Cherished by Kim Cash Tate

Cherished is the second in a series by Kim Cash Tate, following the book Faithful. Picking up where the last book left off, Cherished focuses on Kelli, the sister of Cedric and Lindell London and her story. All the main characters from the first wonderful book show up here, but the book is not as much about them.

While being cherished is the theme, this book is a lot about forgiveness. Learning to forgive others for things that feel unforgiveable. And, just as important, learning to forgive your self and to live in the freedom that Christ’s forgiveness brings to us.

I enjoyed this book very much and found it’s message inspiring and very true. I love how the characters lovingly support each other and seek to follow God’s will, even when it seems to bring pain in the beginning. Their faithfulness to God’s will and love is what brings healing in the end.

Not as complex as the first book, which interwove so many different plot lines, it is still a powerful book. One of the little things I enjoy about these books is the St. Louis setting. Always fun to run into familiar places as I read. Though I was curious where the name of the Webster Family Arena, in St. Charles, came from. That arena is in my home town and is often the site of Christian concerts, but I have never seen it with the name Webster. All the other places mentioned in the book seemed to be accurate.

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