Trying to review this book feels a bit like writing an over the top infomercial for some fancy gizmo that does everything - you know, the kind that "slices, dices, answers the doorbell, delivers coffee to your desk, changes diapers, programs satellites, and makes jullienne fries . . . all for the low, low price of $19.95." The Hope Chest Legacy offers a veritable wellspring of inspiration and utter practicality. Author Rebekah Wilson has managed to cover every hope chest related idea you could ever think of - and then some! She tells you about the history of hope chests, the need for hope chests, how to build or obtain a chest (and how to be sure that it will meet your needs), and of course, what to put in the hope chest. There are wonderful chapters on almost every aspect of home making and practical living, and every chapter is packed with ways that you can prepare your daughter for home making and how you can help her fill her hope chest with precious tools that she can use as she begins her journey as a grown lady.

There is a lovely emphasis on heirlooms, family relations and sweet femininity here instead of the crass commercialism that is so often directed toward brides and young women. There are even chapters on showers, hope chest parties, and more. If you have daughters or even grandaughters, you need this book! It will provide many sweet hours of productive industriousness and godly hope for years to come.