Holy Parenting

by Benjamin Kerns

Having a child is truly amazing. However, if we are honest, there is a natural grieving process that happens as we realize our old life is now over. One of the most difficult aspects to get over is losing personal space and time.   All of the freedoms we have grown accustomed to have instantly gone away. For Christian parents who have once had a thriving walk with God, having little children has made it next to impossible to stay connected the way we used to. But take heart, this season of life doesn't have to be defined by dry spirituality.Holy Parenting is a book that walks along with you as a helping you come to terms with this new reality, expand your devotional diet, and providing helpful tools to develop your own faith as well as the faith of your children.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

234 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 28, 2012

Reviews

[Challice]

Marking "read" so I remember my review. DNF'd at chapter 2. We had ch 1 talking about how parenthood changes our routine and how we can embrace it or become bitter about it and what God would want of us. Beginning of Ch 2 basically goes into more of the same concepts, our life is not as it once was due to the new demands on us that children bring, ( really, Sherlock??? ) and i just know at this point I'm not going to take anything away from this.
Supposedly this is a good book if you were kind of let down about becoming a parent and it didn't give you all the thrills you expected.
Been a parent for almost 17 years now. I don't think this would help me on the right track of holiness and parenting.

[Stacy]

This book is for anyone who didn’t find the transition to parenthood to be as joyful as they hoped. It helps you mourn your old life and begin to be intentional about life with your children and to take joy in this new stage. I appreciate his honesty since this is something often unspoken in our society.

[Laura Schroeder]

This book is just what I needed for this time in my life. The advice and truths talked about may seem obvious...but sometimes I need the obvious to stare me in the face when I am overwhelmed. It has challenged me. I am a mother of four children. Their ages range from five years old to 5 weeks old. The author gave me something to focus on and to strive for. I felt just one step closer to being sane while reading it. Side note : as a Catholic and as a homeschooler there were a few things said I did not agree with.

[Bonnie]

The overall premise of this book was okay, but I felt like the points he was making were incredibly obvious. He spends an inordinate amount of time on how he was surprised that having kids changed his life. Of course it did! So maybe I just have realized what he was trying to impart on my own, but I found myself generally annoyed as I read this book. I kept wanting him to take things another step and give me some great suggestions, and they just seemed to never come.

[Daniel]

loved the undergirding framework that we need to see our walk differently and be open to new structures of faith in the toddler years. definitely recommend it.

[Dana]

This book made me feel less alone in mourning the way quiet times used to occur. For this season that was quite valuable.

[Kelly]

A good book about parenting but also about our walk with God. I definitely recommend it for any first time parent.

[Kaye]

Surface material suitable for someone who has never ever explored the topic.