Virginia has experienced the power and direction of the five stones, and has grown so much closer in her relationship with God. Now, five years on, Virginia will need to use the stones once again. For entirely different reasons.

Keeping her marriage together is not the only thing on Virginia's mind. Her successful business Just Desserts is beginning to founder, her five-year marriage is in trouble and apparently having a child isn't going to happen in the usual way. Virginia is convinced that adoption is the answer.

So, if she did all the of right things, said all of the right words; if she remembered the five stones in her journey to get her child, God would surely have to answer her.

It shouldn't be too difficult...

I must say that I enjoyed The Feast just as much as I did Conquering Your Goliaths. It was interesting to see how much Virginia had grown in her relationship with God - but how she also had a tendency to forget that her relationship with Him still needed to be nurtured. I give this book an A! and look forward to reading the next book in this series some time soon. ( )

Didn't like this one as much as the first book. Still a good read though. ( )

The cupcake and diamond ring on the cover of The Feast really does have a story to it. The cupcake with its pretty frosting can take care of a child's fantasy and the ring can feed a hungry family. I loved the significance of the cover to the story's plot. We met Virginia in the "Conquering Your Goliaths"
A Parable of the Five Stones, where she is a very unhappy woman. You should read this book, then you will understand the significance of the stones to Virginia's life so far. Now Virginia is feeling insecure and insignificant because after 5 years of marriage to Richard, she is still unable to conceive.

They desperately want a child but Virginia, at times being kind of mean to Richard when all he wants to do is give Virginia everything she desires but has failed at giving her a child. There were times when reading the book that I just wanted to throttle Virginia but as the story went on I came to realize that Richard and Virginia are dealing with some real life issues and The Feast is written in such a way that I was really hoping for a happy ending. Will they have a child, will they have to adopt, will they be able to repair the damage to their marriage and most of all can they reconcile with their feelings about God. This is a story that can reinforce your faith in God. It is short but worthwhile read. Again you probably will want to read the first book to get a good understanding of the plot. ( )

The cupcake and diamond ring on the cover of The Feast really does have a story to it. The cupcake with its pretty frosting can take care of a child's fantasy and the ring can feed a hungry family. I loved the significance of the cover to the story's plot. We met Virginia in the "Conquering Your Goliaths"
A Parable of the Five Stones, where she is a very unhappy woman. You should read this book, then you will understand the significance of the stones to Virginia's life so far. Now Virginia is feeling insecure and insignificant because after 5 years of marriage to Richard, she is still unable to conceive.

They desperately want a child but Virginia, at times being kind of mean to Richard when all he wants to do is give Virginia everything she desires but has failed at giving her a child. There were times when reading the book that I just wanted to throttle Virginia but as the story went on I came to realize that Richard and Virginia are dealing with some real life issues and The Feast is written in such a way that I was really hoping for a happy ending. Will they have a child, will they have to adopt, will they be able to repair the damage to their marriage and most of all can they reconcile with their feelings about God. This is a story that can reinforce your faith in God. It is short but worthwhile read. Again you probably will want to read the first book to get a good understanding of the plot. ( )