Donna C. (DonnaRI) reviewed Saturdays with Stella: How My Dog Taught Me to Sit, Stay, and Come When God Calls on + 65 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 9
This is a lovely book. I'm not sure how anyone could be confused about it being a Christian book - it does have "God" in the title, after all! The author offers some nice, and sometimes humorous, descriptions of dog training class, and then relates each of her experiences to something that God is trying to teach us in the Bible. It's a short and easy read, also. I would definitely recommend!
Leola C. (swamponkeymom) reviewed Saturdays with Stella: How My Dog Taught Me to Sit, Stay, and Come When God Calls on + 353 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
I liked this book and how it related lessons we learn from animals that can bring us closer to God.
Janet S. reviewed Saturdays with Stella: How My Dog Taught Me to Sit, Stay, and Come When God Calls on
Helpful Score: 2
I ordered this book for a family member, and they loved it so much they passed the book along to each other member of the family. It was a big hit!
Alice B. reviewed Saturdays with Stella: How My Dog Taught Me to Sit, Stay, and Come When God Calls on + 3563 more book reviews
Sometimes your best four-legged friend is also your best teacher.When you bring a new dog into your home, a wash of great joy can become a trial of perseverance as your furry pal chews, digs, yaps, and yes, piddles her way through every room in the house. Allison Pittman learned this all too well when she adopted a tiny, shiny puppy of indefinable breed. Stella wasted no time in turning her home upside-down as only a pup can. As could be expected, six weeks of obedience school covered the much needed basics stay, come, and down. What Allison didn't expect was the spiritual benefit she would receive as each Saturday lesson revealed a fascinating metaphor. In this heart-warming, thoughtful, and often hilarious tribute to her beloved Stella, Allison Pittman shares how she came to understand what it means to follow the ultimate Master, including how to: Sit at the feet of Jesus and listen for His voice: Drop It!And let go of personal agendas. Come! And when it's time to run in the right direction, Stay in God's presence. Saturdays with Stella, is a slightly neurotic yet curiously adorable canine will not only capture your heart's he'll show you how captivating you are to God.
The author also learned the unconditional love of god, through our pets. Great gift !
The author also learned the unconditional love of god, through our pets. Great gift !
Toni D. (pittiemom) reviewed Saturdays with Stella: How My Dog Taught Me to Sit, Stay, and Come When God Calls on + 2 more book reviews
I enjoyed this book. Being a dog owner myself and having a young dog I got as a rescued puppy I could identify with her experiences with Stella. I liked the emphasis on her relationship with Stella and how it grew as the trust between them grew. I would like to try some of the methods of teaching obedience commands that she describes with my own dog. As a Christian, I also especially liked the author's relating Stella's struggles with obedience and trust to our own experiences of learning to obey and trust God in our lives. It was a charming book.
Colleen T. (rainbowbrite98) reviewed Saturdays with Stella: How My Dog Taught Me to Sit, Stay, and Come When God Calls on
I picked this book up because of the dog on the cover. I love reading about animals, but I do not love reading about god. This book refers to god and the bible more than I care to read about. I am not a religious person and I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone that is not religious.
On the other hand, the story was cute. If you cut the christian parts out of it, I would've have enjoyed this book immensely.
On the other hand, the story was cute. If you cut the christian parts out of it, I would've have enjoyed this book immensely.
