The Basics
Title: Back Roads to Belonging: Unexpected Paths to Finding Your Place and Your People by Kristen Strong
Genre: Christian Living
My Rating: 4/5 Stars
From the Back Cover: At one time or another, shifting seasons in family, friendships, employment, and communities will bring each of us face-to-face with the feeling of being on the outside looking in. Because we are made for connection, this will often lead us down one of two roads. Either we will hop on the popular but crowded highway that asks us to do whatever it takes to get noticed, or we’ll stand still, paralyzed by the fear that we’re not important, loveable, or worth other people’s time and attention.
But what if there is another way? With an understanding voice that will speak into your own circumstances, Kristen Strong walks beside you along the less traveled but more satisfying third way–the back road way–to belonging: remaining in Christ and relaxing into the unique role God has for you. Along the way, you will learn simple, doable actions that not only will help you feel and know that you belong but will welcome others in as well.
My Thoughts
The struggle to find a place to belong is something we can all relate to, and Kristen Strong meets us in the struggle in her new book, Back Roads to Belonging. She has written a beautiful guide to the back roads we travel on our way to our belonging place. Full of relatable stories, scriptural truths, and practical advice, this book feels like a heart-to-heart conversation with a friend or an older sister, guiding us on our journey.
The book is divided into three sections: Wandering (the seasons we can’t find our place and the lessons God teaches us there), Finding (where we can find belonging places around us and how to dig in where God has us), and Inviting (how we can make space for others to belong with us). I think anyone can relate to and find encouragement in this book, no matter of what season of life you’re in.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you, Revell!