A Love Story...How God Pursued Me and Found Me An Impossibly True Story ~ Book Review~

An overview of the book and author Samantha Ryan Chandler

Samantha tells her story of living her life without God.  Or at least she thought.  In A Love Story ...How God Pursued Me and Found Me, she tells her story of love, hatred, abuse  forgiveness, betrayal, greed, enlightenment, and fear.  Born to a pagan mother and a former altar boy living in a land of denial, she recounts how God was involved in her life even before she knew who He was.  She shares the story of her trip to the Holy Land and how her prayers at the Wailing Wall were interrupted because of a hamburger.  Yes, despite her tribulations, her life has had its funny moments as well.

Samantha Ryan Chandler was born in a colorful town in Louisiana, which helped shape her view of life  to "love life and live it large".  A series of divine interactions led Samantha to co-found a children's ministry Childspring International, formerly call Children's Cross Connection.  The organization brings children with severe deformities or life threatening illnesses to the United Stats for donated surgeries and medical care.  She now divided her time between North Carolina and Georgia.


My review:  I really enjoyed reading Samantha's story.  Her life has had many ups and downs, just like our own lives.  A reality show about her life would not even be able to do do justice to Samantha's real-life story. I so appreciated Samantha's willingness to vulnerable with her reader and yet she did not hold back in giving God the glory.  I especially liked that scriptures we shared through-out A Love Story... How God Pursued Me and Found Me.  Here is my favorite part of the book:  'I hear God so very clearly and He says to me, "You did not write the book to yourself.  I wrote it to you!!!"


Disclosure:  I received a free copy of this book/ebook/product to review.  I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way.  The opinions I have expressed are my own.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.  I am a part of the CWA Review Crew.