A Mother’s Heart: A Look at the Values, Vision, and Character for the Christain Mother is a tender 1982 book that should be read by mothers despite its catholic slant. A Mother’s Heart: A Look at the Values, Vision, and Character for the Christain Mother is 224 pages, but it is tiny, index card-sized, and very readable. A Mother’s Heart: A Look at the Values, Vision, and Character for the Christain Mother was written by Jean Fleming and it was originally printed in 1982 and was revised in 1996, but its message is timeless. Do you think the reprinting of a book is a good sign?
Summary of A Mother’s Heart
In A Mother’s Heart: A Look at the Values, Vision, and Character for the Christain Mother Jean Fleming states, “As I write this, I feel confident of one thing: almost without exception, all mothers want to be good mothers to their children” (p. 17). This statement has guided my approach to empowering moms to be the best moms they can be. There are times when a mom just needs a little more encouragement and support from her community to step up and be that mom. This quotation should work.
And so, this next statement is how we should all approach parenting: “If you are a mother, you have a calling from God. God entrusts into your care a life, a future, a piece of what the world will become. (p.17)” Thankfully, Jean Fleming, or God for that matter, does not leave the weight of mothering a life, a future, and a piece of the world on your shoulders alone. Instead, she reminds us of that spending time with God each day must be a priority.
As we raise children, we must instill values and character. When we spend time with God, reading the Bible and praying, we learn to value what God values. Then we will make decisions that reflect those values as we parent our children. The author encourages us to see our children in light of how God created them. Each child in the world is uniquely created and designed. God has a plan for each one of them. Children have strengths and weaknesses. Those strengths should be nurtured, and the weaknesses are points for learning
As we study our children’s strengths and weaknesses, we can tailor our prayers for each child according to God’s plan and purpose for them. “The goal of parenting is not for us to decide what we want our children to become and then ruthlessly teach, train, squeeze, badger, and cajole them into that mold. Instead, we must recognize that God has already designed them. God already has a mature person and a long-range purpose in mind. Our job is to see our children as God does- and to involve ourselves in God’s plans for them. Like a sculptor, we must try to see the final form straining to break out of the uncut stone. (p. 89)”
Fleming gives some practical ways that we can teach our children in the moment. In the last chapter of A Mother’s Heart: A Look at the Values, Vision, and Character for the Christain Mother titled Roots and Wings Fleming shares her view that the home should provide a solid anchor from which the child can grow to become who God created him or her to become.
What You Get in an Ultrasound
Ultrasound is defined by the American National Standards Institute as “sound at frequencies greater than 20 kHz”. In air at atmospheric pressure, ultrasonic waves have wavelengths of 1.9 cm or less. Ultrasound can be generated at high frequencies; ultrasound is used for sonochemistry at frequencies up to almost a thousand kilohertz.
The potential for ultrasonic imaging of objects, in which a 3 GHz sound wave could produce resolution comparable to an image, was first recognized by Sergei Sokolov in 1939. Such frequencies were not possible at the time, and what technology did exist produced relatively low-contrast images with poor sensitivity. As with all technologies, when they are first developed.
Ultrasonic imaging uses frequencies of 2 megahertz and higher; the shorter wavelength allows resolution of tiny internal details in structures and tissues. The power density is generally less than 1 watt per square centimeter to avoid heating and cavitation effects in the object under examination.
Ultrasonic imaging applications include industrial nondestructive testing, quality control, and medical uses. One can get an ultrasound of many different parts of the body, but the most famous type of ultrasound imaging is of expectant mothers and their babies. A Mother’s Heart: A Look at the Values, Vision, and Character for the Christain Mother talks glowingly about this magical moment.
Conclusion
A Mother’s Heart: A Look at the Values, Vision, and Character for the Christain Mother is a book that will appeal to all parents. It is a readable book. Even though it is longish, it is pocket sized so there are few words on each page. Despite its catholic slant the book does give practical advice on how to raise children.
