Read about 1/2 of this book. Guess she started off as a Baptist and somehow became a "mystic". Just not a book for me. Glad there are some who have found it met a need, but I can't say that. Too many books out there that I want to read to spend any more time on this one.

This book was the breath of fresh air I've been needing for a long time. I love SMK's writing, especially her spiritual writings. This book is a compilation of all the short narratives she wrote for Guideposts when she was just starting out as a writer. I usually write down quotes that I love from books I'm reading, and I might as well have copied this whole book into my journal. The stories are inspiring, and insightful. She can take the simplest observation in an ordinary day and turn it into this profoud revelation. I cried over some of the stories, and I absolutely loved every single one.

This was a collection of numerous short stories filled with insight, inspirational reflections and vignettes of Sue Monks life. These were Kidds early writings when she wrote for Guidepost magazine.

Some stories were beautifully written, insightful and interesting. I especially like the motherhood writings. The vignettes were too short to my liking. I would just get intrigued and it would end. My observance is it would have helped to be separated.

This was a great book that contained a number of ideas that I could totally relate to. "The most gracious and courageous gift we can offer the world is our authenticity, our uniqueness, the expression of our true selves." p.177.

Some early stories and essays written by the bestselling author on self and her spiritual thinking. The stories reflect on her roles as wife, mother, daughter, nurse, and artist; and assesses what she has learned in settings from far-away places like Africa and from her own life and home. Many uplifting thoughts about life and how we are to behave towards others.

Firstlight is the poetic view of life as experienced by a brilliant writer. The inspirational writings in this essay collection are vignettes and biographical in tone. So if you are looking for fiction, this book is not for you.

Here the author shares personal moments, social circumstances, and parental joy that defined pivotal points in her and her family's life. The beautiful stories are short, engaging, entertaining, and sometimes educational.

This collection is like reading the diary of a longtime friend who shares her best guidance and poetic tidbits of life’s flavor. I loved the style and flow of each story. I look forward to reading Firstlight again. This is an enjoyable read if you like biography, inspirational, poetry, musings, and faith.

"I ponder the seasons of love in a life, knowing that there is a time to hold on and a time to let go, a time to tag along and a time to wave goodbye."

I am not much for short stories, this book did not find me in the right season. It just didn't fit where I am right now.

Sue Monk Kidd is awesome. I love her fiction writings, and her nonfiction/theology is also wonderful. She addresses the issue of what it means to be female and Christian--what is unique and beautiful and important about that experience. Firstlight is a collection of her earliest writings (when she wrote for Guideposts). What makes her writings so beautiful is that they all touch on the small, subtle ways that God reveals Godself to her in her daily life, and her journey to discovering and rediscovering herself as a child of God. Ah...the Sacred in the Ordinary... Mmm-hmmm... good stuff.

Sue Monk Kidd will help you, if you are seeking spiritual insight.

I'm sorry. I tried to read this but could not get past the first half or so. It seemed to be about nothing, like an episode of Seinfeld. I really got absolutely nothing out of this and was rather disappointed, since most of the reviews are rave.

This is a portion of the review I wrote for my blog: http://www.nestintheforest.com/first-...

This book was an unexpected find for me - one of those books that "fell off the shelf" maybe about 8 or 10 years ago. But I still remember it for its impact on me at that time, when I was abruptly spiritually awakened by a metaphorical splash of cold water, and then was getting drenched in an ocean of revelations.

Audiobook. I really, really enjoyed listening to this book. It gave me so much insight into Kidd's writings and her personal journey in becoming the writer she is today.