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The God Box (2012)

by Mary Lou Quinlan(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1608323609 (ISBN13: 9781608323609)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Greenleaf Book Group Press

review 1: This is not a book for everyone, although everyone would probably be served by the message of this book. Severely cynical types, stay away!!Mary Lou Quinlan's late mother, Mary,is really the centerpiece of this little book. A devout Catholic, when confronted with a problem (or concerned about someone else's problem), Mary would scribble a short note to God and put it in a little box she called the "God Box." She did this to symbolize that she knew she was generally powerless to solve the problem, and that she had faith in a higher being who could. It became an exercise in letting go of the problem, and it also became a symbol of love - when Mary put you in her God Box, you felt her love for you. After her death, her family found the box(es) and it served the purpose of... more helping them deal with her death by having written proof (as it were) of her love for them. Even if you are not particularly religious, this exercise of recognizing your limitations but also recognizing your desire to support your loved ones in a physical manifestation is a positive thing, and for that reason, I woudl recommend this book to anyone who is open-minded.I received this book when I attended a reading of this book by the author with my own mother. Really, it was much more a multi-media re-telling of her mother's story than a straight-forward book reading, and the presentation provided a better picture of Quinlan's family than the book does, so if you ever have a chance to attend one of these presentations (Quinlan does them all over the country as fund-raisers for local hospices and charities), choose to go.
review 2: I received this book at my daughter's graduation from college this year (2013). The author was there to give a speech and she gave a book to each graduate either for them to keep or to give to their mother's. It was a very sweet book on remembering Mary Lou's mother. Mary Lou's mother used to writer her prayers and hopes on pieces of paper for God to help her friends, family and people she would meet while out eating or in a store. It was sweet to see how much Mary Finlayson cared for people and put everything in God's hands.Mary Lou Quinlan does suggest that if you feel the need to do a God Box to find what works for you. It is a nice concept and something I would consider. I have always felt that things happen for a reason and sometimes we have no control over it. less

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