Lessons I'm Learning
I want to write.
I want to write something.
I want to write something meaningful.
Something meaningful.
In a world with so much noise and chatter, I want to write words that make a difference. I want to write words that matter.
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If you haven’t been able to tell by now, I’m a big reader. I learn so much from books, and when I find great ones, I can’t help but share them with you here.
This week, The Christian Parenting Handbook was released, and it is a book that I highly recommend.
Comprised of 50 short chapters, Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller walk us through practical, effective, Biblically-based strategies to help us reach the hearts of our children.
I am a huge fan of the National Center for Biblical Parenting, and this is another phenomenal resource by NCBP authors. I’m not the only one who thinks so! Only 3 days into its release, and the paperback version is already sold-out at amazon.com, Christian Book Distributors, Family Christian Stores, and more!
If you are a parent with children still in your home, The Christian Parenting Handbook is definitely one you will want to have on your shelf — and with the promotion that is running for launch week, you’ll want to make your purchase this week!
Buy The Christian Parenting Handbook between April 29 and May 5 and get a package of FREE resources valued at more than $400.00. Learn more about the 8 items contained in the Bonus Parenting Package at NCBP’s website.
Update: As of Thursday morning, the only place left with paperback copies of the book is through NCBP. (All of the popular online retailers are already sold out!) You can also order the kindle version and start reading the book immediately through Amazon.
To help celebrate the launch of The Christian Parenting Handbook, the National Center for Biblical Parenting is sponsoring some great giveaways!
There are 5 prizes, so there will be 5 winners! Here is what’s up for grabs!
The Parenting Shifts Series gives specific parenting advice for that particular age group. A team of experts, working together with Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN, have collaborated to bring you the best in a heart-based approach to parenting at any age. Wherever you are in your parenting journey these books will help you move forward with confidence and effectiveness.
{I talked about a few of these last month.}
This online class will give you the practical tools to develop more responsibility and cooperation in your home. Parents often comment that giving instructions to their children is the greatest source of conflict in family life. Nagging and angry episodes on the part of parents and kids result when children don’t cooperate. In this class you’ll learn how to adjust your own action point to teach your kids when you mean business. You’ll also learn a five step instruction routine that teaches children the skills they’ll need to follow instructions for the rest of their lives. This class is excellent for teachers as well as parents. You’ll learn how to use rules in your family to teach convictions and values. If you’re looking for a place to start, this is a great class that will help you change significant dynamics in your family using positive strategies. Sign up today.
Access to this class allows you to come and go at your convenience. It’s resident on the Internet so you can view segments whenever you’re online. The 4-hour class is broken into 4 lessons, each with 10-12 five-minute segments. View one segment at a time, or any number of them as you have time.
Parents have a job to do–pass the faith on to their kids. This book will show you how. Parents are the primary spiritual and moral trainers of their children and much of the everyday work of family life is the classroom where children learn.
The Companion Guide is a workbook of 50 lessons along with 50 audio tips to take you through The Christian Parenting Handbook step by step. Each lesson contains advice from Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller in a 5 minute audio tip and then offers teaching, an assignment, a Bible verse, and a prayer to help you apply each idea or strategy in your family.
Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes, in You and Your Kids Lesson 1 Complete Package: Includes Lesson 1 on Video, as an MP3, includes Study Guide pages, and the Kids Honor Club Children’s Program.
Honor is a biblical concept that changes the way people think and the way they treat others. Honor is a relationship term and teaching honor in the family equips children with the relational tools they’ll need for the rest of their lives. This package gives you instructions for both parents and children so that honor can transform the culture in your home.
This Giveaway is over.
Congratulations to our winners: Frank, Danielle, Sarah, Darcey, and Teresa!
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I am thrilled to be a part of the launch team for The Christian Parenting Handbook. This post contains my honest opinion about the book. I highly recommend it. I did receive an early release PDF copy of the book for free, but I also purchased my own copy of the book because I think it’s that good.
Since we’re talking about great books, have you heard about the aaaaaamazing homemaking bundle that is on sale this week only?
Get over 97 eBooks (valued at over $600) for only $29.97!! There are some really great books in the bundle.
The sale ends Saturday, so don’t miss it!!
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While I was a little girl swinging and swimming and summer-playing on this side of the world, an eight year old boy prayed for his daddy and his mommy and his baby brother, all fighting for their lives.
I was oblivious, while my husband lost the most important woman in his world — his mom.
Malaria stole from my husband.
Malaria stole from my husband’s dad and his brothers and his aunts and uncles and grandparents and friends.
Malaria stole from my kids,
and malaria stole from me.
The more I love them, the more I wish I knew her.
Malaria took a woman I desperately wanted to know — and I wanted her to know me!
I want to sit long and talk deep and understand more. I want to laugh and learn and plan and pray. I want to be her daughter — in law and in love.
I wanted, years ago, to see her son hug his mama in a little church on his big day. Even now, I want to see his smile spread and hear his easy laugh when Mom calls. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to call her Mom.
When I look at my husband, our kids, I wonder when I’m really seeing her. Her blood runs through their veins. Is that her smile, her laugh, her creativity in them?
I can only imagine how she would love my children, her grandbabies who she’s never been able to hold.
I miss the conversations we could have had and the friendship we would have known.
Because of malaria, I grieve the loss of a woman I never knew.
Malaria is a Mama killer, stealing love and life and stability from little babes while they sleep.
Malaria is a killer, and millions have suffered from its effects.
Today is World Malaria Day.
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Get it together! I often mutter to myself, as the clutter collects and the mess multiplies.
The How am I not keeping up with this? What is my issue? Where am I going wrong? questions fly across my mind as quickly as my three little tornadoes whip through my house.
And I remind myself: It’s just a messy, cluttered, full-of-life season! I’m letting go of some things {ahem} to focus on others.
My dad, the most organized person in the world, reminds me that I actually am an organized person, but let’s be honest, piles have always been a problem for me and right now, organization certainly isn’t my strong suit.
Create a homemaking binder has been on my to-do list for at least a year. I’ve pinned a gazillion pins and bookmarked tons of photos, but that binder sits empty and my pins remain virtual.
So when my friend, Kayse, asked if I’d be willing to review her book Getting it Together (perfect title, huh?!), I eagerly accepted.
In the book:
Translation = I now have no excuse to leave create a homemaking binder on my to-do list.
Here’s what I love about Kayse’s book:
A draw-back, or two:
If you already have a great system in place, keep doing what you’re doing.
If you need a place to start, Getting It Together is it.
Kayse gave me a copy for an honest review, and she is giving a copy to one of you!
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