Shauna Niequist

I am a fan of Shauna Niequist's honest and approachable style. Her devotional [b:Savor: Living Abundantly Where You Are, As You Are|22536128|Savor Living Abundantly Where You Are, As You Are|Shauna Niequist|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1411947455s/22536128.jpg|41987588] is one I've relied on for the past couple of years.

Having read probably 10 books about "slowing down" and "simplifying," I'm never quite sure if I'll glean anything new from a book or if it will just be more of the same. I'm not sure if Niequist's writing just resonates so well with me, if I was desperate to hear the message, or if this book is really that good, but this book struck a major chord. The highlighter function on my Kindle was working in overdrive while reading this book as my brain went right along saying "Yes! That's right! This is what I need to do. This is what I need to *stop* doing!"

As much as a liked this book, there were a few chapters in the middle that seemed to drop out of the sky. They related to some very specific church-building initiatives and seemed out of place in the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Zondervan for a galley of this book in exchange for an honest review.… (más)

Sharing a personal journey—from busy, responsible, performance-based living to that of quiet reflection and connection with one's true self—means vulnerability. It also means that you join a cadre of writers doing just that. Add the twist of being a high-profile woman of faith and this book is an act of bravery in an already challenging field: Christian memoir writing. I recognize and honor the feat. Thank you.

That said, editing matters! Many times felt I was re-reading a chapter that I'd just finished. Several ideas repeated like a refrain over and over without a deeper insight. Don't stop writing, dear Shauna, but do keep winnowing through chapters so that readers like me don't feel that keeping company with you involves backtracking through dense woods just for the sake of page count.… (más)