I picked up this book on a Saturday morning, and finished it by Saturday night. This book took me back to the days before kids, when I could immerse myself in a book and not come up for hours! (I did feel kind of bad that the kids had to entertain themselves that day!)
This is a precious love story, written by the couple in alternating chapters. It chronicles their lives before meeting each other, their friendship, then falling in love. I found myself getting all misty-eyed more than once. It's not that anything tragic happened, but it is a love that is so pure and powerful; a love I never would have imagined for myself when younger, or even thought was possible. But, through God, all things are possible, right?!
Over and over, I kept thinking, “our youth pastor needs to read this, my husband needs to read this, my friend's pre-teen daughter needs to read this, my pre-teen niece needs to read this, all the kids in our youth group needs to read this.”
The day after I finished this book, I passed it on to my friend to give to her daughter. I encourage all parents to read this and to encourage their pre-teens and teens that they are worthy of a love such as this one. That this is the kind of love God wants for us.