To A Child LOVE Is Spelled T-I-M-E
Mac Anderson & Lance Wubbels
(Reviewer - Rev. Marie D. Jones)
2004 Warner Faith
ISBN: 0446533084

How to really love a child by giving them the gift of your time.

Associate Reviewer Rev. Marie D. Jones writes:

There is nothing in the world more precious to a child than the loving attention of an adult who really cares. No amount of money or toys or goodies or activities can compare to honest communication & one-on-one relating, & this warm & wise book reminds us of this simple, yet profound truth.

The small delights & huge pleasures of spending quality time with children are brought to light in this poetic & colorful book that uses moving & emotionally empowering quotations, mini-sermons, anecdotes, sayings & prose to illustrate the importance of love, kindness, support, listening, gentleness, honesty, focus, trust, facing adversity, inner strength & integrity in the eyes of a child.

From the powerful story of a child's perspective in “Castles Built on Sand”, to the motivating quotes of the rich, the famous & the great thinkers of the world, this small hardcover gift book is a treasure of life lessons & gentle, loving reminders of how important it is to see what preciousness exists in front of us, before it is too late.

To A Child LOVE Is Spelled T-I-M-E urges us to stop stressing about all the wrong “urgencies” & slow down enough to really see the divine gift that a child's presence is in our lives. It also calls us to reclaim our own childlike wonder & joy, for by looking out at the world from the eyes of a child, we see that which our own narrow & busy/crazy adult vision often misses.

With lovely color photographs to accompany the heartfelt text, To A Child LOVE Is Spelled T-I-M-E makes a wonderful gift for anyone who loves & cares for children, from parents to therapists to teachers & ministers & counselors to babysitters & day care providers.

As much an inspirational guide as a parenting book, it implores us to remember that the best things in life often come in small packages with dirty faces & bright eyes & goofy, toothless smiles. As Charles E. Hummel is quoted in the book on page 51 as saying, “Our greatest danger in life is in permitting the urgent things to crowd out the important.”

Money, jobs, houses & stuff will all fade away, & to a child it will matter not. Love is all they care about. Love is all they are here to give. & all that they ask of us in return is that we pay attention & give them some of our time. The rewards, as To A Child LOVE Is Spelled T-I-M-E points out, are infinite & joyful indeed.

More from Lance Wubbles:
Bible Nobodies Who Became Somebodies
The Life of David: The Man After God's Own Heart
September 11, 2001: A Time for Heroes, & many more.
(02/13/05)

Rev. Marie D. Jones
2005©Marie D. Jones
A RebeccasReads.Com Associate Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
Marie Jones is a New Thought minister, author of Looking For God In All The Wrong Places & a widely published writer of inspirational essays, gift books, short stories & magazine articles. She is also a screenwriter, & has produced a children's storybook video series for Gigglebug Farms Productions. she holds a Masters Degree in Metaphysical Studies & is a licensed pastoral counsellor.