What? You wrote a book!

What? You wrote a book? 

This is the number 1 comment I have been hearing this week and I LOVE IT! I can not express to you what it feels to have something you have been working on for 5 years in your head, heart, self, and children to be turned into something that you can actually see and hold in your hands. On top of that having other people tell you they are so grateful for it! I have been so overwhelmed with emotion, gratitude, humbled, and thankful that God would use me in this way, in this avenue and even in this medium! 





So what's it about?

Well, I'm glad you asked. (wink) Foundation of Character is a book written for children ages 2 to 12 in order to help them grasp in a tangible way who God is, His love for them and how they can extend God's love to others. 

The book can be used as a devotional, led by the parents or for those who homeschool it can simply be added to their current daily routine. Either way the daily study only take 15 minutes max! (We, the Pollards, do it over our morning snack time.) 

....But that's not all! Included in each week is a section for the parents to grow along with their children. It contains a list of scriptures you can meditate on in your own quiet time, inspirational quotes, a little story or a nugget of truth that I have gained in my own trials and tribulations as a parent and a prayer that I have prayed over myself and now I am praying over each and everyone of those who go through the book.

How in the world did you ever come up with this?

Well let me tell you a story! A story of a young mom stuck inside the house with 3 kids of her own and 2 more kids of friends all under the age of 4...in the dead of winter... in Minnesota!  It all happened right after lunch and nap time was just around the corner. Times like these typically lead to accidents, pushing, kicking, and fighting over toys. It was in the middle of this wilderness I said "enough is enough." I proceeded to text my husband and shared with him that from now on we will be having a word of the week and this week's word will be KINDNESS. I immediately started to teach my children about what kindness meant, and what it looked like. From there I went on to teach them about the other fruits of the Spirit. In a moment of ¨losing it¨, in a moment of weakness, God proved Himself strong and capable of bringing us on this journey of discovering who He says He is. And the journey never stopped. We continue to explore who God is on a daily basis, not just reading the children's Bible stories over and over again but look at who God was in the stories.




Does it work????

Yes. When we learn about who God really is, who He says He is we can't help but be changed. This same rule applies to kids. I believe the hinge of it, the thing that makes it long lasting is that the parents and the kids need to commit to the journey of seeking and experiencing God together. Then and only then will you really see it work. 

Why? 

Because God gave your kids you so they can see who God is through the way you live your life. As you follow God's lead your children will follow yours.



And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.

Deuteronomy 6:5-7 NLT


Update:

We are so excited we currently have 3 out of the 6 volumes of the series available for purchase! We recently had to pull them from amazon while we are redesigning the covers, but you can still purchase the PDF format right here.





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