This was an interesting book and a different read than my normal. I didn't realize till about 3/4 of the way through the book that the author was writing about her life. It is about her life living in Africa and then marrying a man from Wyoming and how much her life changes after marraige and her move to the states. It is a book with tragedy and overcoming that tragedy. The book tells how drastically different life in Africa is compared with to life in the U.S. "The problem with most people is that they want to be alive for as long as possible without having any idea whatsoever how to live." It's so true, we all get lost sometimes and forget what living is really about. We all get caught up in the supposed to's or have to's and forget the beauty of connection and family and love. "...there is nothing like the profound loneliness of early motherhood to make a person ache to be embraced by their person of origin." Motherhood makes us all long for our mothers I believe. Those early days of motherhood can be scary and make you feel all alone. Yet becoming a mother makes us appreciate the woman we call mom and forms a bond that wasn't previously there. "Easy is just another way of knowing you aren't doing much in the way of your life." God doesn't call us to easy and really most things that are worth while take work. These are the times that we have to have the biggest faith, when things are hard. It is when we see God work and truly feel Him. I don't agree with all of this book but it was an intereting read and I liked learning more about Africa and life there. I appreciated the authors look at tragedy and being willing to overcome.
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