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Katy McKenna Raymond
in Kansas City, Missouri


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Church Hopping

StainedI just purchased Memoir of a Misfit: Finding My Place in the Family of God, by Marcia Ford.

On the way home from Barnes and Noble, Doug asked what it's about.

"It's about a woman's struggle to hang on to God, even though she's never quite felt she fits in anywhere."

"What do you mean, she doesn't fit in?" Doug is not thrilled with this topic, I know, since he fits in well wherever he finds himself, blooms where he's planted, and well...you get the idea.

Is it my fault he chose to marry a misfit?

"She was raised a Baptist, became a Charismatic, and now attends a liturgical church."

He bristled slightly at the word "liturgical," and since I enjoy it when he bristles, I went on.

"Liturgical's not against the rules, you know," I teased. "Liturgical's OK..."

"Oh, liturgical's OK," he agreed smoothly, his voice losing all its apprehension. "Just not lethargical."

I'd follow him anywhere.
Posted by Katy on 04/18/03 at 07:33 PM
Fallible Comments...
  1. hi. got here thru fresh blogs. i enjoyed my stay. may i link you?
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    Posted by Linnor  on  04/19/03  at  01:13 AM
  2. I will, Lisa. So far, it's not as humorous as I'd hoped, but hauntingly real the way she describes her childhood, etc.<br><br>Linnor, Welcome! Thanks for the link, and come back often, please. Now I'll go read your site (your pic of your family is beautiful!).
    Posted by katy  on  04/19/03  at  03:02 AM
  3. sounds like a good read...let me know what you think of it when you're through.
    Posted by lisa  on  04/19/03  at  06:47 AM
  4. Okay, Katy.... two things, neither of which have anything to do with this particular blog post:<br><br>1) I read your November 7, 2001 entry. I almost laughed out loud.<br><br>2) When can I read this novel? ;)<br>
    Posted by Michaela  on  04/20/03  at  02:26 PM
  5. katy, if you haven't yet, you should read "girl meets god," by lauren winner. it's quite good, and i actually thought of you when i was reading it - that you'd enjoy it. it's alternately amusing and touching. (lisa, you should read it too, if you're so inclined. or anyone really! :) )
    Posted by bethany  on  04/20/03  at  05:57 PM
  6. Michaela, You're going THAT far back with fallible? Wow. I love you! Glad for any entertainment value I can offer. THAT novel is on a back burner with a blown element--it was a first attempt. My recent attempt at a novel is similarly languishing--or maybe I'm the one languishing? I'm having a crisis of confidence, at the least.<br><br>Bethany, Scotty gave Carrie "Girl Meets God" for her bday in March. I really want to read it! Now I will for sure. Thanks.
    Posted by katy  on  04/21/03  at  01:38 PM
  7. hey katy,<br>let me know how memoir of a misfit is. i've debated buying it since i saw it come in at work. working in the stockroom at b&n, i see at least half of the books we carry when they come into the store. at least half. ;)
    Posted by sara  on  04/21/03  at  04:02 PM
  8. i am reading _girl meets god_ right now! ha. small world. i want to write a book like that. lauren winner has stolen all my ideas though. (except for the whole jewish theme. that wasn't part of my ideas.)<br><br>(and annie loves liturgy.)
    Posted by annie  on  04/22/03  at  03:27 AM
  9. I bought "Girl Meets God" as my Christmas present to myself, and I would also like to give it a hearty recommendation. :)
    Posted by kari  on  04/22/03  at  01:57 PM
  10. Sara--I finished Memoir and it's great. It's an older lady's story (she's maybe 53?) so I can really relate to it. We share lots of the same church experiences. Sometimes, I gasped aloud at the similarities.<br><br>Annie and Kari, I started Girl Meets God yesterday and love it so far. Thanks for recommending it! Annie, your style is so your own, there is no stopping you from writing your story!
    Posted by katy  on  04/23/03  at  01:17 PM
  11. there's a great interview with lauren winner in the current mars hill review (i get mine at b+n, it's in with the writing magazines) - i also picked up girl meets God and am starting it today. katy, i do believe you have a little book recommendation/discussion group thing going on here at fallible ;)
    Posted by lisa  on  05/02/03  at  02:06 PM
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