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• Jun. 27, 2008 - What I Am Reading

About two years ago, a lady from church brought a box of books and was giving them away. They were about hope and healing for the parents of prodigals. I thought that was so nice and I picked one up so that I would be able to give it to someone who might need it that came across my path. Now, I am that person. The book is by Kitti Murray. Sometimes I can not even get through a whole chapter. I have underlined a lot and spend a lot of time crying. I then have to shut the book and meditate on the thoughts. The title is A Long Way Off. I can not fully recommend it yet, as I have not finished it, but so far it is right on. As if she was reading my thoughts. She does not recommend anyone who is not in the situation to read the book. "I might add this plea: if you cannot classify yourself as and "understander," if you have not experienced in at least some small way this sort of parental pain, please close the book, put it down, and back away! My first reason for such a prohibition is purely self-protective. I fear that you, the noninitiate, would be either too quick to judge or too slow to understand. It has been on of the riskiest ventures of my life to write these words, so much do that I tremble to think of them falling into the wrong hands. But my warning is for your own good as well. young couples would do well to educate themselves about the realities of the life ahead of them as parents; but it would be foolhardy for them to learn about parenting by spending a week cooped up in a home with someone else's colicky infant, two toddlers, and a five-year-old. It would be like going from basic training to the raging battlefront all in one day. Too much exposure too soon could result in either cowardice or cynicism or both. But if you are determined to read on, brace yourself. The truths herein, I am convinced, are sound, but they are hard earned." This book is written by a Pastor's wife. So their family is in the virtual fishbowl. Please pray for me as I continue on reading this, it is emotionally draining, yet encouraging at the same time. Here is the Book and a link to Amazon and the reviews of it: A Long Way Off by Kitti Murray.

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