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The Perfect Book for Mothers and Daughters
One day a young woman cleaning out an old church finds a jar containing bits of ribbon, buttons, bows, a gold ring, and a yellow baby sock. The pastor's wife comes in and tells her about the meaning--and stories--of each item.
After reading this book, you'll want to make your own story jars--one for your family, and one for your mother and/or daughter!
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From Publishers Weekly
Marketed as a Mother's Day title, this book offers three novellas about motherhood, hung along a single story line (the discovery of a long-lost "story jar" in a church) and peppered with short real-life tributes to mothers. Hatcher, Hunt and Bedford all accomplished and well-established Christian writers set out explicitly to honor and encourage mothers. Thankfully, their writing is fresh, insightful and gritty even as it comforts, usually managing to steer clear of the maudlin. The stories profile a mother of two young daughters who faces cancer just as her own mother did before her; a remarried mother working through a difficult relationship with a rebellious runaway daughter turned born-again Christian; and a couple struggling through infertility and the long path to adoption. The book is as much about spirituality and trust in God as it is about motherhood. It captures with surprising sensitivity various scenes of communion with God, and some excruciatingly exquisite moments of parental love. . . . Overall, however, this is a warm, friendly book for Christian women who are trying to raise their children and face their painful problems with both faith and doubt intact. (Mar.)
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
In a story collection celebrating various aspects of motherhood, the authors relate stories based on items taken from a story jar, a collection of mementos. In "The Hair Ribbons" by Bedford (Homecoming), a pair of ribbons sent through time by a dead mother's love and faith give strength to her daughter as she faces breast cancer, the same disease that killed the mother. "Heart Rings" by Robin Lee Hatcher (Patterns of Love) bridges the generation gap between mother and daughter as they learn to accept each other based on love and not appearances. In "The Yellow Sock," Angela Elwell Hunt (The Immortal) tackles adoption in a moving story reminiscent of Tracie Peterson's The Long-Awaited C! hild. Wi th letters and anecdotes about motherhood from family members and other authors, such as Jerry Jenkins, Francine Rivers, Lori Copeland, Debbie Macomber, and more, The Story Jar is a delightful addition to any collection.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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