I have read several books that I have enjoyed over the years, but there have only been a handful of them that I would like to tell ALL my friends to go out and read ASAP & ‘The Shack’ now tops that list.

I think you will only reap the benefits of this book if you are willing to walk through the grief of the first few chapters & bring your own griefs, dissappointments & resentments with you on the way.  I have never cried so hard & had a book move me as much as this one did. Yet I have also never felt quite as peaceful about life after reading it either. There is just something about this book that makes believing in God & living in His love & trusting Him with your life, SO desirable. This isn’t the Bible, it’s just a work of fiction, but it made God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit a whole lot more tangible to me.

There were even parts of the book that almost seemed like they were meant JUST for me.  Most people know that I like birds, but maybe you don’t know that I saved a baby Blue Jay’s life when I was about 10 yrs. old. It fell out of it’s nest & I took care of it until it was healthy enough to fly. When the Blue Jay appeared in the story, I got goosebumps! 

Those of you who have already read it will probably understand why I feel a little bit sad that the book is over. I already yearn to be back in ‘The Shack’.  I just hope that the message of this book will stay with me and my trust in God & love for others will continue to grow along the way.

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