Book Review: Sweet Sanctuary by Sheila Walsh and Cindy Coloma

Sweet Sanctuary by Sheila Walsh and Cindy Coloma

Wren has built a quiet steady life with her 10 year old son, Charlie, in small-town Maine.  She is content with her life, although not quite happy – a fact her son picks up on.  His heartfelt prayer that God “make his mom happy” is the catalyst for many sudden changes in her life:  a new love interest, new challenges and opportunities  in her career, a chance for her family to reconcile, and a strengthening of her reliance on God.

I enjoyed this story, especially its message about seeking God and relinquishing control to Him in all things.  Wren’s character is developed nicely, however I felt the secondary characters were a bit one-dimensional.  The climax was about what I expected, so the element of suspense was not as exciting as perhaps the authors intended it to be.  I identified with Wren on many levels, especially her struggle to “wait” on the Lord and trust Him with her son’s well-being, her career path and her budding romance. 

I would recommend this book to women of faith, especially career-oriented, driven women who have yet to find the inner peace that comes when we yield our own conceived power over our lives to God.  Overall, this was a very pleasant read.

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