Stories We Love

Welcome to Happiness

A gem I found on my “You May Like This” list on Hulu was a movie called “Welcome to Happiness.” And it was a great pick for me, and my sis, it’s our type of story. It explores one of our favorite topics - the synchronicity of life and the timeline that your choices and decisions thread the story of life together.

My relationship with my husband can be traced back to when I was 5, 14 years before we met, 12 years before I’d ever known of his existence. My parents tried to enroll me into the 1st grade of a Catholic elementary school just down the street from my house. The school was full and I was placed on a waiting list. ...

movieTulipsFebruary 24, 2018hulu, story

Goodbye Days

It took me way longer than it should have to read and finish this book. This is the type of story that if I did not have a life I would have devoured in a sitting. Sadly, sittings do not happen anymore and reading only happens in the nooks and crannies. And even with the frequent pockets of time, I’d only dented a few chapters. So, for this beautiful story, I made an effort to have some time with it. On vacation at the lake, while children were safely in life jackets and playing in the mud, I was able to cut into the first half of the book. Then for the last half, I enjoyed an early June day on a towel, laying in the shade of our backyard tree, lifeguarding ...

booksTulipsJuly 21, 2017young adult, favorite

Eleanor & Park

I’m bummed that I’m late to the party with ‘Eleanor & Park’ by Rainbow Rowell, but I’m thrilled that I made it. I adore this book and now am sad that I purchased it as an electronic book. Sometimes it’s easier to say goodbye to characters when you have the tangible pages to remind you that you can return to them. A month or so ago, I was looking for a book club to join and found a discussion group in Indiana (where I am not). However, they were going to read this book and I thought “what the hey!” I’m so happy that I threw caution to the wind and was introduced to two characters I connected with so deeply...