THE SECRET Life of Bees - THIS FRIDAY - GO!!!

Lifting someone’s heart, that matters
—August Boatwright

Someone, and I cannot remember who, gave me a copy of Sue Monk Kidd’s book THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES. At first, I was not excited to read about the life of any bees, secret or not.

It was a rainy day when I was first introduced to August, Lily, Rosaleen, June, May, Neil, and the other assorted characters that live in the Boatwright’s family world. I fell in love even with the bees.

I never kept count on how many times I purchased the book for family and friends but I am sure it was a lot.

Recently, I had the privilege of being invited to the NAACP’s screening (in Los Angeles) of the film, directed by Gina Price Bythewood. I was excited to go, of course, but having sat through many movies that found life for the vibrancy of books, my expectations were, were, were ——realistic.

Here is what I have to say: This is a wonderful movie. It captures, in my opinion, the emotion and gentle love that lives between every word of the book. It asks questions about family, love and the heart break of loss and answers them with equal measure.

What is family? Who is family? What is courage? When do you show courage and why?

In these hard fincial times, going to a movie (with your family and best pals) is a luxury. When you add in the gas, parking, pop corn, (for some a baby sitter) and ticket price you expectations are high.

The Secret Life of Bees, which opens this Friday, is worth the trip. There are a few tips – go to the cheapest show, eat before you go to the movie and car pool. You will not regret the trip into the secret life of bees.