“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul alike.”—John Muir, The Yosemite, 1912

Whether you’re a hiker, a history buff, or a reader who travels vicariously, Life Lessons from the National Parks by Penny Musco takes you on a four-season tour through over forty of America’s most glorious places in the National Park Service reflecting God, who superintends each one.

The book chronicles remarkable lands, events, and people, which Penny Musco brings to life with first-hand experiences, inspirational anecdotes, and Scripture, as well as providing tips for your own visits.

Life Lessons from the National Parks (Elk Lake Publishing, 2023) is endorsed by Michael J. Oard, co-author of the True North National Park series, and by Cecil Murphey, author or co-author of more than 130 books, including Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story and 90 Minutes in Heaven with Don Piper.

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My Review

Sometimes you read a book that ends up being different from what you expected – or so much more than you expected. Life Lessons from the National Parks is such a book.

I expected to see color photos of assorted national parks with a few lines of inspiration. Wrong!

This book is a fascinating mixture of wisdom, entertainment, history, and education. It’s a reference guide, a devotional, and a tour book all combined.

It’s a book you will want to put down after reading a few pages, not because you’re bored with it, but because you want to savor what you’ve just read, and allowing it to stick in your brain and fill your spirit.

I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publishers. My comments are an independent and honest review.

Get to know the author: Penny Musco

Penny Musco is a freelance writer with clips in both the Christian and secular markets, and author of the award-winning Life Lessons from the National Parks: Meeting God in America’s Most Glorious Places.

In 2009, she was an Artist-in-Residence for the National Park Service, where she presented programs about the parks in libraries and senior communities.

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