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Once again I was asked to review a book.  This time around it was “Saturdays With Stella” by Allison Pittman.  It didn’t look like anything I would ever enjoy, but my wife expressed interest. Here’s her review:

I really enjoyed this book!  It was a quick, delightful read that at the same time was thought provoking and insightful.  I think I will leave this one in my “upstairs library” for a future second read rather than relegating it to the basement to sit a box for a couple of years. As a confirmed cat person, this book almost convinced me that I might like to own a dog one day.

In this book Allison Pittman wrote about her dog, Stella, and their experiences in their Saturday dog/master training school at the local pet store.  Each week they learned a new command that they had to master:  settle, sit, down, drop it, leave it, take it, let’s go, come, wait, watch me, and stay.  Her stories of the other dogs in the class, as well as her own beloved Stella, were quite comical.

From those lessons each week the author made a comparison to how those same commands coming from our God should command our obedience.  The scriptures she chose to go with each lesson were very well chosen and provided a solid foundation to the application she was making.  As a child of God, I often forget how lavishly my Heavenly Father wishes to treat me and how I often prevent Him from doing so.  Pittman did a wonderful job of reminding me through her scripture choices and her light, whimsical writing style.

(No, we’re not getting a dog.  Ever.  End of discussion.)