Conversational Parenting from Mary DeMuth

Marcus here. As HighCallingBlogs.com gradually learns to walk, we’ve been connecting with some of our bloggers in particularly unique ways. Mary DeMuth is one of those. She blogs at Relevant Blog about writing, parenting, faith, work, and a myriad of things. Best of all, Mary is a really, really good writer.

I had lunch with her in New York City a year ago at the Book Expo America when she was promoting her new book Authentic Parenting. Good book. In fact, I just checked Amazon. Would you believe EVERY SINGLE reviewer gives the book five stars? It really is an amazing book.

Even though she’s currently in Africa on a mission trip, she’s letting us run an excerpt over at TheHighCalling.org this week. (The wonders of the internet!) Her article definitely worth a read. It starts out like this:

Conversational parenting is both spontaneous and purposeful. Life and connection do happen in the margins of life, where little planning occurs, but being purposeful also helps communication immensely. Consider these two scenarios: Read More.

(On a side note, Mary is also one of the featured speakers at a week long session of Laity Lodge Family Camp this August. Visit LLFamilyCamp.org to learn more about our program there, or click here to register online.)