Book Report: Woven

In our rare moments of lower level dinner chaos, Paul and I often end up explaining some asinine "Trumpet" nonsense. (Why are there secret prisons in El Salvador? Why are Afrikaners being given refugee status in the USA? etc, etc) While it's important that our kids are informed, these conversations aren't life giving. We've also fallen into a habit of talking more about politics than things that I would argue are more important - like faith. Which is a segue into a review about a book that I loved:

Listening to this book is like having a conversation with a parent-friend who knows her stuff. Which makes sense because it was recommended by just such a friend.

Fan girls of the "Christmas Angel Unicorn"

Before reading Woven, my take was, "As long as my kids know that God loves them, we're good." While knowing they are loved and accepted as they are is paramount, the next step is feeling in their bones that God can be trusted. I definitely catch myself, and my kids, in the thinking of, "It will all be ok because ...." 

we'll get our German citizenship.

we'll heal from whatever ailment.

we won't be in this season of life forever.

All of these things are good in-and-of themselves. But, trusting in those things is not the same as, "It will all be ok because God will be with me through all the nonsense and the nonsense to come." 

This lent I was hoping to help the kids memorize the Lord's Prayer.  I need the reminder, "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." It is a spoken acknowledgment that all is not well in the world but that this isn't the last word. We didn't make it far. In fact, most nights Carmen can't remember if 'Amen' is at the beginning or the end. 

This week she's away at camp, so there will be more time for contemplation...or fart jokes. Or contemplating fart jokes.