I just had the pleasure of reading “The Waiting Place” by Eileen Button. It is a charming little collection of essays. Each essay is about a waiting place in life. Whether or not she chose to laugh, cry or both in the situation really told something about her character. Many of life’s waiting places are relayed in this book in a real and meaningful way.
Eileen Button had a way of going from life as a child waiting on Grandpa to life as a minister’s wife and liking the two together to show how life may take you through a journey you could have never imagined but one that you wouldn’t trade for the world.
While talking about her husband’s job as a Methodist minister, she talks about ‘waiting’ for him to come home. Not home in the physical sense, but in mental sense that he is detached from her and the kids while dealing with all of the stresses that come with being a minister.
While talking about waiting for her son to cry, she expresses the great heart ache & sorrow that a stay in the NICU can put on your heart. She then transitions her waiting into the joy that comes from the simple mundane things that the rest of us take for granted; a crying baby.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book and believe anyone could find a connection to or relate to the book and essays in some way.
Please note: I received this book free from the publisher through BookSneeze through their bloggers book review program. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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