Stress. A pretty small word that packs a big punch. While I know a few people that don't seem to be effected by stress, most of us are. I am no exception to the majority in this case so when I saw I had the chance to read a book about curing stress, of course I jumped at it! Sometimes I struggle to get into non-felt ion books since I am such a fiction lover, but The Stress Cure was easy to read and understand and "get-into" for me. I found Ms. Shepherd's writing style easy to follow, relatable, and peppered with humor to make this an enjoyable read. There was one particular line I have to quote since I am a fellow book lover and found this so true for my bedside stand.... "my office has been known to contain so many piles of books that you'd think the local library had opened a branch on my desk." LOL Okay, I can relate to that! :) Ms. Shepherd addressed many issues that cause our stress and how to pray our way and work our way out of those issues. I don't think this book is meant to be a quick fix, but a guidebook on things to continually work on. There was one example Ms. Shepherd used that she addressed the issue that it probably seemed a petty issue compared to ours, and I agreed with her on that and don't think the answer is quite as simple for bigger issues as what she presented. She took biblical stories and re-wrote them into much easier to follow and understand stories. Some of them got a little long, but they were very interesting, especially the one about Mary. I would love to read a biblical story made into a fictional novel by Ms. Shepherd. I have not read any other of her books, but now plan to and would recommend The Stress Cure.

I give this book 4 to 4.5 start out of 5 stars.