Mothers Book Club

This is an amazing book club which I’ve grown to love. By God’s grace, it all started when R, a church friend, asked me if I’d like to read Shepherding a Child’s heart by Tedd Tripp, together with two other moms – L and O.

I said yes! almost immediately! Firstly, I find the book very interesting and helpful in guiding me to bring up Lizzie to walk in the ways of God. Secondly, it might make my life as a stay-at-home mom a little bit more happening and busy. Thirdly, I enjoy talking to R, L and O as they have all been my great advisors for breastfeeding, sleep training and weaning since Lizzie was born! Hahaha…it’s because we’re all on Gina Ford routine (see The Contented Little Baby Book) and their babies are older than Lizzie!

Anyway, the book club has been such a blessing to me so far. Incredibly, I was very diligent in my reading (erm…for the first few chapters at least) – I thought through what I’ve read, underlined and even made notes! As the book presented several challenging ideas and procedures on shepherding a child’s heart, careful reading, contemplation, discussions and sharing actually helped me to feel a little more equipped in carrying the task. In addition, for such a difficult task – bringing up godly children – I find it easier to perservere on with a group of mothers rather than alone.

What I really like about this book club is that we are not restricted to discussing and sharing about the book only. Often there’ll be other various kinds of wonderful sharing on our difficulties and experiences as a wife,mother, daughter and daughter-in-law. What’s more amazing is that we could still do our sharing with our babies around! While we share, the babies would either be crawling around or sitting together playing with the toys or each other! Although they would take turns to cry,misbehave, crawl out of safety zone and be fed, we somehow could still do our sharing, have a cup of tea and enjoy some snacks!!!

Yesterday, however, could be the last time R and her baby, D, join us at the book club as they are leaving for California this Thursday for about 10 months! Hence we decided not to have book discussions but just share, pray and let the babies interact with baby D one more time before they meet D again next year! By then they may perhaps be running around the house rather than crawling around! How exciting! Maybe by then, such a book club would be harder to exist! We’ll see!