I heard Robyn Dykstra speak at a Women’s Conference
and remember thinking to myself how I wish I could hear more of her story. When she held up The Widow Wore Pink in her closing remarks, I got in line to meet
her and purchase a copy of her book.
Robyn’s
book reveals her life journey with brutal honesty yet with fashionable
humor. The contents cover a smorgasbord
of personal issues that women face: several
marriages, financial stress, abuse, death of loved ones, divorce and single
parenting. After a chain of poor choices,
Robyn develops faith in Jesus. Amazing
changes begin!
I
felt a kindred spirit with her when she described her journey of self denial in
order to love her father-in-law like Jesus.
I’ve been there; it’s not easy.
Robyn’s
story relates to my heart and her personality leaps across each page like
meeting up with a girlfriend for pie and coffee.
Our
society can be snobbish and judge a stay-at-home mom. I found
the chapter intriguing where Robyn seeks her mother’s approval. She inquires of her mother, a bright
accomplished woman with a PHD, if she felt disappointed with her daughter’s
life choices. Robyn’s mom praises her
for her loving devotion to her husband, boys and home. I like this line: “My generation fought hard for women’s rights
so that you could have choices. Don’t
let anyone take that from you.”
I
highly recommend The Widow Wore Pink by
Robyn Dykstra. As a speaker, Robyn
mesmerizes her audience with keen articulation but as a writer, she writes with
a heart of a friend. She left me
wondering how she not only survived her many troubles, but wrote about them with entertainment. She’s a joyful
witness of a life surrendered to Jesus.
