A New Book to Nourish Your Soul
When we first started homeschooling, I had two book mentors that impacted me tremendously and Sally Clarkson was one of them.
Sally’s volume, Educating the WholeHearted Child was recommended to me by a friend, and I quickly devoured it. It helped give me a big picture into the hearts and differences of my then very young children. I referenced ETWHC so often and loaned it out so regularly, that I “laminated” the cover so it wouldn’t get ruined. (By laminate, I mean I covered it with see through adhesive drawer liner.)
Sally taught me about the different ways kids learn and I quickly adjusted my teaching methods for my wiggly Emily who would have rather been swinging and moving or crawling or jumping.
Sally planted the seeds of grace-based parenting into my very novice black and white ideas.
So of course I was so excited to learn that she had written another book, this time about home!
Reading The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming
AWARE–Sally constantly encourages you to be aware of your own heart, your own needs, your surroundings SO THAT you can then serve those around you, which requires awareness of the needs of others.
WELCOMING– Sally uses her home as the epicenter of her far-reaching ministry, a concept we’ve talked about extensively on this blog. This is something that every Christian woman can do. Hospitality isn’t optional for the Christian, and she gives you a living example of how it has worked in her home. She talks about inviting people in for the holidays, for concerts, for teas, for talks. She shares her life–which is the first step to touching the heart of anyone, young or old.
Her daughter, Sarah, also writes several chapters and let me just tell you that she has a “delicious” vocabulary. 🙂 You’ll love it.
Life-Giving Home gives you guidance and helps you see the potential that your home can have when you take responsibility to orchestrate the rhythms of your life. She includes a chapter for each month of the year and discusses how to make life special by incorporating traditions with your family and friends.
Lest you think it all sounds too idealistic and pie-in-the-sky, she doesn’t paint life as though it’s one big tea party and talks quite honestly about the really tough times when the door of the home would have to stay closed so that people can heal and regroup after a loss or hurt.
Life is busy and it goes by before you know it. I used to think life slowed down as the kids got older, but now I know that it goes by faster each year. A book like this helps you slow down and choose to say NO to the filler material of life–and to say YES to the things that will impact generations.
You can get it here.The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming
Tomorrow, I’ll be sharing some of my favorite quotes and doing a giveaway!
Are you planning on reading this book? Have you already started it? Have you had any ah-ha moments while reading it? Share!
*Disclosure: I received this book free of charge to review. All opinions are my own.