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Sto caricando le informazioni... When Did Everybody Else Get So Old?: Indignities, Compromises, and the Unexpected Grace of Midlifedi Jennifer Grant
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Reading this seemed like having a conversation with a good friend. The only problem was this particular friend was just a bit younger and hasn’t yet navigated that uncharted territory that is ahead for me. While the book really wasn’t filled with what I expected, I enjoyed it and especially liked what Grant had to say in Chapter 12 and the references she made to some verses in Ecclesiastes. This was a quick, positive read that can be finished in a weekend or less. It’s most likely more relatable to mothers and those seeking or practicing a spiritual life, but it’s definitely not preachy. Many thanks to NetGalley and Herald Press for allowing me to read an advance copy in exchange for an honest review. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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HTML: From writer and veteran columnist Jennifer Grant comes an unflinching and spirited look at the transitions of midlife. When Did Everybody Else Get So Old? plumbs the physical, spiritual, and emotional changes unique to the middle years: from the emptying nest to the sagging effects of aging. Grant acknowledges the complexities and loss inherent in midlife and tells stories of sustaining disappointment, taking hard blows to the ego, undergoing a crisis of faith, and grieving the deaths not only of illusions but of loved ones. Yet she illuminates the confidence and grace that this season of life can also bring. Magnetic, good-humored, and full of hope in the sustaining power of the Spirit, this is a must-read for anyone facing the flux and flow of middle age. Free downloadable study guide available here. .Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Jennifer talks about why teenagers make fun of us, rebel against us, and detach from us. That is always helpful to remember because it helps us to engage the issue instead of reacting to it. She didn't give much help in the engaging area however. She also dealt with how our kids make fun of us as a way to build their independence and prove themselves separate from us.That can be helpful in affirming our children's individualism.
Really this was a strange group of essays that formed a memoir. She went from wearing glasses that her kids said look like Elton John, to losing her addict sister, to being cremated, to being Episcopalian. The part about her sister was interesting. She shares a little list of what not to say to people who are grieving. When someone loses a family member that is an addict they also grieve their life and loss of relationship. It's a grief doubled.
At the very last chapter, she lost me completely. She went on this strange rant about verses used in the Bible to clobber others. Ones that preached repentance and justice. She said that she thought everyone gets to go to heaven. Honestly, I think she took those "clobber verses" and hit people who believe in repentance and our need to be forgiven by a Holy God with them. It was some of the worst theology I've read in a while.
That leaves me to tell you that I do not recommend this book.
This book was graciously provided by Herald Press for review. ( )