In The Miracle Collectors, Joan and Katie explored the topic of miracles and how we can be open to witnessing all the miracles that are around us. They shared that statistics discovered that 80% of Americans believe in miracles and this has been true for decades. They opened up about how the first step is to having an open mind and to look for miracles everywhere around us and not to take anything for granted. The next step would be in sharing out personal stories of miracles with others and finding greater meaning and purpose in life. Throughout the book, readers will read about miracles that others have experienced and how their lives were changed.
They begin the book by sharing the story of Joan’s eighth son, David and how she happened to be at her son’s school when he having chest pains during physical education. She took him to the doctor who discovered that he had a lethal cardiac anomaly. There were only two options open heart surgery or bypass surgery and both were dangerous. The week before the surgery the doctor found out that there wasn’t enough room to just move the coronary artery. The day of the procedure his grandmother sprinkled water on him from Lourdes a place known in France for miracles. Eventually, he experienced a miracle and he was alright.
Katie also shared her own miracle story about being a freshman in college in San Francisco. She was on her way home from work when she saw a man who asked for help because he just had eye surgery and he couldn’t see well. He needed help looking up his best friend’s parents phone number in the phone book. He wouldn’t stop asking and he told her he was staying at the Hyatt which was a place filled with plenty of people around. She guided him to the pay phone and she shared her terror and how she felt uncomfortable. She also began to question that he had no eye patch and he didn’t know the first name of his friend’s parents. She described how his eyes darkened and something was off. There was movement near the door and a bellman appeared and she was able to get away. 15 years later she opened up about the experience and how Katie’s husband showed her the newspaper about Ted Bundy being put to death. She realized that this was the guy and back then she fit the profile of the women he captured and killed. She could have easily possibly have taken her.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is doubting that miracles can still happen in today’s times. This will assist readers into recentering their lives and believing that the impossible can happen and we can see a miracle and a breakthrough. I immensely liked the authors story about their own miracles and how they looked at other people own uplifting stories. The stories discussed healing, forgiveness, the ripple effect, 90 % rule, letting the spirit move in you, co-incidental, and much more. This book has truly remarkable stories that will inspire and bring hope in the midst of a fallen world.
"I received this book free from the publisher, Hachette Book Group/Faithwords for my honest review.”
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