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ohiosarah's review
5.0
Before I begin this review I want to be honest, I've only ever watched a couple of Duck Dynasty episodes - we don't subscribe to cable and I don't usually have time to watch shows. The ones I have watched my children and I really enjoy so when I had the chance from Family Christian bloggers to read and review this book I jumped at the offer. The Good, The Bad, and the Grace of God: What Honesty and Pain Taught Us about Faith, Family and Forgiveness is an awesome book on how two people that were broken, begin to heal with God's help and become a stronger family because of it. I was pulled in from the first chapter - each chapter is either told from Jep's or Jessica's point of view and you'll know before starting a new chapter whose view you'll be reading.
It was a relatively short and quick read - sometimes humorous, sometimes I had tears in my eyes - especially during the story of Jep's medical crisis when the family didn't know whether he'd leave the hospital alive. I've been there - sitting beside my husband as we wait word about what is going on, and then later being that widow. I could feel Jessica's worry, her fears and ultimately peace when she leaves it in God's hands. The book is honest, more honest than I think I ever could be in regards to my past and my skeletons - because we live in a world who wants to see us as horrible, unchanged, unrepentant sinners. However, Jep and Jessica, seem to truly not care - their story isn't for perfect people - it's for those who have been hurt, who have pain and who want to heal like they've been healed - their story is told, not to recount every horrible detail or to ruminate on it all the time, but so that there story can help someone else.
Whether or not one watched Duck Dynasty, whether or not one agrees or disagrees with their Christian worldview - if you've been hurt, if you're still in pain and you want a story that shows how two people, one couple, keeps on going, then read this book! I appreciated how they didn't dwell on facts, the story was there but it wasn't written in a woe-is-me fashion or in a way that some continue to dwell on it while making the reader think they've been healed - it's real, it's raw and it's all God. It's great to read about their love for each other, for their children and for the Lord, even if it makes me miss my husband - I feel even more inspired to pass on our faith to our children so I can pass on our legacy. The questions and answers segment at the end is a great way to end the book and it makes them seem even more real than watching them on T.V.
**I was provided an Advanced Readers Copy of this book from Family Christian bloggers in exchange for my honest opinion, no other compensation was given.
It was a relatively short and quick read - sometimes humorous, sometimes I had tears in my eyes - especially during the story of Jep's medical crisis when the family didn't know whether he'd leave the hospital alive. I've been there - sitting beside my husband as we wait word about what is going on, and then later being that widow. I could feel Jessica's worry, her fears and ultimately peace when she leaves it in God's hands. The book is honest, more honest than I think I ever could be in regards to my past and my skeletons - because we live in a world who wants to see us as horrible, unchanged, unrepentant sinners. However, Jep and Jessica, seem to truly not care - their story isn't for perfect people - it's for those who have been hurt, who have pain and who want to heal like they've been healed - their story is told, not to recount every horrible detail or to ruminate on it all the time, but so that there story can help someone else.
Whether or not one watched Duck Dynasty, whether or not one agrees or disagrees with their Christian worldview - if you've been hurt, if you're still in pain and you want a story that shows how two people, one couple, keeps on going, then read this book! I appreciated how they didn't dwell on facts, the story was there but it wasn't written in a woe-is-me fashion or in a way that some continue to dwell on it while making the reader think they've been healed - it's real, it's raw and it's all God. It's great to read about their love for each other, for their children and for the Lord, even if it makes me miss my husband - I feel even more inspired to pass on our faith to our children so I can pass on our legacy. The questions and answers segment at the end is a great way to end the book and it makes them seem even more real than watching them on T.V.
**I was provided an Advanced Readers Copy of this book from Family Christian bloggers in exchange for my honest opinion, no other compensation was given.
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