Mending Your Heart in a Broken World by Patsy Clairmont
Finding Comfort in the Scriptures
Time Warner Audio Books - September 2001
ISBN: 1586212192 - Abridged Audio Cassette
Nonfiction / Inspirational

Reviewed by Brenda Weeaks, MyShelf.com
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In listening to Mending Your Heart in a Broken World, I found the antidotes and advice worth sharing with others. I don't feel it's just for those with damage hearts at all, but for anyone who needs advice on how to get past the negative feelings and moods of one's self or of others. Patsy reminds us that it doesn't take much in this world to leave a trail of pain across the heart. Her pep talk of sorts shows us how to overcome more then a broken heart as she shows us how to "shore up our interior strength, renovate our minds, repair some breaches, guard our vulnerable hearts, and enter into a victory celebration."

Patsy Clairmont starts her inspirational talk by sharing her life and mishaps on the road with a husband who loves to travel. After sharing about a broken globe, she asks these questions of us:

"Can one exist in a fractured world with any sense of a fixed reference? If our hearts and dreams have been broken or scared by life's journey, how might we recover? Must we be on going victims of rocky circumstances, careless people, and deliberate potshots hurled by our enemy? How can we experience comfort in the midst of Heartbreak?"

Patsy tells readers of her own experience in dealing with a damaged heart and how God's words helped to make her whole. In her advice she uses the trying experiences of Nehemiah's people to show how we can overcome pain, loss, or even negativity of others by taking God's word to heart.

What did I enjoy the most about Patsy's book besides all the positive words? Not once did she come across as preachy. She inspires, counsels, and most of all questions us at the end of each chapter to make us think. Whether you are dealing with the loss of a loved one, or something as lower on the scale as a cruel word at the wrong time, Patsy's book will enlighten you on how to overcome it and protect yourself. Mending Your Heart in a Broken World is an absolute inspiration.