Letters to Karen (Abingdon Classics)

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Summary: things women need to know
Review: Letters to Karen was a great book. The more I read about Karen, the more she reminded me of me. Although I'm not getting married any time soon, I could relate to her because she dated a lot of men and got board very easily. Her father started writting her letters when she anounced her engagement. The book is a guideline of what to do in a marriage and what not to do in a marriage. It gives good tips on fighting, getting to the inner-self of your spouce, and ways to show your love to eachother. It not only tought me how I want my husben to treat me, but how I want to treat my husband. It is a great book to read when your starting to get serious with your boyfriend. I also suggest that guys read Letters to Philip.

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Summary: Review on Letters to Karen
Review: Letters to Karen was a great book. I really enjoyed it. This book is about A daughter who askes her father for advice on love and marriage because she just got engaged. The father writes a series of letters with advice on relationships. You don't have to be married to read this book. It helps you understand the opposite sex more better. I am happy I read this bookk, it taught me a lot on relationships and how I should handle things. It also made me think about what kind of wife I should be to my husband. I loved the stories Dr. Shedd had to write about they were interesting and funny. This book has a lot of good pionts and examples. This is an excellent book I recommend it to anyone who plans on getting married or is married.

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Summary: things women need to know
Review: Letters to Karen was a wonderful book. I an not getting married any time soon, but the more I read about Karen the more she reminded me of me. She,like myself, have dated a lot of guys and got board very easily. Her father started writting her letter when she announced her engagment. Her father gave her a lot of advice on what to do in a marriage and what not to do. The book also gives good advice on fighting, finding one's true self in their spouce, and loving eachother. I strongly suggest the women read this book when they start getting more serious wither their boyfriend. I also suggest guys reading Letter to Philip.

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Summary: Holiness and Submissiveness at it's best
Review: Letters to Karen was an incredibly insightful and adorable book. I loved the aspect of a father writing to his daughter to give her sound advice for marriage based upon the Word of God. His letters are often comical and other times very serious. Every engaged couple should read these books if they want to learn how to be better spouses for one another. I would definitely recommend this book to any girl or even any guy. Dr. Shedd is a wonderful man with extremely good advice for all those looking into marriage. I learned quite a bit on what it means to be a good wife and mother and just how hard and rewarding of a job it can be. God has definitely used Dr. Shedd to reach others on being a woman of God. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will definitely be reading it again before I get married!!

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Summary: Lasting advice--and it worked for me
Review: My grandmother gave me this book around 1966, soon after I married. It provided basic advice about marriage that I took to heart, and the advice and the marriage are still working after 37 years. I loaned my copy to someone years ago, and it never came back, but I just bought a replacement. There's another generation coming up that I need to loan this book to.

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Summary: Thoughts on "Letters to Karen"
Review: The book "Letters to Karen" by Charlie W. Shed provided a lot of good, applicable advice for relationships. It was also very sweet to see how much the author cared for his daughter by teaching her about many aspects of marriage that everyday relationships cannot prepare you for. I thought the chapter, "I'm Sorry, Honey" is an especially good chapter. It is filled with many truths that some people would rather over look. One of those points was the fact that some people find it hard to express regret. If people were more open about the way they truly feel, they would probably be surprised to find that others are fairly understanding. My favorite quote from this book is in this chapter. It says, "'Bigness may never begin unlessn it begins with me'" (p.69). The one subject I did not agree with Shedd on is the role of a submissive woman in marriage. There should be a degree of submissive behavior. However, it seemed to me that the author thought the wife should baby her husband every time he broke a nail or swoon each time his ego needs some support. Spouses should make each other feel loved and cherished, but that just seems a little to fake for me. Another point I strongly agreed with Shedd on is the importance of prayer in marriage. God is the strongest foundation there can be for marriage. If there is no relationship with God, how can He help you? I thought it is really interesting how Shedd said he has never had a married individual or couple come to him for help if they have prayed together. If you have the strength of God's love you can overcome anything. Overall I think this is a great book for anyone who is open to some godly advice for a strong, loving marriage.

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Summary: useful advice
Review: this book gives great advice to those who are engaged or wish to get married. this book is about a loving father that gives useful advice to his daughter who is about to get married. this book taught me about different problems that come up when in a relationship and how to deal with them. i think that karen is very fortunate to have such a loving father that is willing to give advice along with personal situations that he found himself in. karens father has a great relationship with his daughter because he tells her whatever is on his mind. when i become a parent i will do my best to have a good relationship with my children just as karen's father was to her. i would recommend this book because people can learn alot about marraige though the letters of karen's father.