Sensible Shoes by Sharon Garlough Brown

Sensible Shoes by Sharon Garlough Brown

My sister recommended this book and I am so surprised to find that as we get older we are getting to have more things in common. I just loved the book. It was a great recommendation. This is probably one of the better books I have read in a very long time. (And I have read some really good books lately - this one was just really awesome!) 

The title didn't really grab me at first but the title makes sense once you read the book. On any journey sensible shoes are needed. This book is about 4 women. Each are coming from different places, with different things that have happened to them. They accept an invitation to join a program at the New Hope Center. It is a spiritual journey. The first part of the journey is to walk a labyrinth as a sacred journey of prayer. One of the ladies had worn heels and they comment that even sacred journeys need sensible shoes. So they decide to call themselves the 'Sensible Shoes Club'. Here is the author's website. 

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The spiritual journey is a journey to draw closer to God through reading of the bible and prayerfully reflecting on the passage. I think the neatest thing was how through their experiences at the retreat these women developed a friendship that most likely would last the rest of their lives.

This truly was a wonderful book and I highly recommend reading it.
It would be a great book to read and discuss with a book club.