Reviewed by Vernita Naylor for Readers' Favorite

As we travel through life’s challenges, we all need guidance and solutions on how to cope. People use various facets to work through conflicts; some methods can be destructive while others choose beneficial ways. For an optimal way to channel your life’s energy, get a copy of Eternal Love: A Poetic Pathway to God's Heart and Mind by C. Peggy Atoche. The author hopes that through reading these poems you experience God’s peace, and love and see the positive while dealing with the obstacles that cross your path or as you view world events. Reading this book offers comfort and a resting place to sit and embrace the beautiful words of poetry with an understanding that despite the situation or circumstance we face, there is tranquility in God. Before each poem, the author offers an explanation that inspired the piece of work, which enhances the context for the reader. This book has several lovely pieces and a few of my favorites are A Father's Message of Love; Forgiving is Hard, Not Impossible; Finding God, and The Final Scene which inspires serenity and clarification in knowing that God has a plan.

Eternal Love: A Poetic Pathway to God's Heart and Mind by C. Peggy Atoche will help the reader find their way to the truth in a unique poetic way. Feelings, emotions, and world conditions can appear to be overwhelming at times yet the message is clear that God is sovereign and gives hope. Our spirituality is continually being challenged to stimulate growth and to teach us. This book offers the comfort of knowing that God sees all, knows all, and has everything under control despite how it appears. Isn’t that comforting? Using this book is an ideal source in helping you to choose healthy ways of dealing with your life, improve your perspective on how you see things, and focus more on the beauty of God for yourself and in how you interact with others.