So you’re all grown up and growing with your girl. But learning happens for an entire lifetime. Don’t forget to read and grow with your own mother. Here are some books I’ve read with my Mom and some I’d like to read with her. Love Comes Softly In 9th grade I needed a book for a book report. I didn’t want just any book. This was the book my mother handed me. I loved it! It was romantic without being mushy and adventurous without being unreal. I still love this book and it still offers conversation starters for my mom and me. Helen’s Babies This heartwarming quick read demonstrates a…

The ages between 17 and 21 are crazy with inner and outer turmoil. A girl is almost an adult. Perhaps she’s struggling with being single. Maybe she’s married or thinking of marriage. Perhaps she’s even as a little one of her own. That doesn’t mean she’s no longer your girl. She needs you more than ever, even if she won’t admit it. Books are great way to keep the dialogue going during this wild season. Fawkes Staring a year before the world meets Guy Fawkes, this historical fantasy is brimming with easy allegory and gentle conviction. Although fun and whimsical this book feeds the soul and not only the imagination.…