Building Her House AudioBook [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Nancy Wilson (Author), Karen Hieronymus (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 7, 2007

How does a woman build her house? Nancy Wilson begins with the kitchen table, remembering how each scratch and stain in the wood chronicles "hours of stories and jokes, questions and concerns (through courtships and pregnancies), prayers and discussions." She continues, each essay full of stories and encouragement—the beauty of imperfection, the comfort of Velveeta, the strengths of mothers- and daughters-in-law, the honesty that is submission, the laughter of reading aloud. As ever, while Nancy draws out our sins and weaknesses and sore spots, she comforts us with the favor of God and rouses us to a joyous faith.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Canon Press (August 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591282756
• ISBN-13: 978-1591282754
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,989,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Encouraging, July 31, 2008

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This review is from: Building Her House: Commonsensical Wisdom for Christian Women (Marigold) (Paperback)

I found this book very encouraging, uplifting...teaching scripture based biblical womanhood in an easy to read book of short essays. Nancy Wilson doesn't sugar coat our duties as christian wives and mothers.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars There's Always Room for Improvement, April 30, 2008

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This review is from: Building Her House: Commonsensical Wisdom for Christian Women (Marigold) (Paperback)

Thankfully, not all women want to rule the world, do heavy lifting, fight on the front lines, or have a need to compete with men to prove their worth or value. And for those women who want such things...this isn't the book for you.

Nancy Wilson practices what she preaches. And since I live in community with her, I get to see how her teaching has impacted the lives of her two daughters, her son, and many, many women. Her daughters are well-educated, intelligent, beautiful by any standards, witty, gutsy, courageous, fantastic Moms, and passionate about life. You won't find any repressed women in the Wilson family. I dare you to try. Her son married a very strong woman who would laugh out loud at the idea that submission equals repression.

If you married a man that isn't worthy of respect, a man who fails to take responsibility for his household, there's no wonder the words "submit" and "obey" make you cringe. The difficult truth is, you might have had something to do with the fact that he's not very respectable. In which case, you might want to read this book and "How to be Free from Bitterness, and Other Essays on Christian Relationships

In this book, Nancy Wilson covers the topics: Service, Family Relationships, Marriage, Mothering, and Attitudes. She writes from a life experience of loving her husband, raising her children, and living in a community where accountability is held in high regard.

Why am I giving four stars? Because there's always room for improvement.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed on her views, December 21, 2011

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This review is from: Building Her House: Commonsensical Wisdom for Christian Women (Marigold) (Paperback)

I was very excited about receiving this book after reading the selection posted on Amazon. I have been married 5 years and we recently had our first child. I am at a new stage in my life where I need godly guidance on how to raise my family. I thought this book would offer that. Instead, it infuriated me. There are many references in the book to her family drinking alcohol. Now, I realize that not every Christian is a teetotaller, but the author should at least respect the fact that a large percentage of Christians choose to refrain from alcohol for various reasons, and should aim to not offend. She paints alcohol out to be a necessity in family dinners. That's right, family dinners, with young children. As the wife of a youth pastor, I see the extreme danger that elevating alcohol can have on young children who do not know well enough how to discern from the evil the world has turned alcohol into. I am not one who think that alcohol is never okay, but I am one who believes that in this day and age in America where alcohol has become an extremely worldly lust, maturing Christians should abstain from it to protect their own walk and the walk of others who are also striving to grow in their faith. When a high percentage of the population is prone to alcoholism and I can clearly see the death and destruction it causes, I certainly don't want to be the Christian that someone looked up to and saw drinking and thought to himself, "Well, if they can do it, then it must be okay for me." I am very surprised the author was willing to put herself in this dangerous situation.
"Woe to the world because of things that cause people to sin! Such things must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!" Matthew 18:7
In summary, I am leary about the spiritual accuracy of the rest of the book, so while I am sure some chapters offer godly guidance, my discernment has forced me to set it aside. I will by no means recommend it to my friends, family, or church members.