Third Book “His Forever Love”

 In the third book, “His Forever Love by Missy Tippens“, was my turn to be the character captain. Well it really motivated me to critic the characters.

“His Forever Love”

by Missy Tippens

(Character Captain)

Lindsay

·         Beautiful, smart and courageous.

·         She is the care giver of Granny Bea, an 83-year old woman who has no family near her.

·         She had a painful experience with her fiancé before and she keeps on running away from love.

·         For her, falling in love will mean nothing. She doesn’t believe in the power of love anymore.

·         She lost her trust to Billy, her childhood best friend for leaving her without even saying goodbye.

          Bill

·         He is a chemistry professor in the most prestigious university in Magnolia. He was a scientist, a fanatic of science and research whose dream is to be successful in his filed.

·         Tall, handsome, and a grown up man.

·         Gentleman and loving especially to his grandmother, Granny Bea.

·         He does not have confidence to himself because of the bad experiences he had in the past.

Granny Bea

·         An 83 year woman who needs a caregiver to take care of her.

·         An outgoing and modern old woman who loves doing charity works and working in the pre-school.

·         She dreamed of living with her grandson, Bill.

·         She is sentimental and a kind grandmother who shows values and love to her grandson in her own little ways.

            Ms. Calsillar was our connector. She read to us her output.

“His Forever Love

 by Missy Tippens

The characters in His Forever Love were some of my favourites. Who couldn't love the geek who turned hunky, successful professor. Bill still had some doubts when it came to leading lady Lindsay, but that made him even sweeter.

Granny Bea reminded me of my own mother, who won't be stopped from doing what she wanted to do no matter how many times she fell on the ground or she wants to give up.

The story is of two people who once held hands around the tree and then had a falling out when he left for college and never came back. He comes back to town to move his granny back with him and is met with resistance. In Magnolia, Georgia, local legend says that a couple who holds hands around the "forever" tree will have an unending love. Even so, Bill Wellington held Lindsay Jones's hands around that tree years ago...and then left her behind. He chose the big city, and now he wants to bring his grandmother there. But to his amazement, he finds that Granny has a boyfriend--and a vibrant life. A life that includes Lindsay, Granny's caregiver. Bill never thought he'd want to come home, yet Magnolia clearly has its charms. As does Lindsay, who makes him long for a second chance at forever love.

It is a predictable love story that anyone cannot imagine. There are so many stories that are similar to this, like in teleseryes, movies, and even in the reality. Even though Bill and Lindsay undergoes so many odds and challenges in their lives they do not forgot who they are.

Ms. Gonzaga, on the other hand, was the passage picker. She chose the following passages from the story.

      They weren’t bad boys they just needed a little firmness for a change.

Shout out!

Sometimes men do things that will surely break a woman’s heart and mind. But men are only showing signs that they need something. Women must be aware of some changes and be flexible. If they don’t like the change then break it!

      You know I can’t really put into words. I just don’t think God cares about us like you think He does, How could He, if He let my parents die on the way back from doing His work.

Shout out!

            We must have an open mind to understand God’s messages because he is doing His things in a different way that we are not expecting. And we must also remember that all things do together for a good reason. And that reason is surely for our welfare. And trials are made to sharpen us, to make us strong and a better individual. ^.^

      Home isn’t necessarily a place. Besides, you never know. We may end up back in Magnolia.

Shout out!

            Sometimes our true home is in the heart of the one we love the most.

      But once again, she would be giving the freedom to choose love.

Shout out!

            Our happiness is always in our hands, depends on the decision we make and steps we take.

While Ms. Hamon, who was our discussion director, gave us the following questions.

Questions for Discussion

1.    In the beginning of “His Forever Love”, Bill was longing for love and family. Have you ever felt that way? Do you think loneliness would be more difficult for someone who doesn’t have faith in God? Explain.

2.    Have you had to face a parent’s or grandparents’ loss of independence? Have you had to face that loss of any debilitating illness yourself? If so, would you share any words of advice for others going through the same thing?

3.    Lindsay was afraid to love because she’d been jilted by a fiancé. Has any event in your life made you afraid to trust? How did you overcome that fear?

4.    Lindsay filled her life with business. Have you done that in your life? Do you overextend yourself sometimes? Why is it hard to say no when it’s for a good cause?

5.    What can we do to make time for God in our busy lives?

6.    In the beginning of the story, Bill felt as though God didn’t care about him. Have you ever been in that place? Are you still there? How might you open yourself to God’s love once again?

7.    Granny Bea can’t bear to see the “for sale” sign in front of her house. Talk about a time you’ve had to give something you love?

8.    Lindsay and Bill both have to be healed from the past hurts. Is there anything that you still deal with from your past? What are some steps you can take right now to move toward healing?

Ms. Dela Rosa was our artful adventurer. She came up with the drawing below.

Ms. Asumen’s task was to be the vocabulary enricher. She unlocked the difficult words for our better understanding.

1.    blabbermouth somebody who cannot keep secret: somebody who is regarded as talking too much and revealing secrets (informal)

2.    succor 1. help for somebody or something: help or relief for somebody or something in a difficult or unpleasant situation 2. somebody or something giving help: somebody or something that provides help or relief transitive verb (past and past participle suc·cored, present participle suc·cor·ing, 3rd person present singular suc·cors) give help to somebody or something: to provide help or relief to somebody or something in a difficult or unpleasant situation

3.    succotash noun bean and corn dish: kernels of corn and lima beans cooked together, often with tomatoes

                                                              

4.    cheapskate (plural cheap·skates) noun stingy person: somebody regarded as ungenerous (informal)

5.    chatelaine (plural chat·e·laines) noun 1. U.S. woman with large household: a woman who is the head of a large fashionable household 2. mistress of large house: formerly, a woman who owned or controlled a castle or other large house 3. woman's chain key: a chain and clasp formerly worn at the waist by a woman to hold keys and other small items 6.    tribunal (plural tri·bu·nals) noun 1. law court: a court of justice 2. judging body: a body that is appointed to make a judgment or inquiry   an industrial tribunal 3. raised seat: a bench or seat on a platform where a judge or magistrate sits 7.    jilt transitive verb (past and past participle jilt·ed, present participle jilt·ing, 3rd person present singular jilts) reject lover: to abruptly break off a romantic or sexual relationship with somebody noun (plural jilts) somebody who rejects lover: somebody who abruptly breaks off a romantic or sexual relationship with somebody else 8.    chalicosis noun lung damage from stone dust: a form of pneumoconiosis caused by prolonged inhalation of fine stone dust

9.    decadence or dec·a·den·cy [dékəd'nsee] noun 1. process of civilization's decline: a process of decline or decay in a society, especially in its morals 2. state of decline: the condition of a civilization in decline 3. immorality: a state of uninhibited immoral self-indulgence

Ms. Alar was the summarizer. She came up with the summary of the story which she read to us.

In Magnolia, Georgia, local legend says that a couple who holds hands around the “forever tree” will have an unending love. Bill Wellington and Lindsay Jones were classmates and best friends during their elementary and high school years. They had held hands around that forever tree when they were still grade six while having their experiment.  But then Bill left her behind after their graduation in high school. He moved to Boston and went off to college.

But after almost fifteen long years of not seeing each other, the time has finally come. Dona Rae, Lindsay’s best friend was very strong in her instinct that they both are really meant for each other knowing the fact that they once had held hands around the forever tree.

Both of them know about the feelings they have for each other. But Lindsay, being so tied up with taking care of her brother’s children and what she thinks her responsibilities at home, was afraid to tell her feelings for him. Bill was looking for ways just to make her be open with her feelings for him. He invited her for a date and brings her to the place where the forever tree is located.   And for the second time around they held hands around that tree. But Bill wasn’t able to make Lindsay surrender her feelings for him.  Until such time that he decided to go back to Boston without her in his side.

Lindsay then had realized that what she really felt for him is a true love and that she really need him for the rest of her life. So after that realization, she then followed Bill to Boston.

They went back to Magnolia and planned for their wedding.