As the mama to children "from hard places" I am well acquainted with the do-over concept so I jumped at the chance to review this book. We give our kids the benefit of do-overs. Why not take advantage of them ourselves? Lisa Pennington is an experienced mother of nine children. She knows her stuff! You'll find well thought out ideas to make those hard days better.
Pennington's writing is so genuine and down to earth. I found myself saying, "Oh yes! Been there!" to so many of her examples. But beyond the writing is the challenge in each chapter to do some thinking and write out a plan of our own on how we are going to respond to those challenging days.
This book of just eleven chapters was perfect as a devotional read in the morning -- there are suggested Bible verses for each chapter. Let's be honest. We all have "those days" where we want to just blow up or give up. I believe if we'll follow through with the concepts presented here, our hard days will be not only more tolerable, but perhaps even memorable (in a good way.)
I loved this book and recommend it to my fellow adoptive moms who are in the trenches beside me.
-- I received a complementary digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
