Narnia books? The Silver Chair, hands down. The last few chapters of Dawn Treader are amazing, though.
If you haven't read Till We Have Faces, also by Lewis, it's quite an exploration of Providence, love, and jealousy. Not a good children's read-aloud, but definitely worth a read.
My word for the year is Beloved, and this song weaves itself into my days when I need it most. Having you interview Sarah is like another sign from God of my belovedness!
My kids and I did a read-aloud last summer of the Lion, Witch and Wardrobe. We all loved it. Maybe we'll 'continue' this summer with book 1 :)
Oh wow! Henri Nouwen is my go to writer for words I can relate to and embrace. I've not heard this song before so appreciate the share and the wisdom in it! But what I felt the need to share ...was this Sunday's gospel said "love one another as I have loved you" and I welled up in tears....as I realized God was also saying, to me, "love YOURSELF as I love you"....and I have been struggling to do that. No matter how many ways and times we beat ourselves up, in shame and guilt, it's so important to be reminded of the way God sees us and loves us. Thanks for sharing the conversation, Claire. 🫂
Regarding the therapy portion, I just read a very interesting take on therapy. It’s called “Bad Therapy”, and I definitely did not agree with all of it, and the author was a little snarky. BUT. It gave some good food for thought on how schools and culture at large are basically coming from a starting point of “your child is broken and only we have the authority to fix them”. With every child, sometimes without parental consent. The suicide and dangerous activities (sex, drugs, drinking) surveys they give to middle schoolers for example were pretty eye opening!
I have always considered myself a “everyone should be in therapy” person. I have a pretty young daughter in therapy, and this book did not make me want to pull her out, but it did give me a lot to think about, and I would highly recommend it if you can go in with an open mind!
Narnia books? The Silver Chair, hands down. The last few chapters of Dawn Treader are amazing, though.
If you haven't read Till We Have Faces, also by Lewis, it's quite an exploration of Providence, love, and jealousy. Not a good children's read-aloud, but definitely worth a read.
I don’t know if I can pick a favorite Narnia book! I just love every single time Aslan shows up 😭
I love all the Narnia books and the audio books are SO lovely. My fav is A Horse and His Boy - the characters, the plot twists - I just love it.
Love Sarah Kroger! Can't wait to grab her book. Here is a great podcast episode with her talking about one of her songs :) https://songandstorypodcast.com/when-love-is-a-storm-sarah-kroger/
My word for the year is Beloved, and this song weaves itself into my days when I need it most. Having you interview Sarah is like another sign from God of my belovedness!
My kids and I did a read-aloud last summer of the Lion, Witch and Wardrobe. We all loved it. Maybe we'll 'continue' this summer with book 1 :)
Thanks for sharing and thanks for the kind words. I'm very hopeful for this next season of the church.
Oh wow! Henri Nouwen is my go to writer for words I can relate to and embrace. I've not heard this song before so appreciate the share and the wisdom in it! But what I felt the need to share ...was this Sunday's gospel said "love one another as I have loved you" and I welled up in tears....as I realized God was also saying, to me, "love YOURSELF as I love you"....and I have been struggling to do that. No matter how many ways and times we beat ourselves up, in shame and guilt, it's so important to be reminded of the way God sees us and loves us. Thanks for sharing the conversation, Claire. 🫂
Regarding the therapy portion, I just read a very interesting take on therapy. It’s called “Bad Therapy”, and I definitely did not agree with all of it, and the author was a little snarky. BUT. It gave some good food for thought on how schools and culture at large are basically coming from a starting point of “your child is broken and only we have the authority to fix them”. With every child, sometimes without parental consent. The suicide and dangerous activities (sex, drugs, drinking) surveys they give to middle schoolers for example were pretty eye opening!
I have always considered myself a “everyone should be in therapy” person. I have a pretty young daughter in therapy, and this book did not make me want to pull her out, but it did give me a lot to think about, and I would highly recommend it if you can go in with an open mind!