It's Christmas. The Sanders clan is
gathering in Hope Springs. The festivities are dampened by the sudden
death of Pastor Jim Dillon. He and Grandma Geri, matriarch of the
clan, have lived next door to each other for many years so both
families are caught up in the funeral preparations. The two families,
one, the Dillons, white, the Sanders, black, are very supportive of
each other in an atmosphere where whites and black tend to keep to
themselves.
People from both families arrive with
issues. Todd Dillon and is wife Becca, are mourning his father, but
she is also caught up in the excitement of her expanding ministry.
Stephanie Sanders arrives unwilling to spend Christmas getting to
know this branch of her family. She doesn't want to serve, but
perhaps the is God's plan for her. Janelle and her children arrive
still mourning the death of her husband, David. These and many other
characters from the family and the little town of Hope Springs make
this a delightful book.
The message is strongly Christian. The
characters all at some point seriously pray to God to guide them in
finding the plan for their lives. I found the coupling of the strong
Christian message with the modern characters, each with issues, very
satisfying.
I highly recommend this book. The
characters are appealing; the plot, full of romantic twists, and the
emphasis on God's plan for our lives, instructive.
I reviewed this book as part of the
Thomas Nelson Booksneeze Program.
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