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The Hardest Peace: Expecting Grace in the Midst of Life's Hard by Joni Eareckson Tada, Kara Tippetts
stephaniesteen73's review against another edition
4.0
Kara Tippetts' faith journey is very inspiring. Despite life circumstances that most people would find overwhelming, she constantly strove to see the hand of God and make sense out what seemed to be nonsensical. Her relationship with her husband is also a powerful love story. Tragic story but like Kara did, will be praying for beauty to come from ashes.
tiggerser's review against another edition
3.0
Hugging my own little a bit tighter. Kara is gifted with her story and it comes from a raw place. It will speak to your heart.
luverbyrd's review against another edition
4.0
I picked up this book because I had done the condensed Bible app study of it and it resonated with me in the snippets it had.
This book is Kara's account of her Christian walk through battling cancer, her "hard" she faced in life. It weaves in biblical lessons and also has questions to reflect on for yourself.
I personally haven't had to deal with something as scary as cancer, but have many health struggles and chronic pain that her words have given me peace, hope and grown my understanding about. It pointed out realizations in my "hard" of life that I hadn't considered.
This book is Kara's account of her Christian walk through battling cancer, her "hard" she faced in life. It weaves in biblical lessons and also has questions to reflect on for yourself.
I personally haven't had to deal with something as scary as cancer, but have many health struggles and chronic pain that her words have given me peace, hope and grown my understanding about. It pointed out realizations in my "hard" of life that I hadn't considered.
maries_shelf's review against another edition
5.0
I laughed ... and I cried (a lot). Reading Kara's story was very emotional and eye-opening. Her faith and love for the Lord through all the hard times pierced my heart and soul. God was truly glorified in this book.
samluce's review against another edition
4.0
This book was super hard to read and at the same time super good to read. Being married to a Cancer survivor it forced me to deal with fears I didn’t know were still there and to thank God for his Grace in yesterday’s hard as well as his grace in today’s hard. To look forward to our forever home. The home that we were always meant for.
themartinmama's review against another edition
4.0
Love is the best and God is always good even if we live a long long life or leave early. More straight forward than emotional compared to my expectations as she wrestles out hard questions with herself, her husband, and kids.
inthecommonhours's review against another edition
4.0
I don't agree with all of Kara Tippert's theology,but this wasn't a book of theology so much as sharing the grace that helped her find peace in the hardest time (as a young mother of four with terminal breast cancer). I loved her generosity with her story, and much of it will stay with me---I hope forever.
I loved the story of her marriage, her conscious effort to leave words that will provide comfort in the future, the bedtime ritual with her littles. Her honesty about her childhood, about her early steps in faith, about the hard. She has shared her beautiful hard story with the world, and I am in awe that she was able to write it while in the throws of that story.
I loved the story of her marriage, her conscious effort to leave words that will provide comfort in the future, the bedtime ritual with her littles. Her honesty about her childhood, about her early steps in faith, about the hard. She has shared her beautiful hard story with the world, and I am in awe that she was able to write it while in the throws of that story.
cmbhusker's review against another edition
3.0
I read this as part of a woman's book group in my church. As another reviewer noted, I'm reviewing the book as a book, and not as any sort of commentary on how Kara or her family handled this devastating experience.
The biggest drawback of this book, in my opinion, is that it maybe wasn't exactly sure what it wanted to be. Or, perhaps Kara knew what she wanted it to be, but it was never particularly clear. At many points, it seemed to veer between: 1) a personal reflection on her journey, 2) a panegyric to her husband and children, who are all, it seems, spiritual giants, 3) theological thoughts, and 4) some sort of guide to living in the present. I liked the book best while reading it as the first of these things, and my guess is that overall, that was the author's intention in writing it. But there were times when it seemed to dip its toe into "guide to living" territory and it did not work as well (at least to me.)
The book was also a bit scattershot--I could overlook this, because Kara was not necessarily an author, and in some ways, this was very appropriate, because her journey was, as most people's are, uneven and untidy, and that was reflected in the writing and structure. I suspect some people would like this, because it may ring more true and authentic for them. However, others might just find it annoying and hard to follow. :)
Overall, I still think this is a book well worth reading. It's not a long read, and we found it very good for prompting discussion in our group. I really liked how Kara used quotations from other sources throughout the book--it helped shape the text, and I really loved some of the ones she included. There are some great, challenging thoughts in this book, so it's worth a read.
The biggest drawback of this book, in my opinion, is that it maybe wasn't exactly sure what it wanted to be. Or, perhaps Kara knew what she wanted it to be, but it was never particularly clear. At many points, it seemed to veer between: 1) a personal reflection on her journey, 2) a panegyric to her husband and children, who are all, it seems, spiritual giants, 3) theological thoughts, and 4) some sort of guide to living in the present. I liked the book best while reading it as the first of these things, and my guess is that overall, that was the author's intention in writing it. But there were times when it seemed to dip its toe into "guide to living" territory and it did not work as well (at least to me.)
The book was also a bit scattershot--I could overlook this, because Kara was not necessarily an author, and in some ways, this was very appropriate, because her journey was, as most people's are, uneven and untidy, and that was reflected in the writing and structure. I suspect some people would like this, because it may ring more true and authentic for them. However, others might just find it annoying and hard to follow. :)
Overall, I still think this is a book well worth reading. It's not a long read, and we found it very good for prompting discussion in our group. I really liked how Kara used quotations from other sources throughout the book--it helped shape the text, and I really loved some of the ones she included. There are some great, challenging thoughts in this book, so it's worth a read.
jennycoobs's review against another edition
5.0
A hard but beautiful book. It hit me in my gut and I just wanted to wrap my arms around this precious family and love on them so much. She wrote with just rawness, such heartbreaking honesty, and everything in me just wanted to fix it! But she always always brought it back to the truth she was fighting to cling to and the reason why she could hold so tightly to that truth and write this book with such hard authenticity -- her hope rests in our mighty God and He brought her through this. I know the Lord will use in this book in such powerful ways to bring comfort to others who are going through painful, excruciating times, perhaps even fearing death themselves. In the pages of this book we can find a sweet friend, one who wants to walk with us and cry with us and plead with us, but one that will faithfully point us to the best thing, our dear hope: Jesus.
auntiekatie21's review against another edition
5.0
This book. Wow. Kara's faith, brokenness, honesty and humility are huge factors in this book. Convicting, encouraging, emotional, and all together one I would own and read again.