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What Every Woman Wishes Her Father Had Told Her
The father-daughter relationship is a truly special one―what a dad does can have a tremendous influence on helping his daughter to grow into a confident woman who does well in life. So what does a daughter need most from her dad? What does a dad need to watch for and be aware of? Byron and Robin Yawn look to Scripture and life stories for practical principles that will help fathers become all they can be for their daughters. Among the topics they cover are… A superb resource for helping fathers navigate this relationship in a way that results in lifelong joy and blessings.
192 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2013
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Byron Forrest Yawn
12 books8 followersByron Yawn is the senior pastor of Community Bible Church in Nashville, Tennessee and a much-sought speaker. His book Well-Driven Nails received much positive acclaim from prominent ministers, including John MacArthur and Steven Lawson. Byron has MDiv and DMin degrees from The Master’s Seminary, is married to Robin, and has three children.
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March 17, 2014
The absurdity of a twenty-something single guy reading a book like this has not escaped my notice. I had previously read Pastor Yawn's earlier volume (the companion piece to this one): What Every Man Wishes His Father Had Told Him. I liked it. It was biblically solid and personally insightful.
When I saw the title of this book in the gift book list at the Shepherd's Conference, I misread the title and thought it said: What Every Woman Wishes Her *Mother* Had Told Her. I mentally relegated it to giveaway status, until I reread the title correctly. Then I was intrigued - enough to take a closer look at it when we got the books.
While recognizing that I am not the target audience, it occurred to me that I would perhaps be a Dad in the future, making this relevant(ish). As I worked through it, I discovered another helpful level to it: Working on the things in my own life which Pastor Yawn encourages Christian, single young ladies to be seeking in a husband. It also gave me a glimpse of a perspective that I know little enough about. I enjoyed this Byron Yawn (with sections written also by his wife) book.
When I saw the title of this book in the gift book list at the Shepherd's Conference, I misread the title and thought it said: What Every Woman Wishes Her *Mother* Had Told Her. I mentally relegated it to giveaway status, until I reread the title correctly. Then I was intrigued - enough to take a closer look at it when we got the books.
While recognizing that I am not the target audience, it occurred to me that I would perhaps be a Dad in the future, making this relevant(ish). As I worked through it, I discovered another helpful level to it: Working on the things in my own life which Pastor Yawn encourages Christian, single young ladies to be seeking in a husband. It also gave me a glimpse of a perspective that I know little enough about. I enjoyed this Byron Yawn (with sections written also by his wife) book.
October 1, 2013
What Every Woman Wishes Her Father Had Told Her, Byron & Robin Yawn
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Publication date: October 1, 2013
Category: Christian
Source: received from publisher via NetGalley for a fair and honest review.
Byron Yawn is the pastor of Community Bible Church in Nashville, TN. He and his wife Robin have a daughter, to whom this book is dedicated. What Every Woman Wishes Her Father Had Told Her seems to begin as advice to fathers about raising daughters (although the author makes it clear he is writing for women, I think based on the title, fathers might pick it up too). Every child's life is filled with the potential and opportunity to be molded. We as parents are responsible for raising our kids in the way they should go. Ultimately, kids will make their own decisions, but that does not lessen the parents' responsibility to set the path.
This book speaks to many relevant topics for raising daughters. Yawn describes what a good man looks like and setting those expectations for your daughter. As expected, there is a chapter on sex and purity. (The discussion centering on how the the world views sex as casual and the church ignores it, both sides as opposed to sex's intended purpose.)
The middle chapters seem to break off into discussion of womanhood and marriage. Some of these are written by Robin Yawn and the chapters are valid and informative...actually they were my favorite chapters because they made several great statements that clarified cliche terms I've heard spoken in Christian circles. However, while reading, I felt like the topic of daughters had been dropped for a moment. Yes, daughters become women and need someone to lead them through to womanhood, but the connection to doing this with and helping daughters wasn't clear. I felt like I was reading a book on marriage alone. Although, if a woman was reading this book in hopes of gleaning wisdom she'd missed, these chapters would benefit her. I read on assuming the book has a dual purpose/audience - fathers and grown women.
The book definitely has a chapter about appearance/beauty - the world's unfair double standard between male and females, as well as the importance placed n "normalcy." Then comes a chapter on women's struggle to change men and the fact that it cannot be done. Last, but not least, is a chapter that puts straight a verse we often hear misused/misinterpreted. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" is from Philippians 4:13 and we often take it to mean we can do anything we set our minds to or that we pray about, etc. This isn't the case and is not what the scripture means, which this chapter does a good job of explaining.
Overall, the book took some turns that didn't always seem to mesh together with what I expected from the title. I would say it is an okay read, but isn't the first book I'd pick up for advice on raising daughters.
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Publication date: October 1, 2013
Category: Christian
Source: received from publisher via NetGalley for a fair and honest review.
Byron Yawn is the pastor of Community Bible Church in Nashville, TN. He and his wife Robin have a daughter, to whom this book is dedicated. What Every Woman Wishes Her Father Had Told Her seems to begin as advice to fathers about raising daughters (although the author makes it clear he is writing for women, I think based on the title, fathers might pick it up too). Every child's life is filled with the potential and opportunity to be molded. We as parents are responsible for raising our kids in the way they should go. Ultimately, kids will make their own decisions, but that does not lessen the parents' responsibility to set the path.
This book speaks to many relevant topics for raising daughters. Yawn describes what a good man looks like and setting those expectations for your daughter. As expected, there is a chapter on sex and purity. (The discussion centering on how the the world views sex as casual and the church ignores it, both sides as opposed to sex's intended purpose.)
The middle chapters seem to break off into discussion of womanhood and marriage. Some of these are written by Robin Yawn and the chapters are valid and informative...actually they were my favorite chapters because they made several great statements that clarified cliche terms I've heard spoken in Christian circles. However, while reading, I felt like the topic of daughters had been dropped for a moment. Yes, daughters become women and need someone to lead them through to womanhood, but the connection to doing this with and helping daughters wasn't clear. I felt like I was reading a book on marriage alone. Although, if a woman was reading this book in hopes of gleaning wisdom she'd missed, these chapters would benefit her. I read on assuming the book has a dual purpose/audience - fathers and grown women.
The book definitely has a chapter about appearance/beauty - the world's unfair double standard between male and females, as well as the importance placed n "normalcy." Then comes a chapter on women's struggle to change men and the fact that it cannot be done. Last, but not least, is a chapter that puts straight a verse we often hear misused/misinterpreted. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" is from Philippians 4:13 and we often take it to mean we can do anything we set our minds to or that we pray about, etc. This isn't the case and is not what the scripture means, which this chapter does a good job of explaining.
Overall, the book took some turns that didn't always seem to mesh together with what I expected from the title. I would say it is an okay read, but isn't the first book I'd pick up for advice on raising daughters.
April 6, 2019
I enjoyed reading this book. The Yawn's are clever writers and they make you laugh while looking convicting you at the same time. The message of this book is encouraging to women (especially wives) , yet a man could read this book and be challenged as well.
The flow and clarity of the book is pretty poor. I feel as if this would have been a better read if the book was deconstructed and rewritten with the same content. A good editor might have done the trick. Although it's not a hindrance to the message, it does cause you to be on your toes.
The flow and clarity of the book is pretty poor. I feel as if this would have been a better read if the book was deconstructed and rewritten with the same content. A good editor might have done the trick. Although it's not a hindrance to the message, it does cause you to be on your toes.
June 1, 2023
Touching with a bit of humor. I liked how protective the father is of his daughter, and I loved the advice Byron gives in this book.
April 25, 2015
This was a very good book. With a decent editor, it could have been a great book.
I've read quite a few "dad parenting daughters" books, and this was by far the best. The Yawns book is packed full with Biblical truth, practical wisdom and personal anecdotes that were both hilarious and heart-warming. Perhaps it was because I read much of the book while away from my family, but I must admit the book had me tearing up on multiple occasions.
The raw material presented in this book spurred on much deep thinking and great conversations with my wife. While each chapter has value, perhaps the most impressive chapter is Chapter 5: Biblical Womanhood - It's More Ridiculous Than You Think. This chapter was written by Byron's wife Robin, and includes the best and most Gospel-centered refutation of Rachel Held Evan's hit piece A Year of Biblical Womanhood I have ever read. This chapter alone is worth paying twice for the book (even though I got it free at the Shepherd's Conference).
So that's some of the very good material this book has to offer.
Now two quick critiques. Firstly, and more importantly, the book often seems confused about who it is writing to and who is writing. Are the authors writing to fathers? Daughters? Wives? Mothers? The general Body of Christ? At times it seems like each of these audiences are specifically addressed. In addition, while more often than not the writer is identified, there are a few instances where I got halfway through a chapter thinking I was reading the words of a father talking to his daughter about her future husband, only to have the author on the next page talk about her husband - meaning who I thought was the father writing was the mother and she may have been talking to her daughter or maybe she is talking to other women in the church who are already married. Confusing right? Not impossible to follow but with a few edits the book could be made much more reader friendly.
The other, much more minor issue is Byron's sense of humor. At times his sarcasm makes the reading more enjoyable. Other times it borders on the Driscoll-ish. It didn't really bother me too much, but I could see how it could limit the audience. Related to this are the seemingly random 1-2 page jokes or gags in between each chapter like: Application for Permission to Date My Daughter , The Seven Stages of the Married Cold, Husband's Communication Safety Guide....etc. A few of these were mildly amusing but mostly they felt like chain-emails-from-my-weird-uncle-type-humor that does nothing to add to the value of the book and at times detract and distract from it's value.
Overall a great book that I recommend to anyone who has a daughter or has been a daughter.
Byron Yawn has a companion book, What Every Man Wishes His Father Told Him, which I look forward to reading now that I have my own son.
October 10, 2014
I had previously read his companion book for men, "what every man wishes his father had told him." His previous book was, I felt, aim at fathers. The general thrust was, "if you're a grown man, you may have not heard this stuff from your dad, but now that you have a family you need to make sure they your boys hear it from you."
I assumed that this book would follow the same formula: things that fathers need to tell their daughters. While there certainly is an element of that in this book, the primary audience seems to not be fathers, but rather the daughters themselves. There is was still a lot good material, but I had to filter it through a different lens.
One mildly troubling point though was the persistent jokes about fathers threatening potential suitors who linger a little too long or don't have the daughter home on time etc. I'm a father, and so yes, I do find that funny sometimes, but 1) it seemed belabored, and 2) that's a bad parenting strategy. I would rather raise my daughter with enough sense that 1) she can't beat the guy herself if he gets out of line and 2) she's thoughtful and mature enough that the guys she brings home are the kid of guy that I won't need to threaten.
I assumed that this book would follow the same formula: things that fathers need to tell their daughters. While there certainly is an element of that in this book, the primary audience seems to not be fathers, but rather the daughters themselves. There is was still a lot good material, but I had to filter it through a different lens.
One mildly troubling point though was the persistent jokes about fathers threatening potential suitors who linger a little too long or don't have the daughter home on time etc. I'm a father, and so yes, I do find that funny sometimes, but 1) it seemed belabored, and 2) that's a bad parenting strategy. I would rather raise my daughter with enough sense that 1) she can't beat the guy herself if he gets out of line and 2) she's thoughtful and mature enough that the guys she brings home are the kid of guy that I won't need to threaten.
September 8, 2014
I was gifted this book via Net Galley by Harvest House Publishers
This book took my interest in a personal basis.
My Father was a very good Father and I looked up to him, loved him and admired him. He was a disabled man with only one leg, heart condition but a very strong determined man. Good husband and dad to my brothers.
I know my dad was the first person for me to go talk to when I needed advice, and as I've grown I realise now that he wasn't the one that gave me advice or told me what to do, he just lead the conversation to a pivot of my decision, he was very clever!
When I grew and got married, I realised too that I was looking for someone that had the same attributes as my Father.
We are now middle aged with a grown daughter of our own and she has grown into a good young woman.
Reading this book I can see the reasoning behind this and its so true, parents do shape our lives. More than what we think.
This book took my interest in a personal basis.
My Father was a very good Father and I looked up to him, loved him and admired him. He was a disabled man with only one leg, heart condition but a very strong determined man. Good husband and dad to my brothers.
I know my dad was the first person for me to go talk to when I needed advice, and as I've grown I realise now that he wasn't the one that gave me advice or told me what to do, he just lead the conversation to a pivot of my decision, he was very clever!
When I grew and got married, I realised too that I was looking for someone that had the same attributes as my Father.
We are now middle aged with a grown daughter of our own and she has grown into a good young woman.
Reading this book I can see the reasoning behind this and its so true, parents do shape our lives. More than what we think.
September 26, 2013
This book is a solid read with really great points. Readers will gain a father's perspective on everything from how to recognize a good man to what makes a healthy relationship. Of course, no book like this would be complete without a few words on sexual purity. All in all, I would recommend it to others.
I received an ARC of this book for an honest review. The opinion I have expressed is my own.
I received an ARC of this book for an honest review. The opinion I have expressed is my own.
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