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(More customer reviews)Judy Baer's latest Steeple Hill Cafe story frequently refers to Proverbs 13:12 "Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when dreams come true it brings life and joy."
The plot and subplots carry out the theme of "hope deferred." Molly, the heroine, dreams of seeing a doula (professional birthing coach) center at Bradshaw Hospital. Dr. Clay Reynolds, an influential obstetrician there does not respect her profession and in fact, feels it is dangerous to have too many nonmedical people in the delivery room. Molly's brother and best friend Lissy have been "unlucky in love" and are tired of waiting to find the right person. Tony, another friend is worried about his sister, who is depressed because she and her husband are having infertility issues. Even the hero's young son, Noah, keeps being told 'no' every time he asks for a dog.
By the end of the book, hope has been deferred long enough and everyone's dreams come true, including Noah's, although not necessarily in the way the dreamers would have foreseen. Molly learns to trust God's timing rather than her own.
As usual, Judy Baer gives us a colorful, well developed cast of characters, both human and animal. Molly's family is delightfully offbeat and Geranium the diva pig was very funny. My favorite character was Dr. Clay Reynolds, who as a doctor is strong, commanding and totally focused on caring for his patients. But when Molly gets to know him outside of work, she discovers another side of him. Clay is also still grieving the double loss of his wife and his faith and overcome with loneliness. He even refers to it as his 'default emotion.' While he opposes her profession, he can't help but be drawn to Molly, who is filled with life and surrounded by friends and family. Whenever they meet outside of work their relationship takes a step forward. Unfortunately, at work it takes two steps back.
This is a great book if you like a story that makes you laugh and yet leaves you with a little bit to think about.
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From the moment we met, obstetrician Clay Reynolds scorned my profession as a birthing coach. His scathing remarks left me crying on the shoulder of my potbellied pig, Gertie! It seems only the handsome doc's eight-year-old son, who thinks I hung the moon, can make Clay be civil to me.Clay is a great doctor and loving father. And we're finding a lot in common as we volunteer together at a free clinic. But he's still frowning at me in the delivery room.So how can I convince him God gave me skills that complement his own? Maybe with a little help from above I can change Clay's attitude toward doulas in general… and me in particular.
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