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  • When You Reach Me
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    by Rebecca Stead

    Our August mother/daughter book club pick. Ellen just finished it and she absolutely loved it!

  • A Whole New Mind
    A Whole New Mind
    by Daniel Pink
  • The Ice Princess: A Novel
    The Ice Princess: A Novel
    by Camilla Lackberg

    Sounds promising.

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    Juliet, Naked: a novel
    by Nick Hornby

    Loving this.

  • The Fabric of Her Dancing Shoes
    The Fabric of Her Dancing Shoes
    by Terri St. Cloud

    Terri is one of my favorite soul poets! She's the woman behind Bone Sigh Arts and several of my all-time favorite quotes, including: "Maybe being brave is no more than staring down the 'less than' feeling and stepping up to the 'i am worthy' feeling."

  • One Day
    One Day
    by David Nicholls
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    Archive Series 2
    by Don Walser

    There's nothing like a good yodel and he's the best.

  • Exile on Main Street
    Exile on Main Street
    by Rolling Stones

    If you could only listen to two RS songs for the rest of your life, what would they be?  For me . . . Waiting on a Friend and Beast of Burden. No question.

  • Down in New Orleans
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    by The Blind Boys of Alabama

    One of my favorite versions of "I'll Fly Away."

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Thursday
Nov202008

family+friends+farm = love (texas style)

I can't think of a better way to celebrate the end of a hectic fall schedule than to spend the day at Katherine Center's family farm. This past Saturday was a spectacular fall day and we were surrounded by family, friends, and fresh air! Blog readers might remember Katherine as my very first inspiration interview! She'll be back on the blog in February when her new book, "Everyone is Beautiful" launches!

In addition to Katherine and her lovely family, we got to hang out with Kirtsy's own Laura Mayes (and adorable son),  Jenny "the bloggess" (and her awesome husband and daughter). And Shelley, Katherine's great sister, also joined the fun her precious daughter.

I made a little video to share with you on this Love Thursday! Music by k.d. lang from the Home on the Range soundtrack.

Have a great weekend! (And thank you for all of the birthday wishes)!

Date11.20.2008 | by AuthorBrené Brown | in , Print ArticlePrint Article Comment13 Comments

Reader Comments (13)

LOVE IT!

Happy Birthday, Brene...you look so happy and so beautiful in these pictures...which are, by the way, fantastic. You are quite the photographer!

Thanks for keeping me inspired...

Love,
Another friend (and social worker) in California...
11.20.2008 | Unregistered CommenterMichelle
That. Was. Cool. I love your cinematographic expertise. And it has been so long since I have heard k.d.
11.21.2008 | Unregistered CommenterWanda
SHUT-UP?! you KNOW the bloggess?! I'm sure everyone else is lovely too....but THE BLOGGESS? as if i wasn't already totally jealous of you.... ;)
11.21.2008 | Unregistered Commenterkrista
That was fantastic! I love the picture of you and Steve together, and it would not have been the same without your signature side mirror shot...Too cute. The whole thing makes we want to head out and enjoy a 'little piece of heaven way out west.'
11.21.2008 | Unregistered CommenterStacey D
Nice to you happy having fun! :)
11.21.2008 | Unregistered CommenterGypsy Alex
Looks like an awesome day! The pics are fab too- that one of Steve and you is amazing and the one of Steve and Charlie is beautiful. There were so many good ones. Texas in the fall is a lovely place isn't it?
11.21.2008 | Unregistered Commenterfarrah Braniff
I'm so jealous that you know the Bloggess! OMG, When I need a guaranteed, irreverent belly laugh, I go visit her.

Love love love your video, BTW. Great music pick too.
11.22.2008 | Unregistered CommenterHeidi Fischbach
Alright Brene. Just want you to know that today is my birthday. My final and favorite gift of my day has been taking my sweet time going through your blog. Spending time looking at your blog is like therapy, spiritual aerobics, reading a favorite author, shopping and laughing til you cry with your girlfriends all rolled up into one. You rock. What a treat.
11.22.2008 | Unregistered CommenterMichelle
Do you have any idea how much I adore you? Because I don't think you do.

Happy late birthday, hotness.
11.23.2008 | Unregistered CommenterJenny, bloggess
What a cool slideshow with some super cool people. Now I wish I lived in Texas. Happy Belated Birthday :)
11.23.2008 | Unregistered Commenterkatie
This show gets better every time I watch it! So fun to see you guys that day! xoxo!
11.24.2008 | Unregistered Commenterkatherine center
What a cool blog!
11.24.2008 | Unregistered Commenterapril
Hey are you a professional journalist? This article is very well written, as compared to most other blogs i saw today�.
anyhow thanks for the good read!
12.5.2009 | Unregistered Commentermusclecar

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