Review: Exceptional Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2013
I'm going to go about this review a little differently, but then this book is special so I suppose that makes sense.  One of my top 10 favorite books is one called House of Gold by Bud MacFarlane.  It's a Christian, and specifically Catholic novel told around the premise of a Y2K apocalyptic scenario and the struggle of good against evil, light against dark.  Through the Valley Love Endures is reminiscent of this novel to me, except that it is all the more exceptional because it is Eddie's own personal story and not a work of Fiction.  (Also, I normally refer to authors by their last names in my reviews, but if you read Eddie's book you'll feel like you know him so personally that it only makes sense to call him by his first name.)In Eddie's book he relates to us his life-long struggles, his journey of faith and the means by which God called upon him and continues to lead him.  It is inspiring, haunting, humbling and just overall heartening.I appreciate the bold way in which Eddie shared the manner in which his faith changed and grew throughout his life.  I have, over recent years  had my own experiences and transitions and it is always good to touch base with others, to know you are not alone and to be reminded of the goodness of people, of God and of the love we can have for others.In the days after I finished this book, I was considering how I could word my review when something happened in my life that connected me to the book in a way that is too close to be coincidence.  I won't delve into the specifics, but let me just say that there are times in our lives when things or people are placed before us for a reason and sometimes that reason is just a simple reminder that everything must come in its own time and to be patient and of course, as Eddie explains... to love.