Mary Lynn and Jackson Scoville are former small town people. Having arrived, they are now living the life they've always wanted while continuing to climb the social ladder. Ultimately, they desire to give their three daughters a life far better than they had growing up, at least materialistically speaking.
A surprise encounter leads Mary Lynn back to the God of her youth and yet, she is unable to share her newfound faith with Jackson. On the precipice of getting into the highest of social circles, Jackson experiences a Damascus Road experience, which causes him to commit social suicide.
Can their marriage survive the new Jackson and his change of priorities for his family?
I found the beginning of this book to be slow, picking up momentum in the middle and racing at the end. While the book did tie up the various parts of the story, I feel it ended too soon, that there was more to explore.
This book provided me with self-exploring questions, such as, what if one of my family members became totally sold out to God? How would I react? Would it test my comfort levels?
What if I totally sold myself out to God? Could I sell my home and give away all that I owned to follow Jesus?
While I enjoyed the concept, I did not enjoy, what I consider, an abrupt ending.
Would I recommend this book? Yes but not highly.
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