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I’d like you to meet a friend of mine, author Tricia Goyer. Tricia is the author of eleven books, including Generation NeXt Parenting. She lives in Montana with her husband and three children. Talk about a BUSY mom!  I know you’ll enjoy her words of encouagement below.

A Note from Tricia

“Growing up, I always knew I was special. This was to the credit of three very important people in my life: my mother, my grandma and my grandpa. I knew it because they told me so. I used to be able to draw well (at least for a kid), and they never let me forget that. I read a lot, too, and they always told me how smart I was.

The amazing thing is that my birth (my life) could have been easily despised. My mom was a single mom, and I was conceived from a college fling. It was short-lived, but serious enough to create me.

Back in the early 70s, people didn’t talk as openly as sex and relationships as they do now. My mother never told my grandparents who had gotten her pregnant and they never asked. And my biological dad didn’t even know about me until I was married and had three kids of my own. I, of course, grew up with a lot of questions about where I came from, but I never questioned my worth.

The seed takes root.

Even after I became a single mom myself (I had my son at 17), after I married, and after I had two more kids, the idea that I was destined to do great things still hung around somewhere in the back of my mind. It was a seed planted, and one that took root. The plant was slow growing, and the flowers of special things took many, many years to bloom, but I never doubted they would.

“To feel loved, to belong, to have a place and to hear one’s dignity and worth often affirmed-these are to the soul what food is to the body,” says speaker and writer, Anne Ortlund. My soul had been fed early on, and my heart followed.

This makes me think of my own kids. (And your little ones, too.) As a parent, it’s our job-of course-to train them up. It’s up to us to point out their mistakes and help them grow and change. But more than that, it’s also our job to plant the same seeds of worthiness that my mother, my grandma, and grandpa placed in me. They focused on what was most important-my heart, my talents, my gifts-and they never let me forget that I could do anything I set my mind to.”

A Special Treat!

Tricia will be giving away a copy of her book Generation NeXt Parenting. To enter the drawing, just leave a comment. 

Here’s what Tricia says about the book…

“As a Gen Xer who graduated from high school in 1989, the way I parent is different from the generations who’ve gone before me. I want to do it all-find God’s purpose for my life, impact my community, support my spouse, and provide my children every opportunity available to them. My generation is serious about parenting-just look at all we expect from our children and ourselves! This book offers solutions to our unique questions and confirms that we can ‘parent right’-even if it looks nothing like the way our own parents did it. More importantly, this book focuses on seeking God’s Word and wisdom for answers to growing a new generation of God seekers.” - Tricia Goyer

Be sure to check out Tricia’s website at www.triciagoyer.com.