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fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 |
I received an advance copy of this book. Thank you.
My son played hockey from 1st grade through High School, so this book grabbed my attention. Fortunately, my son was not the caliber player Justin Davis was, but early games, late games, long trips to get to games were a big part of our routine.
Towards the end of the book, Justin Davis writes that when he started out to write the book it was an exercise of unpacking his feelings, and that to me is how the book reads and feels. Although it's in chronological order, thoughts and memories clearly popped up and he wrote about them, so at times the book feels like it's jumping around. He writes about his good and bad times with hockey. When he talks about the bad times, I feel he's still glossing over his experiences, perhaps it's still too painful. Clearly, he also has a lot of really good memories, where he and his teammates were completely wild, free and crazy, so I understand his conflict. (These continued even after he got married, his wife must be someone very special!) Without a doubt, he missed a lot of normal growing up experiences of being a kid, going to one school, going on outings with his family etc and that took a toll, but also formed him into who he became. Remarkably, he came out of it being a good and decent person.
It seems as if his push is to help himself come to terms with his childhood, and his determination that things should and have to change in the hockey world, especially when the young people are leaving their family with their hopes and dreams. Everyone needs to know that those children's best interests should be first and foremost, not just winning a game.
I witnessed in my own hockey circle, controlling parents, striving to get their child the best exposure they could, the pressure to sign up for hockey skills clinics all the time, so your child won't fall behind, and toll the time commitment to hockey takes on everyone. I often thought it was too intense; two practices during the week and two games every weekend kills the chance for normal things like sleepovers, and going to the movies. Justin's experience was way more intense than ours, I can't even imagine.
Nothing should be all that consuming. Balance is important.
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cjyap1 | Jul 23, 2022 |
Firstly, this book is out of my usual comfort zone. I generally don't read a lot of non-fiction and almost never read self-help books. I also don't read many Christian books but I really liked the idea of reading about marriage from both sides - male and female - so, when I had the opportunity to read for review I took it. I'm glad I did.

The book is written by a husband and wife, Justin and Trisha. Each chapter starts with a story from their life starting with how they met and then moving on through marriage and children. Within each chapter, Justin and Trisha each write from their own perspective what was going on with them during that time. These personal stories are all tied to a specific theme and are illustrated by a Biblical story and verses. The book speaks about honesty and intimacy and forgiveness and many other themes essential to a marriage. The personal stories are honest and poignant and sometimes funny. The Biblical verses and stories are relevant and the whole thing is inspiring.

The overriding message of this book is that in order to have an extraordinary relationship with your spouse, you must have an open and honest relationship with God first and foremost. When you have a truly intimate relationship with God, an extraordinary relationship with your spouse can be within reach.

Granted, this is not a book for everyone. If you are not or are not interested in becoming Christian, you probably won't like this book. This is not a book that mentions God here or there. This is really a book about relationships with God and readers should be aware of that before picking it up. However, for those of us who are Christian or who are not shy about exploring Christianity, this is really a fantastic book for couples to read together. It's very well written and is unique in that it offers both the man and the woman's perspective. Although it focuses on marriage, this would also be great for couples in serious committed relationships as well as all of these concepts can apply to any couple willing to put effort into their relationship.

Note: I received a copy of this book for free from the publisher in exchange for my review. All opinions are honest and are 100% my own.
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