Jim Edminson. North Carolina: Sweetbrier Press, 2013. 228 pp. (Paperback).
It is not surprising that a person who has worked for Baptist Children’s Homes in two states would choose to write a book about family. What is a bit surprising is that the book took 18 years to write.
Actually “Under One Roof” is a compilation of columns the author wrote for a newsletter he edited. Jim Edminson relates in the preface to the book that his CEO felt it would be nice for the new editor to write regular columns, and he chose to write “about what mattered most to me — my family.”
The 84 short vignettes range from poignant to fun, each with a life lesson embedded in it and a Bible verse at the end. The author’s style is light and easy, and I found it hard to stop reading once I started, which, in my mind, defeats the purpose of a book like this. If you have more self-control than I do, you should be able to pick it up and read a selection or two, then put it down when the dryer buzzes to signal that you need to get those clothes out and fold them — now, not after you read just one more story.
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