Ronda Rich. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2009. 224 pp. (Hardback).
Proud to be from the South and raised by “God-fearing, Jesus-loving, fervent-praying people,” Ronda Rich eloquently describes growing up with a Bible Belt heritage.
The righteous and the renegade characters of her upbringing contributed to the great Southern Christian woman she is today. She shows us how Southern women are bold in their faith. They are bold in their willingness to cook, serve, clean up or lovingly hold a hand around a kitchen table through a time of crisis.
One of Rich’s greatest blessings has been to have a circle of prayer warriors who share the good times, the bad times and the times when you just need someone to believe in you. A phenomenal storyteller, her stories come from these women — including her mama, sister and friends.
They are stories she has held on to from childhood through adulthood. These women are connected through the bond of prayer. They are united through the faith they share in a living, caring, right-down-here-with-us God.
This is a delightful book for Southern Christian women. Southern Christian husbands would definitely know their wives better if they read it. But if you are not blessed to be from the South, then it is a must-read. (Hallman)
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