WHAT WOULD YOU DO...if your child hands you their unfinished snack as they rush out the door?
In If You Hand Your Mom a Rice Cake, one mom shows you exactly what she did-what not to do. Walk through the day with her as you show your child just what happens with that unwanted rice cake from breakfast to afterschool snack.
You'll be sure to go back for more!
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
According to Shrek, ogres--like onions, have many layers. Well, so does this story.
Layer one is the frustrating mommy mode moment that morphed into Facebook comic relief. Yep, right there in the middle of social media cyber space, a children's book idea was born!
Layer two is the story itself; a silly mommy misadventure with a rice cake. It's fun. It's whimsical. It's benign. And it took just a couple of months to put it all together.
Layer three is a little more complicated. It requires some backstory.
The back story...
My daughter often cried when I wasn't home as she got off the school bus. It made me reflect upon what I did during the day. I discovered that my priorities were off balance and I searched for a way make things right, to apologize. The middle of this story evolved into an explanation of what kept me so busy during my children's school day. It also shows my unyielding efforts to get home first.
After this book was finished (2011), it sat gathering dust while I had a showdown with my pride. That's when I realized that the explanations for my busyness were more excuse than anything else. Eventually, I cut out the excess by quitting my part-time job and finishing graduate school once and for all.
Finally, after another year of experimenting, journaling and praying; the decision to homeschool resurfaced (the first surface is another story). This became the completion of one evolution...and start of another layer.
Long story short, there is a cyclical affect a parent's actions have on both self and child. When I peeled back my layers of parental consciousness, I found leaks in the foundation. I also found an evolutionary next step toward authenticity...which revealed more leaks, which...well, you get the picture!
A question for you...
Ever had a "rice cake moment" inspire your parental evolution? Find the Rice Cake Book on Facebook (https: //www.facebook.com/ricecakebook) and share your thoughts!
Thank you for supporting our evolution by buying this book!
About the Author: Rah Gist is a military widow, homeschooling mother of two and avid journal keeper of more than 20 years. Her debut children's book, If You Hand Your Mom a Rice Cake illustrates her whimsical yet meaningful approach to nonfiction as a single parent. A certified life coach, Rah and her children live in Missouri and inconsistently blog some of their adventures part of the time. She can occasionally be found using intended puns and asking probing questions on the Rice Cake Book Facebook page. Check it out at: https: //www.facebook.com/ricecakebook.
