Karen Kingsbury, author of many Christian fiction books has a new children's book. It looks all nice and cheerful on the cover, but it should have a warning label.
I was shopping at Costco today and I saw it on the book table. "Oh," I said to myself, "Karen Kinsbury, I've read some of her books. I'll bet this is a great children's book." I opened it and didn't even make it through the introduction before I was crying. By the end of the book, I was standing in the middle of Costco weeping like a mad woman. I immediately grabbed my 13-year-old son and hugged him (still crying of course). "MOOOOOMMMM, what is wrong with you? You're embarassing me!" I, of course, bought the book and will subject all of my friends and family to the same humiliation when they read it and burst into tears. I haven't cried at a children's book since "I love you forever" came out.
I've read thick volumes on parenting, but in the beautiful succintness of those few pages, my perspective has been changed. As a homeschooling mom, many of Jake's behavioral and learning challenges feel overwhelming (like spending 6 hours on the roof of the house last week). Today, as I rushed to a back aisle at Costco to pull myself together, all I could think is, "there will be a last day homeschooling. There will be a last time helping him with a science experiment or reading aloud together." This morning I would have relished the thought of reaching the end of this often difficult road. This afternoon I am embracing even the hard moments and savoring the good ones. I needed this reminder and so do you. Buy this book!
I was shopping at Costco today and I saw it on the book table. "Oh," I said to myself, "Karen Kinsbury, I've read some of her books. I'll bet this is a great children's book." I opened it and didn't even make it through the introduction before I was crying. By the end of the book, I was standing in the middle of Costco weeping like a mad woman. I immediately grabbed my 13-year-old son and hugged him (still crying of course). "MOOOOOMMMM, what is wrong with you? You're embarassing me!" I, of course, bought the book and will subject all of my friends and family to the same humiliation when they read it and burst into tears. I haven't cried at a children's book since "I love you forever" came out.
I've read thick volumes on parenting, but in the beautiful succintness of those few pages, my perspective has been changed. As a homeschooling mom, many of Jake's behavioral and learning challenges feel overwhelming (like spending 6 hours on the roof of the house last week). Today, as I rushed to a back aisle at Costco to pull myself together, all I could think is, "there will be a last day homeschooling. There will be a last time helping him with a science experiment or reading aloud together." This morning I would have relished the thought of reaching the end of this often difficult road. This afternoon I am embracing even the hard moments and savoring the good ones. I needed this reminder and so do you. Buy this book!
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Should I have it even though I have an easy child? Keep in mind that she's not a teenager yet!
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