Sunday, May 27, 2007
STILL ANOTHER GOOD BOOK
The pace of our life hasn’t slowed down any since my so-called “retirement” from ministering at Countryside, as I had expected and hoped that it would. I still have hopes, however, that the pace will slow and the demands and obligations be reduced. (That may just be “wishful thinking”, but we’ll see. One can always hope!)
In fact, some aspects of my life have actually increased. This is especially true of my “day job”. The job encompasses a lot more than previously and the travel has increased. At home we have had the garage sale for which to prepare. That has been no small task! I’ll Post about the garage sale experience after the last day, which is tomorrow (Monday). Well, it is the last day until the neighborhood garage sale June 16th.
One “positive” of my increased travel has been the opportunity to “read” more—both by the use of audio books and actually reading words printed on a page. Traveling last week, one evening I had the opportunity to spend some quality time in a Christian Book Store. There I found several good books and bought three!
Two of them I gave to my wife for her birthday last Friday. One of those I intend to read some day. But the third book I bought for myself and am currently reading it. So far the book is living up to my expectations. The title is, “PINOCCHIO PARENTING”, by Chuck Borsellino. The subtitle is, “21 Outrageous Lies We Tell Our Kids”. I plan to give this book to our daughter and son-in-law to help with the raising of our two grandchildren.
The book discusses 21 common “sayings” or “quotes” that many of us have heard from our childhood. This book clearly points out why telling these to our kids potentially can have a negative effect. Then the author points out what we SHOULD say—that which is the truth.
I like the book because almost all 21 of these are “sayings” with which I am familiar and have heard or even said. “Sayings” such as, “You Can Be Anything You Want to Be; “Looks Don’t matter--It’s What’s On the Inside That Counts”; “It’s the Thought That Counts”; “It Doesn’t Matter Whether You Win Or Lose—It’s How You Play the Game”. You get the idea.
Of course Pinocchio in the title comes from the story of Pinocchio’s nose growing every time he tells a lie. The book is well written and holds my interest.
In my opinion, this is a great book. I recommend it not only to parents with children but to grandparents, parents anticipating children and anyone who has been tempted to use or actually uses some of these sayings.
This book is probably available in any Christian bookstore or on line. It’s probably even available in secular book stores. I only paid $18 for a hardback version.
If any of you read it, (or have read it), leave a comment and let me know what you think.
Jim
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