Heaven In Her Arms: Why God Chose Mary to Raise His Son

A book about parenting from a Biblical perspective? Awesome. I love the idea of learning from Mary's mothering experience. The book addresses 17 key lessons from Mary's story, from the importance of a solid female friend (for Mary, Elizabeth) to trusting God as the master designer. Each chapter talks a little bit about Mary's story and offers an application to modern-day mothers (often sharing a short life-lesson learned by Catherine Hickem herself). 


While Hickem's writing style was often a little formulaic and her chapters were sometimes almost structured like essays, I really liked the content of her material. Investigating Mary's role as a mother and applying it to modern mothers was not only interesting, but insightful. 


As well, Hickem didn't just leave the book at her observations; she includes an in-depth study guide at the end of the book, complete with space to jot notes, and she offers an invitation to join "The Ponder Movement". I think that these additions to the book offer readers a great opportunity to enact those life lessons. Overall, I liked the book. 


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