When Joy Came to Stay Audiobook (Unabridged)

" What a delve into the emotions of wife, husband and child. A look at the result of choices made and how that choice impacts not only the person choosing but others. Like a pebble thrown into water the waves radiate outward. Absolutely an emotion grabber. Very true to life also. "

" Read this with a box of tissues. This book made we want to start reading again. The heart wrenching story would touch any heart and soul. "

" I don't read a lot of Christian fiction outside of books written by LDS authors, but I did enjoy this one. I read it in about 3 days. One that I couldn't hardly put down. I'm sure that the topics of depression and child abuse are very difficult to write about and portray. With hearing on the news constantly about children who are abused and do not end up in a happy family, I was glad to see this one turn out with a happy ending. It is, after all, just a book. "

" This was a good book. It helped me during some of my own depression and it helped me get a better understanding of Christians who suffer depression. We may have a hope in Christ but we may loose hope in other things that are dear to us. "

" What a heart breaking story and yet it shows how God can work everything out for the good. Makes one more aware of things that are not like they seem. My heart goes out to foster children. A must read book. "

" This was an intriguing book. Out demonstrates how a person can have hidden things in their past that just east at them. While the daughter is a little unexpected as a well grounded foster child, she is not unrealistic. This is an inspirational story for people struggling with those type of ghosts from their past. "

" Christian reading. Foster care system. Woman gives up her baby. She keeps seeing a little girl and checks herself into a mental facility. When her husband tries to find her, he tracks down her past and finds the little girl. She has been abused in the foster home and praying to find her birth mother. "

" I read this book in one day. In the morning I cried, then I wasn angry at the characters and finally I felt myself examining what I felt about forgiveness and truth. Excellent book "

" Good book with good a Christian setting "

" sad but good! "

" Extremely interesting. Good example of what secrets do to us and our relationships. "

" Good Christian book. I liked it, although was easy to predict the outcome. "

" This book was written excellent. Again Karen Kingsbury has provided us with a late night read. "

" Loved this book. Have some tissues. "

" Really related to this story. Not so much in context but in thought. "

" This one is a tear-jerker... "

" This was my first Karen Kingsbury book. I did not care for it. I found it preachy. Not sure if I will try the author again. "

" Love this book and love Karen Kingsbury. #cried "

" It was really good! Just like a lot of her other books... I think its good that everything was figured out by the end, except I wanna know what happened to Amanda's actual father... "

" I could not put it down! "

" So many issues dealt with so well in this beautiful story. "

" Amazing!!! The faith of a child. The power of our God. The reality of depression. The realization of putting too high of expectations on oneself but labeling them as someone else's. So much in this book!!! "

" I don't really read much Christian fiction. While this was an enjoyable and satisfying story, I was troubled by the fact that every non-Christian character in the book was totally devoid of morals. The plotline was extremely predictable. "

" I really enjoyed this book. It was really hard to put down. It hit some hard depression issues but I think Kingsbury did a great job with them. I would recommend this book. "

" I really enjoyed this book. It's a tad predictable but it's so easy to fall in love with the characters that it doesn't matter. Very emotional. Wonderful story. Kingsbury is a great storyteller. "

" Depression is never an easy subject but the author does a good job in bringing you in and making you feel and support this characters. Before to long you will find yourself cheering them on. "

" I have never suffered from depression, but this lets you know somewhat of what it may feel like and how alone the person feels. "

" I really liked the happy moments for the ending of the book. "

" What a delve into the emotions of wife, husband and child. A look at the result of choices made and how that choice impacts not only the person choosing but others. Like a pebble thrown into water the waves radiate outward. Absolutely an emotion grabber. Very true to life also. "

" I have never suffered from depression, but this lets you know somewhat of what it may feel like and how alone the person feels. "

" Loved this book. Have some tissues. "

" Read this with a box of tissues. This book made we want to start reading again. The heart wrenching story would touch any heart and soul. "

" I don't really read much Christian fiction. While this was an enjoyable and satisfying story, I was troubled by the fact that every non-Christian character in the book was totally devoid of morals. The plotline was extremely predictable. "

" A great book about dealing with depresion! "

" This was a good read by Karen Kingsbury. It deals with a story about depression. "

" I really enjoyed this book. Which surprised me as I'm not a religious person at all. but this book was very well written and I can say it did bring me to tears many times. Especially the last few chapters. "

" I could not put it down! "