The Widow Wore Pink

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.