“All Earth Is Crammed With Heaven is a perfect title for this encouraging book for mothers. Mary van Balen-Holt illustrates, chapter by chapter, just how loving our God is. She lifts her voice to God and prays, ‘You are Presence.’ From lunch boxes to family photographs, from the Hopewell Indian Mound to piano lessons, from shell gathering to sweeping the floor, Mary reminds us of the presence of God in our everyday lives. Mothers of all ages will be uplifted by the stories, examples, and epitaphs in each chapter of this encouraging, joyous book.”
– MARIE CHAPIAN: Author of Mothers, Daughters and His Thoughts Toward Me
Shortly after this book was published, I was interviewed on a radio show. The interviewer was a man, and when he introduced this book and me to his audience, he laughed and thought aloud that some people might wonder why a man is interviewing a woman author of a book of reflections for women.
His answer was simple and true: All Earth Is Crammed With Heaven is not only a mother’s book. It is a book for all of us who have been part of a family: and that is everyone.
This book was published in the Philippines as Daily Reflections for Mothers. Paulines.
Excerpts from All Earth have been included in: “Tea Time for Women,” Linda Evans Shepherd. Honor Books; Catholic Women’s Devotional Bible. Zondervan Publishing House.
All Earth is Crammed with Heaven is available for purchase from Barns & Noble’s Marketplace Sellers and on Amazon.