God’s Shelter for Your Storm by Sheila Walsh
I have been a fan of Sheila Walsh and her speaking/writing for quite some time now, so when I was presented with the opportunity to review her latest book, God’s Shelter for Your Storm, I felt completely excited!
I’m not sure what I expected this book to look like, but i’s not just your nomral hardcover with a prety image and all words inside. Upon opening the title there are gorgeous photographs, quotes, as well as the real meat–scripture and Sheila’s discussion about that. As usual, Sheila’s writing is clear, concise, and enthralling using examples from her everyday life to drive home a point and challenge the reader.
A few months ago my daughter Isabella was in the NICU. This was my second experience with a NICU baby and once we figured out that she wouldn’t need any serious interventions I started to look around at who was in the NICU with us. There were sick, sick babies. There were babies who were months older than Isabella, yet who still couldn’t breathe on their own. While I got to hold and cuddle my littlest, other moms sat on stools separated by plastic from their child knowing that the microscopic germs carried on their hands could kill their child if they touched them. This is a storm if I ever heard of one. Some storms you can predict like a weatherman and others descend on you like a sandstorm–one you didn’t see coming and cannot escape. Sheila drives home the point that in that moment, God is our shelter. He literally becomes the shelter. I wish I could have had this book during our NICU stay, but I’m glad that I get to read it now because truthfully, I’m still healing from that experience.
This book is chock full of truth and principle, yet is bound in a completely aesthetically pleasing way which makes it perfect for a gift.
I received a copy of this title from Overture Media for review purposes. All opinions are my own.
