I just finished [1] Jan Karon’s Light From Heaven.

What can I say? Jan captures something I can’t quite put my finger on. I am not one to enjoy sappy books but I laugh and cry through the Mitford books. I don’t always run out and buy them the moment they are published but I have never been disappointed in a Jan Karon book.

I have been thinking about our community lately and Light From Heaven helped me think. One reason, maybe the main reason, we have been so blessed in our community relationships is that we weren’t expecting them and we didn’t put any expectations on the relationships. That seems to be what happens in Mitford.

In spite of the strong theological base of Father Tim, he is able to accept those around him for who and where they are. We have a much harder time doing that within our own church and among our theological twins than in our local town.

There may even be something in that thought for family troubles. One quote I love from Light From Heaven:

Love is an act of endless forgiveness