The Hiding Place

So I recently finished reading The Hiding Place...and now I find myself on a Corrie Ten Boom "kick"..wanting to read everything again that she's written about herself and/or her family...and what others have written. Now I'm re-reading Return to the Hiding Place.
After reading The Hiding Place, I always say to myself..I wish I could have met Corrie, Betsie, and their father, Casper Ten Boom. I can identify most with Corrie, but WISH I could be more like Betsie who, despite the terrible treatment and hardships in the concentration camp, always looked with compassion and love on her enemies. Actually to her, she didn't even see them as enemies. Betsie was like a fragrant flower that gave out more perfume the more she was crushed! Corrie, on the other hand, had to really struggle to pray for her enemies and pray for God to show her how to be grateful in all circumstances. And their father...such a wise and loving man, willing to risk his life even in his old age to open the door for anyone.
It would have been wonderful to just spend a day with the Ten Boom family when they were ALL living and take it all in! Back then, I'm sure they didn't have parenting books and "how-to" books of all kinds....Their faith and their love for Christ and ALL people was enough!! And they knew how to pass that legacy on to their children...They knew without any manuals or books how to instill a love for Christ and others in their family. Wow!
That's it for now! Off to maybe finish a book, Shepherding A Child's Heart...Okay, okay...I know what I just wrote...do I really NEED to read all these books? I'm a slow learner in soooo many ways...