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Monday, October 5, 2015
Friday, October 2, 2015
Getting ready to teach James McBride's The Color of Water to a new batch of freshmen. This is one of my all time favorite books because of how well it's written, how personal it is and how it opens my kids', as well as my own, eyes to how other people have had to live and what they've endured. The coolest thing about this true story is that it shows that despite all the odds that may be against you, if you put your heart and soul and mind to it, you can overcome and make a rewarding and remarkable life for yourself.
If you've never read this novel, it's part autobiography and part biography, being that James wrote about his own childhood as well as his mother's life. The challenges they both faced on a daily basis would put most people under, however, both James and his mother kept God and in the forefront and because of their strong faith with their walk with Christ and because of Ruth's (James' mother) will to raise her 12 children with love and strict rules, education and church being two of the most important, the entire family found success and happiness, love and pride. This is definitely a book worth reading and not one you'll eve
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