The Lifegiving Parent: Giving Your Child a Life Worth Living in Christ, written by the dynamic couple, Clay and Sally Clarkson, is just what I needed! I have read many of Sally's other books including the other two in this "trilogy," The Lifegiving Home and The Lifegiving Table. Their personal experience, insight into Biblical knowledge and real life, and way with words brings this beautiful message of parenting done right directly into your soul. It isn't a how-to book on parenting, no step-by-step new-fangled method... thank goodness! This book is about having YOUR life in Christ so that you can help guide your children on their personal path! It's focus is to have God a living part of your daily life, home and relationships so that He is seen in all ways and in all things! This is the basis for good parenting!
The Clarksons take key passages from the Bible and help to shape them into points, or "heartbeats of lifegiving parenting," as they call them. Each chapter delves into the Word of God, as well as offering personal testimony and anecdotes,a brief page or two of Sally's own, unique takes on life experience or "Momoirs," three "ParenTips" on how to realistically put this information into action and a quick recap of the "heartbeat."
I love that this book is rooted in Biblical priciples, inspiring and practical. Clay and Sally have been blessed with the gift and we, as readers, benefit from their wisdom and hopefully some of it rubs off on us!
I was given a copy of this book by Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for my honest blog review.
