Parenting is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, but it’s also the greatest blessing God has shared with us. Am I doing enough? Am I doing too much? At the end of the day are we building our children to their best? Ultimately, we are family and we grow through the trials and triumphs together!
Seeds of Wisdom for Parents is a series of short motivational stories with gardening tips, prayers and practical take-aways. Surviving parenting can be like gathering marbles on a slanted table but when they fall in place it’s priceless! Parenting, like gardening and weeding have many lessons in common. This book addresses real life challenges for living day to day with the blessings loaned to us for a short time.
Pam brings a moment of thoughtful clarity to the daily irritations, thorns and enemies to parenting perfection! Walk with her through her garden and its lessons as she shares parenting ideas with all its excitingly raw precious confounding days! Learning to love and train not ‘when’ or ‘if’ but ‘in spite of’ is a gift given to parents striving to embrace their charges!
Cuprins
1) The First Rose of Summer
2) Flight Training
3) Butterfly Fight
4) Chasing Stillness
5) Slugs!
6) Master Gardener
7) Come Closer In
8) Grafting Growth
9) Anticipation!
10) Among the Roses
11) Mother’s Ageless Wisdom
12) Chime Song!
13) A Good Run
14) Empty Nest
15) The Pono Way
16) Weed Guard
17) Never Under-Estimate
18) Passing on the Blessing
19) Fearful or Fearless Parenting?
20) Irritation or Inspiration?
21) The Heart of a Mother
22) I think I saw God today…
23) Wild Growth or Fruit Bearing
24) One More Lesson Before You Go