Blue Like Play Dough

I liked this book. Tricia Goyer writes a compelling story of how God shapes and molds mothers, especially through their children. She takes the reader step by step in her own journey as a rebellious teen, her unwed pregnancy as a senior in high school and the grace that was granted her as she surrendered herself more and more to God.

She lets us in on childhood memories and correlates the stretching and squishing of play dough to the challenges as a wife and mom. I identified with her homeschooling her children:
"In the choice to homeschool, I chose a challenge that still makes me ask myself, What was I thinking? at least once a week." (pg. 42) She speaks of God's faithfulness in showing up day after day and her utter dependence on Him.

In Blue Like Play Dough, Goyer underscores how different each child is and the need to assess the qualities that God creates in each one. She wondered how her children would react to working with her as she oversaw their church's teen pregnancy center. She found that it set an example of service that they would carry with them on future missions trips.

Goyer relates her struggles of comparing herself to others and feeling she fell short, and how the need to reach an unrealistic standard also carried into her firstborn's life and habits.
The desire as a mom to protect her children from hurts and mistakes is something I think we all share, along with the realization that those things are part of the molding and shaping of their lives.

Blue Like Play Dough will make you laugh, tug at your heart strings and nod your head as you recognize yourself in some fashion. It is well worth reading.


For more about Tricia Goyer, go to www.triciagoyer.com.

Published in paperback, 2009, by Multnomah.
I have two books to give away or you can purchase a copy directly from Random House.