Better Than My Dreams: Finding What You Long for Where You Might Not Think to Look

Better Than My Dreams: Finding What You Long For Where You Might Not Think to LookPaula Rinehart knows how to address the question... "What happens if my dreams don't come true?" Her ability to communicate understanding, as if it was a 1:1 conversation or counseling session is incredible. I would recommend it for anyone struggling with the issue.. Where is God when my dreams don't come to fruition, or worse yet, come crashing to the ground due to the circumstances of life... And how do I live with that and still trust a God who loves me and promises a future and a hope? Great book to discuss as a small group with discussion questions at the end that lend themselves to future thought on the issues presented in each chapter.

This is my first review ever written, and I have read many good books. This book is changing my thinking in a way I have never been challenged before. I couldn't put it down, and have re-read half of it again. I am 45 years old, and I have six children, and in one week I have already been using the book to counsel my college aged children about God's plan for their lives. It has hit me hard, and I was weeping through many pages as I experienced the Spirit of God healing my heart. Thank you Paula for clearing up so many murky places in my life. I was getting there, but you gave me a hand up out of the mirey clay. Paula is a very wise lady, and the wisdom of God was with her when she wrote this book. Today I bought 10 more copies to give to my friends. I have also given away many copies of her book, Sex and the Soul of a women.

I loved Paula Rinehart's first book and held a ladies bible study with it. It was wonderful - everyone walked away blessed. I couldn't imagine a second book being even better, but it is! This is a spiritually significant book for any woman and I highly recommend it as part of every Christian woman's spiritual walk. It helped to see those areas I had yet to give to God. Once I was able to recognize what they were, my relationship with God took a brand new turn - a dynamically freeing turn. Paula does indeed take us to a place that is better than our dreams with this book. Thank you Paula.

My husband and I are reading through this book together and find the writing to be clear, accurate, encouraging and motivating. The many real life examples that Paula includes bring personal experiences to mind and the principles presented are helpful in 'making sense' of life's challenges. We plan to give copies of this book to many friends because we feel it will give them hope for their hard situations.

In this day and age when one is searching for books to discover who I am, all I ever come acrossed are books with New Age agendas. However, "Better Than My Dreams" is exactly the kind of book that I was looking for in learning who I really am and what the second season of my life holds. I am not a teen, I am almost 53 years old and searching for a life worthy of Christ. I highly recommend this book for any woman who wants to experience a full life in Christ! I will read this book again and again. Good journaling prompt in this book or Bible study questions to ponder.