A Treasured Book Review

By nature, humans are collectors. Some more than others. I'm not a huge collector, but I do have a few things. As a kid, I collected pencils of all shapes and sizes. I had a box full of "friends" (aka: Fisher Price Little People). My Little Ponies, Strawberry Shortcake, friendship bracelets. Now I have collections of M&M things, Disney's Beauty and the Beast things, and a few carousels. But mostly books. Hundreds of books.

We collect things we like and treasure. I would never think to start a collection of dried flowers. I don't like them. Nor do I care for bubblegum wrappers or scraps of wrapping paper. I horde books because I love them. I love to read them, and smell them, and admire how nicely they sit in perfect rows on my shelves. Simply put, I treasure them.

God also treasures things that belong to Him. Which is everything: rocks, trees, mountains, the cattle on a thousand hills. And us. Especially us.

Treasured by Leigh McLeroy is a book that reminds us how much we are treasured by our Heavenly Father. A simple story, it is beautifully written. Not deep or theological, no, but thought provoking. So many of the words recalled to my mind how much God has done for me, is doing for me, and will do for me. How much I am loved!

So while I added yet another book to my collection, I also remembered another collection I have stored in my heart: the memories of my Heavenly Father at work in my life and His love for me.


Interested in buying this wonderful book? Check it out at http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400074815.

This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.