“When Life Doesn’t Match Your Dreams” by Jill Eileen Smith

“When Life Doesn’t Match Your Dreams” by Jill Eileen Smith

I was absolutely drawn to how beautiful and peaceful this book cover is! If you look really close on the left-hand side you will see the 12 women listed who are included in this book. I have read many books by this author and have absolutely enjoyed all of them, so I was really excited to be a part of her launch team to promote this new nonfiction book.

“Life is full of twists and turns… We may be faced with choices we never wanted to make or have situations pushed upon us we never expected. Yet in all of it, God is at our side – even when he feels far away.”

The author uses 12 women from the old testament; like Eve, Rebekah, Leah, and Dinah; to give readers examples of what these women did right and what they did wrong, to help us with our daily choices and life expectations.

I’ve been taking time before work to read these stories and ponder the authors questions at the end of every chapter. I have enjoyed the biblical examples and the authors perspective on how we can relate them to our own daily life. Very well written- you can tell the author does her biblical research! This book would be absolutely great for a women’s book study group!

I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

About the Book:
Life is full of twists and turns. Relationships falter, careers fizzle, health fades. We may be faced with choices we never wanted to make or have situations pushed upon us we’d never expected. Yet, in all of it, God is at our side–even when he feels far away.

Drawing on her extensive research into women of the Old Testament, novelist Jill Eileen Smith turns her pen to the lessons in trusting God that we can learn today from women like

– Eve
– Noah’s wife
– Sarai
– Hagar
– Lot’s wife
– Rebekah
– Rachel
– and more

Readers will learn from what these ancient women did right–and even what they did wrong–when faced with dashed expectations and deferred dreams. And they’ll come away with the confidence that ours is a faithful God who loves us and is forming us through our trials into the women he longs for us to be.

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About the Author
Jill Eileen Smith is the bestselling and award-winning author of the biblical fiction series The Wives of King David, Wives of the Patriarchs, The Loves of King Solomon, and Daughters of the Promised Land. Her research into the lives of biblical women has taken her from the Bible to Israel, and she particularly enjoys learning how women lived in Old Testament times. Jill lives with her family in southeast Michigan. Learn more at www.jilleileensmith.com.