My only exception to what is said here is that WE DO LIVE SUPREMELY HAPPY EVER AFTER. I believe that with all my heart. Isn't that great news? If the God of the Bible is our God and we have embraced Him through faith.
This is a great resource for parents wanting to adopt. If you're adopting or working with children in Foster Care, you must get The Well Connected Child, by Karyn Purvis. But it is also a great book for parenting in general. It has helped move from a more "authoritative" style, to being able to be more of a instrument of Christlike love. Yet, this book, unlike many other adoption books based on Modern Psychology (and not the Bible), it does discuss discipline and our God-given roles to guide our children. In a sea of a lot books on adoption, this one stands out on top.
I'm looking at your favorite books in the sidebar. I love Catherine Vos's story bible. I read it to my oldest the most - we had more time back then. My younger two have mostly missed out. The St. George and the Dragon book - I had that same copy - hardback. Bought it used, but got rid of it for some reason - maybe my boys were paying too much attention to the little nudie fairies in the border illustrations.
ReplyDeleteThere's a Disney connection to St. George and the Dragon, but I'll refrain for now. =0)