a journey in motherhood

As opposed to fear-based. Grace-Based Parenting. The single best book on parenting I’ve ever read. Nothing about the minute details of dealing with specific discipline issues, or potty training, or anything like that. Instead an overall mindset of parenting our children the way God parents us. With grace. Meeting their needs for security, significance and strength with Love, Purpose, and Hope. Giving them the freedoms to be different, vulnerable, candid and to make mistakes. Much of it was afirming, some of it was challenging - all of it opened my eyes to how my heavenly father gives me grace. I was convicted of a lot of things in my heart, both relating to my parenting and not. I felt like it opened up my eyes to the truth about what God’s grace does for me and how I am in turn to live out a life of Grace towards others. It also challenged my faith - in a way that said - walk the talk, be a doer, not just a hearer, if you believe it - live it! It encouraged me and gave me a lot of confidence to raise my children in any enviroment, because greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world. If you love God and love your kids, this is a must read.  Here is the authors site. I can’t wait to read other books by him.