I Love You To God and Back: A Mother and Child Can Find Faith and Love Through Bedtime Prayers
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Cute, but too cuddly
I loved the title, and the concept is quite interesting as well. A mother starts recording her daughters nightly prayers, and we are invited to watch as both of their faiths grow before our eyes.
And it works, for a while. I found the first few chapters interesting, maybe as much as half the book. There is a good mix of child-like innocence, lessons learned by Mother, and spiritual insight.
However, it gets a bit repetitive. I guess the best way to explain it is that only the first 20 photos of somebodyâÂÂs new-born baby are cute. After a while you want to see something fresh. Despite the blurb, I did not see a great deal of development from cover to cover.
However I enjoyed it, and most of you probably will as well. Just donâÂÂt expect it to be profound or life-changing.
August 23, 2012
for mothers!
These prayers and Amanda's reflections make up I Love You to God and Back. I have to admit this book did not end up being the book I set out to read. Each chapter could have been a blog post, and the story could have been read slowly over time. However, to sit down and try to read this book all at once was too much for me. I love you to God and back illustrates the significance of Bedtime prayer not only for children but parents too. It allows parent and child to reconnect after the events of the day. Amanda Lamb continues her journey into motherhood when her two girls reach school age and start asking questions about everything from politics to race to religion. They also start noticing things and want to talk about them. . It would have been nice if Lamb had even spent the least bit of effort to try and fill in some of the blanks. I feel she does a solid job laying out the story in a thoughtful and intelligent manner. Only one person knows.
September 4, 2012
Overall a good book. Shows how we can learn from the children when we slow down and pay attention.
August 8, 2012
sweet keepsake for mother and daughter
This book was a sweet book, and the prayers of her six year old were just so typical and unprompted. Sure she had to kinda jump start a few but for the most part I can totally hear a six year old thanking god for those things, especially since I have a six year old girl also. I love that she loves her mom to god and back that is so sweet. I love that the little girl says it's not fair to just say prayers to God so she says them to Jesus too.
What a wonderful keepsake for the mother and daughter to look back on. This book is a sweet book and a great idea for us. Maybe you don't want to record them on tape but you can write down the prayers or blessings of each day.
thank you booksneeze for allowing me to review I Love you to God and Back
April 30, 2012
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