Heaven in Her Arms
by Catherine Hickem was a wonderful, thought provoking, and even sometimes
emotional book for me to read. This book explores the question I have often pondered
… Why was Mary chosen to be the mother of
Jesus? We read about the extraordinary
qualities that Mary had. Qualities that equipped
her to be the mother that Jesus needed her to be. Mary mothered a young child, a teenager, and
a grown man. When we study the qualities
that Mary had as a mother, we can begin to understand what we need to be to our
own children.
Within Mary’s nature existed many of the same challenges
mothers of today face. She felt fear,
questioning, helplessness, and must have been overwhelmed. The wonderful thing is that she knew what to
do with those challenges. She sought
support from other women, had great faith, had a spirit of praise, faced the
unknown, took time to ponder, obeyed, let go, prayed, and trusted God.
As a mother of two adult children (college age now) this
book challenged me to think about “motherhood” in a whole new way. Our children are not entrusted to us to meet
the expectations we have for
them, but instead we are asked to parent them so they can reach the full
potential that God has placed within them. I don’t often say this, but I plan to read Heaven in Her Arms again. There were so many moments in the book that
challenged and moved me. I highly
recommend this book!
I received this book
free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers
program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have
expressed are my own.
