Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet by Sara Hagerty

Some times our children may seem too noisy. As they grow older, they seem to pick the wrong date over and over again. Through these rough days, there are times when we forget the wonder of having conceived and birthed a child. Sara Hagerty helped me regain the right perspective. Our children are gifts from God. Their childhood terrors or adult terrors are never enough to make me feel ungrateful for these living gifts especially when thinking of Sara Hagerty and her husband and many others like this couple who find difficulty in conceiving a child is to be their cross in this life. 

This couple was willing to wait over ten years, willing to travel to Ethiopia, Africa in order to fight for the right to adopt children. Sara Hagerty learned many spiritual lessons during this time. Once they get the children the lessons don't stop. God continues to speak to her and she continues to speak back to God. Finally, the lesson learned is that in the place of  hunger is where she finds Jesus, His intimacy, every time. 

At times Everything Bitter is Sweet seemed overly poetic or formal. This made the message a bit vague. Otherwise, the lesson discovered is simple and beautiful and meaningful. "Every Bitter Thing is Sweet." (Zondervan/Netgalley)http://everybitterthingissweet.com/

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