"Adventures in Saying Yes" Book Review

Okay you know how hard I can be on books. If I don't like it, I say it as it is.

"Adventures in Saying Yes" by Carl Medearis was AMAZING!!!

It's rare that a book can so perfectly combine inspiration, truth and humor. I found myself falling in love with the people of Lebanon while praising God while honest-to-goodness laughing out loud. Some of Mr. Medearis' stories had me wanting to clap for God's goodness and sometimes I was blown away by His beautiful weaving of people and events.

I can't say I'm an adventurous soul. I didn't learn to ride a bike or swim until after ALL of my friends and younger sister did. What can I say? I don't like pain. So I thoroughly enjoyed the encouragement to trust instead of fear, especially since, life rarely sees us having to deal with the worst outcome possible. It's more likely that we will get to the end of our days and question why in the world we played it so safe.

I could not put this book down. Unfortunately, bedtime came and I was only halfway through. Such an inconvenience! I may or may not have rushed my morning devotions the next day to quickly get back to it. And, I did so much out loud chuckling that my teen son quickly snatched it to read after I was done. (He too agreed that it was an incredible book.)

Oh, and I'm very pleased to admit that I've already implemented some changes because of this book. We've lived in our house for 10 years and not once have we had a neighbor over for supper. Not once! Talk about being sub-urbanized. So embarrassing. Well, I've invited some neighbors over for supper in a week and a half. They were delighted by the invitation and I'm delighted because they are lovely people. Remind me again why I've lived such a safe life.

I really don't know how to express this any other way but to say READ THIS BOOK!!! I guarantee you will not be disappointed.

BTW, I got a free copy of this book from Bethany House in exchange for an honest review.