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Total Family Makeover by Melissa Spoelstra - A Review and a Giveaway

Begin to build your family discipleship and become the key disciple-makers in your children's lives with Melissa Spoelstra's new book, Total Family Makeover. Disciples are made, not born. Whether your children are babes in arms or teenagers getting ready to leave the nest, making disciples at home starts with you! Give your family a makeover with this practical approach to helping your children learn what it means to be a follower of Jesus.


Plan an evening of fun, pizza, devotionals, and games with your family! Melissa is giving away a Family Fun Night Prize Pack.

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Enter today by clicking the icon below, but hurry! The giveaway ends on October 7. The winner will be announced October 10 on Melissa's blog.

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I read a lot of parenting books.  Some might say to many (my husband who has the kind of confidence in his parenting skills that I really admire).  But when you like reading, and you love your children, books that teach you better ways to interact with the little ones in your care are pretty appealing.

Total Family Makeover is a very unique parenting book.  It is truly unlike any other book I have read.  Most books that purport to give your family a total makeover have to do with the behavior of your children.  A few will have to do with your own behavior, and how it affects your family.  This book doesn't have anything to do with good behavior. 

Everything suggested in this book is a way to disciple, not discipline your children.  She lists 8 different areas of spiritual growth, including prayer life, Bible reading, and serving others.  Each chapter follows a similar outline, starting with ways to model the spiritual discipline you want to see in your children, with examples given by the ultimate model of spirituality: Jesus.  After that is a section on training, which gives practical ways to teach your children directly.

This one didn't make me cry, but there was a section in the "Giving Back to God" chapter that really hit home, and was PERFECT for a situation I was in. 

There was one part of the book that I wasn't sure I agreed with.  She says that she doesn't think that tying Bible verses to discipline issues is a good idea.  I do understand where she is coming from, but it seems to fly in the face of 2 Timothy 3:16-17. 

Overall this was a great book that got me thinking about things I don't usually take the time to think about.

I was given this book free of charge in exchange for an honest review.  All opinions are my own.


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