Love You Forever is an illustrated children’s book. The story is a delightful and easy-to-read look at unconditional love of a mother for her child. This book will bring tears to your eyes. Its message is timeless. I have read this story to children of all ages. They think it is funny, but they get the point. Adults will find themselves drawn into the understanding of what it is to love . . . f o r e v e r, through all the cycles of life. I love the “surprise” ending. But no spoiler alert. You will have to read the book! Love You Forever is a great book to read to your children and to your children’s children. I’ve even been known to read it to schoolchildren in my classroom. I believe this book will become a classic. Book Quote

Joshua: A Parable for Today is a national bestseller. A friend loaned me a copy few years ago, and I dove in. This is an uncomplicated book with a powerful message. Girzone, a retired catholic priest, wrote this book in 1983 and had it self-published, then he sold copies from out of the trunk of his car. The book eventually became a success. People were drawn to the character, Joshua, and his acts of kindness and loving ways. The book is written simply. Its unsophisticated language is not for everybody. But I like it. Joshua is a contemporary. It is as if Jesus should appear and walk the streets, in the 1980s,  during the year  in which this modern day parable was written.  He is a woodcarver who stirs things up in the church with his unconventional views and actions. The townspeople are curious, some in the religious community are wary. It seems that Girzone, through this book, wants to awaken the church to its unbending religiosity which gets in the way of being the hands and feet of Jesus. As with any book which has a spiritual base, you will either agree with the author’s premise or not. It challenged me in some areas, and its portrayal is intriguing. The strength in this book is its look at Joshua’s love and person-hood. It has limited action but the many dialogues, sermonettes, are worth the read if you like to think about spiritual concepts. My Book Dinner ladies enjoyed reading Joshua: A Parable for Today.