Stay: Lessons My Dogs Taught Me About Life, Loss, and Grace
Written by Dave Burchett
Narrated by Maurice England
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
You'll be enthralled by this story of a man and his lovable Labrador retriever, Hannah, and what their canine friendship can show us about life, grace, and long walks in the park.
Hannah was Dave Burchett's best friend. He couldn't imagine starting a day without her tail wagging an energetic greeting, her body wiggling with sheer gratitude when her food dish was filled, and her unbridled enthusiasm for tennis balls. (How she fit three tennis balls in her mouth at once, he'll never know.)
So when he first learned of Hannah's cancer diagnosis, Dave decided to take whatever time he had left with Hannah to cherish the moments and capture his thoughts in a journal. As he wrote about his canine friend, he soon realized that Hannah was an able (and loving) mentor of faith, grace, kindness, and forgiveness. The lessons were invaluable: from being presentto trusting the master. Dave started to see that the insights he was gaining were more than just journal entries about a family pet. Through Hannah's antics, God was preparing Dave for life itself.
Dave Burchett
Dave Burchett is an Emmy Award-winning television sports director who covered professional and collegiate baseball, football, basketball, and the Olympics over his career. Dave also has written several books that reflect his spiritual journey. Stay: Lessons My Dogs Taught Me about Life, Loss, and Grace Waking Up Slowly: Spiritual Lessons from my dogs, kids, and other unexpected places Between the White Lines: The inspiring true story of a High School Football Coach When Bad Christians Happen to Good People Dave and his wife, Joni, live in Texas have three adult sons, six grandkids, and a rescued Labrador named Maggie.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book, I love the narration. there is some sad times there were some funny times to. Really good book enjoyed the information and the inspiration
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Drawing from the text--and including the express and profound Dedication directed to his grandchildren--the author experienced his life with a sweet dog as help in figuring out how to "follow Jesus". To love dearly and unconditionally. What a great message for the Church today. By exploring his life with a wonderful dog, Burchett experiences restoration of the lost blue print of trusting and loving, and a profound rethinking of grace.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I was blessed by this book. On my journey with Christ I have been down many roads, some were very wrong teachings. Thankfully in my relationship with Christ I have been able to move from wrong teachings and move toward the true gospel of grace. Dave does a beautiful job of explaining what he has learned in life about God's grace through his dogs. This book is full of emotion. I really enjoyed reading it. Dave writes beautifully and made me feel like I was there looking in on his family from the side lines. I now have my teenager reading it for home school.There are many nuggets of truth in this book but one that stands out to me is living in the moment. Dogs live for today with no regrets or shame. Dave explains how we should be living remembering who we are in Christ. When trouble comes it isn't God punishing us, (as some would have you believe). We need to look to God and trust in him. I really can't do the book justice trying to explain it. Read it for yourself and let God touch your heart as you read. I highly recommend this book.I received this book free for review from Tyndale House Publishers. This is my honest opinion of the book, I was not required to write a positive review.I ordered Dave Burchett's other two books, I will let you know what I think after I read them.