Coming Home
Being Dorothy: In A World Longing For Home by Michele Olson is a most delightful Christian tale. It is the second book in the Mackinac Island Stories but can be read as a stand-alone. I would recommend reading book one first for character continuity and progression.
Once more, the reader journeys to the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. The year is 1980 and there are references to the filming of the movie Somewhere In Time in 1979 (one of my favourite movies of all time), which was the focus of book one. We meet Piper and Cam, the leading characters in the first book.
In Being Dorothy, the focus is on another couple, Gideon and Dorothy. They are special agents running from an unknown threat, and have a marriage that is in trouble.
The couple do not know God. They have been running from Him but God is relentless in His pursuit of His children.
God uses people to accomplish His will. We need to have lives that are in tune with Him. “Thank you, Piper, for your boldness… I felt the nudge.” Sometimes God will ask us to do things that requires us to step out in faith, in order to help others in their faith walk. When God says ‘do it!’ Do not question, just do it! The fate of others may rely on our faithfulness.
There is a big difference between religion and relationship. “We don’t need religion. We need to reconnect with the One who made us and have an authentic relationship.” Following a set of religious rules will not save us. Only Jesus saves. Relationship brings us back to the heart of the Father.
The Christian walk may be hard. “Christianity in action is not always easy.” When we cannot do something in our strength, we press into God and do it in His.
Forgiveness is as vital as breathing. We forgive because we have been forgiven.
We need God in our marriages. A cord of three strands is not easily broken.
Being Dorothy is about coming home – physically to our roots, and spiritually to the heart of God.
I absolutely loved Being Dorothy. There were strong godly lessons for us all and a most delightful storyline.
JULIA WILSON
