The average mom’s to-do list would rival that of any top corporate executive. Most moms are juggling multiple activities for multiple people (most of whom can’t drive) and handle a variety of chores, errands, holiday preparations and more. It’s easy to see why many crucial things like God get lost in the crush of the immediate urgent things needing to be done.
I was interested when given the opportunity to review the book Taming the To-Do List: How to Choose Your Best Work Every Day
Many time management books tend to jump right into the solutions they are promoting. I appreciate Whitwer for taking the time to help every reader really think about why they are making the choices on how to spend their time the way they do. I think this is so crucial. All of the time management tools in the world won’t help for very long if you don’t understand your motivation for procrastinating and work on it.
Kids get a lot of exposure when they are young to God’s seasons of summer, spring, fall and winter. Yet, we rarely teach kids about the other seasons God sometimes gives us and always guides us through. Now if you are like me, the first time I heard about these other seasons, I was a bit puzzled.
My high school graduation was wonderful. My speech went well. I loved celebrating our graduation with tons of good friends and family. I was so excited about attending college that August, I could barely stand it. Yet that night, I cried myself to sleep.
by Kristen Strong. As a military wife, Strong is no stranger to change. As someone also born with a low tolerance for change, Strong struggled to learn how to deal with the many changes her husband’s career demanded. The result is a very practical book to help others struggling with change.
It seems like every time you adapt to your child’s newest stage of development, he changes again. Often this means you are thrust into new and unfamiliar environments. I will never forget my first PTA meeting after our daughter entered kindergarten. The people running the meeting threw out so many unfamiliar acronyms, I felt like I was listening to another language. Thankfully, a more experienced mom took pity on me and translated.
by Sherre Hirsch tries to help you tackle those jitters and confidently cross into your next adventure.
John Quincy Adams is a little known American President. Other than being the son of President John Adams, most of us know nothing about him. It’s a shame, because I think the Adam’s knew the secret to raising a mature son. (I can’t speak to how godly he was as historians tend to have little interest in such matters.) Don’t believe me?