A Nest of Sparrows

Heartfelt, tender thoughts of our everyday talks with our God and Savior. The impatient waiting for God to answer our prayers and wondering if He is in agreement. Somehow you know all is going out for Wade, but there is frustration along the way and you wonder if the author has other plans.

This story line wasn't what is typically written. I absolutely loved this story. The story begins so happily and then turns to tragedy in an instant. It just tears at your heart strings and I can understand the struggle to have faith in God when so many are hurting. I love that the children's stepfather immediately takes over care of them and fights for custody. It was obvious he loved them with all his heart. Most situations don't turn out as this did in the end. I couldn't put this book down. I like the way Deborah Raney manages to keep the story flowing smoothly from beginning to end.

Super, very convincing, so true to life. Loved every minute of it but at the same time it was excruciating to read. I could only handle about 30 minutes at a time. Deborah Raney is one of my favorite authors.

A Nest of Sparrows by Deborah Raney is an absolutely beautiful story about how sometimes God makes us wait for the longings of our hearts. Wade Sullivan loves Starr Parnell and her three children with all of his heart, but when tragedy strikes, he has to put his faith in the Lord that he can keep the family together. Raney does a fantastic job at developing the relationship between Wade and the children through the quiet, everyday moments of making supper and bedtime routines. It's those things that really make a family, and she captures the heart of it. I was a bit concerned that the biological father would be another stereotypical 100% bad non-believer, but even he had depth to his character. Dee wasn't as well rounded as I would have liked, but she was believable and likable. Even the secondary characters had depth in this book. This book teaches one of the harder lessons of faith. Sometimes it's impossible for us to understand why God does the things he does, and then it seems even more impossible when He tells us to wait.

Deb Raney's books do not disappoint! Having read several, I dove into "Nest of Sparrows" without trepidation. I was wise as this is a very enjoyable, balanced, tale of Wade, a young man left with three children of his departed fiance's. Gladly he accepts them, though life is harried and crazed at the beginning. Just when they are all settling in a surprise visitor comes knocking.....the children's biological father! What ensues takes the reader through gambits of emotions as conversations, similes, adjectives, adverbs are so well written the pursuer cannot help but be affected. The infusion of Hope is paramount, making this read uplifting even though the premise is very deep. "Nest of Sparrows" combines all that is good about storytelling; reading this book is an experience you don't want to miss.

Loved this book and the characters and story line. So very real in how the foster system favors the biological parents even if they are not fit to parent. A story of faith in God and how HE can work a miracle in ones life through prayer.

Loved this book and the characters and story line. So very real in how the foster system favors the biological parents even if they are not fit to parent. A story of faith in God and how HE can work a miracle in ones life through prayer.

Deborah Raney has done it again, even better this time, if that were possible! A Nest of Sparrows is a heart-wrenching story of loss, coupled with undying hope for the future. The characters are real, true to life people you might expect to meet in person. The story, while bathed in tragedy, is a realistic portrayal of what could happen in such a situation. Raney has a knack for asking impossible "what if" questions, and rising to the challenge of answering those questions in believable, yet sometimes surprising ways. A Nest of Sparrows is one of Raney's finest works to date. The writing is superb. Don't miss it!

Why does God let bad things happen to His children? We may never know this side of Heaven, but as Deborah Raney shows so poetically, He uses all things, even the bad, for our greater good and His Glory.

You know a book touched you when the characters stay on your mind. I finished the book last night and the first thing on my mind was that family with their sweet little tow heads. I found myself actually hoping they are doing well. I know it's fiction, but Deborah did such a fantastic job in making the characters lovable and real.
Deborah Raney just keeps getting better and better...