"Almost Everything: Notes on Hope" by Anne Lamott

I am a part-time resident of Marin County, not by choice but by marriage. Living in Marin and marrying Jeff Morris are two of the best decisions I have ever made. However, two weeks ago we had to move out of our house in San Rafael because PG&E shut off the power for five days because of the fires in Sonoma and Napa counties. The whole week I felt blue because it dawned on me that these fires might just be an annual event, and if so, how are we all not going to become nervous wrecks? And then this book magically popped into my phone from my library. Suddenly, to listen to Anne Lamott talking about a similar fire up north two years ago that effected our same community, helped calm me down. Anne Lamott also lives in Marin County and to listen to her speak on audio book or in person, as I have done several times, is just enlightening. Her quirky perceptions and observations are not unique, but the way she twists and turns the words to make them honest and true puts her in a league of her own. The fact that she is so earnestly godly makes me like her even more. The point of the book is that even when so many bad things are happening in the world, there is still hope and happiness to be found. This book reminded me that if I’m ever forced to pick a list of books to live out my final days on a desert island, they are all going to be by Anne Lamott and David Sedaris. To purchase this book on Amazon click here.