A Little Something Different

A Thankful Woman's Book of Blessings is usually a blog where I participate in a variety of memes each day during the week...sometimes, there is a blogging game here or there.

Tonight, I've been asked to do something a little different here. . .and that is, to offer you a review of a book,
"Why God Matters", written by a woman named Karina, and her father, Steve, who serves as a permanent deacon in the Catholic Church.

 When I first saw that the authors were father and daughter, I thought, "Oh! What a wonderful idea!"

I was delighted to find it such an  easy-read, very simply and succinctly written; and applicable to any walk in life. Whether you are someone who is seeking in your faith, or someone who has questions about the Catholic faith...or whether you are a life-long, devout Catholic (or not), the pages of this book will speak to you.

"About what?", you ask. 

About GOD. Deacon Steve and his daughter Karina have led an ordinary, yet extraordinary life together; and this book is their way of sharing that journey with you...of letting you "in" to learn how they came to know, love, and serve the Lord through the various circumstances, states-in-life, and unforeseen events that they've experienced through the years.

"God really does matter", they tell us. . . and each time they share a personal story and the lesson learned from it with the reader, it causes one to pause and ponder the state of one's own soul...and one's own relationship with God.

Each chapter begins with a quoted passage from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Scripture verses are interspersed throughout as well, to add a  special touch to your reflection and to encourage and strengthen you in  your faith.

Every once in a while, the authors seem to stop and have a little discussion directly WITH the reader...offering us questions to ponder and consider as we begin to analyze our own spiritual journeys and discern where God is calling us in this life.

I found that Karina and her dad complement one anothers writing so nicely...and though they have each known suffering, trials, and pain in life, there is a true JOY that emanates from their retelling of even some of the most trying times...because they trust in God's Providence, they trust in His Grace, and they trust in the help that He regularly sends to us; be that through a spouse, a friend, or a Guardian Angel!

The purpose of this book is to help us see God's Hand a little better in each of our lives.

The reader is also encouraged to share his or her own personal stories with the authors; and information and details as to how to do that is provided.

Like I said, this is an easy-read...if you take a day of vacation, you could get through it in a day. The stories and reflections flow gently and smoothly along...and before you know it, you've gone through several chapters!

I enjoyed "Why God Matters" very much...and I recommend it for your personal reading pleasure.

You can get a copy for yourself and read more reviews about it HERE!

This review for "Why God Matters" has been part of a September Blog Carnival.

THIS PAGE offers you links to all of the other blogs that have published reviews of this book during the month of September.

My thanks to Nicole Langan, from Tribute Books, for inviting me to take part!