This long holiday weekend I hope to find time to delve further into this book. Have you read it? It's centered around the round-up of Jews in 1942 Paris. It makes me thankful that my great-grandmother escaped Kraków, Poland before the Nazis invaded. So the story goes that her mother hid all of her babies under her skirt while fleeing, although I think long before the invasion. But what if they had stayed? It's truly amazing to look at Stella and realize that she would not be here, nor would I, had it not been for such brave acts so many decades ago. (If now you're wondering, I have a Jewish mother and a Baptist father...I like to joke that I'm both chosen and saved. And to really mix it up, I married a Catholic.)
I'm also thankful to have met so many of you through this blog. It's been so inspiring and a great escape. Thank you for your time, your kind words, funny musings, and for sharing a little bit of your world as well. I hope you have the most delicious, coziest Thanksgiving tomorrow with your loved ones. xo