{"id":574,"date":"2009-10-27T15:17:24","date_gmt":"2009-10-27T19:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/?p=574"},"modified":"2009-10-27T15:17:24","modified_gmt":"2009-10-27T19:17:24","slug":"before-you-were-born-a-small-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=574","title":{"rendered":"Before You Were Born- a small book review."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Halloween<\/a> <\/p>\n

I don’t usually like to do book review’s, because I know myself too well and sometimes I can be downright snarky.  I try not to do food reviews for the same reason, but sometimes I can’t keep quiet- it has to do with a bad taste left in my mouth,  I think.<\/p>\n

Anyway, yesterday I read Aidan Before You Were Born <\/u><\/em><\/strong> , written by Nancy White Carlstrom and illustrated by Linda Saport, Published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers (2002).  <\/p>\n

I was overwhelmed… the art is vivid and rich- it almost saturates your vision in a totally fulfilling way- and the text- Oh my- the text had me in tears within moments.  The first sentence-<\/p>\n

       “Before you were born<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

God wrote your days in a book.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

– gives away the background text for this book- Psalm 139:13-16.<\/p>\n

But the words and emotions are so personal and real that you are taken on a journey of love in a land of ” Before you were born” and ” But when you arrived” .<\/p>\n

This is a book of welcome and affirmation and praise and joy.<\/p>\n

If you are a grandma or an aunt or ever plan on reading a love book.  If you love art, if you love beauty, or just if you love.  Get this book.  It will be on your favorite book shelf in an instant.<\/p>\n

Because this is love defined- parental and godly love.  <\/p>\n

The last pages say it so well-<\/p>\n

“So as years and years and years<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

pass by<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

and the land and the sky<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

and the woods all around change –<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

and we too-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

our love for you<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

will be worn the same way<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

only more.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

And we can say<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

we know full well<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

that before you were born<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

God wrote your days in a book<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

and sent you to us.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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