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Dwell: One Woman's Search for Home and a Sense of Belonging
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Expected 31 Dec 50From a homeschooling mom and SiriusXM radio host who has endured eleven moves in fifteen years comes a highly relatable and insightful reexamination of the concept of home and what it means to nurture your roots—wherever they’re currently planted.
When Hallie Lord imagined her future, she dreamed of a beautiful home on a small plot of land where she and her family would put down roots—ones that would grow deep over many decades. Instead, her reality became eleven moves in fifteen years—with eight babies along the way!
As a SiriusXM radio host and highly-sought after speaker, Hallie often travels the country, sharing the story of her own evolving notion of what makes a home and her struggle to make peace with a life that looks nothing like the one she had imagined. Along the way, she has been surprised to find that what she thought was a unique experience is actually shared by women everywhere. Over and over, Hallie’s fans have shared that they, too, have longed for a permanent place to call home, but found that seemingly simple dream much more elusive to attain than they ever imagined. Many speak of feeling like outsiders in their own community—even after living in the same neighborhood for decades.
In her irresistible and funny voice, Hallie reveals the secrets to finding joy and a sense of belonging in spite of her family’s nomadic existence. Through graceful and charming essays, Hallie shares the lessons that God taught her about finding home—even when deep roots are impossible to cultivate.
For anyone who has ever struggled to find a sense of place, D well provides inspiration and encouragement to accept change and recognize what matters most.
When Hallie Lord imagined her future, she dreamed of a beautiful home on a small plot of land where she and her family would put down roots—ones that would grow deep over many decades. Instead, her reality became eleven moves in fifteen years—with eight babies along the way!
As a SiriusXM radio host and highly-sought after speaker, Hallie often travels the country, sharing the story of her own evolving notion of what makes a home and her struggle to make peace with a life that looks nothing like the one she had imagined. Along the way, she has been surprised to find that what she thought was a unique experience is actually shared by women everywhere. Over and over, Hallie’s fans have shared that they, too, have longed for a permanent place to call home, but found that seemingly simple dream much more elusive to attain than they ever imagined. Many speak of feeling like outsiders in their own community—even after living in the same neighborhood for decades.
In her irresistible and funny voice, Hallie reveals the secrets to finding joy and a sense of belonging in spite of her family’s nomadic existence. Through graceful and charming essays, Hallie shares the lessons that God taught her about finding home—even when deep roots are impossible to cultivate.
For anyone who has ever struggled to find a sense of place, D well provides inspiration and encouragement to accept change and recognize what matters most.
- GenresNonfictionCatholic
240 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication December 31, 2050
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About the author
Hallie Lord
5 books68 followersHallie Lord is an author, popular speaker, host of Hallie Weekly on SiriusXM, and the co-founder of the Edel Gathering. She lives in South Carolina with her husband, Dan, and their seven enchanting children. You can connect with her at HallieLord.com.
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April 22, 2019
This was an enjoyable read on living and moving and the challenges and trials that come with desiring roots. Hallie is honest about her experiences while still relying on her Catholic faith.
Her writing is real but was hard to get caught up in as the vocabulary made it forced. While the descriptions were beautiful they were too much in places and seemed more of a laundry list of adjectives and forced descriptions rather than real, authentic, in the moment writing.
Despite the superfluous writing, Hallie's words are a great read on searching and longing for roots.
Her writing is real but was hard to get caught up in as the vocabulary made it forced. While the descriptions were beautiful they were too much in places and seemed more of a laundry list of adjectives and forced descriptions rather than real, authentic, in the moment writing.
Despite the superfluous writing, Hallie's words are a great read on searching and longing for roots.
August 15, 2019
I loved this book from Hallie Lord! Her memoir was beautifully written mixed with humor and serious reflections. It was honestly beautiful and struck me on so many levels. Her reflections on home and what truly makes someone "home" were moving and powerful.
April 19, 2019
I was not familiar with Hallie Lord, but when I read the description of this book on Net Galley it intrigued me. I was not disappointed. Dwell is a memior-type book with the theme of home. Lord wanted a stable home for herself and her family, at least partially because her childhood home was split because of the divorce of her parents. She does not end up have a stable physical home as an adult either, because she and her husband move many times, to many different states, over the course of their early married life.
Lord discovers that home is not a place, but instead is a relationship with God and with who He created her to be. Each chapter gives some memoir and also a reflection on God. Lord is Catholic but this book will appeal to Protestants as well, I think. Her writing style is lovely. This quote exemplifies the book for me. "... true rootedness is found in knowing who God created you to be, feeling at home and at peace with that person, and then bringing that unique, beautiful, fascinating soul out into the world so that she may transform the darkness into light and scatter goodness wherever she may go. She is who I want to become."
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to contemplate the meaning of home through a Christian lens. I received an advanced copy of this book from the publishers on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Lord discovers that home is not a place, but instead is a relationship with God and with who He created her to be. Each chapter gives some memoir and also a reflection on God. Lord is Catholic but this book will appeal to Protestants as well, I think. Her writing style is lovely. This quote exemplifies the book for me. "... true rootedness is found in knowing who God created you to be, feeling at home and at peace with that person, and then bringing that unique, beautiful, fascinating soul out into the world so that she may transform the darkness into light and scatter goodness wherever she may go. She is who I want to become."
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to contemplate the meaning of home through a Christian lens. I received an advanced copy of this book from the publishers on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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