This book is many essays woven together to tell the story of the author's life. The author writes about the times of waiting in our lives-waiting to for an idea to write about, waiting to be married, waiting for someone to die, waiting for a fish to bite. Then she goes on to talk about that in each situation we get to choose whether to be in that moment or wish the time away. Near the end of the book, Eileen relates a time in her life where she heard God's voice, listened, took the action and then shared how good it felt to do his will. In this particular story, she didn't wait but acted on her inner leadings.
So, the number one thing that caught my attention right away is that Eileen grew up in the same city that I did-good old Rochester, New York. I was amused to hear her talk about some of her experiences there-rooting for the Buffalo Bills, eating pepperoni bread, shopping at Wegman's SUPERmarket--I felt a little homesick.
I also related to her age wise. From the references about Andy Gibb, to the stretched out extra long telephone cord, to reading Judy Blume, to curling irons, I surmised that we grew up about the same time. She was in college in 1987 and so was I. This added to my interest in her writings.
What I really enjoyed was her personal stories about waiting. We all wait and she goes on to say that we can learn from these times instead of getting irritated with them. We can actually enjoy the wait and can get pleasure from those times.
I would recommend that any one who ever attends church read this book. It gave me a new perspective on how taxing a job of being a senior pastor can be. I think we all need to be grateful for our pastors...and to pray for them and their families.
I can't wait to read another one of her books!
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