The title says a lot. . .
This is the fictional account of a community who wakes up to the realization that life is short and our days with our children are numbered.
While the plot is not very complex, reflecting the screenwriting strengths of the author, the message is simple and direct: eighteen summers with our children are not that many. In the form of novelization, the authors address four different parenting angles: single parent, hover-parenting, success-driven parents and relaxed, laid back parenting. All styles have challenges and regrets and joys, but it's easy to see by walking through the storyline that our children need us, not a formula or method.
This book was an easy read, yet it may take you awhile: every time I started in, I wanted to lay it down to do just what it encourages: enjoy the summers I have left with my little ones.
Disclaimer: I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review from Tyndale House Publishers.
Some days I feel like I have lost my voice... my written voice - mostly because I haven't known how to put *this* together in my mind. Stunning articulation of truth her, Hayley.
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