Books for January
I've been reading a lot lately and thought I'd share.
So Long, Insecurity by Beth Moore
I really needed to hear this! I'm not a huge Beth Moore fan but this book was great. I especially liked her prayer for giving over our insecurities to God. I'm trying to focus on what I can change - which is me. I have so many insecurities that I need to deal with. It was well worth the read.
The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home by Russell Moore
The book starts out really strong. Then I got a little lost part-way through. It's pretty deep. Or maybe I was just bored. However, the chapters on gender, marriage, sexuality, and divorce make it a must-read for families dealing with unwanted SSA. The book does not not deal specifically with SSA, but there are many great principles that certainly apply.
Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made in My Darkest Hour by Gayle Haggard
Stay with me here. This is not a book I would normally pick up. I'm not even sure why I did (God?), because truth-be-told I didn't remember what the whole story was about or that it had anything to do with SSA. So while her story in many ways is not mine (thank God I'm not dealing with drug use and male escorts!) in other ways it is. Realizing after decades of marriage that your husband is not who you thought he was, that he has a secret struggle that has shaped your marriage more than you knew, coming to terms with that and deciding to stay with him anyway - that's my story, too.
So Long, Insecurity by Beth Moore
I really needed to hear this! I'm not a huge Beth Moore fan but this book was great. I especially liked her prayer for giving over our insecurities to God. I'm trying to focus on what I can change - which is me. I have so many insecurities that I need to deal with. It was well worth the read.
The book starts out really strong. Then I got a little lost part-way through. It's pretty deep. Or maybe I was just bored. However, the chapters on gender, marriage, sexuality, and divorce make it a must-read for families dealing with unwanted SSA. The book does not not deal specifically with SSA, but there are many great principles that certainly apply.
Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made in My Darkest Hour by Gayle Haggard
Stay with me here. This is not a book I would normally pick up. I'm not even sure why I did (God?), because truth-be-told I didn't remember what the whole story was about or that it had anything to do with SSA. So while her story in many ways is not mine (thank God I'm not dealing with drug use and male escorts!) in other ways it is. Realizing after decades of marriage that your husband is not who you thought he was, that he has a secret struggle that has shaped your marriage more than you knew, coming to terms with that and deciding to stay with him anyway - that's my story, too.
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