Let me start out by saying this books really touched my
heart.
Lynn has lost her husband, Paul, when he died suddenly. Now
she is left to pick up the pieces of her life and the
business that he ran with his sons. Lynn lives in the
house that she and her husband had built, and now she must
decide what to do. Both her sons want her to come and
live with them, but Lynn will not leave her house to
strangers.
Not only is Lynn trying to deal with her life on a day to
day basis, but now she is going though menopause, which is
making her life miserable. Lynn does have Orson, Paul's dog,
who is up in age. To add to everything else going on in
her life, she also has to put Orson down.
Lynn knows that she must get a grip on her life. Her
daughter comes up with an idea: why not get a roommate or two? Her sons,
however, are not
crazy about having total strangers moving in with their
mother. But Lynn decides to give it a try. Things are a
little rough. As she wants to make them feel like this
is also their house, but sometimes she feels like they are
not respecting her house and her life.
Lauraine Snelling's story is very moving. When Lynn had to euthanize her dog,
the scene had me in tears. I guess it is because last year I had to put my Lab
down. It just brought back sad
memories. Lauraine Snelling shows that strangers can
become family.
At one point in my life I had thought about taking in a
roommate, but I like Lynn had a lot of doubt. Lauraine
Snelling shows in her writing that sometimes you just have
to take a chance on life and see where it leads. I have
several close friends, but I don't think I could have them
live with me. Maybe taking in a stranger is a better way
to go.
A heartwarming story that celebrates how life-changing friendships can be found in all seasons of life. The sprawling lake home Lynn Lundberg built with her husband has been an epicenter of joyful family life, from summer holidays spent around the water, to cookies baked in the kitchen with grandchildren in the fall. But since her husband's sudden passing two years ago, Lynn has been lost in the grief and solitude she feels without him at home. She doesn't want to sell the big family place, but she can't exist there on her own much longer. After hearing of a new way of living—where single women share responsibilities as housemates—Lynn thinks she's found the answer to her prayers. Soon she meets two ladies with whom she could begin this journey. Angela Bishop, a successful real estate agent accustomed to the finer things in life, has just been jilted by her husband of twenty-five-years. Judith Rutherford, who has devoted her adulthood to caring for her ailing father, must leave the only home she's known now that he has passed. These three women seek a place to grieve, to laugh, and to be renewed. But coming from such differing circumstances, will the new challenges they face undo their plans? Or will they begin a friendship to see them through the years to come in this SOMEDAY HOME?
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