The Blessing

Although it is not necessarily a new book, the latest book that I read is The Blessing by Gary Smalley and John Trent. It has been revised and updated, but I had not even heard of it prior to now. I was a little skeptical of the book initially which shows my bias toward "how to" books, but as I dove into this book I was pleasantly surprised with the depth and wisdom that is in the book. Coming from some of the foremost leaders in family life and parenting I should not have been so surprised, of course. Without giving away the basic components of the blessing, this book gives you five elements that are critical to blessing your children. They are easy to follow and explained well throughout the book. There is sufficient Scriptural application as well and frankly the authors make it pretty easy for you to want to give your children the type of blessing they are discussing. The hard part is follow through on your part and mine. I have already recommended this book to several other parents, and with the additional website resources that are included in the book I plan to make this a part of life for my own children. It is one of those books you will want to keep around for a long time, lest you forget to apply it.
I did receive this book from the Booksneeze bloggers program for free in exchange for an honest review and was not compelled to post an positive review.