We all spend time just waiting. The Waiting Place is a collection of stories from the author's life. It reads more like an auto-biography, than a self-help book. I was expecting a lecture on the importance of patience, or not letting life pass you by while you wait. Instead, Button shares her message very subtly through examples of waiting from her own life.
This would be a good book to read while you are waiting. Though it was not what I expected, Button is a great story teller. I enjoyed the unique perspective and glimpse into the life of a preacher's wife. She wonders why her life is defined by her husband's career and not her own. Though she is a teacher and a mother she is always introduced as the pastor's wife. In the Waiting Place, she shares numerous stories, both humours and emotional, from different periods of waiting and reminds us that some of the most priceless gifts can be discovered while waiting for something else.
Disclaimer: I received this book free through the booksneeze book review program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
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