Treasured by Leigh McLeroy is a book of devotional insights that follows the author through some of the major stories and events of the Bible, picking out a key object from each story (a fig leaf, Abraham's knife, a smooth stone etc.) and uses those objects to illustrate God's love and care for us. McLeroy also brings her own life's experiences alongside each of her reflections on the objects she has chosen from each story.

There are thirteen short chapters that make for brisk devotional reading. A discussion guide is also included which would lend itself well to use in a small group setting. This is a book that is best for newer believers - within their first year or two of birth into God's family. Many of the stories and insights are fairy simple, and most Christians who have been in the faith for more than a couple of years will be familiar with the major points that McLeroy is making.

In all honesty, this isn't a title that I can picture myself buying for our own collection, but it might make a good gift for a new believer who is just starting to learn about God, his history, and how Christians relate to Him in their daily lives.

Reviewed at quiverfullfamily.com

Do you have a box in your wardrobe where you put little treasures in it? I do. Actually, I have one to remember things that my husband gave me, one (make that two) for our wedding that won't be opened until our 25th anniversary (which by the way will be in another fourteen years from now - well more like thirteen and a half! *grin*), and one for each kids with mementos for them since their birth. I know I'm a major packrat. I still have things from when I was in primary and high school - like the high school journal I was part of. Geez! Pathetic sometimes.
This book is a wonderful read and a must for anyone who wants to discover God through new lenses. It makes you think about what God would keep in a box to remember the major events that touched humanity. Okay - some of you might say - God doesn't need a box of things to remember. True enough but I think He would keep the box for us - his children so that one day we can sit with Him and go through the box together (a little bit like we will do with our children on our 25th anniversary!).
Treasured made me discovered a different side of God - a side I haven't thought off, a side where He cherishes the memories of things that happened in the past. If God would keep these mementos from various times from the bible, why would He not keep some from my story. Someday, I could sit down with him and go through my own memory box with Him and see how He was present the whole time even when I didn't know it…
Even while you read about the things that God would probably keep, you also go through the life of the author as she pours out her thoughts about the various subjects of each chapter. At the same time, it got me ponder and think about my own life and how I would have reacted in a same situation.