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Donkeys Still Talk: Hearing God's Voice When You're Not Listening

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A "donkey" can be a difficult person or an unforeseen situation that comes into our lives, often without warning. Who among us hasn't had to deal with one or two of those? We may not always appreciate these distracting and unwelcomed intrusions, but according to author Virelle Kidder, we can learn from them. In fact, sometimes the very reason these "donkeys" are in our lives might be to teach us something. Virelle Kidder is a wonderful writer, and her newest book DONKEYS STILL TALK is both enjoyable and uplifting. I would recommend it to anyone dealing with a difficult situation in his or her life.

I loved Virelle Kidder's soft, friendly manner of writing to encourage me to change how I view the tough interruptions of my life. I was particularly helped with her chapter about unburdening the beast--which helped me realistically view how I tend to blame others, hold onto bitterness, take myself too seriously and lean toward other unattractive characteristics such as anger and complaint. This is an excellent book and I highly recommend it.

Virelle Kidder is an amazing writer.Thanks to her simple, open style the words leap off the page and into the heart. It's funny, there were no startling revelations in Donkeys Still Talk, yet with each flip of the page I rediscovered something about myself and God. It's not just that Virelle is a great storyteller, though she is, but it's that she is transparent and willing to share with the reader all she has learned from the many and varied donkey messengers in her life. The format of this book, complete with the face to face sections, makes it easy to apply what Virelle has written to our specific situation. This is a must read for anyone who has ever had an interruption to the life they had planned on living.

LIfe's interuptions often are met with grumbling. Virelle helps us see that there are great lessons to be learned from them. Her practical steps along with insightful personal questions help one find the solutions to grow through the interuptions. I savored each chapter and used the response questions at the end of each section to do a quick checkup on my life. It proved to be an edifying process. It is a book which needs to be read or referred to every time we hit a new unexpected interruption in life.

This was a terrific book. It helped me to look at the difficult situations (anything I didn't want) as a time of learning. Virelle suggests focusing on what really matters (Godly perspective) versus what I want (me, me, me).

She uses her own circumstances and experiences, some were very trying, to see what the Lord has in store for her and each of us. I found this at the public library at a time when I really needed a change in my attitude and perspective.
I highly recommend this book, especially if you are at place where you feel stuck.
--M. Law

Because God is so personal, he speaks to us through objects we understand. Who can't relate to a wild headstrong donkey? Virelle uses the donkey, a necessity for survival in Bible times, as a symbol for the challenges and irritations braying at our door. She teaches us how to identify our beasts of burden and how to tame them by "letting God handle the herd."

Filled with scriptural illustrations and warm personal stories, Virelle Kidder's book is a must have for your bookshelf. Read it once, but you'll keep coming back over again for encouragement and insight.

I had the joy of writing the foreword for this book and can say with all my heart, "You gotta read this one!" As a woman who never learns anything the easy way, I very much identified with the various scenarios Virelle Kidder describes in Donkeys Still Talk. How often have I whined about problems, challenges, and difficult people, when they were God-sent "donkeys" meant to get my attention?! This book offers the two things we can never get enough of in this world--truth and hope--penned by a writer who has plenty of both to share.

Amazing writer, amazing words and amazing book. I couldn't put it down! My kids woke me up in the middle of the night, and I picked up this book and I read this book in it's entirety and knew I would have to read it again! After gaining so much insight, and feeling understood by this writer, I have felt a wonderful weight off of my back and even that next day, got through the day without exahaustion or sharpness in my tongue.

I bought this book when I was suffering a momentary setback in my anger towards my husband at not expressing his loyalty to the Lord as much as I felt he should. Wow! what an eye opener this book was for me to take the "plank out of my own eye"!

She is articulate and interesting and brings the reader along as if you are her friend or prayer partner or she is your mentor. She shares wisdom, insights that you may or may not know, but have now seen them in a new light. She gives you exercises that give you pause and make you pull out that dusty journal and seek answers from the greatest book- The Bible to jot down your thoughts!
It was a well needed wake up call in my young walk as a Christian, but older walk as an adult. Hit me right in the soul!

I was very pleased, received it just a few days after I ordered it. The book was in excellent condition.

I read this as our Book Club selection and enjoyed it tremendously. I believe each person in our group received a great deal from reading this book.It is amazing how many donkeys we have out there'