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The God Box Project: Book Review and Giveaway

November 15, 2012 by Lesley

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

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Life can be hard sometimes. There can be a lot of worries, lots of disappointment, as well as many happy times. During the bad times, we struggle and often forget the saying “Give it to God”. We forget that we have a higher power to help us through.

Recently, I was able to read a book called The God Box by Mary Lou Quinlan that gave me a reminder of that. Mary Lou Quinlan wrote this book after her mother passed away and she discovered her mother’s God Box. She wanted to share how her mother kept all of wishes and prayers for the past 20 years of her life.

Inside the boxes, Mary Lou was able to relive moments and continue the mother-daughter bond that they had. Mary Lou felt that even after her death her mother was still able to teach her and reach out to her.

Quinlan is sharing with us her mother’s faith and love and her own journey of letting go.  The legacy that a God Box leaves behind is a blessing for all those who are left to mourn their loss.

 When Mary Lou Quinlan’s beloved mother, Mary Finlayson, dies, her family is bereft–until Mary Lou searches for her mother s ”God Box,” her private cache of notes to God on behalf of family, friends and strangers. To Mary Lou’s amazement, she finds not one but ten boxes stuffed with hundreds of tiny petitions that spanned the last twenty years of her mother’s life.

Note by note, Mary Lou unearths a treasure of her mother’s wishes and worries and insight. Mary asked God for everything from the right flooring for her daughter’s home to a cure for her own blood cancer. Her requests, penned on scraps of paper, were presented without expectation–the ultimate expression of letting go.

Follow Mary Lou’s emotional journey as she uncovers her mother’s innermost thoughts–nostalgic, surprising and even a bit shocking. As she recalls life with the woman who was her best friend, Mary Lou also discovers her own more empathetic, engaged self–the woman her mother had believed in all along.

Poignantly written and beautifully designed, The God Box is a gift for every mother, every daughter, every person who, regardless of beliefs, trusts in the permanence of love and the power of family. – description from Amazon.com

 

I know that one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do was tell my husband that his mom had passed away. He was a mama’s boy (in a good way) and was very close to her. It broke his heart to have her gone. It wasn’t long after she died that I found a letter she had wrote to us on our wedding day. I imagine the way I felt when I was able to share it with him was very much the way Mary Lou felt as she was able to read each little paper from her mother’s boxes.

I absolutely love the idea of a God Box. Can you imagine placing your worries inside and forgetting about them? The peace that someone would feel from that? I have recipes, notes, and cards from my grandparents and each time I see their handwriting it makes my heart happy. I feel closer to them, even though they have been gone for years.

This book is wonderful for this time of year. It’s near Thanksgiving and it’s very rare that we stop to count our blessings or just to send up a prayer for someone in need. Reading The God Box it showed me just how easy it is to leave a legacy of faith and love for those I care about.

You can also download a free God Box app on iTunes which allows you to create your own God Box while on the go. You don’t have to wait to place your item in the box. You are able to do it while it’s fresh on your mind…and then give it to God!

You can find the God Box project on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

We also have a wonderful giveaway for you! Three (3) readers of 5 Minutes to Mom will win a God Box project package that consists of two copies of the book The God Box. Just use the Rafflecopter form below to enter this giveaway. New to Rafflecopter? Watch this 45-second video on how to enter!

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Disclosure: I received this product free of charge for review. All opinions are my own and were in no way influenced.

Lesley is a mom of two kids – one girl and one boy. She’s married to her first and only love, Robby. Author of Life with Lesley. Her blog has a little bit of everything – life, love, parenting, along with product reviews and giveaways.

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26 Comments

  1. Tami says

    November 28, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    For myself and for my children

    Reply
  2. Dani says

    November 28, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    To start with, I want it for myself. As I read it, I’m sure it will come to me who else it should be shared with.

    Reply
  3. Lisa Marz says

    November 28, 2012 at 11:29 am

    my mom and my mother-in-law.

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  4. Robyn L says

    November 28, 2012 at 10:30 am

    I would love to win this for myself; what an awesome idea

    Reply
  5. Angela E. says

    November 27, 2012 at 6:33 pm

    I would really enjoy reading this good book.

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  6. Van says

    November 27, 2012 at 9:43 am

    What an inspirational book.

    Reply
  7. Garrett says

    November 25, 2012 at 11:09 am

    I’d give this book to my Mom to read, I know she would like it.

    Reply
  8. Lori D. says

    November 19, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    This book sure sounds good.

    Reply
  9. Chip says

    November 18, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    For my wife

    Reply
  10. Jan Messali says

    November 18, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    my daughter and i would love to read this

    Reply
  11. Kelly Blackwell says

    November 18, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    I think this would be lovely for my mom. She loves to read, but she can never pick books for herself. I always do it. She’d love this.

    Reply
  12. Chuck says

    November 18, 2012 at 1:24 pm

    The wife would enjoy reading this book.

    Reply
  13. ange says

    November 17, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    would be a great gift for my daughter

    Reply
  14. Melissa P. says

    November 17, 2012 at 7:14 am

    I would love to win this for a close friend of mine.

    Reply
  15. Cathy B*****y says

    November 17, 2012 at 12:52 am

    one of my daughters!
    Cathy B*****y pbprojecthope at yahoo dot com

    Reply
  16. Jessica T says

    November 16, 2012 at 10:30 pm

    For me and my family!

    Reply
  17. Heather Hayes Panjon says

    November 16, 2012 at 10:13 pm

    I Would Love To Win This For My Whole Family To Enjoy !:)

    Reply
  18. benita says

    November 16, 2012 at 8:27 pm

    for me!

    bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  19. June says

    November 16, 2012 at 11:21 am

    I would love to read this book, sounds so sad but up lifting as well.

    Reply
  20. LaTanya says

    November 16, 2012 at 7:41 am

    I want to win it for me

    Reply
  21. Melissa says

    November 15, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    This gift would be for my Daughter.

    Reply
  22. lana says

    November 15, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    for my mom

    Reply
  23. ellie says

    November 15, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    This gift would be for a very dear friend.

    Reply
  24. Anne says

    November 15, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    I want this for myself. Many thanks.

    Reply
  25. samantha w says

    November 15, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    win this for myself

    Reply
  26. TINA HARWOOD says

    November 15, 2012 at 4:22 pm

    I want to win this for MY MOTHER

    Reply

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