"The Talk" (& A Little Book Talk Too)

I've been dreading it.  Since I was pregnant with my Ms. Sojourner.  10.5 years ago.

Did you know my parents never had "the talk" with me?  I thought maybe that would be the way to go, but then I remembered the horror of piecing things together from peers and being clueless in Sex Ed., and then I decided not to do that to my kids.

Why did I have to have girls?!  If I'd of had boys this would be Mr. Sojourners job and life would be much easier.  But alas, God blessed me with three girls and cursed me with this responsibility.  (I am pretty sure having to have this conversation is part of the curse from Adam & Eve's sin in the garden.  I am not sure how, but it just has to be there fault.  Curse you Adam & Eve!)

While we were in the U.S. I got a few books to help lead the conversation.  (We'll just pretend they are "How to Have 'The Talk' for Dummies" books.  I googled that and they don't have it; you should write it!  I'd buy it.)

Here is the one I used:

There are a couple more in the series.  One before the above book: The Story of Me (God's Design for Sex)(which we have and have used in the past).  And, two after the above one I used: What's the Big Deal?: Why God Cares About Sex (God's Design for Sex) & Facing the Facts: The Truth About Sex and You (God's Design for Sex) (which I purchased in case I need to have further "talks" in the next 19.5 months).

Since the announcement of the baby on the way there have been a few questions.  I figured it was time to whip out the books and give it a try.  How bad could it be?!

My 8 & 10 year old giggled the whole book.  OK, maybe only when private parts were mentioned.  It was mortifying for me.  But, I survived.  They now know the basics.  We even included another talk about inappropriate touching.  (We have had those talks before.  The sexual abuse statistics freak me out.)

So, when did you (or do you plan to) give "the talk"?

Kind regards,

Radical

I've been reading Radical by David Platt and am loving it.  And, by "loving it" I mean it is kicking my butt.  I love a book that points to Scriptural truths and doesn't sugar coat it. 

If you are a follower of Christ: read this book.  Period.  The end.

I'll do a book review when I'm all done, but at the moment I am really savoring it and even doing a weekly discussion with my aunt about it.  Just soaking it up.

Have you read Radical?  If so, what are your thoughts? 

What are you reading at the moment?  What are some of your favorite books?

Love to have my nose in a book,

Book Talk: Redeeming Love by, Francine Rivers

My Aunt sent me Redeeming Love in a care package and I was thrilled to have something new to read!  I have to say that I really enjoyed the story and the parallel to the book of Hosea.  Who can resist a story of God's overwhelming love?!  Not me.  I did however feel that there were parts that had a little too much detail and personally felt that they could have been left out and still made for an amazing story.  Maybe I am a prude, but that is just the way I felt after finishing the book.

What were your thoughts?  How did you like the book?  Have you read any other books by Francine Rivers?  If so, which ones and how did you like them?

I always love getting new recommendations of books to read.  And, I always love hearing other peoples' opinions.

Book Talk

I love to read!  This is a place I can share about the books I have read and hear your recommendations too! 

What are some of your favorite books?

Here are a few of my recent reads:
Redeeming Love By, Francine Rivers

Head in a book,