The Color of Home by Kit Tosello is an excellent book
about family relationships... loss... and love.
When Audrey's Aunt Daisy needs some help with her uncle [who is ill] she doesn't hesitate to take a leave of absence to help facilitate
the life changes they need to make...
Even though she had not been to the area in years.
Along the way she finds that she's never truly grieved her father's death 13 years earlier... It seems that both she and Aunt Daisy are both at a crossroad...
As Audrey reaches out to God for help she comes to realize
that following Him may sometimes mean,
"Being, not doing. Trusting, not shoulding. Resting, not reproving."
[And I kinda love that quote.]
Aunt Daisy has her own relationship with our Lord... starting her day each morning sitting quietly before Him. But that doesn't mean her life was without struggles too -
She's taking care of and making care plans for
her sweet husband who has dementia...
I loved this prayer of hers -
"Forgive me, Father, for allowing my less-than-glorious ruminations
to crowd out Your Glory.
I may not hear Your voice today, Lord. But I hear you loud and clear.
You are the giver of better things.
Kiss me again this morning with your love. Strengthen me, so I can refresh others.
Show me where to find the holy in the hard.
And in this land that's idyllic but still somehow inadequate,
turn my eyes... Keep me facing homeward." [to You -]
- A great book full of growth and wisdom, acceptance...
and a little romance in the end...
Note: I was given a copy of this book from the publisher for review purposes.
ALL opinions are my own.
It's a great book -
I may just recommend it to my [library] book club...]
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