God commands. Noah listens. And repeat. Is it possible we're experiencing unbelief in our lives because we haven't been willing to take a posture of humility?” (p. 50)

Flooded: A Brain-Based Guide to Help Children Regulate

Our elementary school guidance counselor recommended this book to all parents at our school. It offers good, succinct explanations for what is happening in the brain when kids are overcome by emotion. I have a child who just devolves into uncontrollable tears from time to time. I think I will use the brain-based explanation to help her understand why she sometimes feels so out of control. In Flooded, counselor and bestselling author, Allison Edwards explains how parents, teachers, and counselors can identify when children have entered The Flood Zone. She also offers suggestions for teaching children (and adults!) how to regain control of their emotions. Learning more about Noah's story was intriguing, as I had never heard of an in depth study on his account and this brought so much light to his story. Wow, the things He walked through, and the things he said yes to are amazing to me, even when those were hard things and not easily understood. awalnya beli buku ini iseng krn mumet bgt pengen baca bacaan ringan dan tipis di tengah2 ngerjain Skripsi. ternyata buku nya insightful sekali. meskipun judulnya buat membantu anak2, tapi menurut gue ini juga bisa diterapkan ke orang sekitar, kayak orang tua, pasangan, atau keluarga.Quiet the fear that God won't come through by discovering the difference between wishful thinking and biblical hope. The timing of this book & this message is truly miraculous! I think it's safe to say that many of us have questioned God through the last calendar year. When circumstances are unknown & unpredictable, we feel flooded.

Flooded by Mariajo Ilustrajo | Waterstones

The stories about the Fixer Upper Farm are also a wonderful touch to the book! I have been around barns and horses most of my life, and this made this book even more reliatable to me. Some of the stories are absolutely hilarious to the point I was in tears, to genuinely heartfelt stories about loss and finding our new paths. I lost my heart horse a few years ago and it was such a hard place to walk through, especially leading up to and right after her loss. My equestrian journey hasn't been all that I thought it would be since losing her, but I hope one day to find the joy I once had with that one horse. No matter how many times I've pleaded with God about His timing, we don't get to change the timeline of God.” (p. 109) I think we often confuse 'in charge of and 'in control of.' God has and always will be sovereign over everything … But God is not controlling us in the steps we decide to take … Think about God like a coach. The coach has the team's plan … He gives them instructions. But ultimately it is up to the team to decide if they will follow the plan …” (p. 137) It was so comforting to read a book where the focus was on doubt but how to overcome it. And the best part, Noah was going through his own pandemic. He obeyed God to the letter and saved his family. They were all that were left. Some of us are building something in faith. And some of us are building something out of fear … Faith and fear both fight for you to believe in something you cannot see. Choose your battles wisely.” (p. 195)

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She was honest with her struggles to make those decisions while showing us the things she's doing and that we can do to go forward. I loved the 5 decisions, but I didn't feel that most of them were developed much. It felt like the majority of the content was fluff that didn't really need to be there, or it needed to be tightened into a cohesive whole. I just finished this book and already am having trouble remembering all of the decisions. For example, the beginning section of the book goes to the trouble of differentiating between disbelief, unbelief, and doubt. I still am not clear what the difference is. This post was begun and then the book was in my mailbox. The timing of its arrival was not lost on me. The day had been emotionally overwhelming, the one year anniversary of the pandemic was duly noted, and I was tired of waiting. Resist the urge to control the uncontrollable by finding peace in between the problem and the promise.