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by Gretchen Louise · 3 Comments

Stepping Heavenward while Loving the Little Years

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It seems like the parenting books that have the most answers are the ones about which most questions are asked.

And the more I parent, the fewer answers I have.

Which is, perhaps, why my two most favorite books on parenting at the moment are books of personal reflection from a mother’s heart, and not books with points one, two, and three of child training.

In the early nights of nursing my newest little one, I kept my eyes open only by reading the pages of Elizabeth Prentiss’ Stepping Heavenward.  I’d read it years ago, but not again since becoming a mother.  I was moved to tears over and over, as my conscience was pricked and my hope and joy in motherhood and life renewed.

IMG_2845Then Jessica commented on one of my posts about busyness and life and mommyness, asking if I’d read Loving the Little Years by Rachel Jankovic.  The title kept popping up after that, until I ordered a review copy and ate it up.  It’s not perfectly written, it’s not filled with perfect answers—it’s just one mom’s very personal, very real struggle to keep the right perspective on the years her children are little.

One a fictitious woman’s diary written in old-fashioned prose, another a modern-day mom’s collection of choppy blog posts—both with direct insight into and encouragement for the heart of a mother.  Neither has all the answers—but both point to The Answer, The Perfect Parent, our Heavenly Father.  One thick, one thin—both permanently on my read, read, and re-read list.

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Posted in Books, Motherhood on August 2, 2011 (Last Updated March 8, 2018) Tagged With: This Post Contains Affiliate Links

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  1. Elisabeth says

    August 2, 2011 at 12:01 pm

    “Loving the Little Years” sounds so good that I ordered a copy as a new mama gift for a friend who’s got three under three as of last weekend! It sounds so sincere and so sweet. I’ve been wanting to send something special and think I may have found it – so thank you lots for the review!

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  2. Jessica says

    August 2, 2011 at 10:40 am

    I just started reading Stepping Heavenward last night. I have never read it before, but I’ve heard great things about it.

    Thanks for the link!

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  3. Jessica says

    August 2, 2011 at 7:27 am

    Thanks in part to you (for recommending re-reading Stepping Heavenward), those are my two favourite parenting books right now too… 🙂

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