Full disclosure - I am married to the author and this would be a good time to skip this review if you are looking for an unbiased opinion of this work. I feel compelled however to lend some background context to this book here.
Jesus states in John 10:10[NRSV] "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." All Christians have eternal life, but most Christians fail to possess the abundant life. They are on the right side of Calvary but on the wrong side of Pentecost, on the right side of forgiveness but mired in their powerlessness to apprehend the promised abundant life. Sara helps bridge this divide in her book.
In a similar vein the bulk of the New Testament is dedicated to the progressive maturation or 'completion' of the Christian after the new birth. Sara's book documents the journey that she took along this path. It has been a path of progressive enlightenment seen through the prism of an artist in her personal struggle to apprehend and fan into flame her God-endowed creative gift (Ephesians 2:10, Exodus 35:31-32, 2Timothy 1:6). In the process she has managed to illuminate this path for us by skillfully weaving a rich narrative textured with personal anecdotes.
Personally this book is more of a devotional than a narrative meant to be read in linear order. Each chapter stands quite independently on its own. While it may sever the biographical thread running through it, it is not central to the work. I read it with a bookmark and highlighter by my side. I liken it to a fine wine best savored a few sips at a time than to a progressive five course meal.
Like me, I know that you will be edified in your reading of this book and confident that you will find yourself frequently returning to its pages in an attempt to re-acquire the 'apprehension' of this abundant life in Christ. Sara once remarked that this work came to be "in spite of her family, not because of it", and likened my role in particular to the grain of sand to an oyster, with a pearl as the result. Judging by the end result I resolve to continue to play my part (my calling?) in "irritating" more literary gems out of this author in the future. Eternity will be the richer for it.
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