Knit Together
by Debbie Macomber
Published by FaithWords
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Reviewed by Carrie Padgett
Knit Together is bestselling romance author, Debbie Macomber’s, first foray into non-fiction. Part memoir, part motivational, part instructional, Knit Together is a complete blessing.
Each chapter is named for a facet of life Debbie believes we’ve been fashioned for. Titles include: Created for Purpose, Created for Dreams, Created for Risks, Created for Gratitude, and Created for Worship. Scripture passages as well as personal anecdotes combine with her insight on each subject.
In Created for Work, Debbie shares her daily schedule, including the fact she rises each morning at four o’clock and spends an hour and a half in prayer and Bible Study. Created for Blessing is a study in both accepting and extending grace and blessing others.
In Created for Relationships, Debbie talks about seeking out encouragers and being an encourager to others.
Scattered sidebars give examples of how knitting relates to life. A skein of yarn is a bundle of potential waiting to be turned into something beautiful. We may mishandle a relationship, treating it like a 100% wool afghan that’s undergone the wrong cleaning method. Neither will be quite the same again.
Knit Together is a good fit with other inspirational and motivational titles such as The Purpose Driven Live by Rick Warren, If You Want To Walk On Water by John Ortberg, and The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale.
The forward by Liz Curtis Higgs was especially illuminating for me. Liz describes her first meeting with Debbie: “Instead of treating me like a wannabe, she saw me as a gonnabe.” I had the exact same experience when I met Liz in person. The ripples of blessing Debbie Macomber bestowed on Liz Curtis Higgs spread to me and I pray I’ve passed it on to others as well.
Armchair Interviews agrees: This is a wonderful book.
Author’s Web site: http://www.DebbieMacomber.com