Time to read seems like such a luxury at times.  We've just gotten home from a few days away.  Normally I take at least 3-4 books ~ mostly non-fiction on education or health.  [I have such difficulty finding really wonderful, Christian fiction worth reading.  Feel free to leave some suggestions in the comment section.]

This time I took just one book (fictional) that has made several journies with me before, but has never been read.  I read all but the first and last chapters while away.  I finished it this morning just as the sun was rising.  This book touched my heart all the way through, perhaps you've read it...Stepping Heavenward: One Woman's Journey to Godliness by Mrs. E. Prentiss (1869).

This is no ordinary book of fiction.  No preachy bit of non-fiction.  The main character is so real from beginning to end.  The wise women she encounters along the way are beautiful.  I laughed, I cried, I was inspired. I want to read it again and write down the bits of godly wisdom I gleaned. 

I've heard it said of great books that we should never just "get through the book," on the contrary we should "allow the book to get through us."  This book certainly got through me and I pray that I retain at least part of His wisdom that it bestowed on my heart and mind.