Patti M. Devitt. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2016. 124 pp. (Paperback).
From the “it takes one to know one” department, we have a gem of a book! I suspect that only a person who has actually lived the aging experience could think of the things Patti Devitt has covered in her book, and only one who sees life through a spiritual lens can write with such wisdom.
Devitt has written 31 devotionals, all aimed at senior adults and addressing the issues our over-80 friends experience. She writes, for example, of needing to know more than ever that the Lord is with her as she moves further into her elderly years. “The unknown is dark and scary to me,” she writes, noting some of the dangers like health and financial issues or unwelcome changes. She concludes that she does have reason to be apprehensive, “but when I am in right relationship with God I need not fear. I will … laugh, love and learn something new every day.”
This would be a lovely gift for an older friend or relative.
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Martine Bates Fairbanks, Ed.D., reviews books and movies for The Alabama Baptist. She is a university professor and retired principal. She is a member of Central Baptist Church, Decatur.
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