{"product_id":"savoring-childhood-grace-p-pouch-9781514011164","title":"Savoring Childhood: Practical Wisdom for Slowing Down","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelp Children Embrace a Slower, Gentler Pace of Life \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine being stuck on a crazy merry-go-round that won't stop. You're spinning endlessly, unable to focus or catch your breath. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the reality for many children today, caught in the frantic pace of life. Forces beyond their control rush them along, moving so fast that there's little room for God in their thoughts or on their calendars. They're left struggling to establish roots in community, reliable morals, or any kind of relationship with God. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe good news is it's possible to help children experience life at a slower pace. You can push back against the demands of our superficial, artificial, automatic, and always-on culture. In \u003ci\u003eSavoring Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e, Grace Pouch offers small steps you can take to help children experience life at a pace where friendship with God has the time and space to flourish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from an average family's experiments with resisting the rush of life and applying spiritual formation wisdom from voices such as Dallas Willard and Richard Foster, this book presents practical ways to slow things down so that children (and the grown-ups who love them) can experience and savor the world at a soul-sustaining pace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eSavoring Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll learn how to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eresist the formation of spirit-harming habits and appetites, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eset a pace that supports freedom, connection, and depth, and \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enurture skills for healthy relationships with God and others. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod designed childhood to be abundant. With a little practical guidance, we can reclaim the spaciousness kids need to experience awe, practice patience, exercise creativity, and grow up surrounded by a sense of God's presence and love. \u003ci\u003eSavoring Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e is your invitation to slow things down and give your kids the gift of flourishing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grace P. Pouch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1514011166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781514011164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP Formatio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Grace P. Pouch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637409923327,"sku":"9781514011164","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65c61c86-c548-428a-ab75-a50612ab09ee.jpg?v=1765116026","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/savoring-childhood-grace-p-pouch-9781514011164","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}