The Best Gift, (Hardcover)

This heartwarming book was just what I needed right now! A pleasure to read, each beautifully written story brings something different such as humor, joy, suspense, sorrow and comfort. Some chapters are light and fun while others describe great heaviness and adversity, including some deeply personal experiences of the author and his family. Throughout the book, words of faith and hope are expressed with love, gentleness, humility and compassion, always glorifying God. I thoroughly enjoyed and savored this book, which left me feeling encouraged, hopeful and inspired.

I start reading books like “The Best Gift” and often wonder if it will be a little bit cheesy with these homespun tales. However, not far into the book I started feeling like I was listening to Garrison Keillor tell stories about Lake Wobegon. The difference was that these were real people, with real life joys, struggles, and hardships that often needed a source of hope that doesn't come from within. The author does a great job of showing how sharing your spirituality or faith, can be done with humor and compassion without being over bearing and threatening to those you are sharing with. Very well done. I will give this as a gift to my small group. I hope that they enjoy it as much as I did.