I just finished reading the book, Stained Glass Hearts: Seeing Life from a Broken Perspective, by Patsy Clairmont. Patsy is a Women of Faith speaker and has a wonderful way with words spoken as well as written.
Each one of us have heartaches, pain, things unexpected that happen, but what IF these painful things could be stained glass pieces that will one day reveal the great masterpiece of our Master? I love how the writer says, "We have a Creator who knows where the scattered pieces of our achy-breaky hearts landed and how to fit them back together again. Not one splinter escapes His redemptive works. Our restoration will be an ongoing integration until the day we step into Christ's presence, when all will finally be set into place."
I have been challenged to really trust my Creator not only with me but with my "broken" son Zachary, believe me it is hard to give over your child when you think God could heal him but doesn't. I struggle each day with the Creator who can fix anything but sometimes chooses not to. But if I truly trust and believe God really does have all of us in His hands- then I have to believe these stained glass pieces will be a wonderful stained glass masterpiece that God's light can shine through, for me and for my Zachary.
Friends may your life be a beautiful stained glass masterpiece- may God take your brokenness and make something beautiful out of it! May I remember that I can only see the pieces but someday will see His masterpiece of my broken pieces. God Bless you my friend!
I was provided a copy of this book through booksneeze.com for free to review.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Book Review: 52 Ways to Wow Your Husband, Pam Farrel
I signed up to review books and was sent this book; 52 Ways to Wow Your Husband by Pam Farrel through NetGalley.
Now that we have married a few years, going on 15 years this November it is nice to have some new ideas of how to wow the husband. The book is broken down into 52 chapters and if you have time you could do a new date idea each week.
Each chapter is broken down into 3 sections; in wow assignment Pam gives you a question or topic to think about concerning your husband, in wow wisdom Pam gives you insight into something God's Word tells you about this topic, or some practical man insights (which I know I need sometimes), in wow date she gives you a practical date to plan for that week.
Well I know we have more like quarterly dates so 52 dates in 1 year would be something! But it was nice to get some insight into my man and to get some new date ideas.
Now that we have married a few years, going on 15 years this November it is nice to have some new ideas of how to wow the husband. The book is broken down into 52 chapters and if you have time you could do a new date idea each week.
Each chapter is broken down into 3 sections; in wow assignment Pam gives you a question or topic to think about concerning your husband, in wow wisdom Pam gives you insight into something God's Word tells you about this topic, or some practical man insights (which I know I need sometimes), in wow date she gives you a practical date to plan for that week.
Well I know we have more like quarterly dates so 52 dates in 1 year would be something! But it was nice to get some insight into my man and to get some new date ideas.
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