When I teach the class, I do it in four sections – Preparing yourself
for ministry, Ministry to your husband, Ministry to your children. and finally
Ministry in the context of marriage and motherhood. The DeMoss book integrates well throughout the course, but I
wanted texts that would be good learning tools for a wife and a mother. I am grateful for Amazon and all that they
tell you about the books they sell; even with that, it took me a couple of
tries to find what I think will be very useful books: Shaunti Feldhan’s book – For Women Only
and Elyse Fitzpatrick’s (and Jessica Thompson) book Give
Them Grace.
Here’s where the too late comment comes in. My children have children, and most of them
are grown. I wish I had read this book forty
some years ago, when I was raising my own kids.
You know, we do our best, but we are flawed people. And we repeat too many times, the flawed
parenting we received.
I did not understand grace back then, so I did not teach my
children the amazing concept of the grace of God. In fact, because I did not
really understand nor appreciate it, I fear I lived more in fear of the law
than in love with the Giver of Grace. I know now it was my own weakness and
flaws, but I looked to the church to teach me about parenting…and back then,
the emphasis was on obedience, and not so much on obedience with the right
motivation – loving God back because of the grace He has shown us.
So, if you are looking for a shower gift, something besides
disposable diapers, or maybe with them, this is a great book. And kids, once more, forgive me for the mistakes I made as a
mom.
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