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Parenting Is Your Highest Calling: And Eight Other Myths That Trap Us in Worry and Guilt
by
Leslie Leyland Fields (Goodreads Author)
Why am I not a more joyful parent? Why aren’t my kids turning out as I expected? Why do I always feel as if I’m not doing enough for my children?
Is Parenting Supposed to Be This Difficult?
As a mother of six, author Leslie Leyland Fields knows firsthand the insecurities and questions that come with rearing children. In this provocative book, she explores with refreshing hon...more
Is Parenting Supposed to Be This Difficult?
As a mother of six, author Leslie Leyland Fields knows firsthand the insecurities and questions that come with rearing children. In this provocative book, she explores with refreshing hon...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
December 16th 2008
by WaterBrook Press
(first published December 3rd 2008)
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I probably wouldn't have picked this up if it weren't written by a friend/Mama, PhD contributor, the brilliant Leslie Leyland Fields. I was never much into parenting/advice books even in the confusing early days of parenting, and I'm even less inclined to them now. But, Leslie's an honest and smart writer, and her book offers common sense words of wisdom and a refreshingly feminist perspective on parenting for those at any stage of the journey.
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I enjoyed this book as it showed how God fathers/mothers his children and how those children still have a "choice". Sometimes as parents we fill it is our responsibility and fault that our children choose as they do, but this book shows how God is in control, we just need to stay close to Him.
A nice enough collection of essays about some myths of parenting. Some were more obvious than others and I mostly skimmed through. It really boils down to letting God be God, and realizing that your children's fate and faith are in his hands, not yours.
Great book for a new parent like me. Probably great for old ones, although I am suspicious that the more experience one has a parent, the less ground-breaking these ideas seem. Fantastic material - my only complaint (with apologies to the author) is that in the hands of a more accomplished writer/theologian, this book would be an even greater success.
See my review at myshelf.com coming in January!
This really helped me put some things in perspective. I don't agree with everything I read, but it was good to step back and look at some of my preconceived notions about parenting.
What a great book! This book gives a freeing look into parenting God's way. I have read other books that made me feel inadequate or that I was doing something wrong. This insightful book lets parents know that their highest calling is to serve the Lord and that when you do that, everything else will follow. A great read.
Very refreshing and reassuring book by Alaska mom/commercial fisherman and writing professor in Seattle. I plan to read another book by her soon that celebrates faith and food.
Susan
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My friend, Leslie, gave me her book this morning at church. I can't wait to read it!
This book was exactly what I needed to read! It offered me the insight I needed to find freedom and get away for guilt. I would recommend it to any mom, especially those with toddlers and above.
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