Repost from @sally.clarkson using @repostregramapp • I am so excited about the next 4 Mondays because you, your friends, and your husbands can hear Clay (@ckclarkson)and me talk about our 34 years of parenting and what really mattered along the way. What we are sharing are the foundations that pointed all of our children to their own strong and personal relationship with the Lord. This is the first post of four podcasts by us (Clay and Sally!) reflecting on the eight heartbeats of parental lifegiving that are the core of our new book, The Lifegiving Parent. • Clay: “When Sally showed me the banner image for today's post and podcast, I thought it was especially appropriate. If you've been to our ministry website at WholeHeart.org, you'll recognize it as the primary image I chose for the banner there, as well. I think it captures visually both the heart of lifegiving parenting, and the idea behind our first two heartbeats in today's podcast: numbering your child's days, and nurturing your child's spirit. • Lifegiving parenting is not just about telling your child what to do and saying, "Go do as I say." It is much more about providing footsteps in the sand of the beach of life that they can see and walk in. It is about inviting them to follow you on your own journey with God. That idea is the life-blood flowing through each heartbeat of parental lifegiving--your children following the life of God that they see in you...” Find today’s post and the first of our four podcasts together on The Lifegiving Parent today at sallyclarkson.com/blog, or the link in my profile! #lifegivingparentbook #lifegivingparentbookpodcastseries
