by Susan E. Isaacs
My sister left this book for me to read as she has seen Susan Isaacs speak in person and really enjoyed hearing her talk. I, however, did not really get it. The book is set up in two ways: one part follows Susan through her spiritual journey detailing her actions and life, the other part takes place in therapy and is a dialogue between Susan and God, sometimes as the Father and sometimes as the Son. These conversation pieces I never truly felt I could relate to. There was a lot of sarcasm, blaming, and petty fights. I frankly found myself skimming them to get back to the meat of the story.
As for her life, I will say it was intriguing. She has certainly had her battles and hardships to face. However, once again there were a lot of times I felt that the problems could have been avoided with a little bit of thought and maturity. There was a lot of blaming God for not doing or giving what Susan wanted at the time. Which frankly, if your will doesn't match God's, you aren't going to get your every wish to come true. There was also an inordinate amount of time spent trying to read the "signs" around her even to the extent of trying to interpret her dreams. The end seemed to conclude correctly, but the journey there left me scratching my head, confused that it could take that long to get there. Maybe it is my background that makes it hard to relate to, or maybe things were exaggerated for the book. I admire Susan for sticking through everything and continuing to seek God, but overall, it is not really a book I would recommend.
