So far she has pretty much cleaned a hog, butchered it, and put it in the smokehouse almost on her own... and has prepared a body for burial, again almost on her own. It's pretty graphic sometimes, but it is so fascinating to me, knowing that my own ancestors came from that part of the country, and it certainly makes one appreciate the "easy" life we live today.
The book I am sending to the college girl is by Ruth Graham, daughter of Billy Graham. It is called A Legacy of Love/Things I Learned from My Mother. It is just right for gift giving -- usually runs about $10-$12 on amazon -- and it's a short, easy to read book with just a lot of good Christian wisdom on faith, family, and life.
I admire Mrs. Graham about as much as I do the Rev. Graham, anyway, so it just really caught my eye. A lot of what it says may not really "hit" these college girls until they are wives and mothers themselves, but I think there is plenty there for any young woman, and I've given it for high school graduations, wedding showers, baby showers, just about any occasion.
Tomorrow is another day.