This is the second and last book in the series Marta's Legacy. I enjoyed this book more than the first although they were both very good. As I said of the first book, they are long, more than 500 pages, but they read easily. I finished both in less than two weeks. This book carries on the struggles between mothers and daughters. How we have the best of intentions and yet are misunderstood. The past has a tendency to repeat it self when not dealt with and talked about. In this book it took the faith of a daughter to mend all the mother daughter relationships in her family. It took realizing that life is fleeting to remember relationships are worth mending and fighting for. "Love people for who they are, pray, and leave them in God's hands." Good words to take to heart. We all want to be loved for who we are not who others want us to be. "Life isn't easy. We do the best we can with what God gives us. I've made a complete mess of everything. It's not about what you've done. It's about what you're going to do now." Let the past be the past, it's not what matters. What matters is what you are going to choose to do with that past. "In this life, we will not love perfectly. In the next, God promises we will. I hold on to that hope. I cling to that dream." We are in a fallen world, we can not love perfectly, but God does. With Him we can love better. And in the next life all love will be perfect love. What a wonderful thing to look forward to. "Man might plan, but God will prevail." God has the best plans for us, we just need to let go and let God. Let Him take our lives, trusting He has what is best for us. "May the Lord bless you and keep you. He goes ahead of you. He stands at your side. He dwells within you. He is your rear guard." I love that. I think it would be a great prayer to say every time your children go out the door. It is so reassuring. "God won't take you where His love won't protect you."Saturday, November 17, 2012
Her Daughter's Dream
"Her Daughter's Dream" by Francine Rivers
This is the second and last book in the series Marta's Legacy. I enjoyed this book more than the first although they were both very good. As I said of the first book, they are long, more than 500 pages, but they read easily. I finished both in less than two weeks. This book carries on the struggles between mothers and daughters. How we have the best of intentions and yet are misunderstood. The past has a tendency to repeat it self when not dealt with and talked about. In this book it took the faith of a daughter to mend all the mother daughter relationships in her family. It took realizing that life is fleeting to remember relationships are worth mending and fighting for. "Love people for who they are, pray, and leave them in God's hands." Good words to take to heart. We all want to be loved for who we are not who others want us to be. "Life isn't easy. We do the best we can with what God gives us. I've made a complete mess of everything. It's not about what you've done. It's about what you're going to do now." Let the past be the past, it's not what matters. What matters is what you are going to choose to do with that past. "In this life, we will not love perfectly. In the next, God promises we will. I hold on to that hope. I cling to that dream." We are in a fallen world, we can not love perfectly, but God does. With Him we can love better. And in the next life all love will be perfect love. What a wonderful thing to look forward to. "Man might plan, but God will prevail." God has the best plans for us, we just need to let go and let God. Let Him take our lives, trusting He has what is best for us. "May the Lord bless you and keep you. He goes ahead of you. He stands at your side. He dwells within you. He is your rear guard." I love that. I think it would be a great prayer to say every time your children go out the door. It is so reassuring. "God won't take you where His love won't protect you."
This is the second and last book in the series Marta's Legacy. I enjoyed this book more than the first although they were both very good. As I said of the first book, they are long, more than 500 pages, but they read easily. I finished both in less than two weeks. This book carries on the struggles between mothers and daughters. How we have the best of intentions and yet are misunderstood. The past has a tendency to repeat it self when not dealt with and talked about. In this book it took the faith of a daughter to mend all the mother daughter relationships in her family. It took realizing that life is fleeting to remember relationships are worth mending and fighting for. "Love people for who they are, pray, and leave them in God's hands." Good words to take to heart. We all want to be loved for who we are not who others want us to be. "Life isn't easy. We do the best we can with what God gives us. I've made a complete mess of everything. It's not about what you've done. It's about what you're going to do now." Let the past be the past, it's not what matters. What matters is what you are going to choose to do with that past. "In this life, we will not love perfectly. In the next, God promises we will. I hold on to that hope. I cling to that dream." We are in a fallen world, we can not love perfectly, but God does. With Him we can love better. And in the next life all love will be perfect love. What a wonderful thing to look forward to. "Man might plan, but God will prevail." God has the best plans for us, we just need to let go and let God. Let Him take our lives, trusting He has what is best for us. "May the Lord bless you and keep you. He goes ahead of you. He stands at your side. He dwells within you. He is your rear guard." I love that. I think it would be a great prayer to say every time your children go out the door. It is so reassuring. "God won't take you where His love won't protect you."
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I found both of these books super helpful as a mother, daughter, and granddaughter. I could relate to the daughters in this book a lot. It helped me understand my own mom and grandma and helped me take a better look at how I parent my girls. I really liked these books and will re read them again some day.
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