MY LIFE BEGINS

MY LIFE BEGINS by Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan hits the nail on the head with this one for a lot of kids. The life-changing time in a child's life when a new sibling is on the horizon. In Jacob's case, in My Life Begins, triplets are on the horizon which means the puppy he longs for is out!

When the babies are born they all look and behave the same to him, so he just calls them the "Trips." As time goes by, each one begins to show their distinct personality, and little by little they win their way into Jacob's heart.

This book offers a lot of great conversation. Topics such as responsibility, love, dealing with unexpected things in life, growing up, etc are just some of the possibilities.

ALONGSIDE ACTIVITY-I think we all have times in our lives where unexpected things happened. This could be a great time to share some of those with your child(ren) and the blessings that came out of those experiences. Growing up, my sister and I had the unexpected addition of a baby brother. I was 11 when he was born. (I was a senior in high school when he started kindergarten.) I know I can speak for my sister as well when I say we can't imagine our lives without him.