The Baggage Handler

When I read the "blurbs" on Amazon about this book, I see that the author, David Rawlings, is compared to Andy Andrews or David Gregory.  That comparison is absolutely spot on. 

The Baggage Handler seeks out people who are carrying around excess baggage and arranges to meet them through mix ups at the airport.  It seems to be an easy way to get people's attention.  In this episode, The Handler meets Gillian, Michael, and David and tries to get them to understand the extra baggage they are carrying. 

What Rawlings does through his book is to point out we all have our own special baggage, but we have to determine how we are going to handle it:

• Do we need to forgive someone? 
• Do we need to change the mirror we see ourselves in? 
• Do we need to live our own lives instead of letting someone else choose our lives for us?

Through the stories of Gillian, David, and Michael, The Baggage Handler gently shows each character what is needed to be able to lighten the baggage they carry around.  One of the characters chooses to carry his own baggage and not let go of it, so this book is not filled with happy endings, but it is the ending they choose.  In the same light, the baggage we carry has the same options for us.  We can choose to relinquish our baggage to the One who can handle it for us or we can choose to carry it ourselves and let it destroy us. 

This is a five star book, two thumbs up, and a lighter load to carry. 

My thanks to Thomas Nelson for allowing me to read and review this book.