Part I

I agree with you Kelli on how Luke described Katrina and his so intrigued by it. I was myself when it was all over the tv. I could not help but watch and be mesmerized. It is a shame that we do not hear about all the good that is going on there now and how much they are rebuilding.

Back to the story...

The relationship between Luke and Charles actually reminds me of my own relationship with my father. He was more or less there for me when I was a child and then we grew kind of distant when I was a teenager and after. He then came back into my life for a little while when the girls were really young, and then disappeared again when I moved to North Carolina. He is still distant. He is and will always be my father, but does not play the part.

My favorite quotes of sort from Part one is "Every song, no matter how short, has a second verse. You just have to find it." I think that is so true about all of our lives. There is a reason behind everything that happens and you just have to wait for the next verse!

I also truly believe in how Charles described true love to Luke...There is a spark when you're together that you can almost see and there is a pain you can hardly bear when you are not! I am sort of going through this right now with my husband being in OCS. We are a part all week and then I get to see him for a few hours on the weekend. Through the week I sort of have this pain or emptiness in the pit of my stomach knowing that he will not be home.

My other favorite thing I actually adapted into a family ritual around here and that is O.G.T. (One good thing). Everyone in my family has to tell about O.G.T. that has happened in their lives each week.

I cannot believe that I am relating this story to my own life, but it actually resembles it in some ways.

Time for Part II!

Happy Reading,
Adriane