Iowa Great Deal of Gratitude

My thanks go out to my mom for recommending The Girls from Ames, a book about the lasting friendships of a group of women who grew up in Ames, Iowa. My thanks also to Jeffrey Zaslow, the author of this inspiring book. (Who, it must be noted, died tragically just a month ago in a car accident in northern Michigan while promoting his newest book.) And lastly, many thanks go out to the women featured in this book, who opened their worlds to Zaslow and his readers.

In this book, Zaslow chronicled the experiences that eleven girls had growing up in a university town in the Midwest, and how those formative years shaped their adult lives and relationships. The bonds that the women continue to share remain as strong as ever, and their unequivocal support and love for one another is the standard for which we should aspire in our own friendships.