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3 books I'm reading Hi, friend! Kathrynne got her cap and gown at school a few days ago and it's get
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3 books I'm reading [image]() Hi, friend! Kathrynne got her cap and gown at school a few days ago and it's getting real! It's so weird to think that she's a legal adult and that my days of actively parenting her are coming to a close. I think when your kids are little, it feels like there's so much that they physically require that it's hard to ever picture them being all independent and getting ready to move out and start life on their own! She needs me for very little these days as she's so capable, but I love it when she asks me to help with something. Like tonight, she asked if I could keep her accountable to finish a few things hanging over her head in the next few days. We're in the thick of all things senior right now -- her Senior prom is on Friday as is the Formal Senior Dinner her school hosts for parents and seniors (Silas and Kaitlynn are coming, too!). We're prepping for graduation, looking at houses to buy in the town she's planning to move to, she's finalizing things for her scholarships and college enrollment and making a list of what furniture she needs to get... I never thought about how many different things would be involved in launching an adult child into the world! It's a beautiful season and I've been doing a lot of reflecting. I'm so grateful for the gift of getting to be her mom. She just brings so much joy to our lives and I'm grateful she's chosen to go to college nearby and promises that she'll be home often! If you've launched an adult child into the world, I'd love to hear your best advice or what you wish you had thought of, known, or done. This is all new to us -- and Kaitlynn will be a senior next year! [image] What I'm Reading Right Now [God is Still Good]( -- I'm excited to get to interview the author for an upcoming podcast episode! We're supposed to sit down and talk tomorrow! Look for clips from our time together on my Instagram. [Every Woman a Theologian](=) -- I'm enjoying this book and think it would be fantastic to go through with your teens, if you have them! (And I recorded a podcast episode with the author on Friday! Look for it soon!) [3-Collection Volume by E.B. White]() -- I'm reading Stuart Little right now to our three youngest and we're almost finished. It's our first chapter book to read together that Kierstyn has really been engaged in and asking a lot of questions. And yes, you may be wondering why we'd read chapter books if she's not fully invested in them yet: that's because we're laying the foundation for reading together on a daily basis in the coming months and years. If you start reading aloud when they are young, it's much easier to make it a habit and part of your daily rhythms than if you wait until they are older. [image]() This week's [podcast guest](=) has deeply impacted my life, so it is such an honor having her on the show. Katie Davis Majorsâ book Kisses from Katie had a profound impact on me when I read it years ago, and she now has a brand new book out, Safe All Along. Katieâs story of moving to Uganda right out of high school, starting a nonprofit (Amazima Ministries), and eventually adopting 13 girls while living in Uganda is incredible and you canât help but be moved in hearing it. And you would think she must have a rock solid faith and never struggle with fear or anxiety. But thatâs not the case. In this episode, she shares openly about her struggle with anxiety. We talk about what she has learned through it, how even writing this book was a challenge, and what it looks like to entrust our kids to God, even when the world feels so full of unknowns and scary things. I loved how she practically shared what it looked like for her recently to walk through a situation where she found herself spiraling into psychoanalyzing a situation. Katie also gives some helpful advice on how to find time during your day to devote to God and be with Him â something that I found so helpful because she definitely knows what itâs like to have a full house and be pulled in many different directions! Her deep faith â despite her journey with anxiety and so much upheaval in her life in the past two years â shines through in this conversation and I love how she pointed us back to Jesus and to the truths of Godâs Word again and again. LISTEN TO THE EPISODE here: Have a wonderful week! -Crystal P.S. If you need a laugh today, [check out this picture.](=) [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Money Saving Mom, LLC 2020 Fieldstone Parkway, Ste. 900 #313 Franklin, Tennessee 37069 United States
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