In How Many Times Do
I Have to Tell You, Rachael Carman writes from personal experience about
the countless lessons God has taught her when raising her seven children. In writing
this book, she surveyed and asked parents and their children what their parents
were saying to them and what God was attempting to communicate to them. Rachael
stated there are three categories of messages we are conveying to our kids,
such as: giving our children commands, trying to shape their behavior to fit
our expectations, and sharing our feelings about how much we love our children.
She strongly believed that we must change our behaviors and it’s critical to
display and help our children to understand God’s love for them. If love is at
the center, it becomes much easier to modify our children’s behavior. This book
covered the topics of, “I Love You, Hold My Hand, I Remember the Day You Were
Born, God Has Great Plans for You, Answer Me When I Call, and much more.
I immensely enjoyed the chapter entitled, “God’s Has Great
Plans for You” because she believed in instilling hope into her children’s
lives. Every night she would hold her children and speak out loud and remind
them that God had phenomenal plans in store for them. What really touched her
was when one of her boys reminded her one night that God had great plans for
her too and this is something parents often times forget once they have
children. I think this is imperative that we teach our children they have a
destiny to fulfill and they must run their own race.
I also liked the chapter, “Not is Not the Time” this one
discussed how her children wanted something like candy to eat before breakfast and
she told them no because the timing wasn’t right. I liked how she related this
lesson to how we want God to answer our prayers right now and let our dreams to
come to pass right this instant. But sometimes the answer isn’t no, sometimes
it’s more of the fact that the timing isn’t meant for right now. We have to
remember that God’s has perfect timing and when it’s supposed to happen, no
devil in hell can stop it!
I’m not married yet and I don’t have any kids, I requested
to review this book because I wanted to get a head start on learning about
parenting. I would recommend this amazing book to every single parent who is
seeking to learn how to improve their parenting skills and they are wanting to help
their children learn more about Christ and His infinite love for them. I really
liked how transparent Rachael Carman was in sharing personal stories in each
chapter to teach a valuable lesson she learned in parenting her own kids. It
had very practical Christian parenting principles enclosed throughout the
entire book that will assist parents and help them to convey God’s love to
their children and it contained helpful questions at the end of each chapter. I
also liked how this book could be read like a parenting devotional and this is
especially beneficial for the busy parent. If you’re looking for an excellent
book on parenting, then read this one!
“I received a review copy of How Many Times Do I Have to Tell You from Litfuse for this review.”
About the book:
Rachel Carman’s book, How Many Times
Do I Have to Tell You?, will challenge your parenting and
spiritual life. Many of the same
things you’re telling your kids are what the Heavenly Father is saying to you!
You’ll learn to recognize and appreciate God’s instructions for your life, even
as you seek to follow His example as a parent.
How Many Times Do I Have to Tell You? (Apologia Educational Ministries, September
2014)
You’ve probably said these things to your
kids, but have you listened to what you’re saying?
“I remember the day you were born.”
“Turn down the music!”
“This is going to hurt me more than it’s going
to hurt you.”
“Hold my hand.”
Your heavenly Father wants to tell you many of
these same things. Rachael Carman knows how noisy it can be when you’re raising
children—she has seven! But this lovely devotional book will help you to hear
God’s still, small voice amid the chaos of carpools, cut fingers, and carpet
crawlers. You’ll learn how to recognize God’s instructions for you, even as you
seek to follow His example as a parent.
About the Author:
Rachael Carman is an author and speaker for
Apologia Educational Ministries. The wife of Davis and the mother of seven
children, Rachael challenges parents to live by reckless, obedient faith. As a
direct reflection of her heart’s desire to encourage, inspire, and celebrate
motherhood, Rachael also leads Real Refreshment Retreats, weekend events that
energize and invigorate homeschooling mothers with meaningful worship and
speakers plus practical encouragement for the homeschool journey.
Find out more about Rachael at https://blog.apologia.com/rachaelcarman.
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