i decided to take on a challenging book. i guess for some it wouldn't be...but i really have felt like it's a book that i should explore because it'll be an irritating topic for me. :)the funny thing is there are actually nuggets in it that are making me think. there are also parts that make me want to slap people. violence, violence...:)
here's my main gripe apart from discussion about the book. i can't stand women's books that jump off a foundation of identity that is external to the heart. i HATE when women are defined by roles, as if that is all that they are. that is not at all to say that being a wife or a mother is somehow a small thing...holy crap! whatever god calls a woman into is magical! what i'm saying is that the "who" of who we are is far deeper, vastly more wonderous, mysteriously beautiful...a heart-rooted identity. it's the place where we sit on god's lap as his precious daughter, dance with him as our knight in shining armor, and walk with him as a princess in his kingly court.
to speak from that place? that assumption?...cool! write any "niche" book you want. but please don't make the identity of a woman a small thing that fits in files and boxes. rather, let her divine identity be something that she brings to her roles, titles, assignments, relationships...whatever they may be. grrrr...jerks.
k, back to the book. one thing that has actually struck me, as opposed to making me suspicious, is the strength in sacrifice. i typically go to identifying my rights and demanding "proper" treatment...and sometimes that's called for...but i wonder about the things i miss when i don't pause to consider the alternative of surrender. what if i choose to lay down my rights sometimes? what an incredibly strong thing that can be!
so, that's got me thinking today...
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