This is a follow-up post to the Blog-a-Thon I did on January 31.
On January 1, 2009, Julie Forward DeMay began her blog cell war notebooks
to document her “journey to healing;” she was battling cancer. On
August 10, 2009, Julie died peacefully at home, only two days after her
thirty-seventh birthday. This book is the collection of her blog posts.
Each
post is given its own chapter, separating the book into short and easy
to read segments. The book itself is short and can be read in a single
sitting. The chapters are loosely centered around themes, but mostly
chronicle Julie’s thoughts on any given day. Her writing style is
casual and inviting, and the reader is drawn into the personal
reflections of a young woman conscripted to fight a battle no one would
ever choose for themselves, but which far too many must face
nonetheless.
She begins optimistically, determined to defeat this
invader in her body and resume her life. She is surrounded by the
support of family and friends, and her love for her husband and
five-year-old daughter are recurring themes throughout the book. But as
treatment after treatment fails to deliver on the promise of good
health, her optimism begins to turn to desperation. Continue reading...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Book Review: The Marriage Manifesto
I'm now writing book reviews over at Quiet Publications. I was just getting ready to cross-post my second review when I realized that I neglected to cross-post my first one. Oops!
So without further ado, here is a link to my review of The Marriage Manifesto by Kelly M. Flanagan, PhD. I'll provide a link to my second review in a week or so (though it's there now, if you want to read it).
In his first e-book, Dr. Kelly Flanagan addresses how the consumerism that shapes modern life infects and damages marriages as well. Using examples from his personal life and popular culture, Flanagan clearly outlines what the reader can expect in the preface and introduction. His first two chapters frame his argument nicely and provide realistic expectations for people who are looking for help with their marriages. He also provides advice for those who feel they are in abusive relationships, and recommends a course of individual—opposed to marital—therapy. Flanagan is careful to affirm the inherent worth of the individual regardless of whether the marriage ultimately thrives or fails.
That affirmation of the individual’s inherent worth, along with a call for acceptance of one’s imperfections (both one’s own and one’s spouse’s) is the strongest message of the remaining chapters, even stronger than the threat from consumerism in marriage. (Continue reading.)
So without further ado, here is a link to my review of The Marriage Manifesto by Kelly M. Flanagan, PhD. I'll provide a link to my second review in a week or so (though it's there now, if you want to read it).
In his first e-book, Dr. Kelly Flanagan addresses how the consumerism that shapes modern life infects and damages marriages as well. Using examples from his personal life and popular culture, Flanagan clearly outlines what the reader can expect in the preface and introduction. His first two chapters frame his argument nicely and provide realistic expectations for people who are looking for help with their marriages. He also provides advice for those who feel they are in abusive relationships, and recommends a course of individual—opposed to marital—therapy. Flanagan is careful to affirm the inherent worth of the individual regardless of whether the marriage ultimately thrives or fails.
That affirmation of the individual’s inherent worth, along with a call for acceptance of one’s imperfections (both one’s own and one’s spouse’s) is the strongest message of the remaining chapters, even stronger than the threat from consumerism in marriage. (Continue reading.)
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