Recently, until tonight, I had about 3 “parenting” books I was beginning to thumb through. But the truth is, I’m getting tired of reading these books! Don’t get me wrong, the ones I have chosen are excellent choices, however, I find myself reading the same wonderful information over and over again, under different authors. So, my problem is, I don’t need someone telling me the right way to parent anymore – I know it. I need to do it. So I have removed them all from my list and replaced them with a more challenging alternative: The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis. I will begin tonight, even if only a few pages.
I am also reading some books with my daughter. Frequently I will read a chapter of “Created to Be His Help Meet” by Debi Pearl. However I am not in a hurry to finish this book, as I like to try and put the challenges to use before moving on to the next chapter. This is an EXCELLENT book, btw! Click the above button for more!
Reading time is hard to find around here, having 4 children 6 and under. When I do read it’s usually when I sit down to nurse. Sometimes I only get a couple of pages read in a night. But it gives me plenty to chew on doing it that way, instead of being bombarded. I am not a big novel fan, although I will occasionally read one or a series. I just recently gave up reading the Redemption series by Karen Kingsbury, right in the middle of the 3rd book. I am not saying they are “bad” books, but there sure is a lot of drama for one family. It reminds of me a soap opera – but a Christian one. I just felt like I could better utilize my time with something more meaningful. (Totally my opinion, since my time is so limited).
I look forward to sharing tidbits from The Weight of Glory!
August 26, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I SO hear you on the parenting books. I have about a million parenting books, and they’re all good, but what I really need to do is consistently apply all that they’ve taught me!
C.S. Lewis is always a great option. I’ve never read The Weight of Glory, but it looks very good (par for the course for Lewis).
August 26, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Reading time was hard to find around my house as well. Now that one of my other addictions is over (Olympics) I am hoping to get some more reading done.
August 27, 2008 at 12:18 am
I’m glad you joined us. I know what you mean about parenting books. I do read some, because they give me a push, but I often just realize that it’s between me and God and that’s how I need to handle it.
August 27, 2008 at 12:20 pm
“Created to Be His Help Meet” sounds like a book that I need to get!