If you’re a mom, how many times have you wished you had some sort of directions for raising your kids?  Well, now there is a book that provides those directions, or more aptly, points to and highlights the book where these answers can be found.  Mothering like the Father: Following God’s Example in Parenting Young Children gives examples of ways in which God the Father parents us, and how we can implement those examples in our lives.

Mothering like the Father is easy to read, provides practical advice, and even offers questions at the end of each chapter that can be used for personal reflection or discussion with your spouse or friends.  I’d highly recommend you read this book, which can be found on amazon or at www.motheringlikethefather.com.

I (Stacy) love to read as the pages draw me in and transport me to different eras and locations.  There is something nearly magical about opening up a book.  But, awe and amazement overcame me before I even opened The Fall by Kirsten Lasinski up.  You see, I have the privilege of knowing Kirsten.  We’re both members of Words for the Journey Christian Writers Guild (to learn more about this fantastic writing group, click www.wordsforthejourney.org).  For the first time, I saw literature as art–as the author’s attempt to convey a message, tell a story, or even change a perspective.  And that is exactly what Kirsten does.

By day, elementary school janitor, Morris Jackson, leads an ordinary, peaceful life.  And by all accounts, his nights should be calm, too, as he unknowingly dreams of Eden.  But, as Adam and Eve come to life in a way that surpasses my preconceived notions of this first couple, tensions mount as Morris becomes grossly aware of the fall that is about to happen.

Kirsten weaves the tale in a way that helps you gain a better understanding of Eve, while leaving you wondering how the real-life nightmares Morris finds himself in will unfold.