Journal Entry 1 by MooMoo1977 from Lismore, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, June 16, 2007

"As a child, Charley Benetto was told by his father, 'You can be a mama's boy or a daddy's boy, but you can't be both.' So he chooses his father, only to see him disappear when Charley is on the verge of adolescence. Decades later, Charley is a broken man. His life has been destroyed by alcohol and regret. He loses his job. He leaves his family. He hits rock bottom after discovering he won't be invited to his only daughter's wedding. And he decides to take his own life.

"Charley makes a midnight ride to his small hometown: his final journey. But as he staggers into his old house, he makes an astonishing discovery. His mother - who died eight years earlier - is there, and welcomes Charley home as if nothing had ever happened.

"What follows is the one seemingly ordinary day so many of us yearn for: a chance to make good with a lost parent, to explain the family secrets and to seek forgiveness. Somewhere between this life and the next, Charley learns the astonishing things he never knew about his mother and her sacrifices. And he tried, with her tender guidance, to put the crumbled pieces of his life back together." 

Journal Entry 2 by MooMoo1977 from Lismore, New South Wales Australia on Monday, July 30, 2007

Pretty much the same kind of narrative Albom uses in "The Five People You Meet In Heaven" and "Tuesdays With Morrie". Still - a lovely read with a tear-jerker of an ending. 

Journal Entry 3 by MooMoo1977 at By post in -- Controlled Release, New South Wales Australia on Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (9/1/2009 UTC) at By post in -- Controlled Release, New South Wales Australia

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Sending to my birthday Rabck buddy, gypsysmom as part of her birthday box. Happy Birthday gypsysmom! xxx 

Journal Entry 4 by gypsysmom from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Saturday, October 03, 2009

I certainly enjoyed Tuesdays with Morrie so I am sure I'll like this one too. I'll remember to have a box of kleenexes standing by when I read it. Thanks for the great birthday gifts MooMoo. You are a wonderful birthday buddy. 

Journal Entry 5 by gypsysmom at Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Monday, August 02, 2010

What would you do if you could have another day to spend with someone near and dear who had died? I think we'd all love to have that opportunity. Would it be your parent, your spouse, your sibling or your best friend? Or do you believe that they are still near you? My mother died almost 8 years ago and my father over 30 years ago. And yet, I think of them and remember their love and lessons all the time. Sometimes I've felt them very near to me.

So, in a way, Mitch Albom is preaching to the converted here. But it never hurts to be reminded of how precious our days with our loved ones are. And it certainly never hurts to be reminded how much parents (or at least most parents) care for their children.

Thanks for this wonderful little book MooMoo. I'm going to take it to our next meet-up. I'm sure someone there will want to read it. 

Journal Entry 6 by gypsysmom at Park Theatre & Movie Cafe- Winnipeg OBCZ in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (8/11/2010 UTC) at Park Theatre & Movie Cafe- Winnipeg OBCZ in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

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I'm going to take this book to the meet-up tonight. If no-one wants it you can find it on the OBCZ shelves. This release is for the 2010 Keep Them Moving challenge.