Still Carrying On

So, in yesterday's post I was recommending the new book of hilarious wisdom and perspective called "Carry On, Warrior",  by the wickedly recovering, Glennon Doyle Melton. If you have not yet ordered your copy from the library or bookstore try this:

Go to your local book store and pick up, "CarryOn, Warrior"...go to the back of the store and lean against the wall and read the very short--four page--chapter called, "On Profanity"--page 201. It's a quick read and you'll see why I am just so enamored with this book and writer. Then take that copy to the front of the store and buy it.

Glennon writes a lot about being a mom and about extremely imperfect parenting so this is also a  perfect Mother's Day gift.

Here's a link to her blog and more info on the book:

http://momastery.com/carry-on-warrior/

Carry On, Warrior

The advice often given to writers is, “Write the book that you want to read.” Well, I feel like I can stop now because I have just read the smartest, funniest and most poignant book about recovery.

The book is called: “Carry On, Warrior—Thoughts on Life Unarmed” by Glennon Doyle Melton.

And maybe this book isn’t even about recovery per se, maybe it’s just a book about how life can change so dramatically and so wonderfully and be both so good and so hard—so very hard –for a woman in recovery.

The best part of this is that Glennon writes in short bursts and sections about all the girl friend stuff: bodies, highlights, babies, sex, clothes, shopping, food and God, fear, pain, infidelity, family and hard forgiveness. This is a girl I want to go have a drink with—a latte, an Italian soda, or a bedtime steamed milk. This is a girl whose story makes me glad I don’t drink, and I’m glad she doesn’t drink any more either.

Really—check this out. It’s funny and smart and very real.

Carry on.