Dirt

Growing Strong Roots in What Makes the Broken Beautiful

De: Mary Marantz

Narrado por: Mary Marantz

Dirt is a story about the places where we start. From a single-wide trailer in the mountains of rural West Virginia to the halls of Yale Law School, Mary Marantz's story is one of remembering our roots while turning our faces to the sky. From growing up in that trailer, where it rained just as hard inside as out and the smell of mildew hung thick in the air, Mary has known what it is to feel broken and disqualified because of the muddy scars leaving smudged fingerprints across our lives. Generations of her family lived and logged in those hauntingly treacherous woods, risking life and limb just to barely scrape by. And yet that very struggle became the redemption song God used to write a life she never dreamed of.

Mixed with warmth, wit, and the bittersweet, sometimes achingly heartbreaking places we go when we dig in instead of give up, Dirt is a story of healing. With gut-wrenching honesty and hard-won wisdom, Mary shares her story for anyone who has ever walked into the world and felt like their scars were still on display, showing that you are braver, better, and more empathetic for what you have survived. Because God does his best work in the muddy, messy, and broken - if we'll only learn to dig in.

©2020 Mary Marantz (P)2020 eChristian

A look back at the transformation of a life

I enjoyed this book beginning to end. The author helps you feel as if you too grew up along side her in those West Virginia mountains. You are able to move with her through the changes and growth in her life all while sharing important tidbits of wisdom that she's learned along the way. I enjoyed this book!

Favorite! So beautifully written! 🧁

I have never listened to a book from beginning to end in one sitting. This book is so beautifully written.

Excellent story of hard work and perserverance

It is interesting to me to hear stories of how people overcome challenges in their lives. I also appreciate how I can learn from individuals' stories and take the good out of what they try to convey to the reader. Thank you for sharing your story.

Amazing story of strength and Grace,

Story told and narrated with an interesting cadence, Mary reflected on incidents on her life and what it taught her looking back as an adult. Mary grew up so poor and her father worked so hard. Both people prevailed,

Torn

The story itself was amazing. The quality of the recording was frustrating. The book kept pausing for a really long time, all the time which made it frustrating to listen to. Other than that, I would recommend it.