bright side of disaster

No, the title isn't about my life but about book I've recently finished. It's another book from Katherine Center and I loved it as much as the first two I read from her. I read it in just two days, it is a great page turner. I think Katherine is becoming my new favorite writer. And I've just found out that she is finishing her fourth novel, I'm really looking forward to it!

What is the last book you've read?

Katherine is a part of Shutter Sisters, love the video she and the other ladies made for Mom 2.0 Summit art show.

 

Here is what the video (Katherine) says:

WHAT I WOULD TELL HER:  (If I knew what to say.)

You are a miracle.

And I have to love you this fiercely:  So that you can feel it even after you leave for school, or even while you are asleep, or even after your childhood becomes a memory.

You’ll forget all this when you grow up.  But it’s okay.

Being a mother means having your heart broken.

And it means loving and losing and falling apart and coming back together.

And it’s the best there is.  And also, sometimes, the worst.

Sometimes you won’t have anyone to talk to.

Sometimes you’ll wonder if you’ve forgotten who you are.

But you must always remember this:  What you’re doing matters.

And you have to be brave with your life so that others can be brave with theirs.

The truth is, being a woman is a gift.  Tenderness is a gift.  Intimacy is a gift.  And nurturing the good in this world is a nothing short of a privilege.

That’s why I have to love you this way.  So I can give what I have to you.  So that you can carry it in your body and pass it on.

I have watched you sleep.  I’ve kissed you a million times.  And I know something that you don’t, yet:

You are writing the story of your only life every single minute of every day.

And my greatest hope for you, sweet child, is that I can teach you how to write a good one.