Questions for Discussion
- Would you have bought the cottage if you were in Charlotte’s position? Why or why not?
- Why is it that cautious people like Melba become friends with daring people like Charlotte? Has it been true in your life?
- When have you had your plans yanked out from underneath you like Jesse has? What did you learn from it?
- Do you have a “Mima” in your life? Are you a “Mima” to someone? Could you be?
- Abby tells Charlotte she’s got a “powerful posse of prayer warriors.” Do you have people who pray for you regularly? If not, how could you create your own posse?
- Are you a cat person or a dog person (or something else)?
- Have you ever been drawn to a town the way Charlotte is drawn to Gordon Falls?
- Is it a good thing to go full throttle at a project as Charlotte does on the cottage? Is there a wrong time to have that kind of enthusiasm? A right time?
- What foods bring out your “piggish side”?
- Was Charlotte wise to offer Jesse the chance to rent the cottage if she left?
- Jesse uses his music to open himself up to faith. What first opened you up to faith?
- When in your life have you needed consolation? How did it come to you?
- Jesse says, “I couldn’t help you from where I was, but I began to feel like God could.” Have you ever found yourself in a situation like that?
- Chief Bradens said he could always tell which people would beat the fire, and which people would let the fire beat them. Which do you think you are? How do you know?
- Charlotte and the church ladies use their knitting to bless others. What gifts can you use to do the same?