A Measure of Mercy by Lauraine Snelling
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Jane Squires
I am 59 years old. I started reviewing this last year while laid up from an ankle fusion, followed by gallbladder surgery and then back procedures. I have two grown daughters who live away from home. I have been married 30 years to the one and only man I've ever been with. I live in the sticks way back 1.9 miles off a main road. If the creek rises or the snow flies, one is stuck in for days. I have worked with children for 41 years.
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Published on 11/11/2009
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Review of A Measure of Mercy
Astrid is working at becoming a doctor. She has struggled with decisions about whether to go to Chicago for further training or not. She finally makes the decision and goes. She almost did not go because of struggles dealing with losing a patient and a baby. She questions God as all of do if we were honest. Her struggles with decisions and her faith is something we all can relate to.
Joshua Landsverk comes back to Blessing because he remembers Astrid. He joins the community and struggles with his need to forgive his father and finding himself.
I loved the story of Benny, a homeless boy leaving on the streets. It was amazing how God worked to find the perfect parents for him. Also an Indian child is left in Astrid's parents barn during winter storm and she is so starved. Astrid's parents take her in and raise her as family.
What I found interesting about this book was the struggles Astrid, Joshua and all the characters in the book had to deal with. We can all relate to something in this book. However at the end I was disappointed that the story ended but it is as life is. One adventure ends and another begins. So because we do not know what happened, we have to hope for another book. All of us face the future not knowing what decisions to make and struggling with those decisions hoping we are making the right ones. A good read.
Joshua Landsverk comes back to Blessing because he remembers Astrid. He joins the community and struggles with his need to forgive his father and finding himself.
I loved the story of Benny, a homeless boy leaving on the streets. It was amazing how God worked to find the perfect parents for him. Also an Indian child is left in Astrid's parents barn during winter storm and she is so starved. Astrid's parents take her in and raise her as family.
What I found interesting about this book was the struggles Astrid, Joshua and all the characters in the book had to deal with. We can all relate to something in this book. However at the end I was disappointed that the story ended but it is as life is. One adventure ends and another begins. So because we do not know what happened, we have to hope for another book. All of us face the future not knowing what decisions to make and struggling with those decisions hoping we are making the right ones. A good read.