WOW! What an incredible book. I laughed. I cried. I cheered. I got angry. The characters were so realistic. Rivers has done it again. I was drawn into the story and couldn't put it down. There were enough twists and turns in the plot that I wasn't able to "predict" what would happen next. You must start with the first book, "Her Mother's Hope" before "Her Daughter's Dream" as they trace the family for 5 generations. All to often we find that family history repeats itself, as was the case in this story. Marta said in her journal, "we try to do a little better than the previous geneneration and find out in the end we've made the same mistakes without intending. Instead of striving to love as God first loved us, we let past hurts and grievances rule." I walked away from this series challenged to examine my heart, my motives, my words. One line I particularly liked was "It's not about what you've done. It's about what you're going to do now." May we examine ourselves, ask for forgiveness where needed, and let Christ shape our future.
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