Quilts from Heaven by Lucinda Secrest McDowell

Written By: Lucinda Secrest McDowell

Synopsis:
With threads of faithfulness, stitches filled with love, and the all-important lining of His grace, God creatively designs each of us just like a quilt - not only to provide warmth for now,but also to proclaim His goodness to those who will follow.
Nothing is ever wasted. Anything torn can be mended for the Master's use. Here then,stitch by stitch, piece by piece, is a basketful of special stories about what we must learn from the quilts - that God truly can make something beautiful form the scraps of our lives.
In this book Lucinda Secrest McDowell assembles her own personal patchwork of Scripture, testimony, and heartwarming stories - sewn together with insightful details on traditional quilt patterns - to present an innovative and uplifting perspective on life. You'll want to snuggle up with this book again and again.
~ book jacket and back cover

Copyright: 1999, 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8054-4435-3

The Bookworm's Opinion:
This was a nice little, uplifting book that I selected partially because of the quilt theme and also because I often need a little spiritual lift at times. I also cannot always let go of my time as Director of Christian Education, and find myself drawn to books I think would make a good lesson...not that I even attend church at the moment.
This book was very rewarding, it shared numerous moments of truly touching personal affirmations that directly correlated to a quilt pattern in each chapter.

I would like to share this poem by the book author...
Pieces of My Quilt
If quilts could talk
I'd like to think I'd hear just what they'd say,
"I'll hold you close within my folds and wipe your tears away.
I'll keep you warm and give you strength to face another day."
If quilts could talk...

If quilts could sing
I'd like to think I'd recognize each tune,
The lullaby or funeral dirge or wedding march in June.
Both sweet and haunting melodies I'd listen to them croon.
If quilts could sing...

If quilts could write
I'd like to think I'd read the words they'd pen,
Of life and love and motherhood, of mystery without end.
And, oh, the drama they could share of everywhere they'd been.
If quilts could write...

If quilts could pray
I'd like to think I'd feel each heartfelt prayer
Of thankfulness or great concern for those within their care;
Petitions to a loving God - the One who's always there.
If quilts could pray...

The quilt of my own life
Finds voice to talk, sing, write, and pray,
As it weaves a hundred stories in its own eclectic way.
And with each stitch of grace and hope my legacy is built;
All fragments finally made a whole...
the pieces of my quilt.
~ Lucinda Secrest McDowell, 1998

The poem touched me in many ways, and for this and all that the book comprises, I do give this a THUMBS UP, and would recommend this book as a good choice for a Book Club, specifically those of Christian leanings.

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