Book Review

For anyone who has read my entire profile, you will find there, two of my favorite books. Today, I would like to share a synopsis of them. These two books are precious to me. I have read each of them numerous times. Come see if you might like either one of them. If you have read either of these books, let me know what you thought about them.

The first book is entitled My Heart Christ's Home by Robert Boyd Munger





This is a wonderful little "single serving" book that has a huge message. I say, "single serving" because this book is very short, but it is packed full of thought provoking text. This is an excellent book that promotes self examination. It is chock full of "ponder" points and is very easy to apply to one's life and personal relationship with Jesus.

I highly recommend this book. I own it and have read in numerous times. I can only speak for myself when I say from time to time I need reminding that my whole heart belongs to Him. Sometimes I catch myself taking certain areas of my life back after I've given them to Him and this book reminds me that when I asked Him to come live in my heart and make it His home, He owns it.....ALL of it, without limitations. This book helps me to refocus and start again.

I really think you will enjoy it. If you've read it, I'd like to know your "take" on it. If you decide to read it, comment back and let me know what you thought. I'd like to know how this little book has impacted other lives as well.

My other favorite book is entitled Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh



This book is about the tragedy and strength of the author. She tells her story as the wife of the famous pilot, Charles Lindbergh, (the first man to fly across the Atlantic) and about the loss of their first born son who was kidnapped and killed in the famous "Lindbergh Baby" case. Anne realizes that she possesses great strength in the face of adversity and that she can maintain a peaceful life as a wife and mother even after such tragedy.

Lindbergh's writing is a simple descriptive style with poetic metaphors. Her use of natural imagery accomplishes a simplicity that evokes empathy and intimacy. She uses the different shells (the gifts from the sea!) to represent different stages in her life. She details the characteristics of each type of shell and how it corresponds to the phases in life that each individual must face.

Here are a few excerpt from the book to give you a taste of the rich imagery:

Every day she travels to the beach with a faded straw bag filled with "books, clean paper, long over-due unanswered letters, sharpened pencils, lists, and good intentions," (pg. 15)

In refering to a quote by John Donne. "No man is an island." She adjusts the sentiment, saying, "I feel we are all islands - in a common sea". (pg. 40)

Being first put into print in the 1950's, this book is rich with it's era. The text is full of the ideals of that time. This excert shows this:

"Mechanically, we have gained, in the last generation, but spiritually we have, I think, unwittingly lost. In other times, women had in their lives more forces which centered them whether or not they realized it; sources which nourished them whether or not they consciously went to the springs," (pg. 52-52)


Anyone who enjoys "deep thinking" will certainly enjoy this book as much as I did.

More about "ME" tomorrow.