http://stepstudy.org/2008/06/06/children-of-the-healer-reviewed-by-heidi-weston/ History and practice of the Twelve Steps Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:17:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://stepstudy.org/2008/06/06/children-of-the-healer-reviewed-by-heidi-weston/#comment-2096 Dick B. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:48:57 +0000 http://stepstudy.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-2096 I knew Sue Smith Windows, Robert R. Smith, and Smitty's first wife Betty quite well. And the first time I read Children of the Healer, I could almost hear the folks talking. This is because the language of the two kids was very unique and different in that it is reflected in the text of the book. I personally consider this book essential reading for those of us who really want to pull together all the details of the early Akron Christian fellowship. Thus Sue specifically calls attention to her mother's journal--which gave rise to my title Anne Smith's Journal 1933-1939. Sue specifically mentions the morning quiet time which her mother held each morning for early AAs and their families. She points to the reading of the Bible, prayer, seeking God's guidance, and the elements of this practice which taught the pioneers so much about the Smith view of the power of God, the Bible, and healing. Smitty points to the fact that his mother was called the "Mother of A.A." And one gets a real picture of the nurse-evangelist-teacher-cook-counselor status that Anne Smith occupied in the crowded Smith home. Regretably, A.A. literature is so deficient in historical research, details, and reports that one must turn to the many outside resources which fill in the blanks. I knew Sue Smith Windows, Robert R. Smith, and Smitty’s first wife Betty quite well. And the first time I read Children of the Healer, I could almost hear the folks talking. This is because the language of the two kids was very unique and different in that it is reflected in the text of the book. I personally consider this book essential reading for those of us who really want to pull together all the details of the early Akron Christian fellowship. Thus Sue specifically calls attention to her mother’s journal–which gave rise to my title Anne Smith’s Journal 1933-1939. Sue specifically mentions the morning quiet time which her mother held each morning for early AAs and their families. She points to the reading of the Bible, prayer, seeking God’s guidance, and the elements of this practice which taught the pioneers so much about the Smith view of the power of God, the Bible, and healing. Smitty points to the fact that his mother was called the “Mother of A.A.” And one gets a real picture of the nurse-evangelist-teacher-cook-counselor status that Anne Smith occupied in the crowded Smith home. Regretably, A.A. literature is so deficient in historical research, details, and reports that one must turn to the many outside resources which fill in the blanks.

]]> http://stepstudy.org/2008/06/06/children-of-the-healer-reviewed-by-heidi-weston/#comment-11 Lydia Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:29:10 +0000 http://stepstudy.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-11 Thank you for this. I remember a retired English teacher at a meeting telling us about this book (Hi, Muriel), and she said it wasn't written very well. I had forgotten about it until I read this review. No matter how it's written, I'm sure it's worth the time. I will be looking into it. Thank you for this. I remember a retired English teacher at a meeting telling us about this book (Hi, Muriel), and she said it wasn’t written very well. I had forgotten about it until I read this review. No matter how it’s written, I’m sure it’s worth the time. I will be looking into it.

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