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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
Practical take away - you’ll never take the running out of running - even with training and routine it’s still hard work
Rachel’s children have grown some since her first book on motherhood and that is as good a reason as any to write another. Just like the first book, the chapters are short and to the point. The babies have become toddlers and that brings new challenges and joys. Rachel unpacks her experience with some thoughtful analysis alongside it all.
Too many typos and she lost me on several concepts. Abandoned on page 70. There were a few nuggets of wisdom in here but the whole "food" chapter was just plain dumb. There are better books out there on this subject so I'm not going to waste my time on this one.
3.5 stars. I didn't like this book as much as I liked Loving the Little Years, which was very nearly a 5 star from me. This just didn't... Read the same. She deviated from a lot of the super practical - but spiritually rooted! - issues that she worked with and went off into murky, big picture waters. I still highlighted a bit and found pieces of wisdom here and there, but whereas after finishing each chapter of Loving the Little Years, I was sharing what I had learned with my husband, I don't think there is one major takeaway from this whole book I shared with him. Still worth reading, there were a handful of delightful chapters, but just not as good as her first book.
Her other book is my favorite parenting book. But I am so grateful to this one for introducing me to the term freelancer as a kid personality type. My oldest is a super freelancer and having a name for it has actually helped us work with him better to keep him entertained and out of our drawers and cabinets constantly!
I actually really liked this book. It was simple and an easy read. It was convicting and thoughtful. I’d actually give it 4.5 stars. The only reason it isn’t 5 is because I felt like there were a lot of analogies that made you think, but not as much practical advice. Like I’d feel the conviction, but didn’t have any practical ways to put it into action. That being said…I’d like to read it again more slowly and pray fully.
I loved this book just as much as Loving the Little years. The chapters are longer and focused more on spiritual mothering, not just the nitty gritty of life with little kids. Chapters 14 & 17 were favorites. Well worth a re-read in a few months.
Obedience is bigger than discouragement, and the two cannot live side-by-side. When you need encouragement, okay. When you are tired, walk. When you feel lost, remember. The more you discipline yourself to overcome discouragement with obedience, the less discouragement there will be to overcome. -p. 115
Obedience is bigger than discouragement, and the two cannot live side-by-side. When you need encouragement, okay. When you are tired, walk. When you feel lost, remember. The more you discipline yourself to overcome discouragement with obedience, the less discouragement there will be to overcome. -p. 115