And at the end, she doesn't give you a 'get out of jail free' card, but she does give you the tools to live well in your wait. This is not a hurry-up-to-your-destination book.

Pope's writing style felt like a conversation, and I appreciate that she could draw from her own experience to encourage me in mine.

I'm smack dab in a waiting season, and I now have active ways to grow in my wait.

Personally, this book helped me put a name to the uncomfortable season that I find myself in. At the end of each chapter, Pope includes a short portion that incorporates scripture reading to further support her points and encouragement. Better yet, she prompts you to consider how you can use your waiting period to prepare for the day you arrive at the eventual destination. Wendy Pope unpacks what a waiting season can be like with personal stories (her own and others). This sweet candy takes hours upon hours to get through, revealing layers of different colors and flavors. On a scale of cotton candy to Brussels sprouts, Wait and See by Wendy Pope is a giant jawbreaker. By having several women's situations used to illustrate how to 'wait well,' any women can relate to the types of emotions and possible responses various challenges in light elicit as these same women traveled the path the book is inviting each of us onto. I especially like how the author reports on the progress of the 'wait' of several women, including herself, throughout the book. I personally love the journal pages at the end of each chapter, that make the content applicable to each individual's current 'wait.' Before our study began, I had read a few chapters and it has proven to be very relevant in my own life, and that of my co-facilitator. SO many women have already expressed how the book is relating to their own journeys, and are really enjoying the read! Have heard comments about the 'readability' of the book, in that the writer's style is real, conversational and engaging. We had considered it in the past, but it wasn't the one selected, and now we see that it was God's timing that we do it now. The women's Bible study group I facilitate at our church began this study this summer.

Wait and see wendy pope pdf