This is yet another amazing story written by Karen Kingsbury! I was able to finish this book in just a couple of days (which is a challenge with two little ones always wanting my attention!). :) All I can say is "Wow!". God has truly gifted Karen Kingsbury with a talent for writing! I want to warn you that you will need a
whole box of tissues to get through this one!
In this story, John Baxter is about to celebrate his 70th birthday. The children all plan to come home with their families to surprise and share this special day with their dad. The day of the big celebration, as it looks like everything is falling into place, the unthinkable happens. The lives of each family member are forever changed as they deal with the tragedy that unfolds before them.
I wanted to be angry with Karen for causing this tragedy occur to the Baxter family and making the book become so sad, but this is an event that could happen to any of us at any given time. It was truly a blessing to see how she let each of the characters react and lean on God thorough something so horrible. It opened my eyes to what life really means, what is
really important, and what a wonderful future that we have in store for us if we believe in Jesus Christ and have accepted him as our Saviour! So, I want to thank Karen for writing something that must have been so hard. Even as Christians, we are not exempt from pain and tragedy. Praise the Lord that we have a better home waiting for us than what we have here on Earth!!!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Zondervan to read and review. All opinions are my own. I highly recommend this book to you!
