A Sweet Beginning

This book is written by the great-great-great niece of the man who bought the patent for Jell-O many years ago and is about the family history as well as the "Jell-O curse" of mysterious ailments that plagued the family.

This book is about a mother's journey to save her daughter from NXIVM.  I have read about the organization NXIVM, which many believe is a mind controlling cult, and can not imagine the pain of losing a daughter to a group that you initially believed in.  

After reading two books this month that I didn't love, I decided to re-read one of my favorites.  Jen Hatmaker is one of my favorite authors and is a great storyteller.  I am glad I re-read Of Mess and Moxie in August because while reading I thought my mom would enjoy it and was able to order it for her birthday!

We had hoped to spend last Saturday in the pool to celebrate our first day back to school but it was raining so we went to HeadPinz instead!  It was Ava's first time bowling and we had so much fun :)

Today was Ava's first day of First Grade!  She was super brave and said that it was a fun and busy day :)  She got to play with her best friend from last year during recess and said that she made some new friends in her class.  We are so thankful!