Book Expectations

I chose When I Lay My Isaac Down by Carol Kent because a few years ago on a woman's trip through my church my mom, sister, and myself went to hear the author speak and afterwards went to her book signing. I was younger and hadn't started reading on a more mature level yet so I really didn't know what the heck this lady was talking about at the time. More recently, I asked my mom to give me a good non-fiction book to read and she thought this would be a good choice since I am now much older. As I glanced at a few of the pages in the first chapter I knew the book was about a family who had it all and something very tragic was about to change their life. When it comes to non-fiction books I like the stories that I can relate most to. And everyone knows what its like to have everything going good for yourself and no matter what the situation may be it always seems to be the best time that Evil wants to intrude in your life. More than just a pitty story it is a story of encouragement and motivation for all individuals going through stressful situations or have been in the pits of hell before. By reading the back of the book she uses much of her inspiration from the bible and I don't really take much time to read the bible so I enjoy hearing peoples experiences of how it changed their life and maybe it'll motivate me to atleast read something out of the bible. : )