I recently read The Chance by Karen Kingsbury and must say, she hit the ball out of the park. She has a knack for drawing you into her stories and this one doesn't disappoint. The story is about a military family of three. Dad is only home on the weekends, mom is lonely and Ellie spends most of her time with her best friend Nolan. One night dad kicks mom out after learning she's pregnant with another man's child. He then moves him and Ellie across the country. The night before leaving Ellie and Nolan write each other a letter and bury it in their favorite spot at a park with the plan to dig it up in 11 years. Now fast-forward 11 years. Life has been hard for both of them. One has achieved their dreams while the other is far from it.
A few things we learn:
- The Bible is a tool, not a weapon. I've seen It happen to many times, someone throws out scripture to get their way, justify their actions, or to condemn someone. Unfortunately they completely miss their own sin.
- Two wrongs don't make a right. We can't justify our bad choices because of the bad one someone else made.
- Love looks beyond your circumstances and bad choices.
It's a wonderful book that I'm so happy I had the chance to review. It's definitely worth missing sleep to finish reading.
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