Jennalyn
meets the main character Emily Winslow at the grocery store and invites her
over to a luncheon she puts together with other friends, some are new to the
group, they all meet about once a month to discuss whatever is on their mind
that day. Usually they are connecting
with one another as they do have similar problems within their lives, and they
find themselves connecting with God at the same time. This group of “Haven Makers” discover
friendships and joy in creating the families they all wish to create. Emily has a husband Trevor and a daughter
Audra. They move from living with his
parents in North Carolina, to California as Trevor is given a car lot by his
Uncle. He has goals he wishes to meet,
so that he can provide for his family, and has trouble hitting those
goals. He and Emily struggle within
their family as his family keeps upping the stakes in offers of help so that
they will return. They are very positive
that this was to be only a temporary move.
Emily and Trevor didn’t have the same thing in mind. They struggle to decide if California will be
their forever home or not. They struggle
with their trust in faith in God and in their marriage. The book was really well written and the
characters were really well thought out.
Emily’s insecurity’s in making friends in her new city was something
that I had struggled with myself when I made a move in the first year of my
marriage. I think this book has
something in it for everyone to connect with, and I will be looking forward to
reading some other books written by Robin Jones Gunn. This book is truly an inspiration.
I received this book due to
becoming a part of the WaterBrook & Multnomah "Launch Team". I’m encouraged to post a review on their Facebook
page for the book which I will be doing today with this review. I found this book truly inspirational! I gave it five stars!! #BecomingUs #RobinJonesGunn
Description
as found on GoodReads.com: From the author of the best-selling Christy
Miller and SisterChicks series comes a new book of community, friendship, and circling
the hard things of life with God and loved ones around a table.
Five young moms, including beloved Gunn character Christy Miller, gather to share meals and soon become unlikely best friends. The regular gatherings provide opportunities for the women to reveal their stories, and those life stories endear them to each other. They experience their lives naturally meshing as they raise their children together in community. In Becoming Us the group find ways to challenge, encourage, and help each other become the nurturing mothers they wished they'd had when they were growing up. They unite to be remembered for what they do as moms and not for what was done to them
Five young moms, including beloved Gunn character Christy Miller, gather to share meals and soon become unlikely best friends. The regular gatherings provide opportunities for the women to reveal their stories, and those life stories endear them to each other. They experience their lives naturally meshing as they raise their children together in community. In Becoming Us the group find ways to challenge, encourage, and help each other become the nurturing mothers they wished they'd had when they were growing up. They unite to be remembered for what they do as moms and not for what was done to them
