The story of Mary Beth Chapman (the wife of Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman) contains one of those nightmarish, I-could-never-live-through-that moments we all hope will never touch us. One of her daughters was run over by her teenage son in the driveway killing the preschooler and leaving the family reeling with disbelief, questions, and - ultimately - faith in the God they knew had his hand in it all.
This memoir begins early in Mary Beth's life and follows her through struggles common to many women: the yearning to control, the desire for a comfortable and predictable life, the realization that God has plans different from her own and clinical depression. Mary Beth takes her readers through the details of her three Chinese adoptions - my personal favorite part - with such candor.
Though it may not be the most masterfully written book it is touching and real and brought me to tears so often I fear my pillow may be water-logged for a long time. This book leaves you feeling stripped and raw and completely in awe of God's healing and life-restoring power in the lives of His people.
This memoir begins early in Mary Beth's life and follows her through struggles common to many women: the yearning to control, the desire for a comfortable and predictable life, the realization that God has plans different from her own and clinical depression. Mary Beth takes her readers through the details of her three Chinese adoptions - my personal favorite part - with such candor.
Though it may not be the most masterfully written book it is touching and real and brought me to tears so often I fear my pillow may be water-logged for a long time. This book leaves you feeling stripped and raw and completely in awe of God's healing and life-restoring power in the lives of His people.
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