Book #39 Sunset

I finished reading the final book of the Sunrise series by Karen Kingsbury. Let me say if you have never read anything by this author, I highly recommend her. The characters are real with real problems and struggles. After reading these three sets of books about the Baxter family, I feel like I know the whole family! You get to know the Baxters in 14 books starting with the Redemption Series, then the Firstborn Series and finally the Sunrise series. All are excellent "life-changing fiction."

Sunset is the final book of the series. In this book the author really ties up all the "loose ends" for all the characters. There is a little something about each of the Baxter children. I could really relate to Ashley in this book. In a previous book she was pregnant with a baby with a defect, Sarah. Ashley and her husband Landon make the choice for life for their baby even though the doctor's prognosis isn't good. In the beginning of this book she finds out she is once again pregnant. She faces many fears and worries once she finally takes a test to confirm her suspicions.

The theme of the book is God's redemption. The Baxters are a family with real problems just like normal families have. The answers don't come easily and sometimes things seem bleak. Time and again though God is faithful and He is with them though their hard times.

Have you read any of Karen Kingsbury's books? Which ones are your favorite?
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"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.' " Jeremiah 29:11