(Che' NOTE: This review of "Memory Quilt" is offered now in time for Christmas. It replaces my planned review of "The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent: The Art of Allowing," by Esther and Jerry Hicks. This November 2006 release is the second in the series of The Teachings of Abraham. I strongly recommend the Amazing Power for all metaphysical readers! The book has awesome and easy-to-apply recommendations for aligning with Spirit. It would be a great way to start your New Year.)
Just in time for Christmas, Bishop T. D. Jakes offers up a great serving of holiday cheer.
The fictionalized story is about Lela Edwards, who lives in Chicago, and is contemplating her Christmas holiday. A perfect Christmas for her would include her husband of 50 years, her three daughters and her favorite granddaughter, Darcie, all absent from Chicago this year.
The perfect Christmas is not to be.
Her husband, Walt, is dead and none of the other family members will be home this year for Christmas, either.
As Lela contemplates whether to make a quilt to give to Darcie, as a long delayed, wedding present, she thinks of Mary and the Virgin Birth.
Through Bible study and Scripture, Jakes weaves a fanciful tale about Lela, her Chicago neighborhood, fellow church members and her family.
Without a doubt, T.D. Jakes has a rare talent to look into the Souls of women and tell their experience, without any apologies or difficulties.
This talent is even more evident in *"The Memory Quilt."
All the bickerings and attitude between mother, daughter, grandchild boil to the service during this "less than perfect Christmas" holiday season.
Nine-inch fabric by nine-inch fabric, the quilt is sewn together. As she brings the pattern of the quilt into wholeness, Lela is able to realize each piece of the quilt represents the fabric of her life: her family, her neighbors and friends.
Lela realizes that God gives us the raw materials to work with through different pieces he lays out before us, but it is up to us to weave those pieces together into a whole and appreciate them as key fabrics in our lives.
Get out your hot chocolate.
Sit in your favorite chair by the fire.
Curl your feet under.
Begin.
The book is an easy read.
You'll be warmed by the tapestry and artistry of a man "and his ladies." In the end, you'll find yourself in a beautifully "tailored" place that only T.D. Jakes could have crafted with his keen insights into the ways of women!
Namaste',
Che'
NOTE:* "The Memory Quilt" is one of a handful of fictions T.D. Jakes has written, among more than 30 other non-fiction, best selling books. To hear a narrative of the story, log onto: http://www.tdjenterprises.com/blog. Scroll down to the bottom of the blog for the narrative.
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