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A review by estherfilbrun
Dare to Dream Again by Alana Terry
4.0
Some books you read are delightful ones that whisk you away to a place you’ve never experienced before. Others touch on subjects that are really difficult but encouraging at the same time. This book was both of those. Even though it was just a novella, I instantly fell in love with the characters, and could really empathize with the trouble they were facing in trying to be content.
Gloria’s heart of service was beautiful to see, as she served her disabled daughter and tried to help out with VBS when that time came around. I admit, when I come in contact with people that are especially difficult or just plain different from me, I don’t always react with love and compassion. Although I’d like to, I’m usually more concerned about myself than them. And I hate that. I’m praying that will change.
In this book, though, Gloria embraced it—not perfectly, but instead of running when she saw trouble, she tried to have the right attitude and then pushed ahead as well as she could. That was a challenge to me. I need to learn to embrace the uncomfortableness of life more, the disruptions to my perfectly-planned schedule.
Although this book was not necessarily in my normal reading genres, I really enjoyed it. It was a sweet story, but also a challenging one with a good balance of entertainment and depth.
I was given a free copy of this book, and this is my honest opinion of it.
Gloria’s heart of service was beautiful to see, as she served her disabled daughter and tried to help out with VBS when that time came around. I admit, when I come in contact with people that are especially difficult or just plain different from me, I don’t always react with love and compassion. Although I’d like to, I’m usually more concerned about myself than them. And I hate that. I’m praying that will change.
In this book, though, Gloria embraced it—not perfectly, but instead of running when she saw trouble, she tried to have the right attitude and then pushed ahead as well as she could. That was a challenge to me. I need to learn to embrace the uncomfortableness of life more, the disruptions to my perfectly-planned schedule.
Although this book was not necessarily in my normal reading genres, I really enjoyed it. It was a sweet story, but also a challenging one with a good balance of entertainment and depth.
I was given a free copy of this book, and this is my honest opinion of it.