“Come Monday…” is a
weekly series that will involve a review of, or commentary about, websites, movies, documentaries, television
shows, sports, music, and whatever else may tickle my fancy at the time. Be assured that these reviews will be
generally positive, as in accordance to the Jimmy Buffett song “Come
Monday.” This is subject to change,
however. In fact, I would be most
derelict in my duties to neglect going on a rant every once in a while. For rants promote change, and change can be
good—right? Therefore, since good is
generally considered as being a positive force in 99.3% of the parallel
universes that I am aware of, even a rant could be considered as being
something positive, and a genuine hissy-fit would be even better (so I’m told).
I
suppose this should start with an admission.
For when I go to add sites to the list for a [Sites To See], it often
involves nothing more than a cursory glance.
Such
was the case with the lovely and talented Ms. Zimmer’s [blog]. For it was not until she mentioned something
about her book being now available on [Amazon.com] in a very delightful
thank-you for being included in [this] A Sunday Drive that it became
clear to me that I had been led to something very special.
You
see, she has quite a story to tell, and there is much about it that I can most
definitely relate to. That is, except
for the parts about being a twin, absolutely drop-dead gorgeous (both then and
now), a volleyball star, born and raised in central Kansas and having to endure
the horrors of being at the mercy of the workers in a system that is generally more
focused upon upholding misguided laws than trying to do what really is in the
best interest of the children they are supposed to be protecting.
Come
to think of it, I need to take that last one back. For I was also in that system, but I suppose
being adopted by very loving parents when I was less than a week old (I think)
doesn’t really count to most.
Okay,
maybe there really isn’t all that much to Rhonda’s story that I can personally relate
to, but there are parts that sound oh so familiar. Such as, what song was playing when this or
that happened, along with looking for love in all of the wrong places.
I
wish I could go on, but I do not want to give too much away. I can, however, strongly recommend the
reading of this book, and I can also include a much more eloquently worded
recommendation from someone who knows what he is talking about.
Foster
Me Up by Rhonda Zimmer will make you laugh, cry, then stand up and cheer for
the personal triumph she and her twin sister finally realized after years of
overcoming heartache and hardship. Cover to cover it is filled with humorous,
heartwarming and poignant vignettes. Once you pick it up you won’t
want to put it down. Peter T. Madrid, Editor Kansas City Star/Kansas City Times: Member of 1982 Pulitzer Prize Winning Staff
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