Read with the Pastor

This month Pastor Laura is inviting us to read her second-most-wornout book. Pollyanna was written in 1913 by a Congregationalist woman. It’s dated, but it’s also sweet and funny. The name “Pollyanna” has passed into slang as a way to describe someone who is overly optimistic and ignores reality, but is this a good description of the book’s main character? Does she simply practice gratitude as she finds the silver lining in every storm cloud? Read or listen to the book, and decide. (Watching the movie doesn’t count!) Let Laura know what you think. There might be no formal discussion for this book; but maybe at Thanksgiving Dinner on November 22, we will have a few voting jars and see how Pollyanna does in a vote. Happy reading! (Or should I say “Glad reading!”?)