Finding Home

Finding Home
Jim Daly
David C. Cook
ISBN: 978-0-7814-4533-7
Non-Fiction, Memoir, Inspirational
Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

Finding a Home (literally and figuratively) for Jim Daly was not an easy task. Jim was the youngest of five children. His parents had met at Alcoholic Anonymous and alcoholism became an ongoing theme for the couple, particularly for Jim’s father. Realizing that she had to choose between her children and her own issues, Jim’s mom left his father and fled with the children. She had to work several jobs at a time just to make ends meet.
Then tragedy struck. Jim’s mom got sick. None of the kids really understood what was going on until cancer took her life. At this point, in their step-father abandoned them and left them to fend for themselves. Finding a place to live was difficult enough but the real trouble was finding a home.
Finding Home is a wonderful read. The author’s purpose for writing the book is to share his life lessons with the reader. In this, he provides a very open and honest story. He has been extremely careful to show his life in a balanced way: the good times and the bad times, his mistakes and his misjudgements, and the many times when grace stepped in. Extremely inspirational.