The Regal Sisterhood Book Club: Club News

2008 Summer News You Can Use!

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:29:49 -0500

The Regal Sisterhood Book Club will be on our annual Summer Hiatus for the next few months. We will resume meeting in October 2008, our anniversary month. In the meantime we will be taking a group trip to the "Faith and Fiction Retreat" in Destin, Florida. Stay tuned to the website for many pictures and an excting recap of the trip. We are going to have some fun fit for the Regal Women that we are! To God be the Glory!

A New Addition! - The Regal Youth Book Club

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:23:27 -0500

The inaugural meeting for the "Regal Youth Book Club" will be held on October 20, 2007. As the proud founder of the "Regal Sisterhood Book Club" I am pleased to announce this new addition to our literary organization. It has been created to address a growing need. The need for a society of children who read more! It is my hope that this book club will provide an environment which will peak our teens literary awareness and improve on their discussion and presentation skills. The teens will probably meet at least four (4) times per year. We will be mindful and respectful of their school and family obligations. The 1st book the teens will be reading is "Keysha's Drama" by Earl Sewell. This novel has received excellent reviews and comes highly recommended. For this initial meeting, the parents and the teens will read the same book and attend the meeting together for the discussion. The book can be found at WalMart and other common book store chains. Check out the websitewww.kimanitru.com. Please make plans to attend. We are going to have a wonderful time discussing this book and socializing. Existing members without teens please read the book and attend anyway. This is our anniversary meeting and the book is a good read on any level.

Summer News You Can Use

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:47:12 -0500

The Regal Sisterhood Book Club will be on our annual Summer Hiatus for the next few months. We will resume meeting in October 2007, our anniversary month. During this meeting we will kick off "The Regal Youth Book Club". We all agree that increasing the reading and discussion skills of our children is a viable key to their educational success. "YOUTH" stands for Yearning Obedience & Understanding Through Higher- Learning. Stay tuned to the website for more information and ideas! To God be the Glory!

Regal Sisterhood April 2007 Outing

Fri, 04 May 2007 12:41:54 -0500

The Regal Sisterhood Book Club attended the theatrical performance "I Wish I Had Waited" presented by the Irving Black Arts Council at the Irving Arts Center. The play is based on the book, of the same name, by Sylvia Willis Lett. As a group we decided to include our preteen and teenagers in our outing this month, since this play was geared toward them. The message of the play was strong. Focusing on the importance of sexual abstinence for our children. The story was told from the viewpoint of 3 different teen girls, each in very unique life changing situations due to their decision to become sexually active. The Regal Sisters saw this as an opportunity to minister to our children while spending some quality time with them and exposing them to the wonderful world of the Arts. Before the performance we dined at "The Olive Garden". Enjoy our pics! We had a grand time. Thanks to all who attended. Regal Sister Anissa Irby & her son Kentrell. Regal Sister Unsel Whitmire & her girls Brianne & Alexis. Regal Sister Cleopatra Stewart & her daughter Alondria. Regal Sister Andrea' Carr & her son Patrick. Regal Sister Misty Irby & her sons Cameron & Derrion. Regal Sister Cindy Jennings (the only sister without children. Young and carefree!)

"Authors Corner"

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:17:34 -0600

Attention visiting authors: If you would like the Regal Sisters to consider your book for a monthly read selection, please post your books information in this section. Peace, Blessings & Miracles, Regal Sisters

2006 October - The S.W.A.P. Game

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 22:27:18 -0600

"The S.W.A.P. Game" by Author Brian W. Smith, was the book read by the Regal Sisters for the month of October. The book was chosen by Regal Sister and Founder, Misty Irby. The book proved to be both informative and controversial. While the majority of club members enjoyed the book and were able to take in the lesson the story was meant to deliver, a few others had a problem getting past the minimal graphic content of the book. Since the Regal Sisterhood is built on the premise of agreeing to disagree, I respect all comments both positive and negative. We are all different in mind, body and Spirit. Some sisters are able to read the content, "take in the meat" and "spit out the bones", so to speak. This was a great analogy given to me by one of the Christian Authors from the Faith and Fiction Fellowship Tour in Houston this past weekend. In my opinion the author of the S.W.A.P. Game did a great job in telling the story of how a typical couple could fall into such a trap. The best part of the book tells about the consequences and risks that come along with such decisions. Several members shared how they have been slighly exposed to such activity and at the time did not really know what was going on around them due to naivety. I am grateful that Brian told this story. I can say without a doubt that reading this book has enlightned me to this growing sinful practice. As I was thinking and contemplating the need to change the focus of the reading selections for the Regal Sisterhood Book Club, I realized that there is really no way to escape some content that may make you feel uncomfortable. Take the Holy Bible for instance. It is full of stories of infidelity, homosexuality, back stabbing, deception and evil doings. I could go on and on............... The good news is that the moral of the story is always shown in the end. If you want to test the worth of a book, ask yourself if it teaches you the way God would have you go in the end? Does it show you how faith in God can help you be victorious in various circumstances? Does it teach you a lesson which will prevent you from walking down that path? If you can awnser Yes, to any one of these questions, the Holy Spirit is still working in your life. In your daily walk you never know who you will come in contact with and what their circumstances will be. But as Regal Sisters we want to be prepared and armed with knowledge which will help us Gain Abundant Life! Special thanks to meeting attendees: Anissa Irby, Unsel Brown-Whitmire, Cleopatra Nash-Stewart, Amy Wardle, and Andrea Carr.