Comments on: Charlie Recommends: Gratitude Magazine, Roots, Mildred Taylor, and the Hidden Power of Electronic Culture

By: Lucinda Miller

Lucinda Miller — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 13:45:47 +0000

In reply to Bertha Metzler. I love hearing about those various cultures mingling, Bertha. I hope we see more and more of that in our churches and homes. Thank you for writing. And I hope very much when I am 77 years old, I will still be writing books!

By: Bertha Metzler

Bertha Metzler — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 17:31:05 +0000

Thanks for your interesting email…I am amazed how much time you take to “read”
I just read a book written by an x-prisoner from the We Care Program
“21 days in Hell to touch Heaven” by Thomas Anders
Now I am reading the second book he wrote. “5 Men Meet, Cry & Live” He is a good writer and is 77 yrs old. He is attending our church at present time. We have several X-prisoners who attend our church…..one man is 93 yrs old and his health is failing fast. He has been out of prison for 47 years and is attending our church “Mennonite Christian Fellowship” He is a black man and had memorized lots of scripture. We have another black man attending our church and he eats at our table off and on and is a good friend of ours. He has been out of prison for 11 years.
Another white man is an x-prisoner and he plays the guitar on our worship team. We Care Program has a ministry to men in prison and our church ministers to them when they get out of prison. A lovely opportunity !! There use to be a Menn. church here near our house that began with a white man and later was % of a black family. Clarence Stalworth & his family served this
for several years. He died several years ago and some of the people attend other churches and one family still attends the 2nd Menn. church here in our community. We have black people all around us and in our city. We also have the CreeK Indians several miles from us and they are really growing financially in many ways. Their reservation is about 4 miles from our house…so we have several cultures that interrelate……Black, Indian, Mennonites & local Southern people.
it is fun but also has its challenges. :) Keep reading and writing !!

By: Lucinda Miller

Lucinda Miller — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:45:50 +0000

In reply to Marc. Marc, I don't know why they haven't been coming to your email. I will check to make sure you are still subscribed. Thanks for saying something and so glad you enjoy the posts.

By: Marc

Marc — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:34:43 +0000

Thanks Luci for these book recommendations that Charlie had.
Thank Charlie for us.
They look good.

Our whole family enjoys your posts.
Is it by intent that we no longer get them sent to our email?
We did like that way earlier.

Thank you for writing!
We like your down to earth honest approach to your stories.

By: Lucinda Miller

Lucinda Miller — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 22:45:06 +0000

In reply to Wendy. I just wish everyone would read books or at least watch movies about black history. I think it's so important to know, and not just know in your head, but to experience, in a sense, some of what they've experienced. Stories can do that for you in a way facts cannot.

By: Lucinda Miller

Lucinda Miller — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 22:43:10 +0000

In reply to Susan Groeschel. Susan, I want to try making eye contact with myself in the bathroom mirror now, and see how I do. I know it is very often difficult for me to make eye contact with others. I don't know if this comes from my reserved Mennonite background, or if it comes from my own shy nature. But keeping one's head up and smiling at people in the eyes is an important way to show respect and care, I think. In the grocery store and other public places, I would like to do better at that.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:02:33 +0000

All of Mildred D. Taylor’s books are favorites in our family. We just took a road trip through the Deep South to visit civil rights sites. Highly recommended! I was surprised to find people in the area that the books were written about who had never read the books.

By: Lucinda Miller

Lucinda Miller — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 21:22:57 +0000

In reply to Norlene. Lol Norlene. Excellent.

By: Norlene

Norlene — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:56:05 +0000

Luci, you made me straighten up while I was reading your post. Thankyou for all your recommendations!

By: Leanne

Leanne — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 16:36:18 +0000

Thank you for your book / magazine recommendations. My so talked about “Roll of thunder hear my cry”. His teacher read it for story at school. I didn’t realize it was such a big series.