Learning to Fly

I just finished reading a really neat book, Learning to Fly by Roxanne Henke. It is a well written novel about motherhood, with a Christian twist. It follows the stories of two moms, along with their husbands as they parents their girls from childbirth, the terrible twos, to the oh so emotional teenage years. It had some good lessons, and it gave me some light in what might be ahead.
A few pointers I picked up from this book:
1) Parenting is hard work...DUH, but it really is, just letting your kids do whatever they want is actually much easier than setting boundaries, and sticking to them.
2) Use common sense!
3)Put yourself in her place, when your baby, toddler, and someday teenager starts acting up, and you have no idea what planet they might come from, try putting yourself in their place, it'll help you help them.
4) Moms always worry, and often feel helpless, but it is not only about being worried, is about doing something about it!!!
When it comes to my family here is a good theme to follow, pray as though everything is up to the Lord, get up, and act as though everything is up to me...I don't mean to say forget about the Lord, I mean, actually take action...Hopefully you guys know what I mean ;)
These are just lessons from a book, I'll let you know how practical portion of the lesson goes, the theory is great, it is the practice that takes time ;)
If anyone is interested I picked up this book at the Fish Creek Branch of the of CPL.