When Breath Becomes Air is the memoir of the life and (mostly) death of Dr. Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist at Stanford. Paul died of cancer, quickly, days after graduating from residency, leaving behind a wife and infant daughter. He wrote this memoir during the short time he battled cancer. 5 Stars!
Read MoreTheo of Golden begins as a slow roll but that in itself is a gift. Theo is captivating and his pace is enticing. So, without realizing it, I slowed down to smell the roses, as it were, and let Theo teach me something about seeing what’s right in front of me.
This review will tell you What Worked, Who It’s For, and a Caution to help you decide to put Theo of Golden on your TBR.
Read MoreWhen I heard about the new book by Mark Vroegop, Waiting Isn’t a Waste: The Surprising Comfort of Trusting God in the Uncertainties of Life, I knew I needed to read it. The title alone spoke to my heart. Goodness, my life has its share of uncertainties! I want real comfort in the midst of those uncertainties.
From the start, I was in good company. Vroegop makes it clear that he, too, isn’t good at waiting. I appreciated the kinship he offered throughout the book.
He starts by defining waiting: Waiting on God is living on what I know to be true about God when I don’t know what’s true about my life.
He then unpacks how we can wait on God with faith.
Read MoreThis Homeward Ache is a series of memoir-like essays on the author’s experience of Sehnsucht—a sense of separation from and the ceaseless longing for a place one has never been. C.S. Lewis, the author points out, calls it Joy (in Surprised by Joy). The author’s argument is that these longings point us toward Heaven, the home where we belong but have not yet reached.
I give This Homeward Ache 4 stars because it felt like a lovely conversation. The sometimes-burdensome descriptions kept me from giving it 5 stars.
Read MoreIn our humanity, there are limits to how much we can understand of our infinite God and his ways. This is a good thing! When I run into those limits, I know I am being challenged to be content with what God has revealed to me and to trust him with what has not been revealed.
Read MoreAndrew Peterson’s The God of the Garden is part memoir, part essay on the challenges and beauty to be found in the gardens of life.
Peterson reminds us that the entire Creation story centers around gardens. So, how does your story fit into the narrative of time?
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