In this collection well-known writers tell their personal stories about how the wonder, the chaos, and the pain of raising children has led them to engage more deeply with the world, with themselves, and with other people. Essays by Barbara Kingsolver, Barry Lopez, Anne Lamott, and Alexandra Fuller, among others, reveal the ways parenting transforms the parents as well as the children. Some writers are practicing Catholics, Protestants, Jews, or Buddhists, while others claim no particular religious or spiritual affiliation.
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Sarah Conover lives with her husband and two children in Spokane, Washington, where she teaches English at a public high school. She is the author of three books on world religion including Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for Children and Parents and Ayat Jamilah / Beautiful Signs: A Treasury of Islamic Wisdom for Children and Parents, winner of the 2004 Aesop Prize from the American Folklore Society. Tracey Springberry's essays have appeared in The Sun, The Christian Science Monitor and on Spokane Public Radio. She lives in Cheney, Washington, with her three sons and is studying to be a Unitarian Universalist minister.
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Inspirational and touching for any parent,
This review is from: At Work in Life's Garden: Writers on the Spiritual Adventure of Parenting (Little Light of Mine Series) (Paperback)
There are many books on parenting, but none that I think captures so well the joy and pain, the challenge and reward of being a parent in the modern age. I am the parent of an adult son, and At Work in Life's Garden carried me back into the emotional roller-coaster of pregnancy; the sweet learning to engage with a newborn; the years when dependence and rebellion collided head-on; and the deep strength of a parent-child bond that stretches but does not break. Having contributions of many skilled authors makes the book like a sampler box of chocolates - each story a fresh surprise, each so different from the others, and each delicious in its own way. I have given copies to many friends and relations, and will continue to make it a special gift for new parents in my life.
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- Common Purpose: Strengthening Families and Neighborhoods to Rebuild America by Lisbeth Schorr on page 202, and page 204
- High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never by Barbara Kingsolver in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Within Our Reach: Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage by Lisbeth Schorr on page 202, and page 203
- The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set by C. S. Lewis on page 45
- Baba Yaga: A Russian Folk Tale by Lydian Green on page 45
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