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Kathryn has been a published writer since 1987. She has published various newspaper stories, magazine articles, essays and short stories for teens and adults.
She is the author of: “A River of Stones,” a young adult fiction novel dealing with divorce published in 2002, and “Conquering your Goliaths—A Parable of the Five Stones,” a Christian fiction novel published in January of 2012.
Her newest creation, a “Conquering your Goliaths—Guidebook was published in February of 2012.
Reviewed by Lori M for Readers' Favorite
We all have a Goliath in our lives that we’d like to slay. Some of us have more than one. Kathryn Elizabeth Jones presents the story of Virginia Bean whose Goliaths are many and she takes the reader through a parable of how she learned life lessons through her encounters with five stones. Have you read in the Bible of the five stones which David used to sling at Goliath?
The story is good. What Virginia Bean thinks is a job interview is in fact, as we find out at the end of the story, a meeting with God and Jesus.
My favorite part was the inclusion of the spiritual guides at the end of the book. The first stone and guide were about listening and the author tells us to remember that things aren’t always as they appear, that daily prayer will help prepare us for listening, and that questions will bring answers. Next, there is Trust. In this section, Jones tells us that trust comes slowly but that we are never alone, that we don’t have to hide our mistakes, and that strength comes from reaching out to others. The other three stones are Optimism, Tenacity, and Constancy.
"Conquering Your Goliaths: A Parable of the Five Stones" has inspired me to keep some smooth stones on my desk to remind me of the five lessons learned by both Virginia Bean in the story and David in the Bible.
