A Review - Jesus, My Father, the CIA and Me

Jesus, My Father, The CIA and Me by Ian Cron

Ian Cron tells his own story about growing up in a family with an alcoholic father, a flamboyant mother, a blind nanny & trying siblings. He documents the ups and downs of his life, struggles and joys, and how he relates to God through it all.

I love to read autobiographies and this one didn’t disappoint. I couldn’t put it down. The dialogue is colourful, exciting, heartrending, humorous and full of warmth. I laughed and I cried. Not only does it entertain, but it is challenging and exposes issues that lead to much soul searching. His desire for God and the way God is always part of Ian’s life is fascinating and very encouraging. Such a good example of the “God space” that is in all of us.

I would certainly recommend this book to anyone. For some it would just be entertaining, to others an eye opener and to yet others a path to healing of damage from their own experiences. A story not to be missed.

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A God Moment

Did you know that I looooove black swans? On Tuesday morning we were having breakfast in the family room and two black swans flew along the valley. Without thinking I said “come over here". They immediately veered across towards our house.  I dashed out the back door and they flew past the front of our house and then swung around and flew over me in the back yard. They honked as they flew over me and then headed off in the direction that they were going in the first place.

 Love it when things like that happenJ

 Makes me think that when God made us he planned for us to be linked to his creation. He did after all, get Adam to name the animals and gave mankind dominion over them. Society will never function properly if we assume that we are only animals. If we elevate the status of animals or reduce the status of humans we are headed for all sorts of problems.

 I for one am happy to fit in with the plans of a loving God and enjoy his creation, especially black swans, just as He intended. Thankyou Father.

The Waiting Place - Book Review

The Waiting Place by Eileen Button

Learning to Appreciate Life Little Delays

In this fast paced world, the anomaly is that most everyone is waiting for something. In this book, Eileen Button puts together a series of delightful essays on various waiting places; the day to end, fish to bite, a miracle, the mail, Grandfather’s funeral, children to grow up and much more.

She writes from a heart full of life experiences, she’s refreshingly honest and quite wise. I felt like I was right there with her and sometimes I laughed and sometimes I cried and sometimes I felt frustrated by the delays. The book became like a good friend and I was sorry when it ended.

Besides being enjoyable reading, it would be a very helpful book for those in a waiting place, showing them that they’re not alone. Not only that others have similar experiences, but Eileen shows through her essays how a place of frustration can become a place of discovery and delight.

I look forward to recommending this book to my friends and hope they find it as challenging, comforting and entertaining as I did.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.