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Moving On--Required Reading, November 30, 2000
This review is from: Moving on: Quiet Moments for the Divorced (Quiet Moments Devotional Series) (Paperback)
As one who has been through a divorce and dealt with what it meant to myself, my spouse, and our child, I found "Moving On" enormously powerful. I believe it will help any reader, no matter how skeptical, hurt, or distressed, to deal with the agony of divorce. In addition, I recommend it as remedial counsel to anyone who is even slightly concerned about a future divorce, one's own or that of a friend. In fact, I would make it required reading for every counselor, minister, and divorce lawyer and in every high school sex and marriage education class. Its ounce of prevention could easily be worth tons of disastrous courtroom cures!
Dickinson's book consists of personal stories of a great variety of men, women, and children affected by divorce, both the principals and members and friends of their families: battered women, a Viet Nam veteran, the wealthy and impoverished, a modern female David, a WWII captive of the Japanese, to mention just a few. It also includes stories by the author about her own and her family's travails. In all the stories there is a source of help. Often it is the represented by wisdom from the Bible, both Old and New Testament (happily using modern translations). But the same wisdom is there for both believers and non-believers, and universally healing.
(Managers and management experts take notice: Here is a book that will help with far more than just two-person relationships. It has much to offer to corporate relationships as well!)
Dickinson's style is highly readable, always engaging, direct and succinct. She enjoys some wry bits of humor, e.g. the woman who loved lilies but ignored much of her life: The Lily of Denial. The movement to help single drivers get acquainted: bumper Decal Dating! One story which could be called The Parable of the Cracked Pot. The idea of the "starter marriage." The true meaning of a bit of street talk: F-I-N-E!
Recommendation: as many stars as there are!
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BEFORE the Divorce, January 13, 2001
This review is from: Moving on: Quiet Moments for the Divorced (Quiet Moments Devotional Series) (Paperback)
This book could be read by couples BEFORE they decide to end a marriage. There are circumstances when that would not work such as abusive relationships, but as a married person I found so many of the stories reminding me how NOT to get lost as a person, how NOT to assume the responsibility of happiness for my spouse, how to remember and honor my spouse in the decisions I make. Once you're married, decisions are no longer exclusive. These stories remind you of that. If the divorced has happened, I would want to read this book after the rawness of separation has dissipated. So often, those who are newly divorced cannot see the forest for the trees yet. I was FASCINATED with the Bible references. Many people today feel the Bible does not apply to today's world. Yet here is God's word showing His love, wisdom, and understanding; asking His children to take responsibility for their actions. I would recommend this book to couples counselors, churches, any gathering that includes the divorced - that's everywhere!
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Moving On: Quiet Moments for the Divorced, January 8, 2001
This review is from: Moving on: Quiet Moments for the Divorced (Quiet Moments Devotional Series) (Paperback)
My husband and I work with troubled marriages. Some are going through divorce, others contemplating it. I originally began reading Dolly's book with these couples in mind. However, I quickly found that "Moving On" can benefit anyone. Divorced people aren't the only ones who may need help moving on in some area of life.
Dolly's style is easy-going. Each chapter is short so I was able to read segments as I found time. Sometimes I read very little because I needed time to digest the content. I highly recommend this book for those who have been through a divorce or are going through one now. If you buy a copy for a friend, buy one for your own reading. You'll gain a better understanding of what he/she faces. You might find these "quiet moments" helpful for yourself as well. I plan to recommend this book to ministries, pastors, friends, counselors . . . !
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